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So last night I was feeling a bit jubilant and ripped my bike down a local side road.  I was hard on the throttle when suddenly,  LIGHTS!  First thought;  Oh how the hell did I miss him.  Second thought; This is gonna be expensive.  Well the officer came walking up and said "Buddy I got you at 110 and thought you might run when I lit you up"  My response? "I have no excuse and nothing to say except I deserve the ticket".  He took my license ran it though the computer came walking back and said; "I don't want to write you a ticket honestly if I had a Ducati I probably would have been doing the same thing, but please slow it down.  My jaw fell open and all I could say was Thanks!  I promise I will never ride through your turf this fast again, lesson learned I really appreciate you being cool about it so you have my word, never again on your turf".

The next time someone tells me cops are all jerks I am gonna have to tell this story.  I have met some really nice ones over the years and this is not my first escape from a triple digit ticket, each and every time with lots of gear and in a place that endangered no one but myself.   [Dolph]

Feeling pretty lucky this morning!

What department? Go by a lotto ticket!

It was a sheriff.  Out of respect for him being so damn cool I can't put the area online.  He was much nicer than the pinhead traffic gnat in Aberdeen Washington last week.......  That gnat wrote me for 60 in a 50 wearing full gear, riding two up on a Multistrada outside of town.  Might be the last time I ride in Washington State, crazy low speed limits and undercover speed traps all over the place......

Be happy indeed. 

Where I live.... at 110mph.... on any road of any kind regardless of the posted speed limit...

110mph would have my driving licence instantly canceled - there and then by the roadside...

And the bike impounded.

Phone a friend... call a taxi... or walk home.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/SafetyAndRules/RoadRules/Penalties/VehicleImpoundment.htm (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/SafetyAndRules/RoadRules/Penalties/VehicleImpoundment.htm)

Here in New York anything over 100 is a felony. bye bye bike, license  :-\

They're all jerks.

























Not really. They're just people like the rest of us. I know of a few, some are family members. Waiting for Hbilam? to chime in.
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I also had one overlook my shenanigans last weekend, speeding and passing on a double yellow.

Thanks mister. [thumbsup]

[thumbsup] Buy a handful. I've got a badge in my pocket but wouldn't trust it for that!

As for Washington, what do you expect from the State of Starbucks?  8)

In Hawaii either 30 over the posted limit or over 80 mph you are up shit creek without a paddle.

Yup, I can't wait to get back state side. Only 10 more months left!

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I do indeed feel quite lucky.  I also feel kinda stupid, that was pretty quick for nighttime.  [bang] 

It is pretty rare these days to run into a Spirit of the Law officer.  I think they are being phased out  ;)

Central Washington state is cool.  Most recent run-in was a transition from a 50 to 35, but there had been a recent fire and there were crews out there doing clean-up.  I got nipped right at the transition, "51 in a 35", (I usually slow down anyway, was just a little behind on brake application that day), but he was just letting people know to be really careful right there due to the fire crews.

My wife hates me when it comes to this subject.  ;D  I've been pulled over 5-6 times... only ever got one fix-it ticket, which went away when I showed proof it had been fixed.  She's been pulled over twice, and one of those was a $400 ticket.  :o

She was with me this latest time.  She was all smug when I got pulled over, saying it was about time I got busted.  She just about hit me when Mr. Sheriff came back and gave me a warning. ;)

Duc,  The non stop 30mph through any kind of small town and the 50mph limits for miles on end on open roads drove me nuts.  Granted we were there during the Labor Day weekend.  Although the two days on the coast prior to the weekend were amazing, we rode the Multistrada like we stole it.  This was a brand new tire 2350 miles prior....

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We had to slab back on 97 so rode silly quick in a fairly straight line.  It showed cord 100miles from home  ;)
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Yeah, most of us locals are pretty loose with the 50mph limits on the straight, open farmland roads.  ;)  Folks generally go 55-60, speeders go 65-70... just gotta watch for the occasional John Deere doing 25.  [cheeky]  Oh, and cattle drives.  Yes, sometimes they drive the cattle down the paved highways.

Cows can be an issue along a couple of my favorite routes.  Imagine it would feel like hitting a car  :o

Just to make sure I fully understand.

You "rode silly quick" down to the cords on a rental bike with a passenger?

In Germany we had a local DOC guy get killed hitting a deer at about 100mph

what could go wrong?

just ask Luca

Yep, I live in the same state.

Here you spend almost as much time with your eyes on the speedo as you do the road!

GK

Your story (almost) belongs in here.

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=55694.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=55694.0)

On a side note a friend of mine did GPS confirmed 198 mph on a turbo charged busa, at night, on wet roads. He said it was not until 5th gear that the back end finally hooked up properly!

Nope you misunderstand,  We rode silly quick until I saw the wear.  We were 100 miles from home when I saw the tell tall horizontal lines on the center of the tire, no cord yet.  The cord did not expose until just about 30 miles from home.  Once I saw cord we actually rode under the speed limit.  Always good to be careful.

I love to ride, been doing it for 30+ years.  I am no fool and I know to check my tires at every stop.  30 easy miles on cord was no big deal.  Heck it was not even down to the cord all the way around  ;D   Besides all that it was still safer than sitting by the side of the road North of Sacramento.  [roll]

I live about 5 or 6 blocks from business 97

And that's not even cord to be worried about. You can still burn rubber on that for quite a while before it bursts.

WTF  [thumbsdown]

Glad you got off without tkt.  

They are jerks if you are the "wrong" complexion.  I am amazed how many ppl are let off for similar incidents and yet for lesser offense on bikes the "wrong" complexion get the brunt.  Just stating reality.  Been riding long enough to see the difference.

Seems I have been pushing my luck. I headed out to the airport for a flight to DC and did not notice the 35mph limit and got pulled over again  [bang]  This time 30mph over in my Dodge truck and, wait for it.......  NO TICKET!

I am really starting to love these California LEO's  [thumbsup]

That being said I need to slow down.  This kinda luck can't last.

Can we get a "bullshit" smiley?

It's all about attitude.

hmmm....  I can hear keys a rattlin'

.....won't be long now



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Ducpainter only locks threads started by people with the "wrong" complexion.

Oh damn,  Can't we all just get along  :o   Can I delete my own thread? 

Hbliam knows, it is all about attitude.  The cops at the airport came up to a truck where the owner was laughing and asking "Oh man what did I do?"  They asked if I was late for my plane and I answered honestly, in fact more honestly than most.  I said "Not only am I not late, I am two hours early and not even close to in a hurry".

I imagine almost everyone that gets pulled over at the airport says the same thing "I am late for my plane".....  I learned a long time ago to just admit when ya screwed up.  80% of the LEOS will warn ya.  The other 20% will likely just give ya what ya deserved in the first place.   ;)

 

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IBTL ;D

I don't think duc would look good in pasties.....   ;D

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