Great time to be a rider in Queensland , Australia.
The Qld Premier and his Attorney General have declared war on "Bikies" ie the outlaw mob.Trouble is without their colours/patches theyre a bit hard for for plod to spot ...so they have a go at everybody. And of course the bikies have all gone into mufti. Hard to identify a carload of bikies in a BMW with tinted windows heading over the border into NSW.
Some bloke in a "Sons of Anarchy" T-shirt got bailed up by two of the boys in blue as a suspected outlaw bikie wearing colours!.
A pensioner rider is complaining about harassment round his way on the Gold Coast.
Tattoo parlours are apparently fair game too as are it seems tow truck operators.
Legit bike clubs now are advised/required to notify police when they organise a ride of more than three bikes to avoid misunderstandings!...There goes the annual toy run for charity!! The "bike friendly" cafes out along the usual ride routes will be an interesting situation LOL.
And now if picked up a bikie is presumed guilty by association and can be shipped off to a special gulag out in the bush and made to wear a pink prison outfit.
The premier has told the judiciary to shut up and do as theyre told when a "bikie" appears before the beak and chuck em in gaol for up to 25 yrs regardless.
I got tailgated by a patrol car the other day but they buggered off after about 2-3km. They must have radioed base to find out if a silver TDM niner constituted a typical bikie Hog when ridden by an old fart wearing a Hi-Vis vest (I could have been concealing my Mickey Mouse MC colours under it).
So when a bike shop has more than 3 customers parked out front does that constitute a gathering
I'm a law abiding recreational motorcycle rider so I have nothing to worry about...it says here.
Gonna be a loooong summer downunder.
Now wheres my Isle of Man TT centenary Tshirt..