Portland minibikers save the city!
06-15-04, 10:03 AM
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Portland minibikers save the city!
Well, not the whole city, but they did help out one victim of a mugging attempt:
https://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/06/290744.shtml
This cadre of PDX riders like to take the train up to the top of the hill near the zoo, then bomb down the twisty roads back into town on minibikes-hence the "Zoobombers" moniker. They've been the target of some police harassment in the past, mainly bogus tickets on the train and having their bikes confiscated once. It's a pity that local TV media aren't covering this positive story about a fun-loving group of Portlanders. Check out the link!
https://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/06/290744.shtml
This cadre of PDX riders like to take the train up to the top of the hill near the zoo, then bomb down the twisty roads back into town on minibikes-hence the "Zoobombers" moniker. They've been the target of some police harassment in the past, mainly bogus tickets on the train and having their bikes confiscated once. It's a pity that local TV media aren't covering this positive story about a fun-loving group of Portlanders. Check out the link!
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I would like to shake that salmon's fin.
You know that no one will believe the lady's story ... "I was being mugged and this giant salmon chased down the mugger and returned my purse...."
DAn
You know that no one will believe the lady's story ... "I was being mugged and this giant salmon chased down the mugger and returned my purse...."
DAn
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"Sure, grandma, a giant salmon. Oh, and a biker in drag, and both on teeny tiny bikes? Great, grandma. (Mom, just what meds is grandma on?)"
06-15-04, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DanFromDetroit
I would like to shake that salmon's fin.
You know that no one will believe the lady's story ... "I was being mugged and this giant salmon chased down the mugger and returned my purse...."
You know that no one will believe the lady's story ... "I was being mugged and this giant salmon chased down the mugger and returned my purse...."
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Originally Posted by MERTON
man. how do they do a century on a bike like that?
06-16-04, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MERTON
man. how do they do a century on a bike like that?
06-16-04, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by khuon
I guess this shoots down that myth about fish not needing bicycles.
06-17-04, 01:08 PM
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More local media coverage of this story:
https://oregonlive.com/news/oregonian...8733173860.xml
https://www.portlandmercury.com/current/other_news.html
https://oregonlive.com/news/oregonian...8733173860.xml
https://www.portlandmercury.com/current/other_news.html
