Since 1998 the authorities have been handing out ASBOs (Antisocial Behaviour Orders) to scallies and scumbags across the UK. I think they call them ?Civil Injunctions? now but essentially it?s the same thing; a punishment for ill behaviour. And whilst I?m sure no member of the vast 44Teeth community even thinks about doing anything antisocial, it?s a good job that some people do. How can that be" Let me tell you.

We all know that motorcycle theft is one of the most heinous crimes known to man. And in the past, not a massive amount has been done to combat it. I?m not blaming anyone in particular for that; I know the constabulary have got their hands full with ?more important? things. The fact of the matter is, as most people who?ve had a bike nicked will know, it?s a crime that often gets left at the bottom of the pile.
Or, I should say, it always has been. Because now, thanks to antisocial behaviour, the police are starting to take a bit more notice of bike theft. That?s because a lot of the yobs that are pinching our bikes aren?t content with stashing them away, breaking them up and selling them for parts. Oh no. What they?d rather do is practice their wheelies on them, hoodied-up helmetless, up and down the high street. Or for getaway vehicles when they hold up their local newsagent with a cordless angle grinder, desperate for a copy of Razzle and a quart of cola cubes. And of course it?s dead easy to snatch an old lady?s handbag on the pillion seat of a su...