Shock, horror, a sensible, human copper

[tintin]

Some coppers are decent people.
The other night I'd been working really late, it was about midnight when I was coming home, I wasn't going mental but I was 'making good progress'. The traffic was very light and road conditions were perfect. I stopped at a couple of sets of lights I suddenly realised there was a police bike pulling up next to me at the lights.

He told me I'd been doing 60-70mph in a 40mph and that I could easily be banned. My heart dropped like a lead balloon.

BUT then he just told me to slow down, take it easy and get home safe. I didn't even have to pull over or pick up a producer.

Thanks mate, you get a great deal more respect from me for dealing with it the way you did than if you had jumped all over me.
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[wheeliekev]

some are good some are bad, i've been let off for wheelies on open roads
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[curryfishball]

That happened to me as well. Was working in the City, and left at midnight, so was riding a bit faster as there were not much cars and it was dry. Stopped at the lights, then they turned green, so started pulling off, then heard sirens so pulled over to let the cop car pass. It just cut in front of me to block me in.

Cop got out and just said basically the same thing. He said he rode an R1, so he most probably understood.
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[5v3d3b0]

This is a nice story: I was driving around on my tricked TZR...This is when I wasn't taking care of it hehe. First I did a small wheelie. Then: driving no hands and lying on the seat face up for about 10m. Then an endo at the lights. Then a bit of revving. The cops pull up next to me on 2 bikes and tell me to get on the pavement. I'm thinking: IM F***ED! I had my iPod in one ear too...
I was expecting about 500 euro in fines and getting my licence taken.
The cop says: Your bike is a lil noisy when you rev. He asked for the papers, and I figured out I was missing the ownership papers and some other ones, a total of 120 euro fine. He let it slip, and had not seen any of the other. He let me off with 15 days to do a sound test, which I obviously cheated on by changing exhaust, and done. THAT IS LUCK

[Gazdaman]

If I saw you do that I'd punch you square in the nose.

Nice one TinTin, I've been overtaken by a police bike on the M4. And I was also 'making good progress'

Gaz

[Ichy]

[Marcg868]

[Itchy]

the usual human story , some are good some are bad some indifferent,

the problem is the human memory concentrates on the bad aspects rather than the good exemplified by Horizon last night where people were shit scared of flying cus they might die, even though 95% of people in crashes live , the media concentrates on those that die.
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[5v3d3b0]

My point was I was messing around like an idiot but I got so lucky that he didnt see any of it, and the iPod I took out of my ear when I took my helmet off. I don't do that shit anymore cause I know I wont get that lucky again

[Gazdaman]

I wear an iPod, I had to tell a police biker to 'hang on a minute' while I took it out once cuz I couldn't hear a word he was saying.

iPod isn't a problem.

Still, I very much doubt you were laying on your seat face up. And that kind of shit will impress very few people on this forum.

Gaz

[bazza]

[the grim reaper]

A mate of mine and I were at our local roundabout for me to show him kneedown and to scuff his new sliders for him

As I come round on my third lap, a marked copper is waiting to join the roundabout, I pull into the unused junction we are waiting in and wait for them to do a lap.

They pull in and the copper is making what I thought were 'slow down' waving gestures. The earplugs made it hard to hear so I went over and he said 'I said, you'll have to lean it over further to get your knee down'.

Cue much gobsmackedness and some hasty lying about a problem with the handling of my mates bike (which was actually partly true) and he left us to it. We buggered off sharp-ish, no need to push our luck any further.

Some are OK, some are not, play the game and see if you are lucky.

Cheers

Grim
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[froggeh]

As far as I can see, most coppers are ok. It's just that when they're not, they can be utter cunts... In the end they're just a cross-section of the population, just like any other job.

They've helped me out in my car a couple of times, when I've broken down, and the other week on the rideout I got lost on the way, and parked up on the motorway to check my map... A traffic cop pulled up and gave me loads of directions, and told me to have fun and be careful...

Not to mention the copper who was on the trip to Squires.

[5v3d3b0]

People just misinterpret me... Im not trying to impress anyone here...Im one of the biggest bike noobs on the entire forum, I admit it. Im just saying if hed have seen me doing it I could have gotten into a lot of shit, just like I would if hed see me do a wheelie..If only i could wheelie XD

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[Gazdaman]

[Adam_P]

[Blau Zedong]

A "rate this post" feature would suffice. Because Svedebo has turned it into shite by telling stupid nOOb lies. Definately a candidate to go for a flight with a ton of snakes.....
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[5v3d3b0]

Why would you not believe I was doing shit easy stuff on the street and got lucky cause he didnt see it, when there are people who wheelie entire streets...

[tintin]

I wish I hadn't started this post now!
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[fast_tzr]

To be honest when you've lived in Barcelona and seen how the ped boys ride, you realise Svedebo's story isn't that unbelievable after all(okay so I dont believe the lying on the seat part )
Svedebo, ets catalá? What mods have you got on your bike? Any pics?

[5v3d3b0]

I'm Swedish, go to an English school, so I consider it tied as a first language, learnt to speak great Spanish with my girlfriend and I'm currently learning Catalan cause she is Catalan.
I've got:
Crankshaft: Top Performance.
Exhaust: Yasuni HMR/2
Carb: OKO 24
Cylinder: Athena 70cc
I'm gonna sell my carb and exhaust now cause my cylinder seized and the crank I'm keeping. The rest I'm changing back to original parts.
Don't have any pics on my computer. I can get some this week if you really want them. I have customized the fairings slightly with some bring yellow tape on the blue...Looks good

[Clanger]

The bike cop who attended my accident was wicked, he took great pleasure in verbally repremanding the car driver who hit me - when driver said 'well he wasnt wearing a fluroscent jacket, so of course I didnt see him...'

And then said cop came to see me at the hospital to check I was okay and asked when would a good time to visit me at home for the statement...
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[BorderHooner]

Svedebo, your my friend.

I was riding through the town the other day, at about 3240 mph, just checking out my bling reflections in shop windows on my tricked up pile of wank, when I saw in my mirror a cop biker coming after me.... so... I flipped upside down, pivoting and spinning on my little pinky, which was keeping the revs up - got my knob out and proceeded to shake the monkey til he spat at the copper, the Jis managed to hit him right on the visor which obscured his view, so he had to stop - I then did a quad backwards flip, landing backwards, on the bike, on a bend - swung my leg over and got both knees down.... what I didnt expect to see was a road block ahead with armed response units and a water cannon armoured truck...

The water cannon let rip as did the officers with their automatic rifles, I dodged all the bullets of course though one managed to nick my titanium and 18ct Gold one piece race suit... bastids I thought, I hit my tricked out button on the instrument panel and sent my recent custom fit rockets seaking the heat of their smoking barrels... yeah, as I left the town for the highway I could see the whole thing burn in my mirrors.

I wouldnt do it again tho as next time I might not be so lucky.