Are cops harder to bikers?

[racedoll]

Are cops harder to bikers than cars when caught speeding ? What's the experience out there ?

[Rangerscott]

Been pulled over once by a cop while on my ninja 250 years ago. I was speeding and I ddint have my M.

He was cool. He "invited" me into the passenger seat and told me that he wasnt going to give me a ticket for speeding but was for not having my M. He said he was one of the cops that gets called out to bike wreck scenes. Told me to go get my M and to be safe. Hell he even let me ride off. I'm sure in other states they would have towed my bike and arrested me.

[karl_1052]

Who stops?
redflip

well, I do. But since I don't ride like an idiot, I haven't been pulled over in 7 years(and that time was because we were riding near a stunting spot.)

[racedoll]

Who stops?
redflip

well, I do. But since I don't ride like an idiot, I haven't been pulled over in 7 years(and that time was because we were riding near a stunting spot.)

Knocking on wood for you...

[101lifts2]

Who stops?
redflip

well, I do. But since I don't ride like an idiot, I haven't been pulled over in 7 years(and that time was because we were riding near a stunting spot.)


Yeah usually a cruiser = no stop in the canyons, unless he already has your plate. This is prolly the reason they hate us so much. Oh well.

[karl_1052]

Knocking on wood for you...

thanks!:rockwoot:

[Gas Man]

no way. Especially not on a cruiser.

[neebelung]

Totally depends on the cop, IMO. Here we have cops who LOOK for a sportbike to do any little thing wrong, and we also have cops that will point blank tell us when and where they'll turn a blind eye to speeding, and that so long as you've got your gear on and don't ride like an asshole, they'll leave you alone.

I don't necessarily think overall they're any harder on bikes than they are on cars, but I DO think generally speaking we probably exceed the speed limit a bit more on our bikes than in our cars. :shrug:

[racedoll]

Totally depends on the cop, IMO. Here we have cops who LOOK for a sportbike to do any little thing wrong, and we also have cops that will point blank tell us when and where they'll turn a blind eye to speeding, and that so long as you've got your gear on and don't ride like an asshole, they'll leave you alone.

I don't necessarily think overall they're any harder on bikes than they are on cars, but I DO think generally speaking we probably exceed the speed limit a bit more on our bikes than in our cars. :shrug:

I'm sure glad I am able to decipher nee-lingo :wink:

[neebelung]

I'm sure glad I am able to decipher nee-lingo :wink:

:rofl:

[njchopper87]

I've been caught speeding a couple times via speed traps and I haven't been pulled over. Then again, define "speeding" since I'm on a more sport bike oriented forum. Most I've been caught doing was 15-20 over in a 35. I'm also 1/100 people that actually wears gear here.

I have been pulled over for the damn LED lights all over the bike, but the guy was cool and only gave me a warning.

[neebelung]

Define speeding? Uh, exceeding the posted speed limit. Pretty cut n dried. :lol:

[Gas Man]

Define speeding? Uh, exceeding the posted speed limit. Pretty cut n dried. :lol:
I disagree. I figure that posted number is the starting point to start negotiations. :D

[Amber Lamps]

I'm on the fence... before yesterday, I might have said no but yesterday I had one of those days.....

I stupidly volunteer to go help a customer about 50 miles away with her alarm. I figure I'll take the bike since I'll only need a screw driver to remedy her problem. On the way there, I'm taking it kinda easy... nothing over 100 mph. I stop for gas and unplug my helmet instead of taking it off to pay for gas.... big mistake. I forget to plug it back in and a few miles down the road-BANG state cop. I could have bailed but I've had such good luck with these guys lately... Not this time, old boy writes me for 86/55 and gives me my court date of Jan 12 on the spot.

Okay, I suck it up and continue to the customer's house. Fis her alarm and head home... I get to within 3 miles of my house and BANG another state cop pulls me over. I'm like WTF?!?!?! I wasn't speeding or anything. He writes me a ticket for improper license plate placement. I'm like, "I had a ticket like this thrown out just two years ago..." Apparently, this state cop is on a crusade to change the DA's mind about these tickets. He took pics of my bike and everything... I'm going to run to the court house first thing this morning and see what I can do.

Geez what a day!!!:panic:

[Gas Man]

BALLZ Tigger!

Major suckage! WOW! And you thought Michigan was bad!

[wildchild]

i think in general I've been given more breaks on the bike. I've paid the tax a couple times but really i wouldn't have let me go either. I've been waved at to slow down a number of times on the bike and even waved at when the front came up while accel.

you'll always find the guys who just hate bikes for whatever reason and yeah they're gonna get you.

[marko138]

I've never been pulled over on a motorcycle.

[papapoi]

I got pulled over by sheriffs dept. for doing 94 in a 55, he was cool, i was just honest with him and wasnt watching my speed. so instead of 362 dollar ticket he so happen to right 302 so i got a slight discount, i hear the florida highway patrol can be a-holes to bikers.

[Rider]

I think some are. I've never been pulled over on the bike, but the officer that responded to my accident was very anti biker. He was accusing me of going above 70mph in a 35 mph zone. He even followed the ambulance to the hospital and harassed me in the ER. When the accident investigators came out to determine my speed they said I was only going 36mph. The officer did call me a few days later to apologize though.

[z06boy]

I've only been stopped twice on a bike and got a ticket both times but the officer wasn't a jerk either time.

I've had several tickets in cages and don't really remember any of the leo's being overly nasty or anything BUT then again I treat them with respect and know that they are just doing their job. I've gotten out of several tickets but have gotten several as well but deserved them most of the time. :idk:

I haven't noticed being treated differently either way.

*edit*...Oops... I did get pulled a third time on the bike for improper display of my tag while at Myrtle Beach, SC during bikeweek BUT they were definitely being rougher on people on bikes.

They've even banned bikeweek in Myrtle Beach now so this wasn't the norm EXCEPT for MB.

[neebelung]

I disagree. I figure that posted number is the starting point to start negotiations. :D

:rofl:

[karl_1052]

I've only been stopped twice on a bike and got a ticket both times but the officer wasn't a jerk either time.

I've had several tickets in cages and don't really remember any of the leo's being overly nasty or anything BUT then again I treat them with respect and know that they are just doing their job. I've gotten out of several tickets but have gotten several as well but deserved them most of the time. :idk:

I haven't noticed being treated differently either way.

*edit*...Oops... I did get pulled a third time on the bike for improper display of my tag while at Myrtle Beach, SC during bikeweek BUT they were definitely being rougher on people on bikes.

They've even banned bikeweek in Myrtle Beach now so this wasn't the norm EXCEPT for MB.


Wasn't it black bike week that got banned?:?:

:lol

[z06boy]

Wasn't it black bike week that got banned?:?:

:lol

Well to be truthful that's what they wanted to ban but since that's not politically correct they banned both. They call it black bikeweek so that's what I call it too. :lol:

Funny thing though...Mytle Beach is just one township along the coast there (although it's the major town) so the other towns along the coast in that area still want to have it.

When most think of that area they think it's ALL Myrtle Beach but it clearly is not.

Black Bikeweek is/was headquartered in Atlantic Beach...just north of the actual town of Myrtle Beach.

It's kind of confusing as evidenced in my attempted explanation. :lol:

[racedoll]

I've never been pulled over on a motorcycle.

Knocking on wood for you too...

I think some are. I've never been pulled over on the bike, but the officer that responded to my accident was very anti biker. He was accusing me of going above 70mph in a 35 mph zone. He even followed the ambulance to the hospital and harassed me in the ER. When the accident investigators came out to determine my speed they said I was only going 36mph. The officer did call me a few days later to apologize though.

What an ass.

[Rangerscott]

I'm on the fence... before yesterday, I might have said no but yesterday I had one of those days.....

I stupidly volunteer to go help a customer about 50 miles away with her alarm. I figure I'll take the bike since I'll only need a screw driver to remedy her problem. On the way there, I'm taking it kinda easy... nothing over 100 mph. I stop for gas and unplug my helmet instead of taking it off to pay for gas.... big mistake. I forget to plug it back in and a few miles down the road-BANG state cop. I could have bailed but I've had such good luck with these guys lately... Not this time, old boy writes me for 86/55 and gives me my court date of Jan 12 on the spot.

Okay, I suck it up and continue to the customer's house. Fis her alarm and head home... I get to within 3 miles of my house and BANG another state cop pulls me over. I'm like WTF?!?!?! I wasn't speeding or anything. He writes me a ticket for improper license plate placement. I'm like, "I had a ticket like this thrown out just two years ago..." Apparently, this state cop is on a crusade to change the DA's mind about these tickets. He took pics of my bike and everything... I'm going to run to the court house first thing this morning and see what I can do.

Geez what a day!!!:panic:




Should have found something wrong on his vehicle. There usually is. LOL If you had a camera/vid recorder you could have followed him and made sure he did everything by the law. Bawhahaha, they would be great to catch him blasting through a red light or something.

[racedoll]

Should have found something wrong on his vehicle. There usually is. LOL If you had a camera/vid recorder you could have followed him and made sure he did everything by the law. Bawhahaha, they would be great to catch him blasting through a red light or something.

Or not using his turn signal!! That is a huge pet peeve of mine, especially with cops of all sorts!

[Homeslice]

Are cops harder to bikers than cars when caught speeding ? What's the experience out there ?

Yes, they are. Most cops think sportbikers are "whippersnappers" who need to be taught a lesson. Or that they should have bought a "real" bike (a Harley). Ever seen a Harley rider get a fix-it ticket for exhaust? Probably not, but it happens to sportbikers all the time.

[z06boy]

Or not using his turn signal!! That is a huge pet peeve of mine, especially with cops of all sorts!

Same with me...hate that chit. I often wondered if they teach officers at the academy to NOT use their turn signals because they sure don't use them around here. :idk:

[marko138]

Knocking on wood for you too...





Thanks, but I don't put myself in the situation to be pulled over. I dont speed when I'm cruising around town and areas where cops are known to sit.