A DISQUALIFIED motorbike rider has been charged after he was allegedly detected travelling more than double the speed limit near Nelson Bay.
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About 10.40pm Monday officers from Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducing speed enforcement duties on Nelson Bay Road at Bob's Farm, when they detected a Yamaha R3 motorcycle travelling 160km/h in an 80km/h zone.
It will be alleged that when police went to pull the rider over, the motorcycle rider increased his speed to 200km/h, before stopping near Cromarty Lane.
The rider, a 19-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Nelson Bay police station, where he was charged with drive whilst disqualified, driving in a manner dangerous and exceed speed by more than 45km/h.
The Medowie man has been granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday November 30.
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