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Timberwoof wrote:

> Next time, plan your day better.

The article was lacking in completeness -- there wasn't anything
presented in it that indicated he willfully evaded (I'm not saying
that he didn't). I recall splitting lanes at 80 mph one Sat night
in the 80's, in my foolish youth, and discovering that I had earned
the attention of some CHPs as I was slowing to exit at University
Ave in Berkeley. There were 4 motor officers and two cars with
two officers each in pursuit of little ol' me. Two of them had me
follow them directly to the Berkeley city jail, while the others
followed. They towed my bike and gave me a ride home. Seemed like
a fairly reasonable and inexpensive result, which they decided on
after conferring ("we have decided that you are not orcs").

IOW quoting an officer who said "he looked back at me and ran" would
have been enough to convince me. I'm not saying that I've never been
150 on a public highway, but there's nowhere on 101 where that's
remotely safe, esp. with traffic. 280, on the other hand, or sections
of I5... ;-)

You're right, 'woof -- the lame excuse of being in a hurry is not
going to cut it when you're nabbed. I also don't think the excuse
of not endangering others cuts it -- you shouldn't scare
the bejesus outta them, either (unless they specifically merit it!).

Bottom line: the dumb**** isn't making things better for the rest
of us two-wheeled motorists. When's the hanging? ;-)

On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 18:16:16 GMT, Timberwoof
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"he told the jury that later found him guilty, his helmet and clothing were so
>restrictive that he had no idea CHP officers with flashing lights and sirens
>were behind him."
>
>Uh-huh. Right.

Years and years ago I bought my first bike (if I can use that word), a
Lambretta 200. At the time it was the only model of scooter that was
freeway-legal, but almost every time I took it on the freeway I'd get
pulled over. I kept a certificate in the glovebox and I'd show it to
the LEO and he'd smile and apologize and tell me to be careful and let
me go.

So one day I'm riding along the newly-opened stretch of 280 between
Cupertino and Palo Alto (that's how long ago it was) when I heard a
funny sound on my right. I look to the right and there's a CHP car
driving alongside me with his window open, hailing me with a hand-held
bull horn! I pulled over.

The CHP told me that he'd been following me for more than a mile,
first with red lights, then with a siren. I felt like a complete
idiot, and I was sure he was going to put the cuffs on me right then
and there. I made lame-sounding (but true) excuses about (1) the
mirror vibrated so much it was useless and (2) the wind roar in my
helmet. I showed him my certificate. To my astonishment he smiled
and let me go. I think he even apologized for stopping me!

So anyway, it's possible. But 150 mph? No excuse for that.

Timberwoof wrote:
> In article <pgTze.2853$(E-Mail Removed). net>,
> "mentALEXcersize" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...ABADIGEST3.DTL
>
> "he told the jury that later found him guilty, his helmet and clothing were so
> restrictive that he had no idea CHP officers with flashing lights and sirens
> were behind him."

"Jury"?? Great - another jerk who can hire a lawyer to keep him out of
lock-up, instead of taking his lumps when he knows hw's wrong. I'm
surprised the cops didn't beat the **** out of him or shoot him, like
they would me & some of my pals. Lucky for us all he didn't wreck &
kill some pregnant woman or old fart...or run over some kid, like the
other MF who got house arrest last week in SF after a hit-&-run on a
4-year-old girl.


Makes me sick. This CLUELESS %$# SQUID is no doubt one of those
"fashion bikers" who makes the scene at Zeitgeist/Sunday
ride/84/Skyline etc. but would never dream of going on an AMA or MMA
run, or listening to someone like Paladin (RIP) or the legendary Allen
Slaughter discourse. I hope to Christ he stays away from the SFMC...I
just hope I don't know him.

Probably cuts off the aging UJM & touring types (guess which I am!) on
those little backroads, but lacks the balls and/or courtesy to stop &
help a fellow Motorcycle Enthusiast..but will sneer at them.

OK, I mean, I've broken a ton on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge
whilst drunk & /or otherwise loaded. Once in '84, a buddy & I barreled
down Milpitas & SanJo via Morrill, skunk-drunk...never stopping for
signs, or nuthin'. Dumb? Yes.

....and other stupid things that I'm not proud of.

NOT as lucky have been the brother & sister bikers I've had to bury
over the years, because either they or who they were riding with pulled
the idiot move.
One in particular was a kid who went to Sunnyvale High named Pete
Mirelez. One night in '79, Pedro & his passenger decided to see how
fast the '76 750 Honda SuperSport would go down either FairOaks Ave or
Lawrence Expwy. ...fast enough to stack them into a 40-foot trailer
making a legal u-turn. I heard it was so bad that the cops couldn't
tell who was operating the bike.

Also the hot dog on the Sunday ride years ago who made the asshole
move, went down & killed a couple other riders...he lived.

I hope this spoiled dipshit realizes how ****ing lucky he is to be
alive, and figures out that one should get on a track if one is to
pretend they're on the cover of Motorcyclist.


Hell, someday, I'll put good tires on the (in)famous BCW & try my luck
at Sears, or Laguna. I wonder if I can find a Body Condom, Diving Bell
Suit or radiation jumpsuit in XXXS or better yet shrinkwrap. That
oughtta restrict me.


"Ride hard, die fast"...or spend a week in Highland, looking at your
injured leg...because you were in a hurry & decided to run a light, or
better still had some cage driver plow into you.

"Restrictive clothing"?? Take away his 'sickle, give him one of those
lawnmower scooters & a straight-jacket, or 'cuffs & leg-irons, and then
see if he plows into a semi.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Timberwoof wrote:
>
>
>>In article <pgTze.2853$(E-Mail Removed). net>,
>> "mentALEXcersize" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...ABADIGEST3.DTL
>>>
>>>
>>"he told the jury that later found him guilty, his helmet and clothing were so
>>restrictive that he had no idea CHP officers with flashing lights and sirens
>>were behind him."
>>
>>
>
>[...]
>Makes me sick. This CLUELESS %$# SQUID is no doubt one of those
>"fashion bikers" who makes the scene at Zeitgeist/Sunday
>ride/84/Skyline etc. but would never dream of going on an AMA or MMA
>run, or listening to someone like Paladin (RIP) or the legendary Allen
>Slaughter discourse. I hope to Christ he stays away from the SFMC...I
>just hope I don't know him.
>
> [...]
>I hope this spoiled dipshit realizes how ****ing lucky he is to be
>alive, and figures out that one should get on a track if one is to
>pretend they're on the cover of Motorcyclist.
>[...]
>
>"Restrictive clothing"?? Take away his 'sickle, give him one of those
>lawnmower scooters & a straight-jacket, or 'cuffs & leg-irons, and then
>see if he plows into a semi.
>
Thanx for expressing this view. It echoes what I have been thinking.
This squid gives all of us
bikers a bad name. Cagers & politicians don't always distinguish
between pipe-smokers and
hot dogs. I was going to say we bikers need to 'police our own' when
we see young bucks
doing this sort of thing give them an earful ... but when I was young I
never listened.

BTW: I did not ride when I was younger - in my 20's I was so
hot-tempered and impulsive I
would have died or wound up in a wheel chair. Nevertheless, sans
motorcycles I had
antics which caused the LAPD to show up a few times.

Nowadays I'd be labeled a terrorist for my youthful indiscresions and
sent to Guantanmo Bay
-but that would just hurt me. If these squids keep it up, someone is
going to try to ban sportbikes
on city streets or somesuch. Sigh.

Ahhh yesss.....After many a coffee in Boulder Creek one fine morning I found
myself wrestling my bike up to 35 and 92 and my riding style (at the time,
on roads like that, with that bike) had me way forward of where my rear-view
mirrors were positioned. With no traffic on a perfect day I was quite
pleased with my progress and began to pull into the Corners a biker hero.
As I straightened from my crouch that singular flash of blue in the mirrors
raised my tweaking heartrate to near-burst. All the bikers in the lot
kicking tires/talking **** raised a cheer for my entertaining squidly
performance. The cop was understanding but loathsome during that particular
transaction. Now I wonder about that ad in the back of Motorcyclist for
those aftermarket pig-spotters.


BTW I spent some time on the roads 'round here this weekend and today and
good lord was the procession of bikes speeding northward and homeward from
Laguna Seca a blast to behold.

Later!
Alex

mentALEXcersize wrote:
> Ahhh yesss.....After many a coffee in Boulder Creek one fine morning I found
> myself wrestling my bike up to 35 and 92 and my riding style (at the time,
> on roads like that, with that bike) had me way forward of where my rear-view
> mirrors were positioned. With no traffic on a perfect day I was quite
> pleased with my progress and began to pull into the Corners a biker hero.
> As I straightened from my crouch that singular flash of blue in the mirrors
> raised my tweaking heartrate to near-burst. All the bikers in the lot
> kicking tires/talking **** raised a cheer for my entertaining squidly
> performance.

Reminds me of a day a few yaers ago:

Whoever it was that pulled up to Zitgei$t (on , um, a Norton(?) )& with
much flourish, proceeded to roast the back tire. Mistaking our cries to
direct his attention to the SFPD who pulled up behind him, he applied
even more throttle. THick, stinky clouds of smoke filled the
intersection of Valencia y Duboce..until the "BWOOP-BWOOP!!" sound got
his attention. By then, of course, our shouts turning to derisive hoots
& bladdre-straining peals of laughter.

The rider got ticketed for exhibition of speed, and left the bar much
later in a decidedly more low-key manner.


The cop was understanding but loathsome during that particular
> transaction. Now I wonder about that ad in the back of Motorcyclist for
> those aftermarket pig-spotters.
>
>
> BTW I spent some time on the roads 'round here this weekend and today and
> good lord was the procession of bikes speeding northward and homeward from
> Laguna Seca a blast to behold.
>
> Later!
> Alex