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Police invite bikers for £20 'health-check'
By Visordown News on 23/08/2010 08:29:32
Devon and Cornwall Police introduce new scheme in a bid to reduce motorcycle fatalities
BIKERS IN DEVON and Cornwall have been invited by local Police to invest £20 on a motorbike health-check in a bid to reduce the number of motorcycle accidents on the region's roads.The initiative has been introduced after recent statistics revealed
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ZX-10R donated to the Cumbrian police
By Visordown News on 10/05/2012 10:19:28
Kawasaki sports bike given police livery for BikeSafe UK initiatve
CUMBRIAN Police have been donated a Kawasaki ZX-10R complete with reflective Battenburg markings by J&L Motorcycles in Carlise.The ZX-10R forms part of the BikeSafe UK initiative in the area to reduce motorcycle casualities on the roads by promoting
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Biker breaks neck in 3 places during Police chase
By Visordown News on 08/07/2009 08:40:18
Independent Police Complaints Commission to investigate incident, says Wiltshire Force
A 20-YEAR-OLD male motorcyclist broke his neck in THREE places when he crashed during a Police chase in Wiltshire.BBC News reports how Kris Smart, from Pinehurst, crashed his machine in an incident involving a Police patrol car. Reports say Smart
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Biker seeks £600,000 over Police pursuit injury
By Visordown News on 10/12/2009 09:35:51
Motorcyclist goes to Court of Appeal after ankle in crushed in Police chase
A MOTORCYCLIST injured in a police pursuit is seeking £600,000 compensation from Thames Valley Police for injuries sustained in the chase.Michael Henry, from Amersham, was riding his Honda Blackbird in the early hours on August 22, 2004, when
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Manchester Police remove Honda ST1300s from fleet
By Visordown News on 10/12/2008 16:03:53
Manchester Police scrap Honda ST1300s over Pc's fatal collision
THE DEATH of a police motorcyclist during a training exercise was accidental, a coroner has ruled. Earlier this month, Visordown reported how Pc Allan Shaw, 33, was killed on his Honda ST1300 when he went over a speed bump and was thrown off
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Police hunt another stupid YouTube biker
By Visordown News on 16/04/2008 10:37:03
150mph Brit biker wanted by police after posting video showing 13 miles of ton-plus speeding
LET’S be realists here – we all speed. It’s part and parcel of being a modern motorcyclist, but to film yourself doing it then posting on YouTube is about as stupid as it’s possible to get. And so it is that police are hunting a biker who weaved
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Coroner scorns police after 124mph biker death
By Visordown News on 27/04/2009 14:46:07
Metropolitan police to review motorcycle pursuit tactics after coroner's criticism over chase that led to the death of a biker
MET POLICE are launching a review of their motorcycle pursuits after a coroner criticised police following a 124mph chase which ended in the death of a 24-year old man.The victim, Lexy Williams, 24, was chased by police who thought he was riding a
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Biker runs out of fuel in 130mph Police chase
By Visordown News on 18/07/2008 10:11:16
US Police collar 27-year-old biker after he runs out of juice in high-speed pursuit
AMERICAN POLICE officers arrested a biker yesterday morning after he ran out petrol during an extensive 130mph chase. Officers followed Gary Smith as he joined southbound Interstate 5 at high speed, where a State Police trooper attempted to stop
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Malaysian police bust 260 bike thieves in one town
By Visordown News on 18/11/2008 10:57:57
260 arrested, 95 bikes recovered. Perhaps the police in the UK ought to take notice of how they do things over in Malaysia
MALAYSIAN police don't hang about when it comes to tracking down and busting motorcycle thieves - they've just released figures showing that in one town they arrested 260 different people for motorcycle theft offences.According to Muar police chief
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Met Police foil biker robbery
By Visordown News on 22/10/2010 10:10:10
Rider and passenger body tackled by Police
AN ARMED motorcycle robbery was foiled by Metropolitan Police yesterday as two thieves attempted to hold up a security van in North West London.Acting on a suspected tip-off, officers pounced on the two robbers as they prepared to rob a security van
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