Biggest ticket you DIDN'T get?

[glegge]

on the way to twizal (south island), on the straights heading south, 190+k's chasing another vehicle on the VF1000R.
look in rear vision mirror to see Christmas tree lights trying to catch up. ended up speeding up to get ahead, then pull into twizal and hide behind trees to watch patrol car zoom by.
my mates that turned up later reckon it was the funniest thing they had seen in awhile, a red/white/blue honda trying to hide behind a few big trees..

another one.
heading south just getting into the top end of the desert road - on the straights before it goes twisty. prob 180k odd, oncoming car's nose tries to dig a hole in the ground as the driver applies the brakes, i zoom past notice it's a cop and carry on at speed. find a line track to pull into and ride down for awhile.
wait .. eventually hear the siren go past (took awhile..) then ride out after 30 mins and carry on south to meet my friends with odd expressions - just to say 'lets go' and carry on south.

crikey, another one overtaing a car on the river road - upper hutt (on overtaking lane). cop coming from other direction puts lights on and pull u turn. i stop and wait (stupid but thought it might help).
get a ticket for 141k's i think it was, funny thing here is, i did nothing and this ticket 'went away'.. weird - i was younger then, and one of my mums friends worked at the court i think - i wish i knew how they got me off that one.

all good fun looking back, at the time, hair raising stuff.

[Fatjim]

Overtaking two cars at once, one going the other way. I think about 6 people shat their pants on that one. Not me, I was young, stupid, and showing off.

[Tank]

In the UK - driving Porsche 911 (Before I lost all my $$$ ) on the M25 about 2am.

Nothing on the road - doing 230km.

Saw car coming behind me and remberthinking "fuck he's going for it"

Gets beside me - red and blues go on.

Fuck - Im going to lose my licence.

I look to side of road thinking I have to pull over - there are cones and the limit had been reduced to (from memory about 70km)

Fuuuuuuccccckkkkk - Im going to jail.

Copper gives me a grin waves his finger, turns off lights, and heads off in the distance.

BUT - I did learn my lesson. Now if a car is behind me - I make sure its not a cop

[crazyhorse]

Only ever had 2 tickets in my life - and believe it or not - got clocked for just over the 100km mark both time

Deserve to lose licence and bike each time I ride

[Tank]

Deserve to lose licence and bike each time I ride

With the police cut backs - apparently they are going to have an honesty box for you to hand it in (located at the end of s/h 16)

[Bounce001]

Overtaking a line of traffic just past Huntly on the back road. Notice cop parked up while overtaking. Lights go on and he starts following. When he catches up to us and pulls us over he gets out of the car and states he is not going to ticket us as he clocked someone doing 130k but can't be sure if it was me, my partner or the car we were overtaking! Was gobsmacked - an honest cop!

[KiwiGs]

Back when I was a cashless apprentice I had a CBR1000, being an apprentice I was always late, so I regularly hit 200 (indicated) on the straight bits.

The local copper knew me and how I rode, and was always out to get me.
He used to park under some trees on a slight corner; he thought he was very well hidden. What he didn’t realise was he used to sit with his foot on the brake pedal. I could see his brake lights shining through through the trees.

More than once he told me he was going to get me, but he could't work out how I always knew he was there.

One particular morning I didn’t see the brake lights, went past him at go to jail speeds. Saw the xmas tree lights in my mirror BOLLOCKS so I kept it pinned went through the gate at work hid the bike, jacket and helmet etc raced in to the security hut where the guard had a coffee ready (ex bike cop in fact).
About a minute later the cop comes flying down the drive at work and stops at the hut. Sees me and smiles, then the guard asks "what is the problem officer?" the copper says he followed a black CBR down this road.
The guard says "I haven’t seen a bike go past, (turning to me) have you mate?'
The copper left muttering and cursing and the next morning there was a nice big bottle of Jack on the desk of the security hut.......

[Mully]

When I was an "L" plater on my little GT200 X5 (those who have met me and are aware of the relative sizes of me and an X5 will be laughing now), I was taking a female mate of mine to the servo (from my sister's house).

A disco taxi was going the other way, and clearly realising how stupid we looked, pulled a U-turn and turned on the strobes.

Had an option of ticket for:
No L Plate
No Reg (just got a WOF)
Carrying a pillion

(something like $1000 plus demerits at the time)

or:

Making the pillion walk.

I struck a blow for gender equality by making my friend walk...

I rode straight to my sister's house (with the cop following me) and borrowed her car to go back and pick up my mate.

[Goblin]

Mid 90's I had just bought an Impulse and was working as a car detailer. Washed it in my lunch break and decided to take it up the Dansey rd to dry it out and see how fast it would go. Wound it up and had some fun in the twisties then went to do a u turn to get back to work. A silver mufti car was in hot pursuit and stopped right behind me. Took helmet off and the female cop in the passengers seat burst out laughing. Cop said he would have let me off since I didn't even know I was being chased, but he'd called for back up. another cop turned up and I got a ticket in the mail for 140kph in a 100 zone.

Had been on a Thursday night drinkies at Papamoa and a mate turned up so we decided to ride down to Pikowai for fun. Past Otamarakau then gave it handfulls down the straights, mate was doing 220s but I could only ring less out of ratty. Slowed down to pull into reserve and disco lights from opposite direction followed mate into park up spot. I pulled up and parked a wee way away. Heard mate ask "What speed?" cop says 116. Lol. Thought he said 160. Mate had not had anything to drink and his bike was regoed and wof'd. I was semi-trollied, no wof, no rego and the cop told my mate he should be riding more like the "young lady".

Another time heading home from Pikowai with my mate driving my boys in the car. Took off doing 140ish when cop coming the other way got me at 140. I pulled over and waited for him. He asked me why I was speeding and while I was trying to think of an excuse he says "were you trying to catch the bikes up ahead?" Yes, that's right. Let me off and told me the cops closer to Tauranga wont be so kind so keep ya speed down. As I was hopping on my mate drove past with my kids and he just knew I had been let off...again!

[mikeey01]

Ducati riders never do stuff like that

[dragonz]

Rush hour on Church St Onehunga on my RG500.
Wheelied across the Rail-lines & accellerated to 110kph before putting front wheel down to slow for the traffic lights.
Bike cop coming the other way saw it all.

Got a ticket for no WOF

[Spuds1234]

1993 = Between bankside corner & Rakaia bridges.... over 200km/h only thing on the road, went past cop who was parked just slightly off the main road up a side road leaning on the bonnet of his car just watching me go past

Did you wave?

[peasea]

Moons ago I built what was a very cool engine for a mate's MkIII Zephyr. It went extremely well (big pistons, Webers, headers, balanced, silly cam etc)and it could push the speedo needle right off the dash. I have no idea what the REAL speed was but suffice to say it was way over the speed limit. I ended up buying the car and was in the Wairarapa one afternoon demonstarting how said needle could disappear off the dial. As it did so I passed a traffic cop who just stood there with his arms folded as he watched me/us zoom past.

Never heard a dickie bird.

[T.W.R]

Did you wave?

Ha nah, just watched my mirrors like a hawk across the Rakaia bridge looking for the disco lights, and took a couple of back roads once in Rakaia to keep off SH1

Been party to plenty of runners in my youth......some made the papers, some involved roadblocks etc but it was a different time & place back then.

[Dave Lobster]

On the M6 in Lancashire (racing for the ferry to Belfast), bald munter policeman could prove speeds in excess of 130mph, but couldn't prove any faster as he couldn't filter at that speed, like I could. His little ten mile video clip lasted well under five minutes. No ticket, just a leg slapping and a promise of prosecution - which didn't come - thanks to a few good lads in the RUC.
250 miles from Manchester to Stranraer in two hours, even with the twenty minutes sat by the side of the road with PC Pork Dripping. Not a bad time really.