ianj Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi all, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-24273552 Funny looking trials bike..........Oooooh it doesn't half p&ss me off when the media get it wrong. Email sent. Ian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Typical BBC.....they should try doing a bit of actual research first to get their facts right. I would bet a pound to a pinch of Sh*t that they would not issue a correction if their error was pointed out to them. Even if they had said "trail" bike they would still have been wrong, the kid was clearly riding a motocrosser!!! And that old duffer talking about baffles and aircraft engines........what sort of expert is he? online complaints to the BBC at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complain-online/ Edited September 25, 2013 by canada280i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breagh Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Sadly the public wouldn't know the difference between a Trials bike a Mxer if they were run over by either of them. Trials would be a lot more popular if the general public were wise to the difference. No doubt most trials riders have tried to explain the sport to others,but it's not a conversation that I relish. I think more events like the City Trial would help. Odd thing to me is the clip was in Yorkshire which is the one place you would think they would know these things? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_b Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 What a shoddy piece of journalism. Really bad work by the BBC. They were at pains to say TRIALS bike, and these are nothing of the sort. Pretty shocking really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyted Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 That stupid pillock going on about removing the baffles and the bikes being louder than a jet , what a cock ! I live near BAE Warton and the Euro fighter (for instants) shakes the house when it goes over here , try one of them on your back field then , or a cop helicopter , how loud are they ? The funny thing is the cops let the guy on the bike off with a "stiff" talking to , bet he's crapping himself now then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 that's not an off road rider, that's a hooligan, a big difference imo. They should have taken away his bike... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 If the general public are ignorant of trials, then it may be no bad thing. A proportion of the population can be relied upon to view as all as bunch of irresponsible hooligans who are destroying the environment and polluting "their" countryside just because we ride off road on motorcycles. If they realise we're doing so in the woods down the road from their home they would do their best to stop us; the fact that we do so perfectly legally and without offending others would be an irrelevance to some. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 traveller site nearby, wonder if hes from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) traveller site nearby, wonder if hes from there? Don't you mean pikey gypos then again I wouldn't know the difference LOL Edited September 26, 2013 by old trials fanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianj Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Hi all, The BBC have updated the article heading........now says........"West Yorkshire Police chase off-road biker" My work here is done. Ian. Edited September 26, 2013 by ianj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hi all, The BBC have updated the article heading........now says........"West Yorkshire Police chase off-road biker" My work here is done. Ian. Too bad they didn't update the audio. When I watched it the audio still clearly states "trials" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvgmmartin Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I hope a few hundred people used the complaint link posted above, then the BBC may get the message and get it right next time. I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetfeet Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I put my complaint in, and to be honest i did not think they would have done anything, but thankfully i have been proved wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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