Just in case you didn't think you were a second class citizen...

[AD345]

Yes I have to admit I agree with Katman here. Certain motorcyclists have done us all NO favours by the way they've ridden (and crashed) on the Coro loop. I don't blame the Police for trying to make a difference. Thinking on a psychological level I can understand how the break in the ride gives the average rider the opportunity to stop, listen and reassess their own riding and I would suggest that the majority of people, if they actually thought about what the Police were trying to do instead of trying to be all bolshey about 'rights' and not considering the motives.

Why are the Police doing it? Do you REALLY think they're just trying to fuck you shit up? Grow up. They're playing the numbers. The reason they don't pull over more cars and talk to them is that there just aren't as many cars coming to grief on that road. I guarantee if you got cars trying to canyon race on the Coro loop they'd do exactly the same to them.

Seriously guys. Apply some grey matter to this. And shut up about rights. Some of you have no idea how good you have it here and are determined to push until the big clampdown comes.

And then they'll start fucking my shit up. And I'll be really pissed.

Mate - if you're really a BRONZ executive member - then they just lost my interest for life


"shut up about rights"

who the fuck are you?

[Mom]

But if the Police didn't have so many staff doing traffic duties they would be able to stop it.

Your trolling sarcasm is pathetic.

http://www.rickwalton.com/funstuff/skyfall.htm

At least most of us recognise scummy as a troll, he even advertises it, and many of us respect it and agree with him...

[bogan]

To do this you would actually have to catch someone in the act, which can be hard to do. It's easier to pull over road users who statistically already fit the bill and work from there. You will get a lot more tickets if you do it this way. (try pulling old ladies and learner plates all day, most will be legal)

would have thought cops would get a lot more tickets by only stopping those who are doing wrong, ie, the ones they can ticket! I'll say again, surely there are corners that cops could stake out and catch the majority of coroGP racers; nobody would feel discriminated against, and the dangerous riders would be reprimanded.

[Mom]

would have thought cops would get a lot more tickets by only stopping those who are doing wrong, ie, the ones they can ticket! I'll say again, surely there are corners that cops could stake out and catch the majority of coroGP racers; nobody would feel discriminated against, and the dangerous riders would be reprimanded.

ABSOLUTELY!

Opps...

Take your chances out there and take the consequences of your actions. This is all about personal responsibility. Personal action.

[Old Steve]

its a sorry fact of life, but some riders leave their common sense behind once they hit the Coromandel roads.

Two weekends ago I went from Tauranga to Whangamata, over the hill to Kopu, down to Paeroa and home through the gorges with 7 other bikes. Because I'm on a 250, the other riders let me and the designated 'tail end charlie' go first once we turned from the eastern coast road onto the hills toward Kopu. Not long after, the other six came screaming passed, already spreading out and enjoying the road. However, about 2/3 of the way over the hills we came across two riders and one bike on the side of the road - the other bike was ten feet (OK, 3 metres for you younger folks) up a very steep bank as a result of the rider having lost control at too high a speed on a large sweeping right hander. The rider was unhurt, but it took 5 of us to drag the bike (Kwaka Vulcan V 2000) down onto the roadside.

So, probably the Feds have a justifiable case for an increased safety focussed presence on the Coromandel loop road. And we have only ourselves, or some members of our riding community, to blame for it.

[_Shrek_]

I'd be keen to know if they were allowed to force you to have your photo taken. That's assuming this is true, of course.

fat lot of good it would do

The sky is falling..the sky is falling....

you telling porkies scummy it was Swoop biffing those bloody donuts

Put a box of donuts into the tank bag.
If followed, throw donut over shoulder

not just ride beamers ing donuts

[Virago]

I can't understand why a group of people wearing full biking gear and helmets are so worried about having their photos taken. Fuck, it's not like they're trying to identify The Stig anymore...

[JudaBaker]

would have thought cops would get a lot more tickets by only stopping those who are doing wrong, ie, the ones they can ticket!

Well I doubt you've ever speeded in your life, as that would be be wrong (i.e ticketable), my point was that it's easier to get a ticket if you pull over certain types than just at random.

[Mom]

IFuck, it's not like they're trying to identify The Stig anymore...

Well I guess I could live with having my pic taken in soft focus, with my visor down. That however is not what the concern is here.

I take it I can no longer pretend I am The Stig

[miloking]

Mate! the way some folk ride I can see why they think that. We need to all grow up and accept we have a far higher accident rate than we should.

NO we dont! just another bullshit propaganda from ACC that you bought...

[_Shrek_]

Mate! the way some folk ride I can see why they think that. We need to all grow up and accept we have a far higher accident rate than we should.

do by any chance work for ACC

I take it I can no longer pretend I am The Stig

the Stig has BOOBS

[miloking]

The police are obviously as aware of the vast numbers of motorcyclists who treat the Coro loop as their personal racetrack as the rest of us are.

If anyone wants to bleat that their liberties are being compromised perhaps they should direct their indignation towards the motorcyclists who have brought us to this point.

Right here...says it all.

NO it does NOT!

How is it right or even legal to disciminate whole group of people and the only justification Police,Katman and Genie have is that...some "uknown" group of riders brought us ALL to that point??? WTF?
Those idividuals that broke the law and "brough us to the point" have already been deal with and punished (or crashed and died) so why are we ALL still punished for "their" mistakes ...that have been already dealt with????


ALSO Katman i dont get paid from goverment collected tax to go around and "direct my indignation" against people that break the law thats a job for POLICE but not to make it easy for themselves and punish us all just because we sit on vehicle with two wheels!

[Mom]

the Stig has BOOBS

Pert, lovely boobies apparently

[_Shrek_]

Pert, lovely boobies apparently

[bogan]

Well I doubt you've ever speeded in your life, as that would be be wrong (i.e ticketable), my point was that it's easier to get a ticket if you pull over certain types than just at random.

course I have, thing is, if i get pulled over for speeding, I'll think that i need to be more careful. If i just get pulled up outs the blue, I'll go off thinking what the fuck was that about, bloody timewasters...
In which case am I likely to be a safer rider?

also, yeh you may be more likely to get a rego/wof ticket on certain types, what does that have to do with safety though?