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From: struve@calma.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Which bikes get the tickets.
Message-ID: <529@calma.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 19:11:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: calma.529
Posted: Fri Oct  3 19:11:23 1986
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Reply-To: struve@calma.UUCP (Dimetry Struve)
Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA
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Keywords: Look fast = get tickets


I had one of the first 750 Interceptors around the Bay Area, in April 1983.
The first time I rode it to work, I was pulled over by a Highway Patrolman on
a motorcycle, who proceeded to look the bike over and ask me lots of questions.
As I recall, he was particularly intrigued by the then novel 16" front wheel.
When he was done with the tech inspection, he wrote up a ticket for 65 in a 55.
I had been riding safely with the flow of traffic; it was clear to me that he
thought an Interceptor was more fun to pull over than a Chevette. 

Eight days before I had been ticketed by another bike cop, when I was on my
CB 900. THAT ticket was my first in 5 years. Two years ago, another ticket on
my 900. 5 months ago, a verbal warning on my BMW. NO car tickets since 1978.
  
Bottom line: in my opinion they pick on bikes, and it doesn't matter if they're
on a bike or in a car.