A bit "hot" in the South-East.

[Riejufixing]

Some police activity to be expected.

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/hells-angels-surrey-arrests-motorbikes-16357484

[Bhud]

"A total of 12 people - five Germans, three Hungarians, one Swiss, one French, one Czech and a Greek man - have been charged."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48482042

No reports of any actual violence at all.

Says they've already got 7 convictions...
Sounds bad, but if they got convictions that fast, it was just summary offences stuff (only the magistrates court is that fast in-and-out).

So I reckon it was probably just a bit of weed for the party, and the odd monkey fist (car dissuader), but the assistant chief wanted another feather in his cap (not to discount that this might be timed with an international concerted effort), and it's made national news headlines now.

[Riejufixing]

[Bhud]

Same here, they're nothing to do with me, I'm just remarking on this news story which seems to have an extremely negative spin and blown out of all proportion. Stop and search 3000 random people and you will find a couple with illegal things on them. Just seems weird. I could put 2 and 2 together and say this has been coordinated and timed internationally, but it's none of my business anyway. It's the internet, innit. People are gonna discuss stuff that's none of their business.

I'm heading out towards Surrey tomorrow and I suspect I'll have no issues as I don't even ride a cruiser. Probably won't even see anything out of the ordinary.

[Pigeon]

I read this too a couple of weeks ago and then again yesterday. I did think of going elsewhere (other than Surrey/Sussex). But decided to stick to the plan.

Was out around Guildford, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Uckfield. Did 110 miles, saw 1 police car and 20-30 cruisers. In short, nothing.

Although, passing over....the A23 possibly, there were lots of people parked either side and staring over the bridge down onto the main road, expecting to see something(s).

True story.

[Easy-X]

I live in Surrey, I have a faux-cruiser, I rode about... nothing happened!

The end.
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[hellkat]

The media like to rub the public up the wrong way. Scaremongering.
And its a good excuse for the local police officers to massage their arrest statistics.

A rolling convoy of pikeys would be more likely to cause public damage, trouble in shops or bars, or fight with members of the public than most 1%ers.

They go on these runs every year, both here and abroad. It's their party time and they're mostly looking forward to getting out on the bike, riding like twazzocks with their mates, and then going on the piss (sound familiar?) and groping strippers ... yeah, just like everybody else.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Bhud]

[Ste]

Hells Angels too hungover to ride to Brighton

MANY spectators were bitterly disappointed by the poor turnout for a Hells Angels event which ended in Brighton.

But police have now revealed that many of the club’s members were not fit to ride because they had too much to drink the night before.

The Angels were also deterred by a heavy police presence surrounding the event so many bikers did not end up making it to the south coast.

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“We were also able to prevent 27 people from even entering the UK. All of those refused entry were international members of the Hell Angels and deemed to pose a risk to the public with previous convictions for serious violent crimes including; murder, kidnap, torture, drug supply, violent assaults and firearms offences.”

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17680757.hells-angels-to-hungover-to-ride-to-brighton/

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[hellkat]