There was a squid on a ducati picture here but I removed it cause I didn't know where it came from.bzbatl said:
The other side?
This is a police officers forum. I know it doesn't represent some of the fine officers we have in here, but interesting to view. Sorry if it's a repost.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46872
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46872
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Sunuvabitch! :urownedbittersweetryan said:There was a squid on a ducati picture here but I removed it cause I didn't know where it came from.
Well, I was told the other day that a guy could pop a wheelie on a GoldWing. :rolleyes
The first statement is just as true (or untrue) as the second...take it as you will!
1. All sportbikers are squids.
2. All cops are assholes.
Now, I don't think that either of these statements are true, but I do believe that there are people on each side that believe that the other statement is true. I also think that there are members of both groups that the statements describe accurately. Moral to the story...if you are a member of one of these groups (or both of them), please try not to be the squid or the asshole.
1. All sportbikers are squids.
2. All cops are assholes.
Now, I don't think that either of these statements are true, but I do believe that there are people on each side that believe that the other statement is true. I also think that there are members of both groups that the statements describe accurately. Moral to the story...if you are a member of one of these groups (or both of them), please try not to be the squid or the asshole.
Hmm lets see sportbikers are annoying pricks who ride around way 2 fast and will probably just kill themselves. All cops are egotistical maniacs who are against you.They will lock you up for whatever charge they feel like making up. Their job is to make you miserable. Big black guy in the NYC are to be feared as they are probably carrying guns. Hmm i love da stereotyping that we all give to entire groups of people on this forum and others without including a disclaimer that not entire group is the same. I wonder what that ******* excuse of a cop would do to a clearly hispanic or black male on a sport bike with tatoos? I mean from his standpoint that would make the guy automatically a gang banger runnin crack to sell to school children so i guess, run him off the road,shoot him repeatedly and burn his body? What concerns me is this guy is so adament in his stereotyping and refuses to listen to reason. I mean he only carries a gun and the ability to lock someone up for any crime he picks so hmm why should we fear cops. I mean you don't get the option of pickin which one ya get and all ya need is one bad one to ruin your life permanetly.
:banana COP THREAD COP THREAD WOOoooo :banana
Ya, I have encountered all types of stereotypical jerks and I'm only 19. I have heard the bikers says cops are pigs and the cops say bikers are criminals. I have heard white people make the racial remarks about blacks and vice-versa. I look at every single person as just that, a person. Then I base my opinion on the single person accrodingly. If I meet a white guy and he's a total jerk, I don't classify all white guys as jerks. I meet a squid biker, and I don't assume all bikers are squids. The problem it seems is that stereotypes rule our society and as that forum demonstrated it only leads to bad things. I hope things change, but I don't think they will judging on how long this has been going on as it is.
My first post to that site:
First off.....hello fellow LEOs
I have been an officer for 7 years so far and honestly can't think of another career I would currently prefer more. Over the course of that time I have taken WAYYY too many classes in learned how to do my job. One thing that I excel in is traffic collision investigations. Over the years I have worked numerous motorcycle wrecks and most of them have been cruiser style bikes and at least have been under the influence of some type of intoxicant. Of the sportbike collisions I have worked the majority were new riders that had no clue as to what they were doing with the smallest amount of the wrecks came from squid-like actions. The highest percentage of the wrecks came from other motorsists not paying enough attention to their driving and causing the motorcyclist to wreck.
Now for the interesting part. I ride a Daytona 600 sportbike! I wear full leather gear from the neck down and race quality helmets and carry fully coverage insurance on the bike just as my POVs have on them. I also just got into racing these bikes as well! I am 31 now and spent the majority of my life either racing dirtbikes or quads and riding street bikes (since age 5). Just because a person chooses to ride a sportbike does not make them a squid and mean they are out to terrorize the general population. Many people choose the sportbikes because the are a performance vehicle, no different than someone buying a Mustang Cobra SVT, Camaro SS with the LT1 package or even a Dodge Viper!! Sportbikes are far different from a cruiser. A cruiser pushing 50-60 hp and weighing upwards of 900 lbs compared to a sportbike that weighs 360 lbs. and running around 110 hp. In hard turns the cruiser will drag parts and alot of times hit the pavement, the sportbike can just lean a little more and carry on through the same corner at the same speed. A Harley coming of the line at normal cruising speed will generate more than enough exhaust noise to put them well over the dB level that most states have where the SS bike does not.
I hate to break the news.....but squids ride cruisers as well as sportbikes! If one rider is breaking the law then by all means enforce it.......but enforce it equally! Last time I checked were supposed to enforce the law and be impartial in doing so. Attitudes like the ones I have seen in this thread are why ALL bikers have a resentment for law enforcement officers. I have folks on cruiser riding down the road talking on cell phones....ever tried that on a sportbike with a full faced helmet? I have also seen non sportbikes popping wheelies riding down the road as well.
To sit and stack tickets against someone just because of the type of vehicle they operate is just plain assanine. If you stop a rider for doing something fine, write them and if you uncover more....that's fine too but don't stack charges for the wrong reasons. I am not about some other officers but I have my hands full with other aspects of the job to do rather writing someone a butt load of tickets because of what they drive.
Now as far as how I ride my bike(s)? Yes I ride over the speed limit a little bit, if not then the guy on the cell phone driving behind me will more than likely run me over! But I also drive my POVs the same way. On the track? My bike will be wide open as safely as possible. I don't ride the wheelies down the interstate at 80 mph, I don't sit in parking lots doing 3 min. burnouts, I don't hang off the side of the bike at 90 mph with both feet on the ground "skating", now 200 ft stoppies or anything else like that. But since I do ride a sportbike then I must be a squid that does nothing but stunt all the time and endanger everyone else's life even though I do wear a badge too.
BTW, there must be some justification for the use of sportbikes......some Euro law enforcement agencies are running Ducati SS bikes for patrol bikes, some U.S. agencies are running Yamaha R1s, Ducati is trying to get themselves into the U.S. market and provide sportbikes for other depts. also
First off.....hello fellow LEOs
I have been an officer for 7 years so far and honestly can't think of another career I would currently prefer more. Over the course of that time I have taken WAYYY too many classes in learned how to do my job. One thing that I excel in is traffic collision investigations. Over the years I have worked numerous motorcycle wrecks and most of them have been cruiser style bikes and at least have been under the influence of some type of intoxicant. Of the sportbike collisions I have worked the majority were new riders that had no clue as to what they were doing with the smallest amount of the wrecks came from squid-like actions. The highest percentage of the wrecks came from other motorsists not paying enough attention to their driving and causing the motorcyclist to wreck.
Now for the interesting part. I ride a Daytona 600 sportbike! I wear full leather gear from the neck down and race quality helmets and carry fully coverage insurance on the bike just as my POVs have on them. I also just got into racing these bikes as well! I am 31 now and spent the majority of my life either racing dirtbikes or quads and riding street bikes (since age 5). Just because a person chooses to ride a sportbike does not make them a squid and mean they are out to terrorize the general population. Many people choose the sportbikes because the are a performance vehicle, no different than someone buying a Mustang Cobra SVT, Camaro SS with the LT1 package or even a Dodge Viper!! Sportbikes are far different from a cruiser. A cruiser pushing 50-60 hp and weighing upwards of 900 lbs compared to a sportbike that weighs 360 lbs. and running around 110 hp. In hard turns the cruiser will drag parts and alot of times hit the pavement, the sportbike can just lean a little more and carry on through the same corner at the same speed. A Harley coming of the line at normal cruising speed will generate more than enough exhaust noise to put them well over the dB level that most states have where the SS bike does not.
I hate to break the news.....but squids ride cruisers as well as sportbikes! If one rider is breaking the law then by all means enforce it.......but enforce it equally! Last time I checked were supposed to enforce the law and be impartial in doing so. Attitudes like the ones I have seen in this thread are why ALL bikers have a resentment for law enforcement officers. I have folks on cruiser riding down the road talking on cell phones....ever tried that on a sportbike with a full faced helmet? I have also seen non sportbikes popping wheelies riding down the road as well.
To sit and stack tickets against someone just because of the type of vehicle they operate is just plain assanine. If you stop a rider for doing something fine, write them and if you uncover more....that's fine too but don't stack charges for the wrong reasons. I am not about some other officers but I have my hands full with other aspects of the job to do rather writing someone a butt load of tickets because of what they drive.
Now as far as how I ride my bike(s)? Yes I ride over the speed limit a little bit, if not then the guy on the cell phone driving behind me will more than likely run me over! But I also drive my POVs the same way. On the track? My bike will be wide open as safely as possible. I don't ride the wheelies down the interstate at 80 mph, I don't sit in parking lots doing 3 min. burnouts, I don't hang off the side of the bike at 90 mph with both feet on the ground "skating", now 200 ft stoppies or anything else like that. But since I do ride a sportbike then I must be a squid that does nothing but stunt all the time and endanger everyone else's life even though I do wear a badge too.
BTW, there must be some justification for the use of sportbikes......some Euro law enforcement agencies are running Ducati SS bikes for patrol bikes, some U.S. agencies are running Yamaha R1s, Ducati is trying to get themselves into the U.S. market and provide sportbikes for other depts. also
L8 Braker said:You are our only hope, Obi Wan :lol
Seriously, this topic and thread are on quite a few bike boards, and my opinion stays the same...Just as there as motorcyclist that are a bad seed and give the rest of us a bad name, so goes for any walk of life...Police included...
nfloor Not sure if someone can change that guy's mind.
bzbatl said:Will, make sure you tell him that squids don't ride Ducatis or Triumphs. :lao
nfloor Not sure if they will like what I said or not nfloor
I'm not even going to try to sway those guys.....good lord. It's truly a shame that some law enforcement officers have to think and behave like that...makes the rest of us look really bad.
OFFICER737 said:My first post to that site:
First off.....hello fellow LEOs
I have been an officer for 7 years so far and honestly can't think of another career I would currently prefer more. Over the course of that time I have taken WAYYY too many classes in learned how to do my job. One thing that I excel in is traffic collision investigations. Over the years I have worked numerous motorcycle wrecks and most of them have been cruiser style bikes and at least have been under the influence of some type of intoxicant. Of the sportbike collisions I have worked the majority were new riders that had no clue as to what they were doing with the smallest amount of the wrecks came from squid-like actions. The highest percentage of the wrecks came from other motorsists not paying enough attention to their driving and causing the motorcyclist to wreck.
Now for the interesting part. I ride a Daytona 600 sportbike! I wear full leather gear from the neck down and race quality helmets and carry fully coverage insurance on the bike just as my POVs have on them. I also just got into racing these bikes as well! I am 31 now and spent the majority of my life either racing dirtbikes or quads and riding street bikes (since age 5). Just because a person chooses to ride a sportbike does not make them a squid and mean they are out to terrorize the general population. Many people choose the sportbikes because the are a performance vehicle, no different than someone buying a Mustang Cobra SVT, Camaro SS with the LT1 package or even a Dodge Viper!! Sportbikes are far different from a cruiser. A cruiser pushing 50-60 hp and weighing upwards of 900 lbs compared to a sportbike that weighs 360 lbs. and running around 110 hp. In hard turns the cruiser will drag parts and alot of times hit the pavement, the sportbike can just lean a little more and carry on through the same corner at the same speed. A Harley coming of the line at normal cruising speed will generate more than enough exhaust noise to put them well over the dB level that most states have where the SS bike does not.
I hate to break the news.....but squids ride cruisers as well as sportbikes! If one rider is breaking the law then by all means enforce it.......but enforce it equally! Last time I checked were supposed to enforce the law and be impartial in doing so. Attitudes like the ones I have seen in this thread are why ALL bikers have a resentment for law enforcement officers. I have folks on cruiser riding down the road talking on cell phones....ever tried that on a sportbike with a full faced helmet? I have also seen non sportbikes popping wheelies riding down the road as well.
To sit and stack tickets against someone just because of the type of vehicle they operate is just plain assanine. If you stop a rider for doing something fine, write them and if you uncover more....that's fine too but don't stack charges for the wrong reasons. I am not about some other officers but I have my hands full with other aspects of the job to do rather writing someone a butt load of tickets because of what they drive.
Now as far as how I ride my bike(s)? Yes I ride over the speed limit a little bit, if not then the guy on the cell phone driving behind me will more than likely run me over! But I also drive my POVs the same way. On the track? My bike will be wide open as safely as possible. I don't ride the wheelies down the interstate at 80 mph, I don't sit in parking lots doing 3 min. burnouts, I don't hang off the side of the bike at 90 mph with both feet on the ground "skating", now 200 ft stoppies or anything else like that. But since I do ride a sportbike then I must be a squid that does nothing but stunt all the time and endanger everyone else's life even though I do wear a badge too.
BTW, there must be some justification for the use of sportbikes......some Euro law enforcement agencies are running Ducati SS bikes for patrol bikes, some U.S. agencies are running Yamaha R1s, Ducati is trying to get themselves into the U.S. market and provide sportbikes for other depts. also
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Officer737, you are now officialy my hero... hahaa.. We have cops here in houston that think the same way. In certain sections of the city, if you are on a sportbike then you are guilty. Our club founder was an LEO until he was rear-ended and spent too much time in the hospital (and recovery), and decided on early retirement.
Anyway, if you ever make it down to Houston for any reason, lemme know maybe we can go ride some twisties down here.
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Officer737, you are now officialy my hero... hahaa.. We have cops here in houston that think the same way. In certain sections of the city, if you are on a sportbike then you are guilty. Our club founder was an LEO until he was rear-ended and spent too much time in the hospital (and recovery), and decided on early retirement.
Anyway, if you ever make it down to Houston for any reason, lemme know maybe we can go ride some twisties down here.
Will have to do that next time I am down that way :dblthumb :beer
28blue21 is the kind of cop that makes sportbikers run for them, and THATS what puts more people in danger, if sportbikes knew they would be given a fair chance they wouldnt just run every time.. hes an ignorant moron... at least most of the cops on there are understanding
I was wondering the same thing, I read through all five pages, and not once is that comment brought up. It is that poor mentality that gives police a bad name, same as squids giving sportbikers a bad name.bittersweetryan said:Why is nobody talking about SHERIFFsaying this???
I stand corrected, but that wasn't actually directed towards the one who made the comment and certainly didn't get the needed attention it deserved.Almighty Jason said:I mentioned it. Just not by name.
That is way beyond the line. I haven't met a biker yet that wanted to harm cops in any way, just leave them alone and they leave them alone. Aparatly some of them joke about killing motorcyclists.....interesting.
bush said:My roommate had a Kerry/Edwards sticker on his car for several weeks before the 2004 elections. He's never been pulled over in his life until then. He got two warnings from seperate officers during that time, and hasn't been pulled over since he took the sticker off.
As every ricer is well aware, stickers add horsepower. I doubt it was the message of the sticker, but the added horsepower that was getting him pulled over. My theory is only proven by the fact that when the sticker came off, along with the added horsepower, your friend stopped getting pulled over. :squid
crx81 said:As every ricer is well aware, stickers add horsepower. I doubt it was the message of the sticker, but the added horsepower that was getting him pulled over. My theory is only proven by the fact that when the sticker came off, along with the added horsepower, your friend stopped getting pulled over. :squid
nfloorSounds like he's so busy protecting the citizenry from evil sport riders that he forgot about DUI stops then. Also, around here I see just as much squidliness from cruiser riders as I do from sportbikers, just with less gear.21blueasshat28 said:I just make it a personal habit to RARELY give anything other than citations to dudes on bikes. Not cruisers and harleys ..... although I rarely ever have to stop those types of bikes to begin with.
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:laocrx81 said:As every ricer is well aware, stickers add horsepower. I doubt it was the message of the sticker, but the added horsepower that was getting him pulled over. My theory is only proven by the fact that when the sticker came off, along with the added horsepower, your friend stopped getting pulled over. :squid
If I was the lead rider (the unharmed one) I would have caught up to that civic and do what blade did to that bald headed vampire (Burnout on head)bittersweetryan said:Why is nobody talking about SHERIFFsaying this???
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