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ORIGINAL: howieT

Police and local municipalities are all about tickets and quotas. We all know this, and we know the pressures of rider profiling. The bikes attract attention whch is one of the reasons we got them in the first place. With that said It was not the smartest thing to ride the track bike, but it is not the job description to always write tickets as well. 4 police officers and 8 tickets is excessive if you ask anyone. There should have been some middle ground here. The police should hve escorted him home and given him a written warning as it was his first time. Not knowing if he mouthed off or was disrespectful, I would guess that the town is hard up for money or is dealing with alot of immature riders who are using their bikes on public roads illegaly and dangerously and this is their response to all of that. Screw the greedy state and local municipalities and ride at the track.