Thought I'd share my experience with you guys when I got pulled over by the old bill last week. So, I'm on the inside lane at a set of lights alongside two women chatting away in a toyota landcruiser. Cautious straight away.  My philosophy is get out in front asap as the lanes narrow into one. I give it a little bit of throttle, not excessive, but I take off fairly quick. 10 seconds later it's the siren and flashing lights....motorcycle cop. Bugger! 'Any reason why you needed to use excessive speed in a built up area? What pipes are they? Screaming Eagles? Why have you changed manufacturers exhaust?' I take the 'yes officer, no officer' approach as I'm guessing this guy is gonna through the book at me. 'you're riding is anti-social, your bike noise is a nuisance, there's a government department set aside to deal with people like you.' I'm definitely waiting for the notebook to come out now. I continue an apologetic stance and let him carry on with his rant.  'Dont let me catching you riding like that again around here. I'll be looking out for you.' With that he mounts his bike and rides off ! Close call I'm thinking. Anyway, I'm guessing if I'd got arsey with this cop and argued with him then it would have been a different outcome. Be interested to hear what you guys think and what similar experiences you've had.

North Sydney

By 'people like you' I'm assuming he's talking about
HD riders with non compliant exhausts....or
maybe bikers in general

So, why did you change the manufacturers exhausts then?

I'd like to know the correct answer for when it's my turn to bend over.

I've got V&H long shots fitted so it is a tad on the loud side.
I 'put across' the point that louder pipes alert un-bike aware
drivers.
Didn't cut any mustard with bike cop.
His reply was 'makes no difference to road traffic accidents
involving motorbikes'.
Like I said, I think best approach is to not argue with the cops,
Let their egos be satisfied and you might be a lucky sod like me

The only time I have had an encounter with the law was on a ride out one morning myself and another bloke were pulled over for a breath test. They had a couple of cars beside the hwy and flagged us in. I though to myself... this will be good.

We pulled in and I switched the bike off, and started to undo my helmet. "don't worry about taking it off" the cop says, that is unless you fail"

So I blow zero all good. He does my mate - same result, and then starts asking a thousand questions, starting with something like... "nice bikes, both Fat Boys aye"

I think he was bored! A bit more chatter and then he drops... "hmm, those pipes are not stock!!"

"No" I said, expecting some grief

"They look good mate - Ride safe boys" and he walks away!

Still smiling - we ride off into the yonder!!

Lucky me thinks!

I've been pulled over plenty of times. 2 stickers for apes and pipes. It's hit and miss. I always stay polite and give them no reason to take it further. You know as soon as they start talking how it is going to be.

Yeah you played it well and did well. I am surprised a bike copper hassled you though. I would have thought of all of them, they would understand the concept of clearing traffic in that situation. Seems I may have been wrong........

Hey guys,
Just get old like me.
They pull up alongside, see the grey beard, droopy eyelids, worn out body, give ya a nod and drive off.
Pity isnt all bad, actually got me laid a couple of times. lol
Ride Safe
Nigel

 Same happened to me at an RBT and played Mr Polite with them ...let me on my way and no bad news in the mail ...all good......oh and I have a grey beard too maybe  that helped

 

The Mrs doesnt count 78....

 I'm not sure of the new breed of cops (it's a been a while since I've been pulled over), but I found the old breed were all about ego and if you did the "yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir" routine, they were appeased and let you go. It's like there's a "I'm gunna stand over you to prove I'm better than you and if you don't agree, then I'll book you for everything I can". I remember years ago being pulled over for not enough tread on the rear tyre. I did the "yer sir, no sir" routine. He said there were other problems, only one mirror, incorrect rego display, etc., but he was just going to fine me for the tyre. He asked if had a problem with that. I said no, and he said "good, because when people have problems, that's when I keep writing tickets". If you've done nothing wrong, then you can argue, but otherwise it's best to be polite.

Moral of the story is... Yes sir, no sir, pass the attitude test and you're odds on to get a warning or token ticket rather than the dreaded inspection...

I can't remember my last ticket that wasn't from a camera...


Norm

Come on guys be fair, I was getting (and relying on) sympathy lays in high school.
Havn't had to stoop that low yet to get out of a ticket.

Cromag, probably got more chance with the copper at the moment.
You still going to Cesnock Swap??

Ride Safe All
Nigel

its a power trip for the coppers....

 

they where the kids picked on at school....

he says he will look out for you....

look out for him.....

I wasn't so lucky, I got defected for everything and I was just cruising along, arseholes.....

Cops in cairns will nail you for any thing they can , well that's my expireance with them any way ,

Its been a long time since I was pulled over by the police but I took an exception to the abuse he started to hurl at me.
I had done nothing wrong. I was on a bog standard bike doing less than the speed limit and riding sensibly.
He started yelling at me about being a bloody idiot rider and that he could hear me coming a mile away and I should be arrested etc etc.
I flew into him in no small way. I told him "listen to me smart arse if I had been riding like you said I was would I be able to do this?" I grabbed the engine with both hands and looked at him (I had only kicked the bike over a minute before he pulled me over. I had only rode 500 metres) He just looked at me and then all hell broke loose as this bike was heard chucking burnouts and roaring up and down a street about 5 streets away. His face dropped.
I looked at him and said "well that should answer you question you arsehole! I ought to report you to your bosses for the abuse you just gave me!"
I mounted the bike and rode off. From then on I use to get pulled over on a weekly basis but as soon as I stopped the cops would look at me and say "Sorry wrong person, keep going"
Apparently after I told the copper who lived across the rode he told them to back the fudge off me. It worked.

forgot to say the maggots are amongst us here...

beware...

watching hearing what we have to say...

 

 

Last summer was pulled over five times to check rego and licence. I am guessing they were checking attitude as well. All ended with nice bikes lads, ride safe and easy on the throttle as your pipes are loud.