Just in case you didn't think you were a second class citizen...

**imdying** · 15th September 2010, 11:20

Having a national organisation run by people who use their brains is a good thing IMO. I'm glad this one at least isn't as thick as some of the numpties posting in this thread.

**Genie** · 15th September 2010, 11:30

Originally Posted by Maha

Is it a given that an attempt to photogragh the bike owner will take place or is a conclusion jumping thing at this stage?
One mention of it somewhere early in the thread and its read as gospel.
I heard the cops were going to 'roger' every Suzuki owner.

sorry love you have it wrong...it's the Honda rider that gets the roger!

**Maha** · 15th September 2010, 11:31

Originally Posted by Fatt Max

Fuck it, why did I buy that Aquilla......oh well...

Reports just in that there have been a large number of trade ins over the last few hours on Suzuki bikes within the Waikato/Auckland area.

**Fatt Max** · 15th September 2010, 11:46

Originally Posted by imdying

Having a national organisation run by people who use their brains is a good thing IMO. I'm glad this one at least isn't as thick as some of the numpties posting in this thread.

Cant help being a numpty, goes with the hovercraft full of eels that I ordered from Belgium along with a small stick, 3 black rubber oranges, a bag of fresh air and my exploding trousers.

Can I see Dr Nesbit now, the voices in my head are telling that the elephants want to sharpen their ikky wikky tikky sticks.

You've got nice hair and I want to lick your eyebrows

Garumph.....

**duckonin** · 15th September 2010, 12:03

Originally Posted by munster

I guess it just reminds me of the old school days when the teacher kept the whole class in because some dickhead at the back was being a wanker.

Just picking on bikes IS discriminatory, especially on the Coro Loop. One person above has already mentioned cars with boats not staying on their side of the white line. From my own experience on the loop I can add trucks, buses, 4WD's etc. Where's their targeted safety campaign?

But that is the norm on all roads in this country,idjits not staying on their side of the road...

Plus add Motorbikes to your list...

**red mermaid** · 15th September 2010, 12:09

Police do have operations targetting trucks, buses, Suv's, vehicles towing boat trailers all the time.

Funnily enough when I take part in them the majority of drivers thank for me the work and say how great it is to see it happening.

Why is it that whingers only seem to ride bikes?

**buellbabe** · 15th September 2010, 12:28

My 2c is this...if ya ride like an lunatic then expect to get pinged at some point. And if you go through a random 'safety stop' or whatever they wanna call it, is that really gonna ruin ya day? On the other hand I kinda agree with what Mom said about the potential to piss people off just before they hit the loop and riding angry is never good. So I guess I am sitting on the fence a bit...But then if you are the type of person who will get OTT offended/irritated by a random stop then I question whether you should be riding...

BTW, I happened to ride the loop on friday just past, a gorgeous day and we had a great ride, passed 2 cop cars parked up along the coast road and saw at least another 3 in total during the day but so what? We were having fun but we weren't being idiots.

The Coro Loop is known for its carnage rate and thats probably the last time I will ride it til Summer is over cos I really don't like sharing the road with tryhard/wannabe GP riders.

FYI I have been stopped randomly on occasion and the cop was completely honest with me and said he just wanted to gawp at the bike, he was really keen on becoming a Buell owner himself! I just had to laugh and no, I didn't mind getting pulled over as I knew I had been doing nothing wrong and it was only 5 mins out of my day...

**Big Dave** · 15th September 2010, 12:51

Originally Posted by red mermaid

Why is it that whingers only seem to ride bikes?

Better online forums.

It's not hard to fathom what is going on. Talk to some of the locals and the speed of bikes concerns Mavis of Kautunu greatly - they talk to the powers that be and steps are taken for the 'better good'.

It doesn't bother me. I ride at adventure bike speeds, all my paperwork is in order and I'd rather the resources were tied up in visible preemptive measures than clandestine punitive action. No doubt there will be both - 'if' there is anything to the rumour? at all.

**Max Preload** · 15th September 2010, 13:11

Originally Posted by Little Miss Trouble

That would be my objection to it too, particularly if they want to take my photo - which isn't actually beyond their power to do as you are in a public place...

Originally Posted by Pixie

As in Nelson,they will probably take your photo and you may be the lucky recipient of a motorcycle safety lecture from a non-riding 23 year old constable.

Neither of which you have to submit to. Carry a balaclava and earplugs.

**Scuba_Steve** · 15th September 2010, 13:15

Originally Posted by red mermaid

Police do have operations targetting trucks, buses, Suv's, vehicles towing boat trailers all the time.

Funnily enough when I take part in them the majority of drivers thank for me the work and say how great it is to see it happening.

Why is it that whingers only seem to ride bikes?

Your location says Manawatu but you story says Imagination...

**chasio** · 15th September 2010, 13:49

Originally Posted by Fatt Max

Cant help being a numpty, goes with the hovercraft full of eels that I ordered from Belgium along with a small stick, 3 black rubber oranges, a bag of fresh air and my exploding trousers.

Can I see Dr Nesbit now, the voices in my head are telling that the elephants want to sharpen their ikky wikky tikky sticks.

You've got nice hair and I want to lick your eyebrows

Garumph.....

You must spread some reputation around blah blah. But you get the most enjoyable post on the thread award, FM

**Edbear** · 15th September 2010, 14:09

Originally Posted by tamarillo

Mate! the way some folk ride I can see why they think that. We need to all grow up and accept we have a far higher accident rate than we should.

Originally Posted by Squiggles

Hardly surprising

Originally Posted by Genie

Didn't notice much of anything personally down here...saw a lot of law enforcement vehicles but nary a one asked me for a chat.

I think good on the police for seeing there is a problem and wanting to do something about it. It may not be the bestest idea in everyones minds but if their work saves one life....then it's worth.

Don't know much about yon Coro Loop other than there have been some rather nasty accidents up there...

If you ride to the rules then it won't be a problem, I think those that complain might just be the ones that need the learn. Sad thing about all the safety messages is that the ones that need to be listening just aren't.

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Better online forums.

It's not hard to fathom what is going on. Talk to some of the locals and the speed of bikes concerns Mavis of Kautunu greatly - they talk to the powers that be and steps are taken for the 'better good'.

It doesn't bother me. I ride at adventure bike speeds, all my paperwork is in order and I'd rather the resources were tied up in visible preemptive measures than clandestine punitive action. No doubt there will be both - 'if' there is anything to the rumour? at all.

It's funny how few here understand the why's of it. If the Coro Loop wasn't being treated like a race-track, with numpty's upsetting the locals and crashing so much, this would not be happening.

If you were a resident with children up there and bikers were racing past your driveway at illegal speeds on a regular basis, making too much noise and inconsiderately endangering your kids who may be riding their pushbikes to the neighbours, or you had to go out and pick a biker's brains out of a tree a few times, what would you want to do about it?

If this was the USA you'd find yourself riding at 160km/h+ head on into a fast approaching load of buckshot from an irate local...

**red mermaid** · 15th September 2010, 14:21

And your story says ignorance because I have just spent all of my working day today targetting specifically, and only, trucks, buses and diesel powered vehicles.

But then you seem to think you are more expert about my job than me, so...

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Your location says Manawatu but you story says Imagination...

**Mom** · 15th September 2010, 14:43

Originally Posted by red mermaid

I have just spent all of my working day today targetting specifically, and only, trucks, buses and diesel powered vehicles.

Why?

**Gremlin** · 15th September 2010, 14:46

Originally Posted by red mermaid

And your story says ignorance because I have just spent all of my working day today targetting specifically, and only, trucks, buses and diesel powered vehicles.

But then you seem to think you are more expert about my job than me, so...

Couldn't you have thrown in just one motorcycle (an innocent one of course) so we could lynch you?