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Haven't had an actual bad experience, but I've been close.
4 lane, 45 zone out in the country. 4-5 muscle cars, and the police had an average car pulled over at the intersection. We get a green and proceed. Next light, maybe 1/2 a mile away, two friends decide to race. **** it, might as well follow them as I do not want to hang around there. 30 seconds later I'm cruising at about 75 in a 45, trying to get caught up to them. I see a car coming up. I thought it was a fox. I kicked in the clutch, dropped a gear, and was about to dump the clutch as I look out the side window and it's that state trooper. He went after the two racing. I think like 110 in a 45, and 2-3 other charges. The rest of us got the **** out of dodge, drove home, got our beaters and all regrouped at our hangout place, waiting to hear if anyone was going to jail.
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OK. I'll play. I've never had a bad experience with an officer. Always showed mutual respect and all was good. Was never in much trouble to begin with. But this story is funny. At the time of this I was 42. So I'm sure age played a considerable role in whether I got bounced off the hood of a police car or not...
June 23, 2015. Took off early from work. Was having a difficult day and needed to clear my head. I had ridden my 2012 Ducati Panigale S to work that day. Left work and headed out to my usual aggressive riding route. It starts in Minooka IL and ends in Morris. All back roads. Very country. Little sketchy at times because of gravel but I usually scout these roads often to avoid or minimize rapid-loss-of-traction issues. As with most folks who ride sportbikes, during an aggressive ride I lose touch with the world around me and focus, intently, on the ride in front of me. Part of the therapy that riding brings to me I guess. I should also mention the bike had cored mufflers and I wear ear plugs. It was MotoGP loud...
The entrance of the route starts in a warehouse section with some beautiful sweeping turns and a fast left-right transition towards the end of this stretch. It's a good spot to get the focus needed as the roads tighten up further along the route. This is Illinois, so any turn in the road makes for good riding. Little did I know the speed limit was only 45. And a cop was hiding in between some warehouse roads. Well, I have it on 75% boil. I finish the first stretch of the route and am turning down the road to start the next stretch and happen to see some odd looking red and blue lights in the mirrors. At that moment I paused. I was on a route that I knew like the back of my hand. I knew every bump, turn-off, cross road, etc. for miles to come. For a fleeting second, I thought 'should I pin it??'. I see dumbasses do it on Youtube all the time. Should I??? I opted to save my bacon and pulled over. Thinking, there are about 2 Panigale's in the area. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to track me down.
By the time he, and the next 3 cop cars, showed up I had all my gear off. The moment he walks up, hand on gun, he asks 'Do you know why I pulled you over'. I said, 'sorry officer, I do not'. He explains that I was speeding and again asked if I knew how fast I was going (as he was pointing to his camera on his vest). I told him that, no, I wasn't paying attention to my speedometer. He says I was (allegedly) in excess of 45 MPH over and implied I was well into triple digits when he gunned me. Uh oh.
At this point he goes back to his squad, talks with the other officers, and the other offices start to leave as they see I'm not a threat and in no danger of fleeing. He comes back to my bike. Compliments my bike, thanks me for stopping, and hands me my ticket for "greater than 35 MPH over". I look at it and notice that there isn't a dollar amount or an exact speed-over detailed. I ask him how do I pay it. He says, 'Oh no. This isn't a ticket you pay. You get a lawyer and start praying'. He tells me that I'm lucky he's letting me go and not taking me to jail and confiscating my bike. Obviously my heart is pounding. Maybe I should have ran...
So I get home, not fully understanding the gravity of the ticket yet. Doing some research that "greater than 35 MPH over" is a Class A misdemeanor in Illinois. 30 days in jail, loss of license for 12 months, and fine of up to $5000. How did my wife take it?? Let's just say I didn't get a blow-job that night...
The next day I start doing some research and calling lawyers. Most lawyers, who are willing to help, want me to send $2K immediately for them to start working on the case. Turns out we have a family friend who is a retired federal judge. She was able to make a recommendation for an attorney who was on the county DA's election team. Gave this guy a call. Said send him $250 and he would make it go away. He contacts the DA and makes a deal to pay a non-moving violation fine of $250 and no other altercations for 1 year or all the charges would be refiled. I gladly paid and moved on. I got super lucky. $500 total out-of-pocket costs but the real tragedy is to follow in spring the next year...
April of 2016 I traded my Panigale in for a Triumph Tiger 800 XCA. It's affectionately known as my Nerd bike. Not fast. Not sexy. It's the freaking Chrysler mini-van of the motorcycle world. April 2019 == V4S
This is the pic I took and quickly texted to my wife. Again, she was not impressed with her genius husband.
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dude....
you're crazy.
I woulda made his ass earn that one. lololol if you're in home territory its game on.
Hell I was running from Atlanta Police Dept on wifey and I's second date, driving HER car! lololol
Wilddude....
you're crazy.
I woulda made his ass earn that one. lololol if you're in home territory its game on.
Hell I was running from Atlanta Police Dept on wifey and I's second date, driving HER car! lololol
It was most like the scene in Animal House when Larry Kroger is in the bedroom with the mayor's underage daughter. He's about to get to second base and she passes out drunk. Larry pauses for a moment as he considers his future and the devil and angel appear on his shoulder. The devil says "**** her" the Angel says "don't lay a hand on her". This is literally the scene that went through my mind at the moment.
I'm proud of you Lawrence.
Hey man - gotta get your fun in while you can! Hahahaha
Know what woulda went through my head?
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