RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 7:35:28 AM
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05Tribal
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Tough crowd. What is the purpose of the police chasing you, arresting you, towing your bike,& giving you a ticket? isn't it so you'd learn a lesson not to do it again? Well, I am telling you that I have learned my lesson very well. You guys never violated any traffic laws in the past? Never popped a wheelie in the street or risked anyones life including your own? Anyway, I just wanted to share my story with you guys, & advise you not to do what I did. unfortunaltely, some of you do not wish me the same. I've seen how bikers ride in the streets & on the highways, & that is why I decided to tell you what happened. But, obviously, some of you are elite bike comandos, & never break any street laws or make any mistakes.
Three more comments from a guy who sees it and lives it from both sides,
First, the "purpose of the police chasing you, arresting you, towing your bike & giving you a ticket is because they viewed you breaking just a few laws they have an obligation and swore an oath to enforce. That's not to say they don't have the discretion to do what they legally want after they have legally taken your 4th Amendment rights away, like let you off with a warning or after that chase just giving you a ticket.
Second, you sarcastically ask "us guys" if we've ever violated any traffic laws in the past. I will be the first to admit that I wheelie, speed and lean my bike over to the best of my ability at least a couple of times each week but I do so first making sure the only one who will get hurt is me if something unexpected happens. And I am ready to take what is coming if I get caught, and don't think just because I am a cop our State Highway Patrol won't ticket me, it happens.
Third, continuously running traffic lights and stop signs, let alone in a city you are not familiar with, is not the same as getting the front wheel up once in a while.
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 9:51:21 AM
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cpldam
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First of all I do not know which links you are refering to. I did not add any links to my post what so ever. If they are there, it would bo something that has to do with this forum itself as I am definitely not a NASCAR fan or an attorney that fights to save your driving records, that's for sure. They must have been added automaticaly by google or something. I am inocent from all these links. Secondly, if I offended anyone through out this post, then I appologise for that is not my intention. As far as cops not chasing bikers, well here in South Florida, cops do not usualy chase them if they were speeding. I have seen this & experienced it with my own eyes, with the exception of last night. I've lived here for 20 years & this is my personal experience. Sure they can chase & ticket whomever they like, but usualy when a biker is speeding excessively, they do not chase him, unless the cop is riding a bike himself. It seems that most of you have not been in similar situations in the past. & if you were you would NOT have made the dicisions I made. But be that as it may, I just wanted to share with you my experience & the lesson I derived from it. Was it a bad dicision on my part? sure it was, & I keep mentioning it over & over, but some of you are still responding as if this is what I do & will continue to do. I was not boasting when I told the story, actualy I was admiting to you my nervousness, bad decision, & the lack of focus over the water & the control of the bike during those tense times. I am surprised that none of you have ever done any crazy stupid or risky things in the past whether by car or bike. Anyway, goodluck to you all & I really regret sharing this with you. In the future if any of you ever slip out of your perfection & end up doing something foolish or crazy on or off the road, remember the way you answered me on this post, it should make you feel better!!!
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 10:40:36 AM
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Aright here's my 2 cent's worth.... What are you doin out at 3:00 AM ????? cruisen ???? who the hell ride's around at 3:00 AM ???? hell Iam sleeping  that early in the morning is a bad time to be out joy riding, cop's are lookin for drunk's at that hour, just lookin for them lone headlight;s comming down the road....any way I won't bag on you as hard as these guy's, but you had it comming with a story like that  I can honestly say that I have not had a moving violation on a bike (knock on wood ) only have had it a year so maybe my time is commin, I can say "YES" I have on the occasion gone faster than said posted speed limit  it's hard not to with the bike's we ride,( my wife is a good deterrent to gettin ticket's cuz she would kick my ass !!!! and ground me  ), but runnin is a bad idea I'll spare the detail's...... glad no one was injured or worse killed, got enough story's on the forum of losing brother's.............
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 12:44:33 PM
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MgA_ODEN
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remember the way you answered me on this post, it should make you feel better!!!
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 1:03:22 PM
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kiggy74
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Sure, everyone here has undoubtedly broken a law or two when they go riding. Nobody's perfect. But search the forum chief, you won't find many posts where people are bragging about it. If you do find posts where people are bragging about taking unecessary risks you'll also find a string of reactions similar to the one's you've gotten here.
I think it's safe to say that the group of people that submit to this forum are responsible riders that don't conform to the stereotype that public has towards sport bikers. What is the stereotype people have of sport bikers you ask? Read your original post again. It describes the stereotypical sport biker pretty well.
But what the heck. You said it to, we're all people here. And nobody on the forum should feel judged or disliked. I hope that you can see that you were lucky in this situation. Not because you didn't get a ticket, but because nobody was hurt - especially yourself.
< Message edited by kiggy74 -- 5/13/2006 1:04:53 PM >
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/13/2006 7:44:06 PM
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You know what, like everyone said. Tribal is right, Kiggy also. I have broken the law too. A couple of wheelies, and endos but in places in which I know I won't hurt anyone but me. What you just did makes it harder on the other riders because the cops dont looking for you they tag everyone like we are just f&^ing around. Sometimes I go riding around with some guys and the first thing we put out is that as a group riding together there are not stupid things allow, just to ride and enjoy the day. Everyone is entiltle to make their choices, then you have to deal with the consecuenses of your decision.
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/14/2006 11:26:30 PM
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blade17fire
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oh c'mon guys..easy!! he's juz sharing his experience dats all..well in the 1st place I do not condone this act however let him have his 2 cents worth of experience to share..It depend on how u view his story..1) A tall story on how he have evaded the Police chase on a county he's unfamiliar
2) Its juz a harmless true experience he juz wanna share and advised not to follow suit..
We're CityBikeRacing owners..World Peace!! LOL!!
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/16/2006 6:59:38 AM
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cpldam
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To tell you the truth, if this had taken place in my county, I probably would have pulled over. Anyway, I am glad to know that I am not the only one who had made a bad decision that night. This cop must be very popular now among his peers for waking them up at 300am in order to chase a 1000RR. Oh by the way, who ever said that risking your own life in legal or permitted? You are all breaking the laws & all deserve to be chased & ticketed according to the law. Anyway, i am tired of repeating myself. It's time to move to another post. I want to thank everyone for their feedbacks, whether I agreed with them or not.
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RE: 06 CBR1000RR & the cops last night - 5/16/2006 9:37:34 AM
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CBR76
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First off, you got lucky. Second, I truly hope you learned something from it. As Tribal said, police have the obligation to act when a law is broken in their presence. Its upon YOU to do the right thing. If you hadn't increased your speed, and immediately pulled over there is a good chance he would have gone easy on you. Instead, you took that choice out of his hands by running. What if he had been killed while trying to come after you? What motivation would he have to be decent about everything after chasing you down?
When I stop someone for speeding, and they've manned up and done the right thing I go out of my way to not ruin their life. They've showed consideration for mine so why not do the same for them? On the flip side, if they want to make it hard, and they get caught..they get slammed. I've put my pen in the mouth of a rider at a hospital, while he's in traction with both arms casted, so he could sign his citations. If you risk my life, I have no pity for the consequences or injuries you suffer.
Please dont take this personal. Think of it as what the officer might have said to you had you done the right thing.
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