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

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.

[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.

[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). 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

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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

...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.