Bikers plan fuel protest on Thursday.

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Samray · #1 Post by **Samray** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:11 am

A MASSIVE 'go-slow' protest against high fuel prices is set to bring roads across Greater Manchester to a standstill.

More than a thousand bikers are expected to join forces to cause havoc on motorways and major routes into the city centre to demonstrate their anger at the soaring cost of petrol.

Motorbike club members from across Britain are expected to link up with local riders for the rush-hour gathering on Thursday.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... l_protest_

Pierre · #2 Post by **Pierre** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:05 am

I'm not even gonna read that cos it boils my piss. Its the lazy wimpy wanker way to pretend your doing something. No effort involved, no day off to stand outside a depot and protest, no blocking of roads (cos youd get wrong, cant have that), no chaining yourself to anything.

Just riding really slow. wow. Takes real balls. Causing a traffic jam to other road users, thats really sticking it to them, petrol is bound to drop.

I tell you now, any bike deliberately going slow will get his bar end snapped off by a white van at speed.

snapdragon · #3 Post by **snapdragon** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:14 pm

as if the roads around Manchester weren't already at a standstill most days . This has to be a Manc joke, it just means no filtering

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:19 pm

would be better to have a city centre rideout.. without the bikes.. but still using the roads, to snarl things up.

HowardQ · #5 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:30 pm

It looks like it's gone well, had 15 mile hold ups around Manchester.
Also seems to have been supported well by the public.
Be nice to have a few more in other cities.

Samray · #6 Post by **Samray** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:21 pm

Seems to have been a good turnout and approved of by the public and media.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 071480.ece

#7 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:15 pm

I think the 3 coppers or highways agency guys at the front deserve a big cheer too..

They were the ones slowing things down by the looks of it!

Samray · #8 Post by **Samray** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:03 am

Looks like a good turnout at this one too.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=513_1212928320
Not a lot of safety gear on view.

Gio · #9 Post by **Gio** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:51 pm

Samray wrote:Looks like a good turnout at this one too.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=513_1212928320
Not a lot of safety gear on view.

The only "rubbers" on view were on the front forks