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I just want begin this by stopping all the "you got what you deserved" comments. I know that I do wheelies all the time (not in traffic though) and I know that maybe my time was coming but if it was, I wish I would of got busted for doing an actual wheelie.
So, here is the story. This week I did several little things to the bike and last night I topped it off by installing a cable clutch lever (replaced the hydro unit). I finished late at night and I couldn't test it out last night so today was the day. I came home from work and found that my left grip was still loose from taking it off so I almost didn't ride. I guess I shouldn't of either but I was anxious to test out the mod so I zip tied the grip down tight and rode away. Because of the grip being like that, there was no way I was going to wheelie either, too easy for things to go bad so I resigned myself to a leisurely ride.
So I get out to a back road with no traffic and decide to slip the clutch a little bit to see how much different it is. I end up giving it a bit too much gas and the front end hops like 5-10 inches off the ground (I can't even clutch up wheelies so I wasn't trying either). Right after the hop, I look over to my left and there is a cop who watched the whole thing. I'm like shit, but it barely came up so I figure he just ignored it... not so lucky I guess because he comes up behind me and pops on his cherries. I pull over, he gets out and asks me just what I thought I was doing. I explain about testing the new clutch etc and he says something about not riding vehicles that don't work properly on the road. I try to explain more and he says, "I think you were just trying to Hotdog your bicycle". I tell him no, he gives me a "you are full of shit look" and says, "Tell me why I shouldn't give you a Disorderly Use of a Vehicle ticket" I explain it again and reiterate that it was an accident and he asks for my license which in his words better be "spotless". I tell him it is pretty darn close and he goes back to his car. Then he comes out again and tells me I'm getting a ticket .
I'm pretty confident I can get this majorly reduced or even thrown out of court. I have all the receipts for the parts I installed and a tracking number that says it was delivered yesterday. Plus I think the only reason he gave me a ticket was because he thought I was full of shit, which I wasn't.
Oh well, what are you going to do . Last year I got a ticket for doing a wheelie and it was actually AndyF3 that did it and this year I get one for bouncing the front end on accident. I just wanted to scream at the little dick, "I'LL GO OUT THERE AND SHOW YOU A FUCKING WHEELIE SO I CAN GET MY $250 DOLLARS WORTH OUT OF THIS SHIT"...
So, here is the story. This week I did several little things to the bike and last night I topped it off by installing a cable clutch lever (replaced the hydro unit). I finished late at night and I couldn't test it out last night so today was the day. I came home from work and found that my left grip was still loose from taking it off so I almost didn't ride. I guess I shouldn't of either but I was anxious to test out the mod so I zip tied the grip down tight and rode away. Because of the grip being like that, there was no way I was going to wheelie either, too easy for things to go bad so I resigned myself to a leisurely ride.
So I get out to a back road with no traffic and decide to slip the clutch a little bit to see how much different it is. I end up giving it a bit too much gas and the front end hops like 5-10 inches off the ground (I can't even clutch up wheelies so I wasn't trying either). Right after the hop, I look over to my left and there is a cop who watched the whole thing. I'm like shit, but it barely came up so I figure he just ignored it... not so lucky I guess because he comes up behind me and pops on his cherries. I pull over, he gets out and asks me just what I thought I was doing. I explain about testing the new clutch etc and he says something about not riding vehicles that don't work properly on the road. I try to explain more and he says, "I think you were just trying to Hotdog your bicycle". I tell him no, he gives me a "you are full of shit look" and says, "Tell me why I shouldn't give you a Disorderly Use of a Vehicle ticket" I explain it again and reiterate that it was an accident and he asks for my license which in his words better be "spotless". I tell him it is pretty darn close and he goes back to his car. Then he comes out again and tells me I'm getting a ticket .
I'm pretty confident I can get this majorly reduced or even thrown out of court. I have all the receipts for the parts I installed and a tracking number that says it was delivered yesterday. Plus I think the only reason he gave me a ticket was because he thought I was full of shit, which I wasn't.
Oh well, what are you going to do . Last year I got a ticket for doing a wheelie and it was actually AndyF3 that did it and this year I get one for bouncing the front end on accident. I just wanted to scream at the little dick, "I'LL GO OUT THERE AND SHOW YOU A FUCKING WHEELIE SO I CAN GET MY $250 DOLLARS WORTH OUT OF THIS SHIT"...
