Thugs throw mini-motorcycle at train

**Bob** · 17th August 2006, 00:22

A train driver was lucky to escape as a miniature motorcycle was dropped on the roof of his train which travelling at up to 80mph, in Shrewsbury.

The incident happened on August 7. Anyone with information can contact British Transport Police by calling 0800 405040.

**SimJen** · 17th August 2006, 08:48

I used to live not far from Shrewsbury, in Church Stretton......many years ago.
I seriously doubt anyone on Kiwibiker would have info.......

**idb** · 17th August 2006, 08:50

Originally Posted by SimJen

I used to live not far from Shrewsbury, in Church Stretton......many years ago.

I think they mean information relating to the minibike-throwing-at-the-train-incident.

**SimJen** · 17th August 2006, 10:35

Oh I see, I was sure he wanted personal information about my place of residence etc when I lived in the UK back in the early 80's.
I must have read too much into it......silly me.
Seriously though, not much point posting UK shit like this on these forums, not a great deal of guys on KB are UK based, and Im sure the few that are, are probably many miles away from Shrewsbury.

**The_Dover** · 17th August 2006, 10:45

But surely as consciencious bikers we all need to know what is happening all over the world, even if it is in now way remotely related to actual biking or bike culture??

What if you DID know who threw this mini motorbike? Wouldn't you sleep easier at night knowing you've done your bit to help the British Transport Police?

Or Ethel, at the end of Wilmslow Ave, whose great grandsons cousins uncle (in Plockton) had his bike knocked over by a drunk driver in a green ford escort rego F775KTT? Whilst he was in the pub with Morag the local tattoo artist?

**NordieBoy** · 17th August 2006, 18:16

Can't they afford concrete over there?

**Bob** · 18th August 2006, 09:18

Originally Posted by The_Dover

But surely as consciencious bikers we all need to know what is happening all over the world, even if it is in now way remotely related to actual biking or bike culture??

What if you DID know who threw this mini motorbike? Wouldn't you sleep easier at night knowing you've done your bit to help the British Transport Police?

Or Ethel, at the end of Wilmslow Ave, whose great grandsons cousins uncle (in Plockton) had his bike knocked over by a drunk driver in a green ford escort rego F775KTT? Whilst he was in the pub with Morag the local tattoo artist?

Have you ever worked as a scriptwriter for the soaps? Only your plotline sounds a lot better than most of the stuff we're getting at the moment

Keep up with plots like that and I reckon you've got a future in soaps over here in the UK!

**Bob** · 18th August 2006, 09:29

Originally Posted by SimJen

Seriously though, not much point posting UK shit like this on these forums, not a great deal of guys on KB are UK based, and Im sure the few that are, are probably many miles away from Shrewsbury.

Erm... noticed where the person that posts 95% of the content of this forum comes from? And I get the feeling that a lot more people from the UK (and other countries) are joining here.

So no UK stuff? Where do you draw the line? Cut out the US stuff? And what about stopping anything from Oz? Or anywhere outside NZ? Then hey, lets not talk about South Island... xenophobia is an easy road to walk down y'know!

But seriously, this forum has reported things involving bikes and biking since Day One... no matter where they come from. And people seem to like that.
Cut it down to NZ only and the content is going to be a lot smaller. I work part time compiling news for a publication - and the content there is mainly home-based news, but with a good proportion of overseas news. And that gives it a balance. Which I reckon is kind of important.

I shall now get back off my soap box for another day!

**SimJen** · 18th August 2006, 09:57

Yeah Bob, well done for posting so much.
You still don't get it? Hardly anyone on here would know where Shrewsbury is, let alone which thug chucked a mini-bike at a train..... I mean its a minibike and pretty much not related to biking in general.
Perhaps if it was a supermotard said thug chucked, it would be news worthy

**The_Dover** · 18th August 2006, 10:03

luckily it wasn't a gixxer cos I know exactly who you bastards would be pointing the finger at.

**Scouse** · 18th August 2006, 10:15

Originally Posted by Bob

Erm... noticed where the person that posts 95% of the content of this forum comes from?

Yea Sniper

**Scouse** · 18th August 2006, 10:17

Originally Posted by SimJen

Yeah Bob, well done for posting so much.
You still don't get it? Hardly anyone on here would know where Shrewsbury is,

I saw a pallet of Shrewsbury in Foodtown

**ManDownUnder** · 18th August 2006, 10:24

Originally Posted by The_Dover

luckily it wasn't a gixxer cos I know exactly who you bastards would be pointing the finger at.

Bling duly awarded... fucken funny mate

Originally Posted by Bob

Erm... noticed where the person that posts 95% of the content of this forum comes from?

Yeah bloody Kiwis on KiwiBiker... bastards act like it their home turf. Who'd have guessed?

(To be fair - international interest is very welcome IMHO)

Originally Posted by Bob

I work part time compiling news for a publication - and the content there is mainly home-based news, but with a good proportion of overseas news. And that gives it a balance. Which I reckon is kind of important.

I shall now get back off my soap box for another day!

Agreed the international balance is important, but asking for help in resolving an issue which is in the immediate vicinity of ... 1, perhaps 2 KBers... at the absolute max...

If this was a thread hilighting something of interest (or funny or...) that'd make sense to me. But asking for help from a Kiwi site is a long shot, and I'd only expect either pisstake answers or suggestions like this post.

All a matter of context really...

**Zed** · 18th August 2006, 10:41

Originally Posted by Bob

Keep up with plots like that and I reckon you've got a future in soaps over here in the UK!

Mate, Dover is a living soap opera, didn't you know?

And regarding the minibike incident, it just proves that the same thoughtless thuggery takes place on different sides of the world. Bob, I trust you read about the incident over here recently where a kid dropped a block of concrete from an overbridge which went through the windscreen of a car killing the young driver! Shocking behaviour.