The War on Urban Dirt Biking

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Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent crimes in our lovely big cities around the country…
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Brad460 wrote:
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent...
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent crimes in our lovely big cities around the country…
Every time I go on my local MX Facebook all I see are people posting, looking for their stolen bike.

Seems like a serious crime.
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Every time I go on my local MX Facebook all I see are people posting, looking for their stolen bike.

Seems like a serious crime.
No shit if they are using a stolen bike they should be arrested- if not let them ride..


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byke 11/8/2021 5:02pm
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The most irritating part to me isn't the obnoxious criminal aspect, but rather that there are people that think it's cool to just ride wheelies all day. "Oh man we went down 23rd street and rode a wheelie there, then we turned left on Dildo Ln. and rode a wheelie there, then we...." just on and on wheelie4vr. Makes me think of somebody hula-hoop'ing all day on a street corner saying, "YOU SEE THIS SHIT?!?!" to everyone that walks by, thinking it's the most amazing thing ever. Yep, it's amazing all right.
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Do they even realize how much more fun they would have off road? Oh wait nobody would see them or feel threatened and that's all they care about.
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Nah let them ride bro. Nothing serious going on here. Cops can't waste time on stuff like this.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usps-mail-carrier-gets-face-broke…

https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/exclusive-eyewitness-to-brutal-dir…

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-atv-dirt-bike-mob-beat-wom…

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dirt-bike-rider-attacks-driv…

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-pulled-car-attacked-mob-dirt-bike-atv/s…

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorist-boxed-in-attacked-by-group-of…
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Sandusky26 11/8/2021 5:20pm
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Sandusky26 wrote:
Every time I go on my local MX Facebook all I see are people posting, looking for their stolen bike.

Seems like a serious crime.
Brad460 wrote:
No shit if they are using a stolen bike they should be arrested- if not let them ride..


Bikes aren’t registered, there easy to steal and hard to track.
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I can’t believe people are okay with this.

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Sandusky26 wrote:
I can’t believe people are okay with this.

I can't believe people on a moto forum would defend it
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Brad460 wrote:
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent...
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent crimes in our lovely big cities around the country…
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off road vehicles recklessly through city streets endangering innocent motorists and pedestrians the only one you are OK with???
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Let’s build some tracks close to these cities
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SEEMEFIRST 11/8/2021 5:47pm
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I read the article, and the people they talked to were asking for a place to ride, like a park.

I have a difficult time thinking that the majority of the street /dirt bikers are interested in being inside a fence.
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Sandusky26 11/8/2021 5:48pm
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Let’s build some tracks close to these cities
Fuck those cities

Would you go around any of those fuckers at a track?
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Buy a bike, buy transportation, and go fuckin ride like everyone else.
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brocster wrote:
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off...
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off road vehicles recklessly through city streets endangering innocent motorists and pedestrians the only one you are OK with???
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing wheelies sounds pretty frightening…






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defeatist45 wrote:
Nah let them ride bro. Nothing serious going on here. Cops can't waste time on stuff like this. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usps-mail-carrier-gets-face-broken-in-wild-dirt-bike-trio-attack-on-nyc-delivery-route/3132222/ https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/exclusive-eyewitness-to-brutal-dirt-bike-assault-speaks-out/article_2be3b812-e10c-11eb-8817-7b76bf7cb81e.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-atv-dirt-bike-mob-beat-woman-providence-rhode-island-20210806-3k3wgddzezhgtlbdatczkybvqe-story.html https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dirt-bike-rider-attacks-driver-and-pulls-out-gun-after-crash-in-center-city-police-say/2738108/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-pulled-car-attacked-mob-dirt-bike-atv/story?id=79288801 https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorist-boxed-in-attacked-by-group-of-dirt-bike-riders-in-caught-on-video-incident-on-san-francisco-highway/
Nah let them ride bro. Nothing serious going on here. Cops can't waste time on stuff like this.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usps-mail-carrier-gets-face-broke…

https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/exclusive-eyewitness-to-brutal-dir…

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-atv-dirt-bike-mob-beat-wom…

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dirt-bike-rider-attacks-driv…

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-pulled-car-attacked-mob-dirt-bike-atv/s…

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorist-boxed-in-attacked-by-group-of…
Ah…guilt by association….
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Brad460 wrote:
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing...
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing wheelies sounds pretty frightening…






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defeatist45 11/8/2021 6:05pm
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defeatist45 wrote:
Nah let them ride bro. Nothing serious going on here. Cops can't waste time on stuff like this. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usps-mail-carrier-gets-face-broken-in-wild-dirt-bike-trio-attack-on-nyc-delivery-route/3132222/ https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/exclusive-eyewitness-to-brutal-dirt-bike-assault-speaks-out/article_2be3b812-e10c-11eb-8817-7b76bf7cb81e.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-atv-dirt-bike-mob-beat-woman-providence-rhode-island-20210806-3k3wgddzezhgtlbdatczkybvqe-story.html https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dirt-bike-rider-attacks-driver-and-pulls-out-gun-after-crash-in-center-city-police-say/2738108/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-pulled-car-attacked-mob-dirt-bike-atv/story?id=79288801 https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorist-boxed-in-attacked-by-group-of-dirt-bike-riders-in-caught-on-video-incident-on-san-francisco-highway/
Nah let them ride bro. Nothing serious going on here. Cops can't waste time on stuff like this.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usps-mail-carrier-gets-face-broke…

https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/exclusive-eyewitness-to-brutal-dir…

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-atv-dirt-bike-mob-beat-wom…

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dirt-bike-rider-attacks-driv…

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-pulled-car-attacked-mob-dirt-bike-atv/s…

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/motorist-boxed-in-attacked-by-group-of…
Brad460 wrote:
Ah…guilt by association….
Sure buddy. Have a good night
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brocster 11/8/2021 6:31pm
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brocster wrote:
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off...
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off road vehicles recklessly through city streets endangering innocent motorists and pedestrians the only one you are OK with???
Brad460 wrote:
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing...
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing wheelies sounds pretty frightening…






You might want to do a little more research into what’s actually happening with the so said “kids” riding in the streets.

Breaking the law is breaking the law and not subject to “your” interpretation of extent or degree. If it was “no big deal” it wouldn’t be a law in the first place That’s a lot of the problems here in the US, people think they can make up their version of the laws as they see fit

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jdsmooth 11/8/2021 6:39pm
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I love moto. I also respect that some of these guys are really talented on a dirt bike, in a different way than what we see at a motocross track.
The article here doesn't mention anything about stolen bikes, which seems like a huge part of the problem. However, if 'activits' like this did somehow lead to more places to ride, I don't think that would be a bad thing at all, but it does seem like a pipe dream.
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ElliotB16 11/8/2021 6:53pm
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^^Agreed, the fact that majority of the bikes are being stolen never gets brought up
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brocster wrote:
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off...
What “other” laws do you feel it’s ok to break to free up time for them to address the “more serious” crimes or is riding off road vehicles recklessly through city streets endangering innocent motorists and pedestrians the only one you are OK with???
Brad460 wrote:
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing...
Yeah, riding dirt bikes around town sounds pretty awful…I mean compared to murders, rapes, armed robbery, car jacking....etc..a kid on a dirt bike riding around doing wheelies sounds pretty frightening…






WTF........Seriously?

A complete 100% legal driver behind the wheel of his car can get ticketed for a 1000 different things. That's why we follow the law , to help keep people safe on the road. And you're saying " Let all these illegal machines close off roads , bridges , intersections , ect.......ride wheelies down main street and elude cops......should be ok?

Why TF do the rest of us have to follow the law? Didn't realize we crossed over into Mad Max beyond thunderdome. You're letting me down here Brad.
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You know boyz will be boyz. Smile
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The view points on here are beyond laughable at times. Just change the narrative to fit your agenda. I’m all for stopping this crap. Can I drive my car as fast as I want and ignore traffic laws because I can’t afford the money or time it takes to hit a road course?

Vehicles are required to be registered. With proper titles and license plates displayed on said vehicle. Correct? Or does that law not apply to inner cities? Most of the bikes used for this shit are considered OHV. Off-Highway Vehicle. That doesn’t imply city streets, either. They sell bikes for riding on the road. They have traffic laws. Twist it anyway you want.. Find a legal place to express yourself, like the rest of us.

Parting question...Why aren’t there a bunch of dual sports in those “urban” groups? That’s what I’d be riding because it’s street legal
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TheGetFresh 11/8/2021 7:52pm
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I wonder how often these guys change their oil. Or what kind of oil they use. For that matter, really any insight into what kind of maintenance they do on these bikes would be fascinating.
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Lots of blown up 450s with bald knobs coming in to local Chicago dealers. And they are paying to get them rebuilt.
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Brad460 wrote:
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent...
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent crimes in our lovely big cities around the country…
spoken like a true liberal. If you vote please stop.
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Brad460 wrote:
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent...
Let them ride..these big cities should be focused on more serious crimes. Especially the last couple years there has been such a huge increase in violent crimes in our lovely big cities around the country…
Would you say that if they slammed into your truck then fled the scene? And I don't think you understand how crime works. I arrested someone tonight for warrants because their tags were out of date. Often times criminals don't just commit one crime but multiple. We know many of these bikes are stolen (not all of course but many) and are being ridden by people who have aggravated burglary, theft, robbery, assault, and other charges. And when they tear up other people's property they don't care. I've personally witnessed them wreck and leave the bikes because they were stolen. I've seen them hit and destroy innocent peoples vehicles. But maybe you're right we should just leave them alone. Other crime to fight and what not.
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