Stopped after high speed chase

[Onkel Neal]

After leaving work around 7:30 I was stopped by the law in South Houston. The officer said "I stopped you because your headlight isn't working." I was on my 1975 Suzuki 380.

I had seen the cop car a few minutes earlier, probably before he saw me, and made sure I came to complete stops at the intersections. I said, "well, the headlight works, I switch it on when it gets dark." I showed him the switch. He's too young to remember the days when bikes had a headlight switch.

Then he said, "It took me a while to catch up with you, you were haulin' ass". I paused to consider how to reply. I'm on a motorcycle with 32 HP, dude! But I didn't say that. "Well, I may have been going a little fast," I replied with pride. You never win when you contradict a police officer, so wth, I may as well accept the compliment.

Several times he asked if he knew me, I looked familiar. I get that ALL the time, I don't know what's going on but people are always saying I look like this guy or sound like that guy....weird. Maybe the officer thought I was a city council member....

He asked me to sit tight while he ran my licence. As the denizens of the hood passed by with their borrowed Family Dollar shopping carts, I nodded, "yeah, that's right, I'm an outlaw..."

The officer returned, thanked me for stopping, and admitted that the problem he may have had keeping up with me had something to do with the speed bumps on the ~3/4 mile street we had just traveled down. "You were going through the gap in the bumps, I had to slow down and pass over them." Hmmm... yeah, I hadn't thought about that. Anyway, no ticket! The officer was professional and I have to laugh, a little bamboozled by the headlight switch.

[Red October1984]

:hmmm:

Not sure if I should laugh or not.... It's a good story though. :D

[Wolferz]

Was it Neal profiling maybe?:haha:

What happened to all the standard questions a police officer likes to ask?

Are you carrying any drugs, weapons, nuclear bombs?

Mind if I take a look?

[mookiemookie]

So you skated out of a ticket? You benefitted from the public good? He should have drug tested you.

:har::O::O::O::O::O:

[Wolferz]

So you skated out of a ticket? You benefitted from the public good? He should have drug tested you.

:har::O::O::O::O::O:

Better yet, a roadside strip search.:haha:

[Sailor Steve]

I find this story hard to believe. More likely this unrepentant biker sociopath was doing at least 27 in a 25 zone. And rigging his headlight just to mess with some poor public servant's mind? Pure evil!

[Wolferz]

I find this story hard to believe. More likely this unrepentant biker sociopath was doing at least 27 in a 25 zone. And rigging his headlight just to mess with some poor public servant's mind? Pure evil!

Not to mention the massive air he was getting by hitting those speed bumps at 27 MPH.:har: Probably jarred that officers' teeth out trying to catch him.

[swamprat69er]

He should have drug tested you.

:har::O::O::O::O::O:

AND stripped searched you to make sure you didn't have any 'contraband' on/in you.:D

[Mork_417]

I'm guessing you were not wearing a one piece leather suit with knee pucks. Because, that always leads to a fun conversation when pulled over by the police. :har:

[Wolferz]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/animat21.gif
STOOPID COPS!

[HunterICX]

Guess he was just jealous that his patrol car doesn't match up against a 1975 GT380 :O:

"yeah, that's right, I'm an outlaw..."

Aren't we all :D

The officer returned, thanked me for stopping, and admitted that the problem he may have had keeping up with me had something to do with the speed bumps on the ~3/4 mile street we had just traveled down. "You were going through the gap in the bumps, I had to slow down and pass over them."

:rotfl2:Between the gaps...naughty Neal naughty!
Guess like most other bikers you're not a great fan of speedbumps.

HunterICX

[nikimcbee]

Wow, if that cop only knew! He had a brush with the infamous "Motodude.":o

http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt268/Snicklin125/hrproject1.jpg

Good thing you weren't in Ore-gone, there's no such thing as a "warning":shifty:, they just write you a ticket.:nope: It hurts their donut fund.

[GoldenRivet]

i remember my old Suzuki dirt bike when i was a wee kid had a headlight switch.

:up:

headlights are automatic on so many vehicles today - i hate that.

My fiance's are automatic, mine arent... every time i drive her car she grumbles because i throw it in park and turn off the lights

"Baby dont do that because now they wont come on automatically" :haha:

-wow- sorry about costing you that millisecond it takes to twist the knob:-?

[Wolferz]

Kid stuck his tongue out at the cop.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/32402827_07682fcbf7_z.jpg

[Wolferz]

Stop doing this, Neal.:o
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/pink-biker2.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

Per mookie...assume the position.


http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/1499/1499,1245828530,3/stock-photo-woman-hand-putting-on-surgical-gloves-specific-lighting-for-the-operation-room-32571850.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Cop "Don't I know you from somewhere"?

Neal "I run SubSim"

Cop "Is that a fact"?

Neal "Yeah"

Cop "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm <insert an appropriate repeated troll offender name> now get off the bike and keep both your hands in full view"!

[AVGWarhawk]

insert


:o:o

[Jimbuna]

:o:o

Not a chance unless you give me them gloves :)

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

i remember my old Suzuki dirt bike when i was a wee kid had a headlight switch.

:up:

headlights are automatic on so many vehicles today - i hate that.

My fiance's are automatic, mine arent... every time i drive her car she grumbles because i throw it in park and turn off the lights

"Baby dont do that because now they wont come on automatically" :haha:

-wow- sorry about costing you that millisecond it takes to twist the knob:-?May I ask why you don't use them? It may not help your driving but makes your own car a bit easier to spot.

[Sailor Steve]

May I ask why you don't use them? It may not help your driving but makes your own car a bit easier to spot.
Some of us don't like having every little thing done for us. I hate the thing that automatically locks all the doors at 15 mph. My car is old enough that it doesn't have that. I drive a stick shift whenever I can.

[Oberon]

I must admit, I'm not a fan of many cars made after 1990, I can't stand power steering, and hate all the electronics and computers that are crammed into cars now. It's just making the pipe-work too complicated so it plugs up more, thus justifying the cost of the repair guy who comes out with his computer to reprogram the car because the days of being able to fix it yourself are gone unless you have a degree in electrical engineering. :nope:

[GoldenRivet]

May I ask why you don't use them? It may not help your driving but makes your own car a bit easier to spot.

Anyone who cant see this rolling down a Texas Highway needs to get the eyes checked :shucks:

:haha:

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/attachments/titan-pictures-media-post/62637d1214524873-titan-pics-new-brush-guard-lights-titan-brush-guard.jpg

not my rig in the pic, but i have the same setup (only my side view mirrors aren't chromed) :up:

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

@GoldenRivet :D
Situations where lack of lights have been problem are in intersection (from two smaller roads to highway) where at certain times of day sun comes directly behind traffic at low angle. This causes low profile car without headlights it "blends" into forest background. If headlights are on there is usually no problem at all as those lights stand out from background even if you are dazzled by sunlight. This problem doesn't happen with semis, buses and other taller vehicles as they are silhouetted against tree line.

I have been in passenger's seat when near miss happened because of it and as result feel a bit uneasy when people drive without headlights. :salute:

[nikimcbee]

Stop doing this, Reece.:o
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/pink-biker2.jpg


Fixed.:haha:

[Platapus]

No citizen needs a motorcycle with 32hp! It is time we start banning high capacity motorcycle engines. Think of the children!!

I am sure that a 10hp engine is sufficient for ordinary citizens.

:D

[u crank]

Yes Sir.

No Sir.

Yes Sir.

OK Sir.

It won't happen again Sir. :D

[Dan D]

After leaving work around 7:30 I was stopped by the law in South Houston. The officer said "I stopped you because your headlight isn't working." I was on my 1975 Suzuki 380.

I had seen the cop car a few minutes earlier, probably before he saw me, and made sure I came to complete stops at the intersections. I said, "well, the headlight works, I switch it on when it gets dark." I showed him the switch. He's too young to remember the days when bikes had a headlight switch.

Then he said, "It took me a while to catch up with you, you were haulin' ass". I paused to consider how to reply. I'm on a motorcycle with 32 HP, dude! But I didn't say that. "Well, I may have been going a little fast," I replied with pride. You never win when you contradict a police officer, so wth, I may as well accept the compliment.

Several times he asked if he knew me, I looked familiar. I get that ALL the time, I don't know what's going on but people are always saying I look like this guy or sound like that guy....weird. Maybe the officer thought I was a city council member....

He asked me to sit tight while he ran my licence. As the denizens of the hood passed by with their borrowed Family Dollar shopping carts, I nodded, "yeah, that's right, I'm an outlaw..."

The officer returned, thanked me for stopping, and admitted that the problem he may have had keeping up with me had something to do with the speed bumps on the ~3/4 mile street we had just traveled down. "You were going through the gap in the bumps, I had to slow down and pass over them." Hmmm... yeah, I hadn't thought about that. Anyway, no ticket! The officer was professional and I have to laugh, a little bamboozled by the headlight switch.

@looking familiar
That is weird. I was thinking the same. To me you look like the guy from "How I met your mother", the guy who is with the red haired girl.

@police
US Cop vs German Tourist) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2EryjdBxM)
"Germany boy. Why are your driving in my country? This ain't the autobahn. A.. will be hurting for a month, if..."
:arrgh!::D

[Wolferz]

This is the real reason Neal was detained for a Duh exchange with a LEO
He was riding his home made barn burner...
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/funny_0008-1.jpg
The Texas Pine Special.

[Onkel Neal]

Cop "Don't I know you from somewhere"?

Neal "I run SubSim"

Cop "Is that a fact"?

Neal "Yeah"

Cop "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm <insert an appropriate repeated troll offender name> now get off the bike and keep both your hands in full view"!


Haha, I didn't say a word about who I am, certainly not! :haha:

@looking familiar
That is weird. I was thinking the same. To me you look like the guy from "How I met your mother", the guy who is with the red haired girl.


Awww, crap, here we go again. :dead: Man, which one?
http://im0n.clkimg.com/i/gl/130/130642.jpg

When I was working at the hotel, at least three people a night would pause and say, you look like/remind me of...
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTSaUyzQ95EOtL7EgGhaQ38huahkjksT iw_ziOYAabwxn3Dq4pYUcoLlS4
(From Adam Sandler movies)

or

black women always said I looked like
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9rmuYcdOo6ll0Zem4Piqx49jaGuFyR SJJIa27Z4ssbA2VZeE8MKGkR91M

A guy in my teacher training kept swearing I sound like
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120722131528/doblaje/es/images/d/d7/Gene-hackman.jpg
(WTH? Now my voice is getting mixed up in this?)

I can't remember all the others... there must be something I can do to use this to my advantage.

[HunterICX]

Neal Stevens - Texas, America.
the first that comes up in my mind is....

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1406/clinteastwoodce1b2.jpg

HunterICX

[Mork_417]

Stop doing this, Neal.:o
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/pink-biker2.jpg

:har: That's just wrong! :har:

Neal Stevens - Texas, America.
the first that comes up in my mind is....

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1406/clinteastwoodce1b2.jpg

HunterICX

"Lone Watie: Get ready, little lady. H*ll is coming to breakfast." - I love that movie.


I have a head light switch on my 07 Suzuki, that i did myself. Got tired of annoying my neighbors late at night, letting the bike warm up before heading into work. I get asked about it all the time by other riders. Of course, i get a little embrassed when they ask me "what is that LED for?". "Oh that?, it's an idiot light to let me know my headlight is off." :oops:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I must admit, I'm not a fan of many cars made after 1990, I can't stand power steering, and hate all the electronics and computers that are crammed into cars now.

I'm glad you said many cars, and not all cars otherwise you'd be ruling out the Escort Cossie. :o

IMO 1992 was the real killer for cars - the catalytic convert becoming mandatory in the UK. :down:

[WernherVonTrapp]

I like the story, and yes, I think the officer acted very professionally. In NJ though, you could have received a citation for your MC headlight not working. NJ law mandates that MC headlights must be on during the day as well as at night.:up:

[Wolferz]

I like the story, and yes, I think the officer acted very professionally. In NJ though, you could have received a citation for your MC headlight not working. NJ law mandates that MC headlights must be on during the day as well as at night.:up:

Would that include "not turning it on?" Oh, wait. You said it MUST be ON:D
A man got to be crazy to ride a two wheeler without turning on the headlight for visibility.:dead:<-- other drivers are blind like me.

[Onkel Neal]

Would that include "not turning it on?" Oh, wait. You said it MUST be ON:D
A man got to be crazy to ride a two wheeler without turning on the headlight for visibility.:dead:<-- other drivers are blind like me.

No worries, I'm a much better driver than those drivers who cannot see me. I can manage for both of us :)

[AVGWarhawk]

Ride like they don't see you. Because they don't :03:

[WernherVonTrapp]

No worries, I'm a much better driver than those drivers who cannot see me. I can manage for both of us :)
Very true. I still have my MC license, though I haven't ridden in over 20 years. In my experience (professionally speaking), I have found bikers to be among the safest drivers on the road, and much safer than motor vehicle operators.:up: (Plug) My son works in NYC for Harley Davidson where he is employed as a Master Technician.:smug:

[fireftr18]

Very true. I still have my MC license, though I haven't ridden in over 20 years. In my experience (professionally speaking), I have found bikers to be among the safest drivers on the road, and much safer than motor vehicle operators.:up: (Plug) My son works in NYC for Harley Davidson where he is employed as a Master Technician.:smug:
Funny you say that. My experience is just the opposite. Much of my career, part of the territory I covered was a rural loop that was a favorite for "crotch rockets." They would drive dangerously and end up wrecking. For those in the city, I can say my experience is the same as your's. Regardless, motorcycles are more difficult to see and we need to keep an eye out for them.