How many times did you get pulled over by popo and why?

[DODO``]

Ive been riding pretty much daily for around 2+years now, and never been pulled over by popo, But I do hear number of my mates being pulled over for various reasons.. and I just got really curious as to why I was never pulled over? besides riding safely... haha not even random checks... maybe my white helmet and hi-viz? bike itself is loud as fk tho.. would you share your stories if you have been pulled over by answering quick questions below? Thanks guys :Punk::Punk:

model of your bike:
how long have you been riding:
how many times did you get pulled over:
reason for being pulled over:
random check? and what was popos reasoning?:

[Oakie]

Had a few over the years but nothing too serious. Noisy vehicle, passing on the left (just before single lane turned into two), passing a vehicle stopped at a pedestian crossing, breach of provision of learners licence (pillion), one for faulty tail light (on my girlfriend's bike) and a few speeding ... nothing more 20kph over the limit though. I was in the wrong each time. A couple of times the cop gave me good advice which I retained so it was all part of the learning experience. I got to 80 demerits at one stage about 30 years ago but then went about 20 years without another infringement notice.

[crystalball]

Never been pulled over on a motorcycle, But today A undercover cop jumped out of his car in front of me and walked up to me and told me my headlight is blown as its not working. Must have just happened as was working wednesday. So I droped it off at botany honda and picked it up after work. Was a loose wire connection . Nice guy to point it out as need my headlight.:eek:

[Nzpure]

riding 2 years-ish and never been pulled over but was stopped 3 times the other night at 3 seperate checkpoints on my way home from belfast lol

[Jantar]

model of your bike: Suzuki T125, Suzuki T250, Suzuki GT380, Suzuki RM125, Suzuki RE5, Suzuki GT750, Suzuki GS1200SS, Suzuki DL1000
how long have you been riding: 42 years
how many times did you get pulled over: 11
reason for being pulled over: speeding, overloading, no helmet (2 days after helmets became compulsory), Noisy vehicle.
random check? and what was popos reasoning?: A few times, mostly after leaving motorbike rallys.

[Akzle]

never!

.... yet!


which is surprising given the bill i ignorantly racked up in four wheels...

the police are out there doing their job. that job is policy enforcement. they are not actually taught law, nor even a lot of the policy they are supposed to enforce, so they do what they're trained to do: collect revenue.

[ellipsis]

...40+ years and have been pulled so few times while on the highways and byways, that i think it is all down to luck...lots of it...they always seemed to get me, while i was on foot...

[unstuck]

32 yrs, VF750f, got pulled over once a year or so ago. Never had a bike license. Got pulled over cos I was leaving a tinny house.:Punk::Punk:

[flyingcrocodile46]

(Since 96) Some years not at all and even a few years on the trot. A couple of years ago I was pulled over (on the bike) twice within 14 weeks for speeding more than 40 kph over the limit (only had license back for a week before the second instant loss:doh:). Then again about 13 weeks later for 15kph over the 90 kph limit for towing a trailer. Saw a lot of bus time between tickets. I didn't like it and quite rightly blamed the police for being wankers.

[edit - may as well do them all - approx 50]

Starting at the start.
First 6 months riding a bike (mid 70's) I got pulled over 8 times. Once for failing to stop at a stop sign, three times for speeding, once for riding no hands, twice for reckless riding (wheelstands), once for no hands (using feet on handle bars). Got one speeding ticket and let off with warnings the other 7 times. About a year later in a car I got a DUI after a minor fender bender.

Off to Oz then
Car - hit two drunks when they ran out in front of me at an intersection (no ticket). Car - dangerous (weaving) driving and speeding (loss of license two or three months). Car - Mooning out window while stopped at lights (no charges). Bike - speeding got ticket. Bike - DIC or DUI? (can't remember). Bike - speeding at in excess of 160kph with bald front tire, expired license and no rego (let off as I would have got in too much trouble).

Back to NZ late 1980 - 95ish
Cars - At least a couple of dozen times for breath tests (close but no more fails). Cars - A couple of times for speeding (got small fines). Car - Reckless driving while trying to run from cops (mailed me the ticket and summons after they (x3) lost the stand off in my front yard - I however lost my license for 2 or 3 months anyway). .... back to the top.

[Road kill]

Got pulled over in about 76,we argued about weather I was riding faster than all the other traffic.
I won,he didn't have a radar or any of that stuff then.
Nothing since then.

[FJRider]

Got pulled over in about 76,we argued about weather I was riding faster than all the other traffic.


Riding faster than the other traffic will always attract their attention :shifty:

[\m/]

Got pulled over a few months ago on my GSF250, cop was accusing me of try to catch up with "my mates" (who I had never met and did not know) about 200m ahead of me on harleys. While I did not get a ticket, I was quite fucked off about being accused of something that I wasn't doing.

[Oakie]

Riding faster than the other traffic will always attract their attention :shifty:

...or was it just the other traffic going slowerer?

[spanner spinner]

Many years ago I was the proud owner of a XN85 when they where just released. Even then they where quite rare (I have been told from a reliable source that only 15 where imported by suzuki NZ) and I got pulled over on this bike more then any bike, at least 7 times that I can remember. But only once got a ticket, fair cop I was speeding in a 70k area. The other 6 times the cops just wanted to know what the hell was I riding, the cops that pulled me over all had bikes of there own and where just curious.

[caspernz]

In about 20 odd years on two wheels, been pulled over a sum total of three times. Yes, each stop was warranted.

Quite a few breathtest lineups at night, I work shifts so that's not unusual.

[Berries]

NZ is tame. Pulled once on the bike in 16 years of riding over here. Failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Yade yade yah. Arse. In the previous ten years riding in the UK I wouldn't have a clue how many times I was pulled over. Being pulled over for riding a bike was not uncommon, but then neither was bike theft.

[nzspokes]

I got spoken to 3 times on friday. On the southern m/way.

But that was because I was stopped. :wavey:

Also once at a check point at 9.55pm when I was on my L. Cop asked why I was going so fast, I told him to get home before my curfew. He laughed and sent me on my way.

[madbikeboy]

Popo? Diming a 187? The five - o? All you need now is some wow wow music and a cop-stache...

[EJK]

Bike: Yamaha Scorpio
Reason: For lane splitting like a bad ass motherfucker without a L-plate.

[DODO``]

...40+ years


32 yrs,


16 years of riding.

:not::not::not:

[scumdog]

Once for licence check
Once 'cos my number-plate was bent?:confused:
Twice at booze-bus check-points.

All on Harleys

In 40+ years of riding

[jrandom]

Bike: Yamaha Scorpio
Reason: For lane splitting like a bad ass motherfucker without a L-plate.

Please tell me it was a motorbike cop.

If a car managed to pull you over for filtering, you were doing it wrong.

[bogan]

Twice, once for a huckory number plate (GN250, 6months riding), once for not having my headlight on (Bros650, 7years riding).

And a few checkpoints too.

[nzspokes]

Forgot one. Riding on Scenic Drive in Aucks. On my XL185s. With the plate on from my trailer. Cop said the pie dish for a headlight was a nice touch. He told me to get the F home and not let him see me on it again. It was 1984.

[NordieBoy]

model of your bike: Suzuki T125, Suzuki T250, Suzuki GT380, Suzuki RE5, Suzuki GT750, Suzuki GS1200SS, Suzuki DL1000

I see a pattern emerging...

[unstuck]

I used to ride all over the north shore on this old XL185superfarmer around 84/85. Local traffic cop used to laugh his ass off when he saw me. The police wanted me to stop once or twice though.:no::shifty:

[Woodman]

DT 175 in the 80s three times. Two in two days ($25 instant fine) for not displaying a wof. One for speeding.

1991. Gixxer 750, cop stopped me at traffic lights to have a chat and try to get me to admit to exceessive speed as he couldn't get a reading. Didn't give him a figure, but was just under 180kmhr. Gave me a safety talk and we chatted on the roadside for a while and I rode away with no ticket. He was a nice guy but not very observant cos the bike had no reg or wof:msn-wink:. Since then nothing on the bike.

[rastuscat]

never!

.... yet!


which is surprising given the bill i ignorantly racked up in four wheels...

the police are out there doing their job. that job is policy enforcement. they are not actually taught law, nor even a lot of the policy they are supposed to enforce, so they do what they're trained to do: collect revenue.

Sorry to have to disagree, but I disagree. :bleh:

[rastuscat]

I see a pattern emerging...

Yes, all his bike models are letters followed by numbers.

Some coincidence. Wow.

Donuts.

[rastuscat]

I see a pattern emerging...

I get spoken to by multiple cops every workday. Am I doing something wrong?

:Police:

[pritch]

Too many to count. Mostly fifty years ago plus when I first got my license.

Maybe six or seven years ago I got two tickets in quick succession for exceeding the limit by a bit over 10kph thereby collecting demerits. Didn't like that much, so I bought a radar detector.

Last time I was stopped I was on the moped, they were stopping all bikes. I already posted about that on KB.

There is a definite impression that since the merger of the MoT with the Police there is a lot less risk of getting stopped.

[Zedder]

I get spoken to by multiple cops every workday. Am I doing something wrong?

:Police:

Not as long as they speak to you nicely.

[ducatilover]

Three times I think on my old VT250 all with 2-4 years riding.
Once for "speeding away from lights" pfft...on a 250...and apparently it did a radar 71km/h in first. Chatted to the cop who was a great bloke, got let off.
Overtaking on double yellows (Manawatu Gorge, meh). Tried to do me for 135km/h too, but no radar reading (he caught up to me in Palmy, so God knows what he was doing, I was riding at the speed limit) Got dangerous riding charge or something.
Got pulled in Pahiatua for getting my knee down, got let off because he decided I was a comical chap and repentant :shifty:
Not bad for a young wanker with 8 years riding

[carburator]

A number of years riding here and overseas..

europe used to be fun, as they would clock the time you entered certain sections of the motorway
so you used to stop short and wait for the travel time to exspire..
same thing happens in canada too..

here, pulled on the fxr150 for no brake light ( rainy night got told to stop at the next servo and fit a
new bulb.
pulled on the TRX outside of rotovegas 120 in a 100 zone ( fair cop since id been doing well over that
two corners before hand )

Hauraki plains, got pulled up by a cop swearing i was part of a group ride that was excessively speeding
and wanted names and stuff.. ( fj1200 full paniers and the missues on the back ) Umm yes the bike was
called express freight ( stage three motor ) would stretch the chain and pull nice monos but really ????

couple of contacts for the hour i guess riding a highly modded bike just wanting to know what the bike was.

[scumdog]

I get spoken to by multiple cops every workday. Am I doing something wrong?

:Police:

Pah, I talk to MYSELF at work...how bad is THAT??:weird::crazy::whistle:

[pritch]

Pah, I talk to MYSELF at work...how bad is THAT??:weird::crazy::whistle:

I have sometimes found that to be the only way to have a sensible conversation?

[unstuck]

Pah, I talk to MYSELF at work...how bad is THAT??:weird::crazy::whistle:

They all come from the same gene pool over there anyway don't they, so I kinda guess it would be like talking to yourself.:whistle::bleh:

[FJRider]

Pah, I talk to MYSELF at work...how bad is THAT??:weird::crazy::whistle:

ONE person agree's with you ... I guess it's a start ... :shifty:

[GSF]

Been riding 2 years, all on my '92 Suzuki Bandit 250.
Been stopped twice, first was after about 6 months of riding, I went through a give-way bay and pulled out on top of an unmarked police car.

Copper chewed me out thoroughly but didn't ticket me even though I didn't have an L-plate on. I told him I left it at home because it looked gay and all the hot girls at uni laugh at me. So he let me off.

Second was commuting to work in the morning, turning right from Union St to Nelson St in Auckland CBD. There's always a copper hanging around to catch people coming off the motorway exit too hot. I ran an orange and got booked for running a red light.

[DODO``]

I told him I left it at home because it looked gay and all the hot girls at uni laugh at me.

..... nice.

[wysper]

25 years riding.
Only stops have been wof/rego stops or the drink driving check points. And even then it has only been a handful of those - def less than 5.

Guess I am not a real biker :violin:

Bike: Mostly Suzukis, now a Harley

[YellowDog]

Been stopped a few times.

Speeding a little and also to checking bike's not stolen a few times too.

Cops stopping me generally have a good attitude.

No complaints.

[Jantar]

I see a pattern emerging...
I noticed the same pattern. I was never stopped when riding any other make, eg Honda 500, Kwaka 750, various Jawas etc.

[Corse1]

None when I was younger although twice evaded the popo by opening the throttle. Been back riding 6 years and been stopped and ticketed twice for speeding Ducati ST4s both times. Must have lost some Kahuna in the interval.:laugh:

[Oakie]

None when I was younger although twice evaded the popo by opening the throttle ..... Must have lost some Kahuna in the interval.:laugh:

Gained some brains I'd respectfully suggest...

[NordieBoy]

I noticed the same pattern. I was never stopped when riding any other make, eg Honda 500, Kwaka 750, various Jawas etc.

Maybe they think "S" is for "Stolen"?

[Corse1]

Gained some brains I'd respectfully suggest...

With respect I don't think I have had a transplant, just learn't how to use the existing parts:mellow:

[madbikeboy]

Once for licence check
Once 'cos my number-plate was bent?:confused:
Twice at booze-bus check-points.

All on Harleys

In 40+ years of riding

And just how many bikes have you pulled Mr PoPo?

[scumdog]

And just how many bikes have you pulled Mr PoPo?

Why???

If I say bugger-all will you think I'm a good (or slack?) bastard.

And if I say heaps will you think I'm picking on motorbike riders and an arsehole???


Lemme say bikers have probably got a more than fair treatment from me...<_<

[ducatilover]

If I say bugger-all will you think I'm a good (or slack?) bastard.

And if I say heaps will you think I'm picking on motorbike riders and an arsehole???




Yes.

Yes.

Duh...

[bsasuper]

This is a really good chat on a really good subject!, I dont know how people come up with such good stuff!(are you being Sarcastic?), opps did I say that out loud?

[pzkpfw]

Never ever been pulled over on my bike. Not even back when I was young and stupid and nothing about me or the bike of the time or the way I used it was legal.

In my car been stopped 3 times for tickets (not indicating lane change 3 seconds, 116km/h, 114km/h), two of those were by a cop (same one, I think (or at least - same moustache)) on a bike. So does that count?

(Not including drunk driver check points (at which I've never failed) - got stopped twice last night in Tawa; and I've never been speed camera'd).

[DODO``]

When there are drink check points, they also check motorcycles too right? U take your helmet off in the middle of the road and do the test?

[GSF]

When there are drink check points, they also check motorcycles too right? U take your helmet off in the middle of the road and do the test?

I've been stopped at about half a dozen around Auckland either late at night or early in the morning (trying to catch people still wasted from last night) and I've never been checked, I've always just been waved right on through.

[Subike]

not counting breath testing when leaving rally's

twice on my XS1100e for being 7 & 5 k over the 100kph limit
once on my XS1100f for being 5k over the limit, then ticketed for wrong class licence, no reg,
one on my sportster for a breath test no ticket
once on my 380GT suzuki for wof check, no ticket
once on a Puch moped, underaged (12 years old)

but in a cage

Not telling

but a frigging lot

[Berries]

but in a cage

Not telling
I wasn't counting cars but the the first, of many, was the best. Me in my Mk II Cortina, 1300 Deluxe because the 2 doors made it look more like a Lotus, centre of town on a Saturday night. On L plates. Entered a roundabout having been followed by a marked car for some time and all I could hear were sirens descending from every direction. Car behind put his lights on so I pulled over to let him past and he stopped right in front of me. Then two bike cops stopped next to the drivers door and another car just about rear ended me. And two more cars joined in just to make sure. Right outside the main cinema at kicking out time. I was the entertainment that night.

No ticket either.

[actungbaby]

I been stoped like 6 times since getting my licence at 15 in like 1980

got stoped on my c 90cc step tru not putting both feet down at stop sign

as officer said he knows it can be done safley but law to make sure u look engough

was just freindly reminder

Rode my mates it 400cc dirt bike while slighty tipsy apprently i rode around block
twice i remmebr it had vice grips for gear change , and my mate was going surely not dumb enough to ride past again but .. yes i was . they said officer tryed wave me down after
going slowley around i though beter show of and roar past, then i rode around stoped and got caught red handed , he told me to park up the bike so i did not a problem
i was good kid didnt give him any trouble goes a long way

3 time i remember was in my mx 5 car driving on my restricted taking mate home i was 40 yrs plus driving after my 10pm cut of over the speedlimit 60kph in 50 kph zone

gave me warning as been so polite and friendly said chould given me like 500 in fines good guy

oh got pulled over for doing 120kph in 100kph zone passing a car my wife told me of for ages on that trip to auckland did wheel spin after left the sence hehe was ticked of.

before that my bike rat bike xl 100k2 looks like shit pained primer lound
broke down and my mate was in his car with my pc . so ran it home littley
running alongside pushing the bike when got stoped 1/4 mile from home boy was fit then

officer said looked bit suspect am sure was laugh in hindsight he aslo checked mates car must look brizzare as this pc and monitor n display in the back.

after gave my addrsss and name he thanked me for my honestly and said i chould given him fulse name adress the thought never crossed my mind hehe

I think was condtion the bike though u get treated diffrently hence old days u drove car with primer on people rekoned u get stoped more

Did get stop few months ago leaving are cleaning jobs at 2am in town here and breath tested

I just told officer a was shocked didnt know chould be stoped for no reason, and 2 i dont drink

so was all good but we both buggered from are job .driving my mums primera its got big bore exhust hehe

but like you said i expect you lok the part of safe rider so u probley get overlooked not bad thing really.



Ive been riding pretty much daily for around 2+years now, and never been pulled over by popo, But I do hear number of my mates being pulled over for various reasons.. and I just got really curious as to why I was never pulled over? besides riding safely... haha not even random checks... maybe my white helmet and hi-viz? bike itself is loud as fk tho.. would you share your stories if you have been pulled over by answering quick questions below? Thanks guys :Punk::Punk:

model of your bike:
how long have you been riding:
how many times did you get pulled over:
reason for being pulled over:
random check? and what was popos reasoning?:

[hellokitty]

When there are drink check points, they also check motorcycles too right? U take your helmet off in the middle of the road and do the test?


I've been stopped at about half a dozen around Auckland either late at night or early in the morning (trying to catch people still wasted from last night) and I've never been checked, I've always just been waved right on through.

I have always been waved through as well.
I have never been pulled over, but my husband gets pulled over all the time, unless he is with me, then he gets ignored. He looks like a gang member and I am wearing a pink and white leather jacket :weird: pink people are always well behaved apparently!
(the reality is that I speed and he doesn't, plus I am the one to get road rage, and he just shrugs things off, but I look all innocent)

[skippa1]

approx 1985 - CB900 - speeding, no licence, MT Eden Rd, let off with warning
approx 1987 - XS750 - speeding, no licence, Newton Gully, $500 fine
approx 1995 - XR500 - carrying a pillion with no pegs, not displaying WOF(stuck under seat) no licenc, Tairua, $300 fine
Nothing since.....got a licence in the end

[Berg]

Stopped a few times in the last few years just for breath tests at checkpoints.
Got stopped in Nelson many years ago because my wallet fell out of my jacket pocket. Nice cop helped me pick up all my stuff from the road and didn't even look at the unregistered, unWOFed DT175 I was riding.

[DMNTD]

model of your bike: YZF-R1 and a ZX6R
how long have you been riding: 25 years
how many times did you get pulled over: Plenty many (25+ easily)
reason for being pulled over: Self inflicted 90% of the time,several breath tests which I have no issue with, several unwarranted/assumed guilty pull overs




I've been stopped at about half a dozen around Auckland either late at night or early in the morning (trying to catch people still wasted from last night) and I've never been checked, I've always just been waved right on through.
Nothing personal, but that's disappointing

[GingerMidget]

I got pulled over just out on the edge of Greytown recently in mums car, for an 'unsafe overtaking maneuvour' the prat in the campervan had done 20k through the entire town. I got pissed off and nailed it the second the other side was clear. Apparently nothing coming for well over 200m isn't safe? No, ticket, just a warning about scaring tourists.

On the bike, only really been stopped once and thats for no l plate. He took a guess, and was right. Something about a gn250 and learners. It was there when I left the house, parked outside the supermarket in Newtown, and it was gone when I got back. Pinged on the way home.

Breath tested a bunch of times on the bike, never just been waved through. It always comes up with no alcohol because I'm not dumb enough to push my luck.

[GrayWolf]

riding since 1974
various bikes, current ZZR1100, MT-01. (sometimes her can am)
When young? 'several' times :Police::laugh::laugh: usually for acting like a typical 'Looney plater'. Speeding, silly manouvers etc. Since being here? Apart from spot checks for alcohol,, only 3 times, 2 for speeding, and once to have a chat about the bike, he was seriously interested in it. :bleh::bleh:
May be luck of the draw?? But I often see a popo on the road and have been doing 110ish and they have'nt even reacted,,, phew!!

[superman]

Riding since Nov 2010, 2 x Rego Checks, 2 x Blow a popo, 1 x speeding ticket.

[rastuscat]

Bugger. Seems we are crap at the revenue collecting that we get accused of. From what I can see in this thread, most people have been fairly Popo-free, given the number of times each has ridden, versus the number of times they have been stopped.

It appears that our reputation for being nit picking, revenue collecting bastards may be overstated.

I did a late shift last night, and believe me, the things I sa that I could have collected revenue from, you'd be gob smacked. Wrote 3 tickets, one for a prohibited right turn, one for 120 in an 80, one for 106 in an 80.

Maybe I'm losing it.

:msn-wink:

[GrayWolf]

Bugger. Seems we are crap at the revenue collecting that we get accused of. From what I can see in this thread, most people have been fairly Popo-free, given the number of times each has ridden, versus the number of times they have been stopped.

It appears that our reputation for being nit picking, revenue collecting bastards may be overstated.
:msn-wink:

Yeh but now you know where we all live (areas) and can inform the local plod where all the missing revenue is :bleh::bleh::laugh:

[Berg]

Bugger. Seems we are crap at the revenue collecting that we get accused of. From what I can see in this thread, most people have been fairly Popo-free, given the number of times each has ridden, versus the number of times they have been stopped.

It appears that our reputation for being nit picking, revenue collecting bastards may be overstated.

I did a late shift last night, and believe me, the things I sa that I could have collected revenue from, you'd be gob smacked. Wrote 3 tickets, one for a prohibited right turn, one for 120 in an 80, one for 106 in an 80.

Maybe I'm losing it.

:msn-wink:
Shh mate. You'll have them thinking we are a pack of pushovers soon.:lol:

[awa355]

Riding since 1969. Only ticket 1972, 51mph with a pillion. $12.00 fine. Been through a couple of checkpoints, no problems.

[Spazman727]

Been pulled over twice in the car, once at about 2.30am for going through a stop sign. The car I was trying to get in front of turned out to be an under cover cop :laugh:. I was on restricted and had 2 passengers, cop just fined me for the stop sign.
The other time was for speeding, 61 in a 50k zone or something.
2 breath checks, once on the way to an exam, ha.
Once on the CB250 for 119 in 100k zone (haven't been able to make the speedo go that high.)
One breath test on the bike, at about 3pm on a Friday, coming home from uni.

Been riding about 3 years, driving 8ish.

[Brayden]

Model of your bike: VT250 Spada
How long have you been riding: 2 Years
How many times did you get pulled over: Twice
Reason for being pulled over: Speeding (61 in a 50, cmon..)

Reason for being pulled over: Random Check, had a passenger, 35 demerits on the restricted.. Ouch!
Random check? and what was popos reasoning?: Apparently they don't need a reason to pull you over

Times run from the Police: Once, it was a fucking scary experience..

[Utenz]

Gee, countless times. I remember some;
Late '70's, AC50, doing 70 in a 50 zone.
Late '70's, AC50, no licence. I was 13 or 14. Let off with a telling off.
Early 80's, XR250, speeding, wheel standing one or two up, no wof, no number plate (broke it off wheel standing), burn outs on white lines in the rain, etc,etc many times booked, many times let off.
Early 80's, GS550. Speeding.
Late 80's XL500s. Speeding.
1990's Z1100,NSW, Vic & QLD. Speeding, not stopping at stop sign. (Phillip Island, on way from track to Cowles pub - 100's got booked that day.)

Wow looks worse than it is when listed. 30+ years riding, yes some years like an idiot, one trip in an ambulance when a car u turned in front of me. Oh, pulled over once cause cop thought riding when leg was in a cast was a bad idea.

Now I ride off road.:weird:

[bikemike]

29 years
Nothing on the bikes until about five years ago...

R1200GS - Speeding - 62(?) in a 50, suburbs. Also found rego and wof expired. oops! Very polite.
R1200GS - Speeding - 111 in a 100, West Coast Road.
R1200GS - Rego - current but it was in my pocket :mellow:
R1200GS - Booze stop. Of course not!!

[Punchy]

Pulled over a million times for speeding, lost license due to demerits a year or so ago.
Now I just don't ride on the road anymore.

[unstuck]

Pulled over a million times for speeding, lost license due to demerits a year or so ago.
Now I just don't ride on the road anymore.

You could just try a little self control, then you could get back out on the road, and have a shit load more money to boot.:msn-wink:

[Punchy]

You could just try a little self control, then you could get back out on the road, and have a shit load more money to boot.:msn-wink:

I see what you are saying, I gave that a whirl. I don't really enjoy commuting on a bike, and I'm not really into the whole group ride to the pub thing either. I just enjoy going fast. I suppose some people are the opposite, and are horrified by going fast, but enjoy a nice sunday ride.
Much prefer to drive around in my super slow van on the road. Everyone is different.

[unstuck]

I see what you are saying, I gave that a whirl. I don't really enjoy commuting on a bike, and I'm not really into the whole group ride to the pub thing either. I just enjoy going fast. I suppose some people are the opposite, and are horrified by going fast, but enjoy a nice sunday ride.
Much prefer to drive around in my super slow van on the road. Everyone is different.

Im hearing ya, fucken hard not to wind a bike out, but the roads are a lot quieter down this way.:niceone:

[Buyasta]

In 6 years riding (although with about a 2 year gap) I've never been pulled over on a bike, although I've only had a GZ250 and a Scorpio, neither of which would have been capable of breaking the open road speed limit with a fat bastard like myself on them without a good tailwind/downhill section.

In the car, in 10 years of driving I've been pulled over 3 times, ticketed all 3 for speed - 67 in what I thought was a 60 but turned out to be a 50, 110 in a 100, and 117 in a 100.
Also been through a couple of breath test checkpoints in the car without issue.

[over5tayer]

3 months ago - cbr250r MC19:

Lanesplitting on Wairau road onramp heading south. $150 for "unsafe changing of lanes" - he clocked me going 40kph through the slow moving cars and deemed it "unsafe". He reeked of cigs so I told him that smoking probably carried more risks than lanesplitting at 40. He gave me another $150 ticket for running the onramp light. Thought bike cops would be more understanding, guess not...

[Bassmatt]

Three times. A license and rego check (all good), speeding (120 in a 100 zone) and got pulled over a few days ago for "speeding". They couldn't tell me how fast I was going nor gave me a ticket, but I was asked some rather interesting and leading questions before being allowed to go on my way.
I'm thinking they must be looking for someone who fits my description.
I'm a law abiding citizen :innocent:

[onearmedbandit]

Wow where would I start??

GSX750 aged 18 - Speeding - No ticket
GSX400X aged 19 - Speeding - No ticket
VFR400R aged 19 - Accused of doing wheelie but convinced 'em it wasn't me.
GSXR750 aged 20 - Speeding - No ticket
GSXR750 aged 20 - Speeding - No ticket
GSXR750 aged 21 - Wheelie - No ticket
GSXR750 Aged 21 (1 week later) - Speeding - Ticket
GSXR750 Aged 21 (3 days later) - Wheelie and speeding and pursued - Big ticket and 6mths loss
GSXR750 Aged 21 (4 days later) - Speeding and big ticket again + another 6mths
GSXR750 Aged 27 - Speeding - Ticket and 6mths loss
GSXR750 Aged 28 - Wheelie and caught by a fine KB member - Ticket and 3mths
GSXR1000 - Assumed speeding from noise - given lecture. Definitely wasn't me.
GSXR1000 - Speeding - Warning
GSXR1000 - Speeding - Ticket

Haven't been pulled in the last few years, but I know it'll happen again. And there's probably more that I've forgotten. Wheelies don't feature so much in my riding now, but a little speeding still occurs. Oh and this doesn't count the times I didn't see the police and continued my ride. Hang me. Yup I'm a speeder, lock up your children I'm a homicidal psychopath hell bent on wrecking havoc on the roads.

Actually I'm not. I used to be. Some of those early tickets are for big speed. Most of the runners were when I was much younger too. Now I get pinged for stuff like 130km/h on the Akaroa highway.

[ducatilover]

Wow where would I start??

GSX750 aged 18 - Speeding - No ticket
GSX400X aged 19 - Speeding - No ticket
VFR400R aged 19 - Accused of doing wheelie but convinced 'em it wasn't me.
GSXR750 aged 20 - Speeding - No ticket
GSXR750 aged 20 - Speeding - No ticket
GSXR750 aged 21 - Wheelie - No ticket
GSXR750 Aged 21 (1 week later) - Speeding - Ticket
GSXR750 Aged 21 (3 days later) - Wheelie and speeding and pursued - Big ticket and 6mths loss
GSXR750 Aged 21 (4 days later) - Speeding and big ticket again + another 6mths
GSXR750 Aged 27 - Speeding - Ticket and 6mths loss
GSXR750 Aged 28 - Wheelie and caught by a fine KB member - Ticket and 3mths
GSXR1000 - Assumed speeding from noise - given lecture. Definitely wasn't me.
GSXR1000 - Speeding - Warning
GSXR1000 - Speeding - Ticket

Haven't been pulled in the last few years, but I know it'll happen again. And there's probably more that I've forgotten. Wheelies don't feature so much in my riding now, but a little speeding still occurs. Oh and this doesn't count the times I didn't see the police and continued my ride. Hang me. Yup I'm a speeder, lock up your children I'm a homicidal psychopath hell bent on wrecking havoc on the roads.

Actually I'm not. I used to be. Some of those early tickets are for big speed. Most of the runners were when I was much younger too. Now I get pinged for stuff like 130km/h on the Akaroa highway.

I get this really strange feeling that you might almost sort of like Gixxers...

[ducatilover]

You could just try a little self control, then you could get back out on the road, and have a shit load more money to boot.:msn-wink:

Self conwhat? :bleh:

[unstuck]

Self conwhat? :bleh:

Ok, MANTROL then. :bleh:

[madbikeboy]

Wow where would I start??

VFR400R aged 19 - Accused of doing wheelie but convinced 'em it wasn't me.



I'm totally disgusted by your apparent lack of judgement and sheer recklessness. I mean, you owned a Honda? WTF??

[onearmedbandit]

I'm totally disgusted by your apparent lack of judgement and sheer recklessness. I mean, you owned a Honda? WTF??

No it was borrowed. Thankfully.

[jamov13]

I got stopped earlier this year on my NSR250.

At about 10 past 5 one weekday I pull out of my drive way, drive about 20m (realise my head-light is off, so flick it on) then continue another 20m before turning right down a side road.

Three cars gave way to me (as they were turning left) and so here I am, well inside the speed limit, on a narrow as hell residential road, in peak traffic, with double yellow lines, heading towards a hill crest, with my view slightly obstructed by sunlight, followed by 3 cars, with head light on and happy. When I notice a pair of blue and reds in the distance behind us.

I go over the crest of the hill and I'm about 1/4 way down pulling over to the left when the cop starts tailing me hard (so I continue to the bottom of the step, narrow hill to a safe, flat, wide place to pull over).

The cop gets all bent out of shape from the start because I took a 150m to stop. I hand the bloke my lic., take off the helmet, get off the bike, tell him what he wants to hear - all at his request. Then he proceeds to dress me down for having no headlight on. Fair play it was off for 20m so I appologise and beg for mercy.

Then I got thinking about his safety message verse's his driving example. The cop had to close a massive distance to reach me when he did. Doing the calculus of where he was when I spotted him in relation to where he caught up to me puts him conservatively at about 40-50km/hr above the 50km limit.

Remember, he had to also overtake the 3 cars, heading towards a hill crest, with an view obstructed by sunlight, on a narrow as hell residential road, in peak traffic, with double yellow lines, with no ability to see on coming traffic... to deliver a head light safety message?? The guy was/is a major accident waiting to happen, he was just super lucky nothing came over that hill or that a child didn't run out.

Hypocrite.

I wish I could've ID'd him - I'd have made a complaint. My advice, ID the cop in some way: You may need it later.

Safer Communities TOGETHER. Arsehole.

[reggie1198]

2003 Ducati 998 - took off a bit quick from some lights in Dublin, 68mhp in a 40 zone
2007 Ducati 1098s - 185kph in a 100 zone, I got a day in court with a fine $750euro, small "donation" to the community, 5 demerit points. No loss of license or increase in insurance. It stopped me passing cars in third gear for a while.
Not been stopped since being back in New Zealand, so far so good.

[madbikeboy]

No it was borrowed. Thankfully.

By borrowed, you mean some random mugger came up to you and forced a shotgun at your head, and then threatened to fire said shotgun unless you ride his bike... I can live with that sequence of events.

[darkwolf]

About 2 weeks after buying my bike, I went through a check point. Figured that was all good. Passed the breath-test (should think so as I hadn't been drinking) but got asked to pull over so he could check the bike over and make sure I was all legal like.

I was told that I shouldn't have put a "L" plate on such an oversize bike as we are smarter than you think. The officer then proceeded to give me a lecture about how I should know that the legal limit for a learner licence is 250cc. I showed him the "249cc" stamped on the side of the bike and the VTR250 on the licence label. Still didn't believe me - claimed the "249cc" was per cylinder at least. It was eventually sorted but took about 10 minutes out of my day. Other than that, I haven't had any trouble and to be fair, I wasn't too bothered about the 250cc argument either as I thought he was having a laugh the whole way through.

[ducatilover]

By borrowed, you mean some random mugger came up to you and forced a shotgun at your head, and then threatened to fire said shotgun unless you ride his bike... I can live with that sequence of events.

Or he was having a day with a weak wrist? :msn-wink:

[DODO``]

I got stopped earlier this year on my NSR250.

At about 10 past 5 one weekday I pull out of my drive way, drive about 20m (realise my head-light is off, so flick it on) then continue another 20m before turning right down a side road.

Three cars gave way to me (as they were turning left) and so here I am, well inside the speed limit, on a narrow as hell residential road, in peak traffic, with double yellow lines, heading towards a hill crest, with my view slightly obstructed by sunlight, followed by 3 cars, with head light on and happy. When I notice a pair of blue and reds in the distance behind us.

I go over the crest of the hill and I'm about 1/4 way down pulling over to the left when the cop starts tailing me hard (so I continue to the bottom of the step, narrow hill to a safe, flat, wide place to pull over).

The cop gets all bent out of shape from the start because I took a 150m to stop. I hand the bloke my lic., take off the helmet, get off the bike, tell him what he wants to hear - all at his request. Then he proceeds to dress me down for having no headlight on. Fair play it was off for 20m so I appologise and beg for mercy.

Then I got thinking about his safety message verse's his driving example. The cop had to close a massive distance to reach me when he did. Doing the calculus of where he was when I spotted him in relation to where he caught up to me puts him conservatively at about 40-50km/hr above the 50km limit.

Remember he had to also overtake the 3 cars, heading towards a hill crest, an view obstructed by sunlight, on a narrow as hell residential road, in peak traffic, with double yellow lines, with no ability to see on coming traffic... to deliver a head light safety message?? The guy was a major accident waiting to happen, he was just super lucky nothing came over that hill or a kid didn't run out.

Hypocrite.

I wish I could've ID'd him - I'd have made a complaint.

Safer Communities TOGETHER. Arsehole.

got any reply from them?

[Str8 Jacket]

My first speeding ticket was on a A100. Second speeding ticket an NC21. I have been pulled over a total of 4 times, all for speeding. Was lucky enough to be "warned" twice.
I guess if you don't bring attention to yourself then you don't get noticed.

[24xtreme]

I get pulled over a few times a month for routine license checks at all hours of the day Been pulled over by the same cop 3 times once, you'd think he might recognise my beautiful physic and leathers after a while, no?

Can a 20 yr old not ride a litre bike these days without looking like he stole it or has no license.

[Maki]

I have been pulled over once, for speeding. They let me go with a warning because they were too busy to give me a ticket and I don´t think they had any idea exactly how fast I was going... :banana:

[sugilite]

Model of your bike: Kawasaki 89 ZXR750
How long have you been riding: 30 Years
How many times did you get pulled over: hmmm, prob about 10.
Reason for being pulled over: Got 4 speeding tickets, last one in 06. There may have been incidences of miscommunication at other times. :innocent:

[rastuscat]

GSXR750 Aged 28 - Wheelie and caught by a fine KB member - Ticket and 3mths


You're welcome. :Police:

It was a good wheelie too, and I was gobsmacked when I realized you'd done it one handed. Lots of respect for your skills, Kemo Sabe.

It's a quandary really. I see someone doing a wheelie, think "Way Cool :Punk: then remember what I'm paid to do :doh:,

I managed a smile when the grumpy boss I was with told me you had said the front wheel came up by accident. That was before the Tui ads, but was a good one anyway.

Donuts.

[GSF]

I showed him the "249cc" stamped on the side of the bike and the VTR250 on the licence label. Still didn't believe me - claimed the "249cc" was per cylinder at least.

You've got to be fucking kidding me. You mean he looked at the "249cm3" stamped/cast into the actual block and told you it was "per cylinder"? :killingme

Wish it was true, my Bandit would magically become a thou...

[MrKiwi]

Since 1982 been pulled over only twice on my bike, once about 25 years ago when I had supposedly not stopped for someone at a pedestrian crossing. The popo must had good eyesight I certainly did see anyone one on or even near the crossing. The second time was in December last year for a random safety check to be told what to wear and how to make myself conspicious. My bike is well lit up (headlight plus additional LED running lights) and I wear a bright red jacket, was wearing all the safety gear etc. Not sure why he even bothered to stop me, didn't ask to see my licence or check my rego and wof. We chatted and I drove off sweating under the heat of the sun for an unnecessary stop to be told how to do what I was already doing. I don't mind being stopped if there is a point to it, but in this case I was left wondering....

[rastuscat]

You've got to be fucking kidding me. You mean he looked at the "249cm3" stamped/cast into the actual block and told you it was "per cylinder"? :killingme

Wish it was true, my Bandit would magically become a thou...

Yeah, my 800 would suddenly be a 1600. Would I have to pay higher reg?

[davereid]

Yeah, my 800 would suddenly be a 1600. Would I have to pay higher reg?

The BMW F650 is 800 cc... thats gonna be confusing for LAMS... bet that gets stuffed up.

[MrKiwi]

The BMW F650 is 800 cc... thats gonna be confusing for LAMS... bet that gets stuffed up.

I don't see why it should. The name of the bike model is not used to consider the power to weight ratio or its cc rating. Having said that I've seen worse stuff ups...

[davereid]

I don't see why it should. The name of the bike model is not used to consider the power to weight ratio or its cc rating. Having said that I've seen worse stuff ups...

There is some stuff in other threads about this, some KBers have had some input.

The NZTA already have it well fucked up apparently.

They were just going to use the Aussie List, then they discovered that the ozzies have 5 lists and they are all different.

Then they chose one of the ozzie lists and discovered that NZ has a far wider range of motorbikes than Oz as we allow parallel importing. So whats a Ninja 650 in Canada where mine came from might be called an ERF6F/N in New Zealand or even an EX650 or something else depending on what the parallel importer called it. So exactly what on the Oz LAMS list will they think it is over here, especially as the Ozzies have a ER6L LAMs version.

They restricted the size of bikes to 660 cc as "they didn't want people riding bikes that were too big or heavy for them." They were unable to explain why if the issue was size and weight, that they didn't make a rule around size and weight, cc's weigh nothing of course.

Now they have 4-5 months to get an "L" on all our rego labels.

I only licence once a year, so that should have been all finished 8 months ago, so for the first year or so there will be no L on the labels, if they ever get around to it at all.

And that begs the question, is the database even good enough to determine if a bike should have an L label. ? They think my K100 is 100cc. I bet the database is full of crap like that.

Still, overall I think LAMs is a step in the right direction, but in true NZ style, we have copied someone else badly, and we will cock it up.

[onearmedbandit]

You're welcome. :Police:

It was a good wheelie too, and I was gobsmacked when I realized you'd done it one handed. Lots of respect for your skills, Kemo Sabe.

It's a quandary really. I see someone doing a wheelie, think "Way Cool :Punk: then remember what I'm paid to do :doh:,

I managed a smile when the grumpy boss I was with told me you had said the front wheel came up by accident. That was before the Tui ads, but was a good one anyway.

Donuts.

Thanks for the compliment. And I know it sounds like a Tui ad, but it wasn't an intentional wheelie! Sure when it did come up I didn't slam the throttle shut, but if it had been intentional I would've carried it all the way up Durham lol.

[Maha]

Just the once on a bike....read here -->> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/121938-Attention-KB-Legal-Brain-Trust?highlight=police+maha

Got off the ticket....my people are really really good...:shifty: