Radar Detectors

[NinjaNanna]

Not same old stuff I hope ....

I have just bought me a nice new BEL STI DRIVER with the stem mount from radar2go.co.nz

Now I know that they can't save you all of the time but I was wondering how many of you have been caught despite having your detector?

Cheers

NN

[Toaster]

When I was collecting cash for the Cullen horde-it-all fund, I recall fooling many a cage driver with the technique of leaving the radar off until the moment they appeared... then its too late for the radar detector to work and they wasted their money buying the stupid thing. The laser used in bursts also defeats detectors.

Generally speaking if a detector was used... they got a ticket because it shows a blatant disregard for speeding in built up areas (where I used to patrol).

If not, then likely a warning if you had a good attitude and were not an active criminal (or I had got my quota for the day and it was doughnut time).

I only ticketed a bike once for speed in my entire time in the job.... he was doing 72km/h in a suburb, had a learner licence on a 1000cc bike, had no L-plate, no WOF no REG and was an active burglar...... he got toasted and bloody deserved it.

[Grahameeboy]

Thought about it after my 3 month holiday last year but a) expensive and b) decided I needed to think about where I went fast....er......and get a better 'Fastitude'

[Toaster]

Thought about it after my 3 month holiday last year but a) expensive and b) decided I needed to think about where I went fast....er......and get a better 'Fastitude'

Yes they are very expensive and not worth it for those on tight budgets... they could save the money and keep their petrol costs down at the same time if they really thought about it.... but that wouldn't be much fun now would it!

Explain "fastitude".

[Grahameeboy]

Yes they are very expensive and not worth it for those on tight budgets... they could save the money and keep their petrol costs down at the same time if they really thought about it.... but that wouldn't be much fun now would it!

Explain "fastitude".

Attitude towards 'fast' of course

[Toaster]

Attitude towards 'fast' of course

I was interested in where you were going with that e.g. are you wanting an attitude of go faster? or is it something more complex?

[Grahameeboy]

I was interested in where you were going with that e.g. are you wanting an attitude of go faster? or is it something more complex?

Beats me......nah just my approach to where I go faster.....

[Toaster]

Beats me......nah just my approach to where I go faster.....

Sounds sensible to me... I don't see much wrong with having a bit of a go now and then out away from population on a suitably 'safe' road where vehicles don't pull out on ya.

[The Pastor]

Sounds sensible to me... I don't see much wrong with having a bit of a go now and then out away from population on a suitably 'safe' road where vehicles don't pull out on ya.
too bad your bike cant go fast eh :D :D :D :D

[Toaster]

too bad your bike cant go fast eh :D :D :D :D

Haha smarty pants... you obviously haven't ridden the M109R then.

[Mom]

When I was collecting cash for the Cullen horde-it-all fund... I only ticketed a bike once for speed in my entire time in the job.... he was doing 72km/h in a suburb, had a learner licence on a 1000cc bike, had no L-plate, no WOF no REG and was an active burglar...... he got toasted and bloody deserved it.

Pity I did not get a heads up to that, I have some rather large and heavy books I could throw at him for good measure!


Sounds sensible to me... I don't see much wrong with having a bit of a go now and then out away from population on a suitably 'safe' road where vehicles don't pull out on ya.

Harder and harder to find these days, but I agree! Time and place.. the only tickets I have had were open road ones. TBH one was a good thing ( mid-evening, empty motorway, good sounds in my ears......inattention!) cos it made me seriously review the speed I travelled at regularly, and the other to this day I will say was from a "quota gathering" clock in and clock out plod. :argh:

[Toaster]

Pity I did not get a heads up to that, I have some rather large and heavy books I could throw at him for good measure!



Harder and harder to find these days, but I agree! Time and place.. the only tickets I have had were open road ones. TBH one was a good thing ( mid-evening, empty motorway, good sounds in my ears......inattention!) cos it made me seriously review the speed I travelled at regularly, and the other to this day I will say was from a "quota gathering" clock in and clock out plod. :argh:

Yes well, I was taught "time, place and circumstances" was key.

[Scouse]

too bad your bike cant go fast eh :D :D :D :DSo what type of speed machine have you got then Retard Masterbater

[kiwifruit]

too bad your bike cant go fast eh :D :D :D :D

back once again with the ill behavior

[Toaster]

So what type of speed machine have you got then Retard Masterbater

Now that deserves green bling!! hehehe!!

[The Pastor]

Haha smarty pants... you obviously haven't ridden the M109R then.
m109r? thats that car looking thing i keep seeing im my side mirrors aye

[Pancakes]

m109r? thats that car looking thing i keep seeing im my side mirrors aye

He's got side mirrors, sounds flash!

[boomer]

back once again with the ill behavior

consider this bling.. green bling..... Au!

[Toaster]

m109r? thats that car looking thing i keep seeing im my side mirrors aye

You can actually see via your side mirrors? Are you anorexic or something? :bleh:

I refute the comment the bike looks like a car..... it's more like a bus.

[The Pastor]

You can actually see via your side mirrors? Are you anorexic or something? :bleh:

I refute the comment the bike looks like a car..... it's more like a bus.
hahahahahahah bus,

I must admit i'd love to ride a m109r, I actually love all types of motorbikes. The only ones i dont love (but still like them a tiny bit) are yanky choppers like on american chopper.

real choppers are still cool.

[Toaster]

hahahahahahah bus,

I must admit i'd love to ride a m109r, I actually love all types of motorbikes. The only ones i dont love (but still like them a tiny bit) are yanky choppers like on american chopper.

real choppers are still cool.

Yeah sadly ridability goes out the window on the fully raked choppers and they usually have small gas-tanks. The OCC flow-jet bike looked great but would be a job to ride around corners like many of the bikes.

The huge v-quad bike they did for Intel was awesome and closer in shape to a 109 type 'chopper' as it is loosely called. They ran a 240 tyre on the front and either a 300 or 330 on the rear.... now that IS a bus!

[_intense_]

have ridden with a mate with radar, a bell passport i think. works every time we go for a blat. Has saved us a ticket or seven, for wandering around on some wide open empty back country roads.

[boomer]

its irresponsible to speed; curb your antics and you wont need to fork out coins for radars or tickets...

[Drunken Monkey]

Got instant-on'd once, bit of a shitter but still probably bled off a bit more than 5km/h (enough to drop down a demerits group anyway). Escort saved me numerous times, more times than I can remember - even managed to dodge being lasered once. I looked at him and he looked at me as I drove past, he knew I was speeding and I knew I only just got away with it...

The only thing was, because I had it I did speed quite often, so it was just a numbers game until I got caught and by how much. 1 Ticket every 2 years isn't even close to as many as other people get, but 3 was enough anyway. The radar detector got nicked and I never replaced it. Now I just behave. Well, mostly.