Warning
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
A friend of mine just called me with a warning...
It seems there are groups of people targeting solo riders for bike jacking!
The MO is they ride around 2 UP until they find someone riding alone, follow him/her or "ride with them" until they stop for a stretch, then assault and take your bike. This was an issue in the city with crotch rockets here a few years back, but apparently they are expanding to include high end touring bikes.
I know the first reaction, cause it was mine too, "Let them try it, it will be the last thing they do" but think hard about it. He told me the friend of his that this happened to was carrying, but he got off the bike, they pulled up all friendly, next thing he knows, he wakes up with a tazer burn and a missing bike. No real desciption of the offender as they both had full face helmets on, riding 2 up on a black crotch rocket.
Just saying, be careful out there...
It seems there are groups of people targeting solo riders for bike jacking!
The MO is they ride around 2 UP until they find someone riding alone, follow him/her or "ride with them" until they stop for a stretch, then assault and take your bike. This was an issue in the city with crotch rockets here a few years back, but apparently they are expanding to include high end touring bikes.
I know the first reaction, cause it was mine too, "Let them try it, it will be the last thing they do" but think hard about it. He told me the friend of his that this happened to was carrying, but he got off the bike, they pulled up all friendly, next thing he knows, he wakes up with a tazer burn and a missing bike. No real desciption of the offender as they both had full face helmets on, riding 2 up on a black crotch rocket.
Just saying, be careful out there...
Road Warrior
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From: P.E.I. Canada
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From: Northwest Arkansas
Warning to would be bike jackers, I carry a Taurus PT145 .45 caliber pistol at all times on or off my bike packed with 10 hollow point very mean and non-judging remington shells. Also, I'm a damn good shot! Phuckers!
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Mid-Michigan
A friend of mine just called me with a warning...
It seems there are groups of people targeting solo riders for bike jacking!
The MO is they ride around 2 UP until they find someone riding alone, follow him/her or "ride with them" until they stop for a stretch, then assault and take your bike. This was an issue in the city with crotch rockets here a few years back, but apparently they are expanding to include high end touring bikes.
I know the first reaction, cause it was mine too, "Let them try it, it will be the last thing they do" but think hard about it. He told me the friend of his that this happened to was carrying, but he got off the bike, they pulled up all friendly, next thing he knows, he wakes up with a tazer burn and a missing bike. No real desciption of the offender as they both had full face helmets on, riding 2 up on a black crotch rocket.
Just saying, be careful out there...
It seems there are groups of people targeting solo riders for bike jacking!
The MO is they ride around 2 UP until they find someone riding alone, follow him/her or "ride with them" until they stop for a stretch, then assault and take your bike. This was an issue in the city with crotch rockets here a few years back, but apparently they are expanding to include high end touring bikes.
I know the first reaction, cause it was mine too, "Let them try it, it will be the last thing they do" but think hard about it. He told me the friend of his that this happened to was carrying, but he got off the bike, they pulled up all friendly, next thing he knows, he wakes up with a tazer burn and a missing bike. No real desciption of the offender as they both had full face helmets on, riding 2 up on a black crotch rocket.
Just saying, be careful out there...
Well being in Midland, the only thing you have to worry about is a yuppy cutting you off while drinking starbucks and texting while driving. I live here too, but, now that you mention it. I had a couple of guys on CR a few weeks back follow me up 75 into the east side of Saginaw. I stopped at some random house that looked like a meth lab and just got a strange look from them after they followed me for about 15 miles... or they lived in the area.
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BS starts with: "And there I was . . . ."
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