Why would you dress like a copper ?

[greatmoorred]

On the way home tonight,filtered through lots of standing traffic to get to the front as usual. As i was pulling away a police bike swooped in behind me, i dont know where he had been because i didnt see him in my mirrors as i was stationary.
So we ride off through a section of road that used to be open but is now 40mph, i stick to the speed limit expecting him to ride past me on some important police business, but the bastard stays behind me. In fact he stays behind me, on the outside, all the way to the petrol station about 3 miles further on, where he finally turned off. WHICH IS WHEN I REALISED that he was just some prick on a white "Pan" with a white caberg helmet, black leathers, a yellow bib and red reflective chevrons on the front side and back of his panniers and the panels of his bike.
Now why would you do that ?

[Rookie]

To get more respect when riding? If people think you're a police bike you're going to take a fair bit less shit on the roads.

[Dragonfly]

i know the feeling! usually its the white nolan open face they got on here.

i also took great pride in riding past a cop on a bike yesterday. what good is a cop on a bycle?
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[ZZR Girl]

To make other road users think he's the old bill obviously and to make traffic move over for him and get out of the way.
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[JonB]

He could have been a Driving examiner, I know my examiner on my test fitted your description exactly.
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[LUXY DJ]

iv seen the same thing before aswell

bit of a joke really though cause i had one just appear right behind me once & i thought its police & it was only when he went straight on while i was turning off that i see it wasnt

same as them police support ones they love the power feeling
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[Dragonfly]

fair point instigator. ge gets fit at work and it is faster than foot. pity you could not damage a chav really bad with one thuogh. a bycle i mean lol
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He's too busy beating the everloving shit out of Lizzie to notice this thread has taken a turn down Drama Avenue and stopped off at the popcorn shop.

[XS1954]

He was most likely laughing to himself for the whole journey.

Look for blue lights above the mirrors next time.
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[Whosthedaddy]

Maybe he just wanted to be seen in the high vis vest and rides an ex patrol bike. I've seen plenty of tourer like bikes with coloured chevrons on them.
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[tony532]

there are two bikes in macclesfield like that

ones probably the same bloke

just looks like a knob as its so obvious.


an old pan european with orange stickers down the side.


lmao



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[greatmoorred]

But i dont understand why he didnt go past me when i was being mr sensible on the stretch of road where everyone does 50/70mph, he just stayed behind me while i pootled along at 40 !!
I think youre right and he was having a right good laugh at my expense.
Ah well, whatever floats your boat.

[Barney]

[tony532]

it's because you are on a bike.

i can be pootling along but a lot of bikers will sit behind me as they probably think i will hoon it off if they try and go past me.

i wont do this of course.


sometimes i just want to cruise along
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[JGY6000]

i seem to recall a story where there was someone who had a white pan european a white helmet and a hi viz jacket, was filtering through some very slow moving traffic and a guy in a open top using his mobile thought he was a copper and threw his mobile it into the road

[doggone]

There was a case some years back where someone was done for impersonating a police motorcyclist.
You get into a grey area when you start applying orange stripes (or not removing them from an ex-service bike) which resemble police markings - however most police bikes these days are using chequered style bands (I think).

[MarJay]

Ask Danny!

He has a White BMW K75 with reflective yellow stripes and he wears a Yellow Hi-Viz.

I followed him home from work and cars give him respect.

One time he followed me from work and cars were falling over themselves to get out of my way cos it looked like I was being chased by a copper!
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[kawakid]

Some shopping centres have bike patrols that look like the police also.
White Rose in Leeds for one.
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[Slickfish]

Looks even better when they have the old service bikes!.

It's something we found when we did instructing, if your wearing dayglow bib, don't even need a white lid to make people look twice!.

Best one I've done is heading back from a construction site meeting down the M1, two of us in a BMW, in white shirts with dayglow's, watch them reps brake!lol

[Psychonaut]

Saw one in brum yesterday, he was a courier I think (coming out of a building with a parcel) Perfect for getting packages to places fast if they think your a copper.
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[GearboxGeezer]

Id stick a siron on my bike if I looked like a bike cop

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