So, I spend 5 days out in the field doing my military thing. I go over to my buddies house with my car where my bike is stored and take the thing out to have it for the weekend. Well I'm getting on the highway and I'm testing out powershifting so I wanted the RPMS high as a kite so I burn on the throttle. Last time I saw my speed was 40 mph as I was taking it up off the on ramp. Apparently... somehow... this cop pegs me from like 200 meters up the road doing 100 mph in a 60 mph zone. I'm not confident in the accuracy of his reading, but crap man. I just wanted to test her out before I headed back to post, cop wasn't an ***, but he kept asking me if I had, had anything to drink. I hadn't, just lemonade from McDonalds. He was probably tripping over how dialated my pupils were because I'm so effin' tired from not getting any sleep out in the field.

I just going to plead my case to the judge. Bikes easily go fast, especially mine... if I really wanted to just go fast I would have been going a lot faster than 100 mph.

Advice?

 

That sux, I'm sorry to hear about the mishap.

Hate to say it, but a judge won't buy that plead. The only way to possibly come out on top is to cast a shadow of doubt into the judge that the officer wasn't able to get an accurate reading on the radar. Maybe hire a lawyer also.

Other than that, You will probably have to eat the ticket.[:@]

 

As mentioned above, but kinda looks like you may get dinged on the charge. Do not say to the Judge about this though. "Bikes easily go fast, especially mine... if I really wanted to just go fast I would have been going a lot faster than 100 mph. " GL

 

Hey man! I talked to my friend who is a police office and rides a gsxr-750 as well. His advice was contest the ticket and subpoena the SMD (radar) Calibration records OR if he paced you subpoena his speedometer calibration records. He basically said this is your only chance of getting out of it. Also, you could defer the ticket he said. Just again, mark contest on the back and go to court to ask the judge for the deferment. All that does is make sure it DOESN'T go on your record as long as you don't get a ticket in the next year. Hope this helps and LETS RIDE BRO! I was up there yesterday and will be up there again today.....give me call!

 

tiger.. welcome to the club! your my boy blue!! fight the ticket br0. IM me when u see me on next, ill tell you how to beat that sh*t. [:@]

 

Get a lawyer because you were going too much over the speed limit. I think max is 25 or less and you can go to traffic school.

 

That sucks man.

First time I got pulled over I was on leave in Illinois. 89 in a 25 (good twisties, couldn't help myself). I got the "what the hell do you think you're doing" speech, until the cop found out that I actually had a motorcycle license (My home of record is a suburb of STL and there is a big stunter following there, meaning scores of unlicensed squids making a bad name for all of us). Then he caught a glimpse of my military id, and his demenor completely changed. What started out as a *** chewing turned out to be "I really appreciate what you do for our country, try to keep it under the speed limit."

I was expecting a reckless endangerment (25% over the limit in IL) and didn't even get a written warning.

Being military has its benefits sometimes. It doesn't work around post of course.

 

Good to hear you got off with a warning. A lot of military riders are getting themselves killed while on leave because they're so used to the danger of dodging bullets in wartime, that when they come back, they feel invincible and do risky things. They are so accustomed to the danger all the time that they take unnecessary risks / chances especially on bikes. There was an article in Sport-rider about this and the military has taken steps to educated & inform military personnel who are riders of being safe while riding during leave. They have lost a lot of good soldiers who have returned home safe only to get killed here at Home. Just be careful when you ride because it's a war here also against inattentive drivers in SUV's and cars or on cell phones, talking, eating & putting on make-up all at the same time. That's not to even mention all the DRUNKS behind the wheel. You have to watch out for yourself and especially other drivers! Don't be a statistic!

Ride to Live, Live to Ride!

 

Believe me I know about the military's love/hate relationship with motorcycles. What better way to spend some hard earned deployment pay than on freedom on two wheels? Only problem is that these guys are so used to the adrenaline of combat that the rush that saves us sometimes goes unnoticed. They went through enemy fire and came out straight, how is a little Sunday ride going to hurt them?

Unfortunately a lot of men come back feeling invincible. Pair that with a brand new rider on a brand new literbike or better, and we have tragically high motorcycle fatality statistics.

The Army is requiring an MSF course for all uniformed motorcyclists, whether you ride on post or not. Its a pain in the ***, and hard to get a class date, but I agree with this. I think it should be a requirement for the license across the board. I had been riding for almost four years when I took it, and I was suprised how much I learned. Even so, we need a sportbike specific course. The Army also has a voluntary riders mentorship program that encourages safe riding and developing riding skills. Local chapters plan group rides and the like (I've even seen them get in on track days).

I enjoy riding as a soldier. It gives us a chance to get off post, forget about work and rank, and get to know each other and just ride. I hope all of the safeguards that the military has put in place recently help to reduce the number of soldier fatalities. If you don't have a mentorship program on your post, set one up. Its a good way to meet riders, teach them to be safe, and have fun. Not to mention it will look great on an NCOER or OER, whichever applies....

BTW, have you seen the new Army motorcycle gear? That gave me a little laugh when I saw the ad.

 

I saw an ad for the army bike gear a few days ago and thought it looked pretty sweet.