Police conducting on the spot vehicle inspections

[Akzle]

Its fucking stupid. Half the idiots don't even know what is legal and what was not. Try and explain, I don't get smart I'm always polite and respectful. But they don't have a bar of it and get all shitty. Power trip much? They don't even help you when you need them as I found.....

A while back a bunch of 5 dickheads probably drunk or on acid/meths/their own ass, decided to randomly punch me while walking through a park after getting some lunch in Palmerston North. I was driving back in my friends car and he was driving a car he'd just got back up to Auckland. I really don't get the reason, they didn't jump me/take anything. Just all who the fuck are you etc and then started dancing and such. Didn't feel much like a waltz that day myself and there were 5 of them so I never really had a chance. Started running. Got given a couple of hits but I wasn't going to give any back as there were 5 of the cunts.

Just across the road a cop was ticketing someone. I kid you not. Cop didn't do a thing though , I was suprized once they started hitting me I was yelling - couldn't really fight back with 5:1 odds. Even when I marched over highly fucked off and pointed to the pricks who were running away and getting into a shitty silver Primera, I was even reading the plate to the damn pig. Demanded he arrest them. Nope, it seems a ticket was far more important than me getting bashed by a pack of cunts!

Safer communities my ass what a fucking joke, can't even get that right

oh g'wan.,.. Tell us how you really feel

[yevjenko]

so after wasting over half an hour of my time (thus forcing me to ride outside the hours allowed by my learner license) he let me go without a fine.

I was told when I first moved here that the cops are only allowed to keep you for 7 minutes when they pull you over. That you are legally allowed to say 'post me the fine' and ride off (assuming they are not pulling you for offence that prevents from riding/driving).

I haven't backed this up though... any cops on here want to weigh in?

[FJRider]

I was told when I first moved here that the cops are only allowed to keep you for 7 minutes when they pull you over. That you are legally allowed to say 'post me the fine' and ride off (assuming they are not pulling you for offence that prevents from riding/driving).

I haven't backed this up though... any cops on here want to weigh in?

7 minutes is the attention span of the average idiot ... the time usually needed to get the basic information from them ...

The bigger idiots need longer stops to get the necessary information from them. Some of those can be held up for an hour or more ...

[Akzle]

7 minutes is the attention span of the average idiot ... the time usually needed to get the basic information from them ...

The bigger idiots need longer stops to get the necessary information from them. Some of those can be held up for an hour or more ...

fuck. And then some.
Try telling them you are not a corporate person and ergo not incorporated with a name,
or explaining that they have a duty to recognise the extent of their jurisdiction... Fucking morons will stand beside your door for fuken ages!

[FJRider]

... Fucking morons will stand beside your door for fuken ages!

I rest my case ...

[SNF]

oh g'wan.,.. Tell us how you really feel

I just did! Feel good. Seriously though, what if I hadn't been able to run?

[bogan]

Its fucking stupid. Half the idiots don't even know what is legal and what was not. Try and explain, I don't get smart I'm always polite and respectful. But they don't have a bar of it and get all shitty. Power trip much? They don't even help you when you need them as I found.....

A while back a bunch of 5 dickheads probably drunk or on acid/meths/their own ass, decided to randomly punch me while walking through a park after getting some lunch in Palmerston North. I was driving back in my friends car and he was driving a car he'd just got back up to Auckland. I really don't get the reason, they didn't jump me/take anything. Just all who the fuck are you etc and then started dancing and such. Didn't feel much like a waltz that day myself and there were 5 of them so I never really had a chance. Started running. Got given a couple of hits but I wasn't going to give any back as there were 5 of the cunts.

Just across the road a cop was ticketing someone. I kid you not. Cop didn't do a thing though , I was suprized once they started hitting me I was yelling - couldn't really fight back with 5:1 odds. Even when I marched over highly fucked off and pointed to the pricks who were running away and getting into a shitty silver Primera, I was even reading the plate to the damn pig. Demanded he arrest them. Nope, it seems a ticket was far more important than me getting bashed by a pack of cunts!

Safer communities my ass what a fucking joke, can't even get that right

To be fair to the cop though, the guy he was currently ticketing might have actually paid it, the other 5 pricks probably would have left their wet bus ticket to go all soggy and disintegrate.

[Mushu]

Actually, no.

Simply allowing the exhaust gases to escape quicker (and therefore allowing the engine to breathe easier) will give a power increase without any work done to the carb.

I would guess an exhaust which flows better than standard would allow more air through your engine, without a carby adjustment this would throw off the air fuel ratio and rob the engine of power and since it would be running lean it would also run hotter and have a higher chance of pinging which would further reduce power.

[scracha]

The cops are well aware of this tactic, and they often have a chase car parked up with its engine idling just for people like that. Then, they'll put you under far more scrutiny as they'll think you've got something to hide for being evasive.

Done a U at a checkpoint twice now. Cops flash their lights and do their starsky impression and catch up pretty quick. Told cops I simply was running late for a customer and couldn't afford to spend an extra 15 minutes at their checkpoint AGAIN in the MIDDLE OF THE FUCKIN DAY. Besides, if I was drunk then the queue was so long that I could see there was a checkpoint before the previous junction. Didn't seem pleased but it's not illegal.

General advice though....don't talk to police. Most are ok but there's a fair few who pretend they're being nice n' shit but will twist everything you say and add a few embellishments when it matters in court. (politely) Tell them just the legal minimum and keep gob shut, then they've nothing to go on. It's amazing how many people talk themselves into getting a ticket.

[pritch]

Brit magazine dyno'd several bikes with various after market cans. The best ones gave a 3hp increase some actually gave less than standard.

Nobody can feel a paltry increase like that, it's a lot of money to pay for so little. You could get almost as much increase in power by changing fom a 50 weight oil to a 40 weight oil.

[Katman]

I would guess an exhaust which flows better than standard would allow more air through your engine, without a carby adjustment this would throw off the air fuel ratio and rob the engine of power and since it would be running lean it would also run hotter and have a higher chance of pinging which would further reduce power.

When you open up an exhaust that is currently strangling the engine (as is the case with the standard muffler on the DR650) then you get a better running engine without even touching the intake side.

[Mushu]

Brit magazine dyno'd several bikes with various after market cans. The best ones gave a 3hp increase some actually gave less than standard.

Nobody can feel a paltry increase like that, it's a lot of money to pay for so little. You could get almost as much increase in power by changing fom a 50 weight oil to a 40 weight oil.

I rode a couple of other DR650s when my brother in law was looking at buying one for his first bike (actually I test rode quite a few bikes for him as he did not yet have a license). I found no real difference between my DR and the others I rode in terms of power, I think the real benefit is actually the weight saving as the aftermarket one weighs less than half what the standard one does. As a bonus the aftermarket can also has a spark arrester and is very loud, actually maybe a bit too loud if I'm honest.

[yevjenko]

7 minutes is the attention span of the average idiot ... the time usually needed to get the basic information from them ...

The bigger idiots need longer stops to get the necessary information from them. Some of those can be held up for an hour or more ...

I wish I had the reference but it is based on reasonable length of time to detain... or some bollox

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[scumdog]

I was told when I first moved here that the cops are only allowed to keep you for 7 minutes when they pull you over. That you are legally allowed to say 'post me the fine' and ride off (assuming they are not pulling you for offence that prevents from riding/driving).

I haven't backed this up though... any cops on here want to weigh in?

Double that

and add another minute....

[Mushu]

Double that

and add another minute....

So is this an actual law, that after 15 minutes I am within my rights to jump back on my bike and ride away (if the cop hasn't yet found I have committed an offense)?