Motorcycle racers charged with stunt driving

Photo from Guelph Police.

Two motorcyclists have been charged following some bad behaviour on Guelph roads.

An officer with the Guelph Police Service spotted the drivers, around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, “travelling at an excessive speed” along Stone Road West.

Police said they appeared to be racing.

The officer then followed the motorcycles onto the Hanlon Expressway until they stopped at a red light, then got out of the police cruiser and engaged the brake lever on one of the bikes.

“Both motorcycles had their rear licence plates attached to hinges, allowing the licence plates to be tucked under the bodywork so they would not be visible from the rear,” police said in a media release.

A 22-year-old Cambridge man and 20-year-old Woodbridge woman were charged with stunt driving and driving with obstructed licence plates.

Both had their licences suspended for 30 days and their bikes impounded for 14 days.

Police said the pair “should get used to walking.”

A conviction on a stunt driving charge would result in a minimum licence suspension of one year, as well as a minimum fine of $2,000 and six demerit points.