Who's the tosser running from the cops on TV3? (10 November)

**skidMark** · 12th November 2007, 18:59

yeah and if he has got on motorway he couldve pissed on the chopper....

chopped does 230 kph ish right....

any modern litre bike will do 300...

and also the fact the chopper is having to travel a longer distance.......

and it has to get fired up people get in airbourne and get to the snece...if you loose cops fast enough your sorted.

just gotta have the balls.

**deanohit** · 12th November 2007, 21:03

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

I wanna know what the cameraman was doing there, at that time? And the zoom on the camera was pretty awesome too aye?

A few pages back was a link to the video on the TV3 website with out the reporter talking on it. You can hear a police comms radio in the back ground. I'm thinking it's an onto it cameraman who heard about it in the area and set up in a likely place. Maybe more luck than anything as I noticed TV3 had the exclusive.

**RiderInBlack** · 13th November 2007, 07:55

The thing is if the Camera Man could get in the right place in time and be set-up to get such good footage only based on listening ta the Cops on their radio band, couldn't the Cops done the same thing? Something is just not right there. A bit set-up in my mind. But who?

**Finn** · 13th November 2007, 08:47

Originally Posted by skidMark

and also the fact the chopper is having to travel a longer distance.......

I think you'll find you got that one arse about face. Last time I looked, there weren't many traffic lights, corners and intersections in the air.

**idleidolidyll** · 13th November 2007, 09:01

He got away. "Chase called off when speeds exceeded 200kph" was the call. I wonder though if that meant the cops were doing 200kph trying to catch him because of the massive acceleration advantage of a motorbike?

Anyway, given the fascist confiscation of vehicles for what COPS SAY is 'racing' what the fuck else should they expect other than people running from the law?

**Kittyhawk** · 13th November 2007, 09:29

Give you lot handbags and slap it out over this one by the sounds of it.

There could be another reason why he was riding like he was. There was an event over a year or two ago where a cesena aircraft was on a mission to hit the sky tower.. turns out the pilots wife was cheating on him and he wanted her attention..

Maybe the rider was in the wrong headspace at the wrong time and was quite possibly attracting the attention for his other half to realise things. Just a bad choice of time and place.

Some bikers out run the cops on occasion, never makes the news etc as its not usually in the city this kinda thing happens. And we have all at least once gone over the speed limit.

But in saying that, it could quite possibly be he was trying to be the next Ghost Rider. Nope there's only one and thats the original.

Lots of possibilities on this one and various sides can be argued till the cows come home, just dont get ya knickers in a knot. We're bikers after all

**Patrick** · 13th November 2007, 12:15

Originally Posted by Motig

Thanks for that rufusdion, I missed it on the news. I agree Harry, a hell of a lot of cars for one bike and its not as tho their trying to head him off at the pass as their all way behind. Perhaps they were heading for another job and got sidetracked? Would the 1st one be the dog wagon?

What motorbike? It was a specials happy hour at the dunkin donuts...

1st wagon was the Sgt. The canopied ute is the dog van.

Originally Posted by RT527

man are you leaving yourself wide open there., that guy has the potential to fuck up a lot of peoples lives , been there seen the after effects......how would ya like me to visit ya every time it happens with some nasty photos.

hes a dork ....move on get over it.

There are plenty of photos for many ad campaigns, just the gubbermint think they are too "iccky" for the general public. Real life is iccky....

Originally Posted by Sollyboy

Thats a poor arguement, who gives a rats arse if a car is stolen,if the police pursue it till it crashes or even worse it crashes into an innocent person then what have they achieved ? the police in that case would have been better doing nothing just like they do with burgs and assaults etc etc.
We have insurance for car theft we dont need cowboy hero cops pursuing at high speed

Fair call. We won't chase stolen cars, we won't rush to catch burglars on, we won't intervene in domestics, assaults, gang shootings, knife fights, armed robberies, whatever. Shall we just stand and watch???? That would be OK????????? If so, will my pay be affected if I just stand there and watch and do nothing??????

Road Spikes for motorbikes are probably closer than you think... Things like this just push it on, closer to implementation....

Originally Posted by 98tls

Here we go again,

seems it always comes back to being the cops fault,"the cops did this,"if the cops didnt do that"

i am off to mow the lawns "cause the bloody cops wont do it for me"

Gladly the tosser didn't crash. I f he had, I wonder what the thread would have been about????

**motorbyclist** · 13th November 2007, 12:26

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

The thing is if the Camera Man could get in the right place in time and be set-up to get such good footage only based on listening ta the Cops on their radio band, couldn't the Cops done the same thing? Something is just not right there. A bit set-up in my mind. But who?

maybe a ghost rider attempt?
no, no - it's a conspiracy from the LTNZ to undermine the campaign!

or maybe the cops are just useless?

Originally Posted by idleidolidyll

He got away. "Chase called off when speeds exceeded 200kph" was the call. I wonder though if that meant the cops were doing 200kph trying to catch him because of the massive acceleration advantage of a motorbike?

Anyway, given the fascist confiscation of vehicles for what COPS SAY is 'racing' what the fuck else should they expect other than people running from the law?

wait, so if i run and can get over 200kph they'll give up? i bet any bike over 600cc could do that no sweat!

better than losing my bike/licence

aww dammit the vfr can barley do 200

(for the serious here, before you go calling me an idiot like skid mark, realise i am joking and just making a point)

**Edbear** · 13th November 2007, 17:26

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

...wait, so if i run and can get over 200kph they'll give up? i bet any bike over 600cc could do that no sweat!...

Well, maybe not ANY bike...

**deanohit** · 13th November 2007, 17:35

Originally Posted by Patrick

What motorbike? It was a specials happy hour at the dunkin donuts...

Bwahahahahaha, brilliant one mate!

**Chrislost** · 13th November 2007, 17:37

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

Not that we know whether this bike was stolen or not, but I think some miss the point of the chase if it was a stolen vehicle ... not to get your beloved car or bike back, Police don't really care if you have insurance or not. They are out to capture the offender. One less thief out there.

what so the theif can get a few hours PD and think about getting away next time?
its not the police that are the problem, its the "justice" system thing.

**Toaster** · 13th November 2007, 17:38

And what were the cops to do if they were ahead of the bike? Block the road? Use spikes? Both of which would be likely to kill the rider (they are not permitted to use spikes against bikes or trucks for obvious reasons).

The Helicopter is worth its weight in gold in these situations. No escape for the stupid pricks that run.

I would say a few hundred motorists went home that night cursing bikers saying what a tosser that guy was. Certainly did nothing for the good of motorcycling now did it.

**Boob Johnson** · 13th November 2007, 17:53

Originally Posted by Toaster

I would say a few hundred motorists went home that night cursing bikers saying what a tosser that guy was. Certainly did nothing for the good of motorcycling now did it.

A few hundred? Pretty sure more people watch the 6 oclock news than that

**jafar** · 13th November 2007, 18:40

Originally Posted by skidMark

yeah and if he has got on motorway he couldve pissed on the chopper....

chopped does 230 kph ish right....

any modern litre bike will do 300...

and also the fact the chopper is having to travel a longer distance.......

and it has to get fired up people get in airbourne and get to the snece...if you loose cops fast enough your sorted.

just gotta have the balls.

Tis better to be thought a fool than open your mouth & remove all doubt