Motorbike chase in peckham Rye

[Mr Underhill]

Any news on the crazy motorbike gang/police chase around Peckham Rye Park this pm? Scary stuff!

[DaisyP]

I saw a similar scenario yesterday PM- two guys on motorbikes (no helmets) doing wheelies down the south side of Peckham Rye.s

[Mr Underhill]

Yeah this was like 30 bikers all with black balaclavas or masks being followed by 2 helicopters and at least 5 police cars plus unmarked vehicles. Surprised noone's posted anything yet.

[xmotownx]

We were playing rounders at the south end of the rye, and a couple of them circled us... Bonkers

[Peckhamrye]

We live on the Nunhead side of Peckham Rye - heard the chopper then looked out on the balcony and saw all the bikes heading south with police cars in hot pursuit - hope they all got rounded up.

[Mr Underhill]

Very odd. Gotta be newsworthy right?

[Jeremy]

Saw a couple of bikes (dirt bike type things) bombing down East Dulwich Rd at 4:30ish. No helmets. Floored it straight through the red lights. Helicopter circling overhead...

[kford]

Saw them on Friday night, burning past the EDT. No helmets, 250cc+ scramblers with no plates or lights.

[Mands]

One of them went down bellenden road this afternoon, balaclava over his face. No helmet.

[kate h]

We were in the rye during the middle of it. Helicopter circling overhead and a load of motorbikes whizzing right through middle of the rye (little path leading down from Japanese garden and round the nice bit with the flowers near the entrance...). Motorbikes then went right over big grassy bit and on towards Nunhead....

[geh]

It's like Baltimore

[Earl Aelfheah]

Crazy. Surprised it didn't make the news

[intexasatthe moment]

Wonder if it was thought that the publicity might glamourise and encourage more outings ?

[Willard]

I was told that the police weren't allowed to give chase to kids on motorbikes with no helmets in case anything were to happen to the little lambs whilst being pursued.

[JohnL]

geh Wrote:

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> It's like Baltimore

The Wire - I thought that last night walking home from the

pub - think it's bank holiday. Boys who think they're gangsters

around and about. Watch out Joaquin Guzman.

[alice]

nothing gangster about these boys they are just having fun. it must be sooo exciting.

[Earl Aelfheah]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> Wonder if it was thought that the publicity might

> glamourise and encourage more outings ?

Yes good point.

[JohnL]

alice Wrote:

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> nothing gangster about these boys they are just

> having fun. it must be sooo exciting.

Didn't see the motorbikes - just the atmosphere on the street

late last night. Didn't the gangs always use push bikes :)

[Salsaboy]

Gangsters? More like wanksters.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Surely painting '20' on the roads will stop this though

[Tigres Pride]

These sound like the same group of 30 to 40 Bike & Quad riders who surrounded me whilst driving down Lordship lane from Hornimans to the Barry road lights on Saturday at about 5pm. They were riding everywhere. On the pavements and on both sides of the road. Doing rear wheelies and revving like mad. It was pretty hairy being amongst them. At least half of them were wearing jackets with "Bike Life TV" on the back. I was so glad when they turned off into Barry Road.

[Ron70]

Guessing it's this lot...

[Blah Blah]

There have always been youths riding bikes where they shouldn't and how they shouldn't. Wheelies seem to be about the limit of their skills though.....

When they can do this stuff I'll be impressed :D

[Baggs]

https://instagram.com/p/7DQ51NIB6a/?taken-by=mr_lap_ryder

Looks like this was some organised 'ride out' rather than anything sinister.

[JohnL]

Baggs Wrote:

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> https://instagram.com/p/7DQ51NIB6a/?taken-by=mr_la

> p_ryder

>

> Looks like this was some organised 'ride out'

> rather than anything sinister.

There's organised and theres organised :)

No harm done though it seems (except a bit of traffic disrupted)

The guys instagram is rather good.