OFFICERS in Bradford have recovered an unregistered motorbike after its ride ran off.
West Yorkshire Police's Bradford City NPT spotted the bike on Longside Lane, near the University of Bradford.
The rider was seen pulling up with the bike and started chatting to a friend, police said.
Officers decided to sneak up on the rider, who made off on foot following the surprise.
The bike was recovered by West Yorkshire Police.
It was part of work by the Steerside Enforcement Team.
The team works across Bradford district, deploying officers seven days a week in cars and on bikes.
Operation Steerside was launched in 2016 specifically to tackle dangerous and anti-social driving in Bradford and evolved two years later into a multi-agency partnership targeting illegal use of the roads.
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