Newstalk ZB story: Police chase biker thru Waikato

[rainman]

9/03/2007 16:04:03

There has been a police chase through rural Waikato.

A Harley Davidson failed to stop for police, resulting in a high-speed chase from Huntly to Morrinsville and assistance from the Eagle helicopter.

Senior Sergeant Pete Simpson says the man eventually gave himself up and the bike was found to be stolen.
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Anyone from the Waikato missing a Harley? :)

[Grahameeboy]

High speed....Harley!!

Why do guys do this?

[avgas]

High speed....Harley!!

Why do guys do this?

Fuck i'd do it....just for shits and giggles :)

[u4ea]

:yes: I am pleased they got the wanker whos into stealing someones pride and joy!!!!!cheers for the post...some good news for once!!!!!:rockon:

[NUTBAR]

[QUOTE=Grahameeboy;968680]High speed....Harley!!

:rofl: :rofl: :weird: :tugger: :rofl: :rofl:

[Scouse]

High speed....Harley!!

:rofl: :rofl: :weird: :tugger: :rofl: :rofl:It could very well have been a Vrod and they are not slow

[Toaster]

:yes: I am pleased they got the wanker whos into stealing someones pride and joy!!!!!cheers for the post...some good news for once!!!!!:rockon:

I agree, great to see the sucker got caught. Hopefully got a tap too.

[Scouse]

High speed....Harley!!

:rofl: :rofl: :weird: :tugger: :rofl: :rofl: Is that your dauter in your profile pic

[doc]

[quote=bravo1;968762]It could very well have been a Vrod and they are not slowGotta to be bald have a potbelly and be a RUB to own one of them. They are not really a harley are they in the true sense WTF watercooled ?????

[spudchucka]

Isn't anyone going to have a crack at the pigs for engaging in dangerous pursuits?

[iwilde]

[QUOTE=zrxer;968773]Gotta to be bald have a potbelly and be a RUB to own one of them. They are not really a harley are they in the true sense WTF watercooled ?????

If I was to buy a Harley, the V Rod would be the only one I'd even consider, or the night rod maybe. I don't have a potbelly, nor an I bald. I'd say I'm not a RUB, but I'm proberly to young to know what that is...So wats up Doc?

[98tls]

Hope the piece of shit got lippy in the cells and got the crap beaten outta him........thieving scum......................:angry:

[sunhuntin]

Gotta to be bald have a potbelly and be a RUB to own one of them. They are not really a harley are they in the true sense WTF watercooled ?????

agreed. hate vrods...super mega fugly! look like shit, sound like shit. even harley lovers hate them! LOL.

gimme a springer softail any day :love:

[Spyked]

[QUOTE=zrxer;968773]Gotta to be bald have a potbelly and be a RUB to own one of them. They are not really a harley are they in the true sense WTF watercooled ?????

I reckon they look pretty cool, and that's probably the idea anyway, appeal to the non traditional market.
Only got to look at the demise of the British bike industry in the late sixties and early seventies to see why Harley would want to diversify it's customer base.

[jtzzr]

Isn't anyone going to have a crack at the pigs for engaging in dangerous pursuits?

Only thing about chasing a Harley is ,It`s not a pursuit it`s just time consuming , But it could be a dangerous pursuit if the Hog starts spilling oil everywhere.:dodge:

[Pixie]

agreed. hate vrods...super mega fugly! look like shit, sound like shit. even harley lovers hate them! LOL.

gimme a springer softail any day :love:

Ha Ha Get used to them.Harley are working on full dress V Rods because in a few years the old Broomwade motors won't meet emmissions regs.
Also, when the last Neanderthal dies they won't have anyone to assemble them.

( Broomwade - a brand of compressor)

[Ixion]

Wozza RUB ? Wozza RUB ? Huh ? Huh ?

[Pixie]

Wozza RUB ? Wozza RUB ? Huh ? Huh ?

Really Ucouth Biker

[MD]

Is that your dauter in your profile pic

Curiousity got the better of me....waiting for bravo1s answer!!!
If it's not his daughter then he hangs out with the right mob. Can he post some more pics.:yes: :woohoo: :devil2:
Back on topic. How many of you folks have actually ridden a VRod? Bloody amazing machines. They've been out a few years now and I haven't heard any stories of the new motor blowing up or missing a beat. Awesome powerful engine mixed with ... wait for it.. good brakes. What more do you need. Around town a Vrod would be bloody hard for Coppers to catch except as soon as it parks the crowd of onlookers would be a give away.

[doc]

How many of you folks have actually ridden a VRod? Bloody amazing machines. They've been out a few years now and I haven't heard any stories of the new motor blowing up or missing a beat. Awesome powerful engine mixed with ... wait for it.. good brakes. What more do you need. Around town a Vrod would be bloody hard for Coppers to catch except as soon as it parks the crowd of onlookers would be a give away.
Yeah I seriously looked at getting one, but the weight of the thing put me off. Doesn't mean I'm still not interested. Friend who worked on HD's at a dealership, reckons they are pretty well designed when you get inside them. Just gotta get use to a HD with no pushrods and water cooling. Still think they are are a bit blingy at the moment.

[Deano]

Around town a Vrod would be bloody hard for Coppers to catch except as soon as it parks the crowd of onlookers would be a give away.

Yep - I'd like to see most of the guys in here keep up with White Trash on a V-Rod from Castlepoint to Masterton.

[GIXser]

Isn't anyone going to have a crack at the pigs for engaging in dangerous pursuits?

no need you just did...!!!:yes:

[GIXser]

Yep - I'd like to see most of the guys in here keep up with White Trash on a V-Rod from Castlepoint to Masterton.


yeah ok...

[HenryDorsetCase]

[QUOTE=doc;968780]

I reckon they look pretty cool, and that's probably the idea anyway, appeal to the non traditional market.
Only got to look at the demise of the British bike industry in the late sixties and early seventies to see why Harley would want to diversify it's customer base.

Just to hijack the thread even more, that is absolutely right. HD know this. their core customer is late 40's earns over $100k/yr USD etc. That RUB stereotype started somewhere. Dean on Weeds is the funniest one.

Ive already said to the local dealer: I will buy an XR1200 if they build it and it comes here. ...... waiting.

Oh and hopefully scumbag didnt trash the stolen bike too much when he was running from the pleece.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Wozza RUB ? Wozza RUB ? Huh ? Huh ?

Rich Urban Biker innit?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Rabid Ugly Bastard?

Really Ugly Bastard?

[bmz2]

who ever steals someones wheels, they need the shit kicked out of them , even if its a HD or a 50cc, have had it done to me , mind you i did the kicking before the nice policeman came along and said to me how 's your bike after the fall , what fall i said , click mind in gear now, oh that fall , fine i said the rider needs some help. i hope the HD is ok and the owner should be given 5 min alone with the shithead who stole it

[Korea]

Back on topic. How many of you folks have actually ridden a VRod? Bloody amazing machines. They've been out a few years now and I haven't heard any stories of the new motor blowing up or missing a beat. Awesome powerful engine mixed with ... wait for it.. good brakes.

Yeah, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a picture of a dude in leathers GETTING HIS KNEE DOWN on the VRod.

Could HDs be catching up to the new millenium? Scary stuff.

[Krusti]

Regarding chases, saw an article in the Daily Post the other day. Senior Police Officer stated that they had yet to be involved in a chase where they thought, "That guy can drive"

Tempting is it not?

Problem is they only catch the ones that can't ride/drive and are not about to make public the details of ones that got away.

Reading the article though it did seem a little like a challenge!

[The Lone Rider]

Regarding chases, saw an article in the Daily Post the other day. Senior Police Officer stated that they had yet to be involved in a chase where they thought, "That guy can drive"

Tempting is it not?

Problem is they only catch the ones that can't ride/drive and are not about to make public the details of ones that got away.

Reading the article though it did seem a little like a challenge!

Well there has been a thing in the paper about the NZ police wanting to upgrade their road spikes as they run into drivers who can dodge them no matter where they set them up.

[scumdog]

Well there has been a thing in the paper about the NZ police wanting to upgrade their road spikes as they run into drivers who can dodge them no matter where they set them up.

That's cos there are dumb-arsed rules about where spikes can be set up (Can't have little Cedric crashing his stolen Subaru into a concrete wall after he loses it when he ran over the spikes at 110kph in a 50 area can we?)

And Police are no longer allowed to completely block the road to stop a car, they have to leave an 'escape route'...WTF is the point of a road-block then??
This was after a 'tard with a car load of passengers ploughed into a fire-engine (I think, from memory) that had been placed to block the road for him and many deaths/injuries reslulted.

Like "Oh, fire engine blocking road, better stop" was too much to figure out??
Darwin rocks!!!

[SixPackBack]

That's cos there are dumb-arsed rules about where spikes can be set up (Can't have little Cedric crashing his stolen Subaru into a concrete wall after he loses it when he ran over the spikes at 110kph in a 50 area can we?)

And Police are no longer allowed to completely block the road to stop a car, they have to leave an 'escape route'...WTF is the point of a road-block then??
This was after a 'tard with a car load of passengers ploughed into a fire-engine (I think, from memory) that had been placed to block the road for him and many deaths/injuries reslulted.

Like "Oh, fire engine blocking road, better stop" was too much to figure out??
Darwin rocks!!!

One bad decision by an individual cannot be righted by an equally bad decision by the Police.
Setting up spikes may increase the risk of death/injury and frankly your comment about 'Cedric' crashing goes along way to confirm the general public's opinion that the Police [or members within it] are callous, uncaring bunch of fuckin' wankers.

[scumdog]

One bad decision by an individual cannot be righted by an equally bad decision by the Police.
Setting up spikes may increase the risk of death/injury and frankly your comment about 'Cedric' crashing goes along way to confirm the general public's opinion that the Police [or members within it] are callous, uncaring bunch of fuckin' wankers.

So we just let Cedric tear all over the town risking other innocents intil common sense takes over and he stops?

Or just stop chasing him and let him go off scot-free with his new "acquasition" to later on do another runner or street-race or whatever his low-impact mind thinks of?

Nup, in my book the Cedrics of the world deserve all they get and if it's a fire-engine as a bonnet emblem I guess he made the wrong choice and can't run/talk his way out of it this time, bad luck.

But nice troll

Signed: Another callous uncaring fuckin' wanker paid for by the tax-payer.

PS Anybody thinking different is welcome to join up, save the Cedrics from themselves and change the world while they're at it....Tuis moment here.

[MD]

One bad decision by an individual cannot be righted by an equally bad decision by the Police.
Setting up spikes may increase the risk of death/injury and frankly your comment about 'Cedric' crashing goes along way to confirm the general public's opinion that the Police [or members within it] are callous, uncaring bunch of fuckin' wankers.

Nope I'd say Cedric was the uncaring fuckin'wanker. The Police would be the ones trying to stop him before he kills innocent people.

[davereid]

Seems the police have limitless resources to chase little Cedric in the name of public safety.

Even if they have to chase him until he injures himself (so what), or worse me and my family.

Yet, once Cedric abandons the car we can't find a single police officer interested in attending the crime scene, taking good fingerprints and other evidence, and actually using the brain instead of the right foot to end crime.

So, please forgive us dumb taxpayers if we have got it wrong, but on the face of it there are never enough police officers to attend burglaries or investigate stolen cars, yet there are always enough police officers for a ye-ha pursuit.

[ManDownUnder]

Darwin rocks!!!

LOL - not a bad name... put fucken big concrete median strips across the road as a road block - call em 'Darwin Rocks'.

[idleidolidyll]

[quote=doc;968780]

If I was to buy a Harley, the V Rod would be the only one I'd even consider, or the night rod maybe. I don't have a potbelly, nor an I bald. I'd say I'm not a RUB, but I'm proberly to young to know what that is...So wats up Doc?

Buells are Harleys too.............

[ManDownUnder]

So, please forgive us dumb taxpayers if we have got it wrong, but on the face of it there are never enough police officers to attend burglaries or investigate stolen cars, yet there are always enough police officers for a ye-ha pursuit.

And we should hassle the shit out the right people to resolve that.

The Officers in question are not the right people though -they follow the rules and policies - they don't make 'em.

Those in power need to be contacted.

[idleidolidyll]

Seems the police have limitless resources to chase little Cedric in the name of public safety.

Even if they have to chase him until he injures himself (so what), or worse me and my family.

Yet, once Cedric abandons the car we can't find a single police officer interested in attending the crime scene, taking good fingerprints and other evidence, and actually using the brain instead of the right foot to end crime.

So, please forgive us dumb taxpayers if we have got it wrong, but on the face of it there are never enough police officers to attend burglaries or investigate stolen cars, yet there are always enough police officers for a ye-ha pursuit.

'course not, they're too busy finding speeders to tax................

[scracha]

Like "Oh, fire engine blocking road, better stop" was too much to figure out??
Darwin rocks!!!

OMG, I'm in agreement with a member of the fuzz.

[spudchucka]

Yet, once Cedric abandons the car we can't find a single police officer interested in attending the crime scene, taking good fingerprints and other evidence, and actually using the brain instead of the right foot to end crime.

Really? Why the hell do I bother turning out to them then? In future I'll just ignore them like the other 7499 cops do.

[placidfemme]

like the other 7499 cops do.

Are there only that many cops in NZ?

[Smorg]

Are there only that many cops in NZ?

no no theres that many people in police uniform only 10% of them are actually police that do police work.

[spudchucka]

Are there only that many cops in NZ?

They have about 10,000 staff in total. Around 7500 are sworn staff, (cops).

[placidfemme]

They have about 10,000 staff in total. Around 7500 are sworn staff, (cops).

I thought there was more than that... you learn something new everyday

[Squeak the Rat]

Just throwing some numbers around here.....

7,500 sworn officers.

Total non traffic related crime, year ending june 2006.
Recorded: 426,469
Resolved: 188,511

Any one have the stats for numbers of traffic violations recorded/resolved?

[Mr Merde]

Are there only that many cops in NZ?

More than the so called "Armed Forces"

Why do we need more personel to control our own population than we do to defend her borders?

???????????????

Please explain.

[idleidolidyll]

Just throwing some numbers around here.....

7,500 sworn officers.

Total non traffic related crime, year ending june 2006.
Recorded: 426,469
Resolved: 188,511Any one have the stats for numbers of traffic violations recorded/resolved?

here's some more:

total number of actual road crimes in NZ for 2006: 1023
total number of people ticketed for road crimes: 192,347

now i ask you, safety or revenue?

[Robbo]

That's cos there are dumb-arsed rules about where spikes can be set up (Can't have little Cedric crashing his stolen Subaru into a concrete wall after he loses it when he ran over the spikes at 110kph in a 50 area can we?)

And Police are no longer allowed to completely block the road to stop a car, they have to leave an 'escape route'...WTF is the point of a road-block then??
This was after a 'tard with a car load of passengers ploughed into a fire-engine (I think, from memory) that had been placed to block the road for him and many deaths/injuries reslulted.

Like "Oh, fire engine blocking road, better stop" was too much to figure out??
Darwin rocks!!!

Fuck Little Cedric and Retards like him. Take them all out at any cost before they kill innocent people like you and i and our families.
BTW that fire engine could have easily been a car with your family in it and do you think that those little shitheads would have given that a thought? I don't bloody think so.
Keep up the good work SD

Cheers

[MSTRS]

I thought there was more than that...

There was...2 are in jail and 1 wants his job back:nono:

[scumdog]

here's some more:

total number of actual road crimes in NZ for 2006: 1023
total number of people ticketed for road crimes: 192,347

now i ask you, safety or revenue?

Dunno but somebody else must be paying my share:innocent:

[The Pastor]

Just throwing some numbers around here.....

7,500 sworn officers.

Total non traffic related crime, year ending june 2006.
Recorded: 426,469
Resolved: 188,511

Any one have the stats for numbers of traffic violations recorded/resolved?


here's some more:

total number of actual road crimes in NZ for 2006: 1023
total number of people ticketed for road crimes: 192,347

now i ask you, safety or revenue?

Number of postings of bullshit numbers on a page : 2.


Got a source for those figures or what?

[Squeak the Rat]

Number of postings of bullshit numbers on a page : 2.


Got a source for those figures or what?

Did you include your inane dribble in that count?

Source: http://www.police.govt.nz/service/statistics/2006/fiscal/stats-national-20060630.pdf

[idleidolidyll]

Number of postings of bullshit numbers on a page : 2.


Got a source for those figures or what?

sure, i plucked em outta my arse just as the coppers do

[Paul in NZ]

now i ask you, safety or revenue?

Don't know don't care.

What i do know is that there are (on average) 35 accidents a month on the Paekakreki Hill road and virtually everyone of them is caused by people over estimating their ability - ie they drive like muppets. As a result we now have an 80 / 70 kph limit where once we enjoyed a 100kph limit.

Do I trust joe average to Police themselves? No - 90% of us drive like total dickheads. Given half a chance we would be way worse.

The whole revenue vs safety thing is just 2 meaningless theoretical absolutes that have no basis in the real world.

Cheers

[The Pastor]

Did you include your inane dribble in that count?

Source: http://www.police.govt.nz/service/statistics/2006/fiscal/stats-national-20060630.pdf

What a noob, you spelt inSane wrong tool.

[Squeak the Rat]

Do I trust joe average to Police themselves? No - 90% of us drive like total dickheads. Given half a chance we would be way worse.

The whole revenue vs safety thing is just 2 meaningless theoretical absolutes that have no basis in the real world.


I disagree to a degree (chuckle). If the whole point is safety there should be measures to enforce good driving standards, not just the [perceived] fixation on speed enforcement. If the driving standards were improved then the speed limit could be higher on the hill.

[Squeak the Rat]

What a noob, you spelt inSane wrong tool.

No, I think it sums up your post(s) quite well...

Inane (adjective)
1. Silly or unintelligent

Having little sense or importance

2. insubstantial

empty or void.

;)

[idleidolidyll]

I disagree to a degree (chuckle). If the whole point is safety there should be measures to enforce good driving standards, not just the [perceived] fixation on speed enforcement. If the driving standards were improved then the speed limit could be higher on the hill.

exactly, and the focus would be on poor and dangerous driving not just on speed.

speed doesn't kill, bad drivers do

[Paul in NZ]

Funny thought just occured to me...

People here got all bent out of shape when Maori suggested Marae based justice systems might work. No no - you cant trust them to police themselves, one law for all, time those cunts shaped up and took responsibility....

Now driving.... Time we all stumped up and took responsibility I reckon. Speed might not kill (just proved that) but the irresponsible use of speed sure does. Sorry - most people drive like dorks and the beatings will continue..

[The Pastor]

No, I think it sums up your post(s) quite well...

Inane (adjective)
1. Silly or unintelligent

Having little sense or importance

2. insubstantial

empty or void.

;)



Really? I didn't know that word was ever in existance.... Oh and look I have a brand new motorbike in my garage, and its not broken! WOAH!