New Bike - License Suspended!

[The Pastor]

I think there is a bit of confusion here, you cant get a ticket/ caught for 28days...

[boomer]

Thanks guys,
Ginger hair, in his thirties...

he's making some money on that stretch of road... be warned one and all. I 'spose it's his payback from the bullying and teasing at school he was subjected to.

[Ixion]

Bad luck, sorry to hear it.

I think these days 16 must be considered less than 10. I try to keep of it nowdays, what with Mr Plod and Mabel it's become a jungle. Best to go the inland route.

[Back Fire]

An interesting few days....

niiiiiiiiiiiiice bike there

and now you know how I feel!! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!! 3 days on my thou and it was unridable... comin up to about a month ish and I will have it back... it's painful waiting... enjoy

[Zed]

Congrats on the new wheels Leong, you have my sympathies for the rest mate.

[Leong]

I think there is a bit of confusion here, you cant get a ticket/ caught for 28days...

Ha!!

Could have happened to anyone, especially when giving it a bit of welly during overtaking.

Glad you got home sweet, hopefully the 28 days will fly past.

Thanks mate!!

Bugger! An easy thing to do these days, particularly with all the 80km/h zones popping up.

I guess you can spend the next 28 days polishing it

It hasn't had a chance to get dirty yet... but you're right... time to do something to it!

Bugger. That smarts, brand new bike and can't ride. If this ticket doesn't take you passed the magic 100 demerits then you should only have an instant fine plus the immediate 28 day suspension. After that you should be allowed to ride again (my understanding anyway). Or do you have to go to Court with this ticket?

You're right. As some kind of consolation he said that I didn't have to go to court!! On 75 points now so I'll have the slowest GSX-R in NZ!!

and now you know how I feel!! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!! 3 days on my thou and it was unridable... comin up to about a month ish and I will have it back... it's painful waiting... enjoy

Didn't realise that you'd be off the road that long..... my comiserations - see you around in about a month!!

[Sig]

I got busted on Woodcocks Road today - 130km/h, was going faster but my radar slowed me down a "few" clicks - cop admitted as much. Despite giving me the ticket he was quite pleasant. He even warned me about the guy that clocked you which was nice. I saw you standing at the side of the road and thought you must have got a suspension.

Shit happens - it's all a revenue gathering and PR exercise anyway. The cops don't seem to take speeding very seriously. If they did, they could make life a lot tougher.

Bet you thought about doing a runner though eh? ;-)

[Darkman]

Ah dude..must be crap I'm sure. I am about to find out how it feels too. Getting a new bike this week , but can't ride it due to surgery on my hand. Gonna suck big time!

[Swoop]

Bugger. That smarts, brand new bike and can't ride. If this ticket doesn't take you passed the magic 100 demerits then you should only have an instant fine plus the immediate 28 day suspension. After that you should be allowed to ride again (my understanding anyway). Or do you have to go to Court with this ticket?

It is a court appearance as well, I believe.

[boomer]

don't forget GixSer and bugger.. forgot the other geeza's name

[SwanTiger]

Take the gravel roads, I clock over 140 on some of them heading up to Wellsford.

Otherwise, its common knowledge now, DON'T SPEED ON SH16.

Sorry to hear about the Leon, I hope you have a long drive way to ride up and down.

[Ixion]

Please don't. 140kph is too fast on those roads, they are local roads with farmers doing all sorts of farmer stuff.

If lots of bikers start blasting up and down them at unneccesary speeds and frightening the locals, they (the locals) will have Mr Plod there as well. Exactly as has happened with SH16. Mr Plod was happy to leave us alone for years until some people went over the top. You now see the result.

[SwanTiger]

Please don't. 140kph is too fast on those roads, they are local roads with farmers doing all sorts of farmer stuff.

If lots of bikers start blasting up and down them at unneccesary speeds and frightening the locals, they (the locals) will have Mr Plod there as well. Exactly as has happened with SH16. Mr Plod was happy to leave us alone for years until some people went over the top. You now see the result.

I find most local's pass me on a farm bike on one wheel without a helmet and in their gumboots.

There are a lot of long straights with no houses/drive ways or visual obscurities where 140 or more is quite sensible if you are comfortable with it.

SH16 is only picked on because of its popularity and the Police can justify the extra attention given the increase in motorcycle related accidents, which is a result of the increase in popularity.

If lots of bikers start blasting up and down them

Despite what anyone says, gravel roads are never going to be popular with bikers in general.

Just like Knives's, Speed isn't dangerous; it is how you use it that makes it dangerous.

[Insanity_rules]

Oh man that BLOWS. I have to be super careful out there myself, I have to drive as part of my business and don't want to lose my licence. Seen heaps of lost licences on here from people who for want of a better description victims of the cop coffers. I feel the police are trying to make as many of our members into lessons for the rest of us and thats wrong.

Most of the lost licences around here are from people much like yourself leong and generally have little to no demerits before hand.

Be careful out there all!

[cowboyz]

feel for ya. As one sitting on 90 points now It can get quite frustrating trying to keep to 100k/hr. And I ride a 15 yr old bike. You got no chance on a new one.