Sweet sweet justice!
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So there I am tootling home on the R1 through the country lanes of Suffolk. When in my mirrors a "pack" of Police bikes are looming fast. I'M sitting at 60 like a good lad. And they hurtle past three of them all the old shape K75's, no nod nothing just gone, i thought there moving some for the road ahead. Now its descision time do I sit behind at their speed or let them go. Sod it let them go, I'm in no mood for an argument and no rush.
Now this road I ride twice a day and know it very well, this particular part is long and straight but has crests so is tricky at healthy speeds on The flighty R1, but the long straight over a mile leads to a fantastic but blind right hander. Smooth, approx 90 degrees second gear bend one of the highlights of the trip home. This is the A1120 to anyone in my area, and is used by all types of police transport as a training road.
the "pack" must be two minutes ahead by now, so i open her up in prepareation for the bend. Here I go committed now, approx sixty in second, knee on the deck feeling somewhat happy with myself, I'm too far committed by the time I see the scrapes in the tarmac and the copper standing bang on my line looking into the ditch, hands on hips. What is protruding from the ditch but the dented upside down rear rim of the BMW. Laugh? The combination of him hopping out of my way in a panic and the sweet justice of it all, I laughed so loud he could hear it and the last i saw was him in my mirrors shaking his fist at me!
I bet he's got some paperwork to do today. The funniest bit was his friends haddn't noticed, I caught up with them a few minutes later. Flagged them down and sent them back for him. He looked ok, and could still move quite quick! so i left him.
HA HA.
Now this road I ride twice a day and know it very well, this particular part is long and straight but has crests so is tricky at healthy speeds on The flighty R1, but the long straight over a mile leads to a fantastic but blind right hander. Smooth, approx 90 degrees second gear bend one of the highlights of the trip home. This is the A1120 to anyone in my area, and is used by all types of police transport as a training road.
the "pack" must be two minutes ahead by now, so i open her up in prepareation for the bend. Here I go committed now, approx sixty in second, knee on the deck feeling somewhat happy with myself, I'm too far committed by the time I see the scrapes in the tarmac and the copper standing bang on my line looking into the ditch, hands on hips. What is protruding from the ditch but the dented upside down rear rim of the BMW. Laugh? The combination of him hopping out of my way in a panic and the sweet justice of it all, I laughed so loud he could hear it and the last i saw was him in my mirrors shaking his fist at me!
I bet he's got some paperwork to do today. The funniest bit was his friends haddn't noticed, I caught up with them a few minutes later. Flagged them down and sent them back for him. He looked ok, and could still move quite quick! so i left him.
HA HA.
You may laugh but plod on 2 wheeles can make very quick progress 
and will end up out riding you even on those k75's . I have been spoken to by a few of them 
nice chaps .
Now middle aged born again bikers that crash powerfull fireblades & R1's because they get target fixation , thats funny
and will end up out riding you even on those k75's . I have been spoken to by a few of them nice chaps . Now middle aged born again bikers that crash powerfull fireblades & R1's because they get target fixation , thats funny
I cant believe you people are siding with the very people that "generally" love telling us how and what to do. True i wouldn't wish anyone to be hurt, but if the boot had been on the other foot the police biker would of i'm sure taken full advantage of telling humpback man the rights and wrongs.
I say rock and roll on 60mph knee down fun, in the right environment. Clearly the police biker overcooked it and got it wrong.
I say rock and roll on 60mph knee down fun, in the right environment. Clearly the police biker overcooked it and got it wrong.
I'm more surprised that a motorcycle copper didn't make it round that bend... with all that training & advanced stuff they do.
I've had police bikers who have acknowledged me with a nod in the past but not often - perhaps they think that 90% of bikers wouldn't nod back? or perhaps they were deeply engaged on some sort of training excercise which is why they didn't? I dunno but either way I wouldn't be too offended by it.
it's not good for any biker to crash though.
A
I've had police bikers who have acknowledged me with a nod in the past but not often - perhaps they think that 90% of bikers wouldn't nod back? or perhaps they were deeply engaged on some sort of training excercise which is why they didn't? I dunno but either way I wouldn't be too offended by it.
it's not good for any biker to crash though.
A
phatgixer said:
Why the glee? He's a fellow biker. He didn't subjugate you in any way. I hope he wasn't hurt...
Don't be silly Mon Ami...Police Bikers are even hated by the car Police...All the Police bikers (whilst on duty)I have met are a sanctimonious bunch....
Not in my experience - 2 interactions with police bikers (both around no-fault-of-mine offs) 2 occasions of thinking what helpful, sensible chaps
phatgixer said:
Why the glee? He's a fellow biker. He didn't subjugate you in any way. I hope he wasn't hurt...
Don't be silly Mon Ami...Police Bikers are even hated by the car Police...All the Police bikers (whilst on duty)I have met are a sanctimonious bunch....
If that is true I can only presume you haven't met many. I've always found Police bikers to be courteous, knowledgeable and passionate about motorcycles.
DennisTheMenace said:
You may laugh but plod on 2 wheeles can make very quick progress
Now middle aged born again bikers that crash powerfull fireblades & R1's because they get target fixation , thats funny
maybe old boy... maybe..
Where exactly is the "justice" in this? Does the Police rider "deserve" his injury/embarrassment any more than anyone else who has crashed?
The author claims any Trafpol he has met is "sanctimonious". I spent 10 yrs in Central London as a Trafpol. The only time I had to be sanctimonious was to the tosser-brigade, whether driving a M3 BMW Daddy had bought them, or one of the two-wheeled brigade who thought they could put an illegal straight-through Akrapovic system on their bike, couple it with an illegal tiny reg.plate, wear an illegal black visor, probably on an illegal Simpson Bandit helmet, then whinge when they were stopped for 60mph in a 30 limit on their back wheel,
sounds like the author is the same type of tosser!!
The author claims any Trafpol he has met is "sanctimonious". I spent 10 yrs in Central London as a Trafpol. The only time I had to be sanctimonious was to the tosser-brigade, whether driving a M3 BMW Daddy had bought them, or one of the two-wheeled brigade who thought they could put an illegal straight-through Akrapovic system on their bike, couple it with an illegal tiny reg.plate, wear an illegal black visor, probably on an illegal Simpson Bandit helmet, then whinge when they were stopped for 60mph in a 30 limit on their back wheel,
sounds like the author is the same type of tosser!!
diddly said:
Where exactly is the "justice" in this? Does the Police rider "deserve" his injury/embarrassment any more than anyone else who has crashed?
The author claims any Trafpol he has met is "sanctimonious". I spent 10 yrs in Central London as a Trafpol. The only time I had to be sanctimonious was to the tosser-brigade, whether driving a M3 BMW Daddy had bought them, or one of the two-wheeled brigade who thought they could put an illegal straight-through Akrapovic system on their bike, couple it with an illegal tiny reg.plate, wear an illegal black visor, probably on an illegal Simpson Bandit helmet, then whinge when they were stopped for 60mph in a 30 limit on their back wheel,
sounds like the author is the same type of tosser!!
I'm not laughing with you......
Cops on bikes the ones I met have all bin great out over north yorkshire.
Had one I got behind at helmsey on the way back over sutton bank thort a was in for a long slow ride over the nice long stretch of road, anywy he pulled out to overtake a line of cars so I went with him when the road allowed he opened up an off an I went with him as did the few bikes that wer followinghe got to top of sutton bank pulled in and waved as we all shot past he was doin well over 110 just out fore fun like we all are
Had one I got behind at helmsey on the way back over sutton bank thort a was in for a long slow ride over the nice long stretch of road, anywy he pulled out to overtake a line of cars so I went with him when the road allowed he opened up an off an I went with him as did the few bikes that wer followinghe got to top of sutton bank pulled in and waved as we all shot past he was doin well over 110 just out fore fun like we all are
diddly said:
The author claims any Trafpol he has met is "sanctimonious". I spent 10 yrs in Central London as a Trafpol. The only time I had to be sanctimonious was to the tosser-brigade, whether driving a M3 BMW Daddy had bought them, or one of the two-wheeled brigade who thought they could put an illegal straight-through Akrapovic system on their bike, couple it with an illegal tiny reg.plate, wear an illegal black visor, probably on an illegal Simpson Bandit helmet, then whinge when they were stopped for 60mph in a 30 limit on their back wheel,
sounds like the author is the same type of tosser!!
Sanctimonious...your mail diddly!
Quod erat demonstrandum matey...
Irony is lost when your feet are flat, clearly.
clapham993 said:
Mon Ami Mate said:
Why the glee? He's a fellow biker. He didn't subjugate you in any way. I hope he wasn't hurt...
Don't be silly Mon Ami...Police Bikers are even hated by the car Police...All the Police bikers (whilst on duty)I have met are a sanctimonious bunch....
Not in my experience - 2 interactions with police bikers (both around no-fault-of-mine offs) 2 occasions of thinking what helpful, sensible chaps
Yes I'd echo that sentiment. There's bound to be the exception that proves the rule but the ones I've met have been bikers first Police Officers second.
annsxman said:
phatgixer said:
Mon Ami Mate said:
Why the glee? He's a fellow biker. He didn't subjugate you in any way. I hope he wasn't hurt...
Don't be silly Mon Ami...Police Bikers are even hated by the car Police...All the Police bikers (whilst on duty)I have met are a sanctimonious bunch....
Not in my experience - 2 interactions with police bikers (both around no-fault-of-mine offs) 2 occasions of thinking what helpful, sensible chaps
Yes I'd echo that sentiment. There's bound to be the exception that proves the rule but the ones I've met have been bikers first Police Officers second.
Well the ones I have met suffered from never knowing their fathers
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