Do you smell bacon?

[Coldkiwi]

A question for the many of us who have been hauled over by the pigs for various reasons.

Is it conceivable that police radars in cars are not as effective (ie take longer to lock on) at picking up the smaller frontal area of a motorcycle as they are the fat face of a car?
I am curious as I have been hauled over for (admitedly stupidly) for going through a red light but at the time was well over the speed limit. The police car I didn't see (it was a Nissan Maxima - are they maybe not fitted with radars?) did a U-turn, busted me for the red light but didn't even mention my speed!
So what I want to know is are we onto a good thing by being smaller or was I just lucky not to get done by a regular radar fitted patrol car?

Can anyone shed light on this?

[wari]

But I have been speeding past a local fixed camera ... front on of course ... and haven't seen a flash ... sweetas !!

[Frenchy]

hell no your just as likley to get caught on a bike i've got a dector on my bike and you soon learn that the police are getting smart!! they don't leave there radars on any more they just wait till they see some one speeding then flick it on. you were just lucky!! but there is a new product out you can paint on you headligts and forks, those are ment to be the parts that give you up. havent tried it yet but might look into it some more. oh and you have to reapply it every 6 months

[White trash]

Jesus Christ Franz!! That is possibly THE best thread dredge ever. Bling rewarded my friend.

[Grahameeboy]

Try this

http://www.buyradardetectors.com/pro...aser-veil.aspx

[doc]

hell no your just as likley to get caught on a bike i've got a dector on my bike and you soon learn that the police are getting smart!! they don't leave there radars on any more they just wait till they see some one speeding then flick it on. you were just lucky!! but there is a new product out you can paint on you headligts and forks, those are ment to be the parts that give you up. havent tried it yet but might look into it some more. oh and you have to reapply it every 6 months

Hey this could be the answer, The US Blackbird C130's in the 80's use to have a rubberised paint,that they reckon helped to lessen the relection of the radar. Gotta be some further development available to use on a bike. But we never got the BirdFlu, Sar's or Mad Cow disease either so we will probably miss out on this too.

[Frenchy]

Try this

http://www.buyradardetectors.com/pro...aser-veil.aspx

Thats the shit. thanks

[Colapop]

Is this the first thread posted...?

[Frenchy]

But we never got the BirdFlu, Sar's or Mad Cow disease either so we will probably miss out on this too.

think your wrong there i've meet more then one mad cow!!

[doc]

think your wrong there i've meet more then one mad cow!!

Yeah I married the other one, imported from the South Island. But back to topic before we get binned. Did you notice the start date of this thread. Cold Kiwi last I saw was about to get married. He probably knows what a Mad Cow looks like now too.

[Frenchy]

Yeah I married the other one, imported from the South Island. But back to topic before we get binned. Did you notice the start date of this thread. Cold Kiwi last I saw was about to get married. He probably knows what a Mad Cow looks like now too.

true! no never noticed i was quite happy just clicking away with the mouse

[marty]

Is this the first thread posted...?

here's an earlier one:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=2

[marty]

and the first one?:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=22648

[marty]

actually just seen the times posted - the sv650 one is earlier by 20 mins

[jeremyb]

But I have been speeding past a local fixed camera ... front on of course ... and haven't seen a flash ... sweetas !!

Fixed cameras are all pretty much using under road sensors now which are way less likely to pick up a motorcycle, look for the octagonal cutout marks on the tarmac, they are using them for the mobile ones as well in a lot of places.