Police checking gloves?

[megarich]

Hi, couldnt help myself and had to reply.

Im a cop of 6 1/2 years. All of this has been on the front line. I have completed an advanced crash investigation course and believe me, when you go out for a ride or a drive on NZ roads the chances of having a crash are very high given the road, humans, vehicle and environmental factors that are against us.

I have to say good on the cop that gave the advise to wear the gloves.

I do know however that there are a few of officers that are a bit, (for lack of a better word) power crazy and like to lecture people. I think some of them missed the classes on people skills.

Unfortunately it is these officers that tarnish the brush we are all brushed with when we put on the blue suit.

I myself have stopped and spoken to people on occasians and simply given them some advise.

My philosophy is treat everyone how I would want to be treated cos who knows one day I might need help from one of them.

Remember the only time you will get a ticket is if you are breaking the law (and get caught)

Ride safe, no cop likes scraping someone off the road (or seeing a bent up bike)or informing family a loved one had died.

[Ixion]

Hi.
Welcome to the site. Hope you stick around. And get a bike.

There's quite a few of your collegues here already (must be a dozen by now).
Someone with crash investigation experience could give a lot of useful advice I would think.

There's occasionally some hard words about police policy, but don't take it personally, it's not meant for the individual copper (unless your real name is Broad)

[megarich]

Cheers Ixion,

Thats no way to talk about uncle Howard (lol)

Dont want to get off the thread subject but hopefully should have an RF900 in a couple of weeks. Just trying to find one in Invercargill to sit on and try cos I've heard they have high foot pegs and I'm 6'3".

Any ideas?

[The_Dover]

Cheers Ixion,

Thats no way to talk about uncle Howard (lol)

Dont want to get off the thread subject but hopefully should have an RF900 in a couple of weeks. Just trying to find one in Invercargill to sit on and try cos I've heard they have high foot pegs and I'm 6'3".

Any ideas?

or that ginger fucker up north that targets bikers and is one.

RF should be ok, I'm 6'3" and didn't find it uncomfortable. I just wished the speedo and brakes had worked.

[Dadpole]

I am only 6'0" and found the pegs too high.
So the Mrs is right - I am deformed.

[Quartermile]

No offence Megarich but apparently we need more prisons in NZ and yet cops are pissin around with this I mean I'm assuming that most riders of motorbikes realise that it will hurt if you come off and that gloves are important its something you know but don't want to accept like telling a boy-racer that a motorbike will kick their ass

[roogazza]

(sigh)
Policemen don't target people for not wearing gloves ! He was probably giving some friendly advice to someone who is lacking in common sense.
(or someone a few sandwichs short of a picnic !) G.

[Titanium]

Would you rush out without your helmet? jacket? boots? trousers?

Another case of lets all just smarten up!

I guess it is about arriving dead on time or a little late in 1 piece ......

I know what my preferance would be.

[Ixion]

Would you rush out without your ...trousers?

...

Shit. I THOUGHT my legs felt unusually cold on the way in this morning.

[F5 Dave]

[having hit the un-subscribe button some while back I re enter the Frey]

Roogaaza, that's probably the most sensible thing anyone has said yet. Notice the original chap has piped down? Long since gone.

Megarich, Gidday, welcome to the site. Do a search on the site & you will find a bit of RF info. F1 engineering do bar risers that are quite good (take the too steep bend out of them too). A tall friend made some plates to move the pegs down & back a bit. At 5'9 they are fine for me. Moved the pillion pegs though.

oh yeah, the short paragraphs make your post easy to read, wish more would apply that. But to be pedantic; you would advise someone, or you would give them advice. Possibly the smallest grammar error on this site for sure.

[Swoop]

I was once pulled over on my RG50; the reason was: "my full leathers on a small bike didn’t match".

Were they really "fashion police"?...
Trinny and Susanna... The queer-eye "fab four"???

Did they think a sprotbike rider wanted to upgrade to an RG50?

Hi, couldnt help myself and had to reply.

Welcome to KB mate!

... its something you know but don't want to accept like telling a boy-racer that a motorbike will kick their ass

[F5 Dave]

yeah he said his Police intuition told him something was wrong. Can't have been a very high watt bulb.

Hey that bike was kool! I rode it to the Kiwi six times with other crazies despite owning 5 other bigger bikes.

[Jonathan]

Whoa, haven't been on the forums for a while and I am surprised to see how much debate this generated.

Seems a lot of people missed the point of my argument - I agree that protective gear is important! My parents who are both former bikers and who have had their share of bins (including serious ones) made sure I was very clear on this point well before I got my bike. I have full protective gear, which I always wear when riding.

This was the first time I had ridden my bike without gloves. The only other time I have ridden a motorcycle without wearing gloves was in Vietnam, where they would think you are a lunatic if you so much as mention a helmet let alone gloves.

I was not wearing gloves because I had weighed up certain things in my head. I could have stayed at home searching for my glove and not turned up to a one-off 3-hour job I was expected at or I could risk the road (travelling at 30ks max in rush hour traffic for 20 minutes on inner-city roads). I chose the latter and was prepared to accept the consequences.

I have since gotten over the incident. In fact I had gotten over it since Ixions first post made things clear. I do believe now the police officer was acting honourably; was not on power trip but simply lacked, or couldn't be bothered with, a little tact.

It is good to see that some of you do agree that being held up and lectured for a choice you made which puts nobody but you at risk and is completely within the law can be a bit annoying.

There seems to be a lot of people who seem to want more officers out there protecting us from ourselves. If you think people should be lectured about gloves how about people smoking? Would you want our officers out taking people aside and lecturing them on the dangers of smoking every time they see them? Sure while not wearing gloves can be painful and damaging lung cancer can be terminal.

As for those of you who will always wear gloves without fail, who never smoke, never walk across the street where there isn't a green man beaming at you, never go too near the edge of a cliff etc. I am glad you will have long safe lives.

[eviltwin]

i know where your right glove is...it's on the planet, next to the planet of the left socks!

[Guitana]

Pulled to the side of the road today by an officer manning out of order lights in Kilbernie. The reason why I was pulled over? He wanted to lecture me on the importance of wearing gloves saying "only an idiot rides without gloves".

Shit Bro I would'nt ride ten metres without safety gear on I see bone heads with shorts ,t shirts and jandals on riding big four strokes around and think theres a candidate for a skin graft if I ever saw one!!!
Be thankful that copper was concerned for your safety he probably rides as well!!
You dont appreciate what good gear does for you till youve been binned and gone for a forty metre skid on your arse!!! and got up and walked away without a scratch. Skins a delicate thing protect it let the gear take the punishment!!Yeah gloves in helmet good idea.

Take it easy

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!