Smooth_G
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posted July 06, 2008 11:02 PM
got a ticket
u guys wont believe this,,after riding my ducati 6000 miles, fjr1300 for 47000 miles,n, riding the 14 , 5000 miles,,,sometimes going speeds of 175mph,,i got a ticket,,u would think for speeding huh,,i riding past a school,,its a hot area,,i was lugging it in 3rd gear trying to keep the pipe quiet,,i know theres going to be a cop close by,,i went up to the stop sign,n, stopped,,then took off,,,then i hear a siren coming up behind me,,i was going 28mph,so got out of his way thinking he was chasing someone else,,he stopped me,,he gets out with some new deputy he is training,,n says do u know why i stopped u,,i said no,,u didnt put your foot down at that stop sign,,this is chicken shit,,anyway i can get traffic school,,thank god i didnt get caught really speeding,,u guys know what i mean,,this bike is hot,,,i see the harleys ride by straight pipes,,speed shifting trying get that big piece of junk going,,n the cops dont even look,,but the zx14,,thats a different story,,they look at me,n turn their heads till i am out of sight,,i have had them stop n stare,,when they see that zx14 thats the enemy,,,i am not doing shit,,about 35mph,,,especially the California Highway Patrol,, i am not just trippin,,.,,whats your guys experience with this
  
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H0mr
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posted July 06, 2008 11:26 PM
Alot of cops are adrenaline junkies also. Many love a good chase and when you think about it, no HD is gonna run. First off, he proably could'nt get away, secondly, if he did, you could track the Harley for miles just by rolling down the window and listening. Now a ZX14, whoa, what a feather in your cap to brag you just canned a 186 mph bike. Then again, how many times do you think these cops get smoked. Knowing they have a small chance of catching a ZX proably pisses a bunch of those coppers off big time!
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BobC
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posted July 07, 2008 04:29 AM
Don't think it was because it was a Ninja. If he had a trainee with him, as you said, he was just using you as a training example. Wrong place right time. He probably said if you follow anyone for long enough sooner or later you'll get him for something.
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slates
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posted July 07, 2008 04:32 AM
In my state it's not a law to put your foot down at a stop sign, only a complete stop. Even in the MSF course they teach you that you can come to a complete stop without putting your foot down, though it's not encouraged. I'd check in to your state's laws, you might have a case on your hand. Any motorcycle cop should be able to testify that you can stop completely without putting a foot down.
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Superman T
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posted July 07, 2008 07:02 AM
Bob C, I 2nd that motion- This cop I think was just setting an example of a traffic stop. However with that said, Smooth G you mentioned that this school zone was a hot spot. If you suspect that an officer maybe present, try to follow every rule to a tee. Easier said than done but everyone have that/those guy(s) at work that are meticulously anal about their job and the rules/procedures governing. Well, being a police officer is a job and you will definitely have those personalities reflecting their interpretation of proper protocol... Ride safe and I hope everything works out for ya!!! For real!
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butterthegreat
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posted July 07, 2008 07:39 AM
I had a cop pull me over and ticket me for not putting my foot down. I made a video, and went to court....the judge dismissed the ticket outright.
I don't think it's law to put your foot down in any state, but just to make sure you come to a complete stop.
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07zx14blk
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posted July 07, 2008 07:25 PM
+1 Even up here in Canada and the land of the stupid laws Ontario... It reads complete stop.
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Bawls
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posted July 07, 2008 08:16 PM
my grandpa beat that exact ticket in court representing himself lmfao. At one point the judge asked him "just what makes you think that i would believe that you could stop without putting your feet down" my grandpa replied "well, i had the 2nd motorcycle license issued in the state of texas and have been riding since whatever year he started in" something like 50 years or someshit lol. He was a chief union stuard for years and years, so he knows how to talk to people. He had them so screwed up in there that they didn't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
FIGHT IT!!!
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Smooth_G
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posted July 07, 2008 10:20 PM
thanx guys for your support,, u might be right bawls,, but i aint going to try it here,,this is L.A. county,,i am not going to beat a ticket here,,i tryed that in the 70s n there were 47 people on trial that day for tickets,,everybody was found guilty, all 47,bullshit,,one guy was a truckdriver,,n he was in tears cause he was worried how he would feed his family,,
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Bawls
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posted July 08, 2008 03:56 AM
If you ever decide to venture down towards san diego let me know. I need to find some more 14's to ride with
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Hawkman
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posted July 08, 2008 07:46 AM
I'm in LA County. Where'd you get the bullshit ticket?
You guys need to come up my way and ride Azusa/Glendora Mountain Road with me. 
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Smooth_G
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posted July 10, 2008 02:36 PM
palmdale,,,arent those places hot,,like the crest
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bigdtd
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posted July 10, 2008 03:14 PM
if you stopped fight it, if its iffy take the class
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hotzxrod
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posted July 10, 2008 04:56 PM
fight it ...its 50/50 they may still let you go to school if you lose YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!! they might not show for a B.S. tix
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hotzxrod
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posted July 10, 2008 04:58 PM
fight it ...its 50/50 they may still let you go to school if you lose YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!! they might not show for a B.S. tix
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CrotchRocket
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posted July 10, 2008 06:16 PM
Try to get the law written for motorcycles stopping at a stop sign in your state...If it does not mention anything about putting your foot down then your ok...If it does then tell the judge that you came to a full stop and did put your foot down close to the bike!!!
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