A St Albans man has had his motorcycle impounded after allegedly doing a ‘mono’ in front of police in West Melbourne late on Monday 26 January.
Police allegedly spotted the motorcycle travelling at speed and only on its rear wheel along Footscray Road about 10.10pm.
The rider was clocked at an alleged speed of 127km/h in an 80km/h zone, more than 45km/h over the limit.
Officers pulled over the motorcycle.
It is alleged the rider, a 42-year-old St Albans man, couldn’t provide any explanations for the driving behaviour.
The motorcycle was impounded for a period of 30 days and will cost the rider $999 to get the vehicle back.
The man is expected to be charged on summons for excessive speeding and other driving offences.
The detection formed part of Operation Amity, a statewide road policing operation conducted over the Australia Day long weekend.
According to Victoria Police, officers were highly visible across the weekend while enforcing road safety rules in an effort to reduce road trauma, targeting impaired driving, speed, fatigue and distraction offences.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said speeding is the most common factor in fatal and serious injury collisions, and continues to be the penalty police issues the most infringements for.
The operation kicked off on Friday 23 January and concluded at 11:59pm on Monday 26 January.
