So we asked one, a 19-year-old YouTuber who goes by the name “Yung Remy” and who spent years documenting the bikers’ exploits from the seat of his souped-up scooter, for his side of the story. But largely absent from the debate over how to respond to their growing ranks have been the riders themselves, most of them young men of color from Boston and surrounding cities. In Boston in recent days, it’s been hard to miss the increasing furor over noise and dangerous encounters linked to the city’s “bike life” community, a group of stunt-loving, wheelie-popping hobbyists known to pilot high-powered and illegal dirt bikes, ATVs, and scooters at all hours through the streets and in public spaces, particularly Franklin Park.
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