Motorcylcist caught with barbecque

[Cermage]

A MOTORCYCLIST who was photographed on a freeway with a barbecue strapped to his body has hit a snag.

A magistrate has described Michael Wiles' behaviour as ridiculous and fined him $800 for careless riding.

Mr Wiles, 29, has pleaded guilty to the charge.

The court heard the rider was heading home on the Eastern Freeway in January 2008, when he was spotted carrying a barbecue that had been put out for hard waste collection.

He was effectively “wearing” the barbecue in order to carry it home, and his vision was partly obscured by a steel grate.

Police investigated the bizarre incident after the Herald Sun published a photo of Mr Wiles was taken by a passing motorist.

Mr Wiles' barrister Paul McClure told the Melbourne Magistrates Court today that his client's excuse was “lack of thought processes'' and poverty.

“He was financially a bit under the pump.

“It turned out the barbecue was a dud and did not work and that's probably why it was at the side of the road,'' he said.

“This is stupid behaviour and nobody should do it.''

Mr McClure said that Mr Wiles suffered ridicule from friends and work mates when his identity was revealed in a follow-up article and he was approached by Barbeques Galore to do an ad.

But he refused to glorify his behaviour and instead used the media to promote a road safety message.

Magistrate Lionel Winton-Smith said he couldn't recall seeing anything like it in his years on the bench.

“I'm trying to think of a word to describe it,'' he said.

“Ridiculous?'' said Mr McClure.

“Ridiculous, that will do,'' said the magistrate.

Mr Winton-Smith said it could have been much worse and Mr Wiles was lucky not to be facing a culpable driving charge if someone had been killed by his action.

However, the magistrate said it was presumably a spur of the moment decision and he downgraded the charge from dangerous to careless driving.

Mr Wiles also lost his licence for a month.

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mehehe

 

[Costello]

i have the same barbecue at home

tho last time i took it to a friend's, i used a car to transport it...

 

[Bladexdsl]

LOL next time he better rent a trailer!

 

[The Catboy]

Who needs a helmet with that thing on them?

 

[Thoob]

That is bloody hilarious!

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

All that and it was a dud. He probably feels like an idiot right now.

 

[Deleted_171835]

I lol'd in real life.

 

[_Chaz_]

At first I was like

But then I

 

[lakaiskateboarding]

Reminds me of this one:

 

[Hop2089]

He should have bought a basket that attaches to the rear of the motorcycle.

 

[dinofan01]

When I read the title I expected him to be dragging the grill by hand while on his bike; one hand on the grill and another on the handle bars. I definitely did not expect him to be "wearing" it! lol

 

[Scott-105]

That's...interesting.

 

[Chris_Skylock]

I thought he was carrying a food since I dont know the term in the US. I thought it was BBQ?? T_T

Oh my....that is interesting to do. I should try it out here before I go to Canada in the next 2 months

 

[MelodieOctavia]

pfftBWAHAHAHA!

I read the article and I WTF'd

Then I saw the picture and ROFL'd.

I give it 24 hours before this is turned into a demotivational.

 

[awssk8er]

I didn't find this funny at all until I saw the picture.

 

[KingVamp]

Reminds me of this one:

There you go

Edit: Just read it

 

[liquidnumb]

Mr McClure said that Mr Wiles suffered ridicule from friends and work mates

Lol. BarbeQQ.

 

[Sterling]

LolwtfbbqxD I Rofl'd at the pic.