I just got my First Ticket

[ROBsS4R]

Well its really a fix it ticket.

I was giving a verbal warning for my Turn signals and exhaust. He thought they were to loud. I have FBF and they are not loud at all compared to other exhaust systems. The Turn signals are Rizoma Zero Ones.

The License plate is a Cookie I think.

In any case what the heck do I do. the tail has been cut already. I have been riding like this for 2 years now passing a few cops everyday. I wonder why I stood out to him today   

[desmoquattro]

Cops will cite you for that if they want to be a jerk or push up their stats. If it's a fix-it ticket, you can either challenge it on procedural grounds or just temporarily put the bike back to semi-stock form.

If you want to go the fix-it route, put the stock exhaust back on and put your duck bill back on(I have the frame piece I cut off of mine, and it might fit).

[desmoquattro]

Wait a sec...did you actually get cited or not? It sounds like he just let you off with a warning.

If he didn't cite you, don't worry about it.

[TCK!]

how far are those signals apart?

How many dB is your exhaust at 50 ft?

What's wrong with the license plate?

[ROBsS4R]

A Verbal for the singals and exhaust and a yellow fix it ticket for the license plate.

Its clearly can be seen as I shown in the picture above. no obstructed in anyway. He said he wants to put back on the original pieces including the reflectors... Ugg.

So I guess I need to fix it and drive down to the station and have them sign the fix it ticket?

Didn't someone else on this forum get the lame license plate ticket recently =)

[DanTheMan]

What's wrong with the license plate?

its a cookie. 

[ROBsS4R]

how far are those signals apart?

How many dB is your exhaust at 50 ft?

What's wrong with the license plate?

Well I am not going to worry about the exhaust. He gave me a warning meaning he though it was okay enough not to give me a ticket. The license plate is prob not even bent at a 45 degree angle =( It can clearly be seen from a vehicle.

[ROBsS4R]

Okay here is what the ticket says. Man police officers have the worse writing.

License plate must be clearly visible with white light and reflectors.

Verbals turn signal exhaust.

[desmoquattro]

So I guess I need to fix it and drive down to the station and have them sign the fix it ticket?

That's usually the procedure.

Didn't someone else on this forum get the lame license plate ticket recently =)

I got hassled for it, but no ticket. The CHP was cracking down because they claimed we often run from them.

It should not be too hard to deal with this ticket. If you still have the duck bill and the part of the frame you cut, it's easy. If not, I have the frame part that may fit.

[ROBsS4R]

I gave my parts to Someguy. 

Oh well such is life.

Must have been a slow day for that cop. 20,000 miles in 2 years and not once hassled for anything.

Looks like I have 2 months to fix it so I have plenty of time to figure it out.

[mostrobelle]

Just zip tie something on there and take 'er down to the station.  That's how I have mine.  It flaps in the wind like a clean sheet too.   

[ROBsS4R]

For writing such a lame ticket he was rather pleasant to speak to.

He asked me if I bought the bike that way and I said no. It was already modded when I bought it which is true. I did not add the tail chop or the exhaust to it or anything.

I told him I bought it with 1800 miles on it. He said did you get a good deal and I said yes at the time it was $9500. He said did the first guy get scared when he bought it and sold it. I said well he had a small child and he wanted to spend more time with them and get into a safer vehicle. He said that shouldn't make you stop riding and do what you love basically.

[TCK!]

[ghostrider]

A little know fact about fix-it tickets.
My old ford escort had those automatic seat belts. The drivers side did not work, it was stuck in the aft position i.e. safe to drive position.
I was working at the Oakland airport at the time so i was parked right across from the sheriff station. A cop noticed one day that the passenger
seat belt went forward but mine did not. He gave me a fix-it ticket. I explained that that would be impossible without getting a new door. He said just
go to the court house pay the fine and a few for not fixing the problem and go on your merry way.
The moral of the story is you can get rid of the ticket without actually fixing the licence plate frame, you just run the risk of getting another ticket.

[ROBsS4R]

Hmm I wonder how much the ticket will be

I rather just pay and change my route to work.