Am I Public Enemy #1?

[Blue_SV650S]

Went out on my trials bike today round some local woodland ... I got 'caught' and issued a C12A ... oops!! .. I had only been there ~15 mins too!!

Supposedly someone reported a bike and the cop (think one of those local community cop jobs) came looking ... read on for more, but I think long story short - it was probably some yoofs across the way the cop was after and just came across me first - crime solved!!! - or was it!!

Basically after I got the ticket, tail between my legs, I returned to the van to load the bike up and go home and I could hear a crosser being cained in the background!!! ...

Also when I was being questioned, I actually asked who reported it (as I said, I was amazed he was there so quick and I had caused a problem) and he said someone reported a cream bike being used in the area (my bike is blue!) - he said it was probably my cream lid they meant ... he figured he had his man ....

However, putting the facts I now know together (after hearing the bikes in the background when I got to the van - and the bike colour thing) .... My guess is that whoever yoof/s was terrorizing the local populous was the one that caused the person to raise the alarm and I was just unlucky to be stumbled apon first.

The most annoying thing of all ....

The yoofs who presumably caused enough concern for someone to call the cops ... well, after he got me, the cop probably thought he had found his man (me) and therefore would have p1ssed off home - leaving the yoofs still going over the way and getting off scott free!!! - you could only hear the bikes (crossers) when you got out of the woods - the trees obviously muffle the sound!

Now I know I shouldn't be riding my bike in the woods - bang to rights - but I'd like to think I was doing it conscientiously/responsibly ... its a tirals bike ... its not like you got over ~15mph and it spends most of its life on or only just over idle anyway!! ... and I only saw 1 person and that was about 5 mins beforehand walking his dog ... I actually stopped and pulled over whilst he passed with his dog on the lane!! ... as I said, I was in the wrong, but I tend to think I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time or someone has some serious 'issues' re bikes!!

So, I am now listed on the police database and if caught again, get into real trouble!!

I am obviously public enemy #1?!?! ... how come when I got my garage broken into it took them >24hrs to get back to me - never even took prints, so didn't exactly find their crim ... yet 15 min minding my own business by myself in the woods on a trials bike and I get the cops all over me?!!?
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[The View Askew]

I hate this,
I have large wooded areas near where I live that is a legal grey area seemingly, and you can get away with trailing in there, BUT there is an increasing amount of people riding in groups and with unneccessarily loud 2 stroke engines with no muffler screaming their bollocks off in places where people walk dogs ect.

This due to the noise and danger of the group, is jeapoardising my enjoyment, because it is really starting to annoy people you can see it on their faces as you ride past on your way in "you cunts" they think, before the infestation of twats they used to smile and say good morning despite you being in the saddle.

I fear soon it will be ruined for the people who respect it and actually live nearby rather than riding here from surrounding towns on unplated abysmally maintained lean as fuck bikes and acting the fool.
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[SlimRick]

You are bad to the bone! Think how many little fluffy bunnies you might have scared!

[Harold_Shand]

Should all be on private land, noisy cunts
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[Harold_Shand]

You should write in to MCN, they would lap this up.
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[SVhovis650s]

mistake 1) you stopped
mistake 2) you gave your real details



im pretty lucky as i live in a small valley with mountins and quarys, so dont get much bother........ although we have been chased a few times.

but your right, its the moto-x and the idiots with no lids on thats causing the problems
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[Blue_SV650S]

[Tonka]

[Whosthedaddy]

Was your bike taxed, MOT'd and insured?

Where you on 'private' land or on a green lane suitable for bikes?

[Blue_SV650S]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

[Blue_SV650S]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

[tutton]

Bottom line is unless youve got *written proof* you are allowed to be riding on the land then don't, if you dont wanna get caught.

+ If it was a community support officer they cant do much...
unless the laws have suddently changed
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[G]

Electric pushbikes are an interesting option I've been looking at recently (can get some reasonable speed up with the less-legal ones, but people don't really realise they're more than a push-bike).

Sadly as with on-road, motorbikers and mountain bikers still often seem to be at odds with each other; blindly criticising the other with out thought about how others view them in the first place.

As ever in the UK, the populace at large is quite happy to accept minority activities restricted for the sake of a few loud moaners.
A lot of these moaners seem to forget that until recently this country was actually pretty damn 'loud' and a lot more 'dangerous' in general... that their friends when they were young were the ones making it loud and dangerous.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

It's a lot like the people that move near a race circuit then bitch about the noise and get stupid noise restrictions introduced. /rage
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

I haven't heard* mx'ers criticise mountain bikers, care to give me a sample?

*probably because they were running an extra loud pipe to gain 2 bhp, attract attention and piss off 50% more people per mile.

Can never understand why you guys go to lengths to attract more attention to yourselves.

[silky666]

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[EuropeanNC30R...]

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[Blue_SV650S]

[Whosthedaddy]

Just stop arguing and going more and more off topic in a vain attempt to be right when you were clearly wrong in the first place.

As your bike was unregistered and no MOT or insurance you are damn lucky not to have it confiscated and even crushed like the minimotos a while back.

[EuropeanNC30R...]