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This really has to be the most "throw the book at me please, officer!" thread I've read in a while...

Originally Posted by Filipe M.

This really has to be the most "throw the book at me please, officer!" thread I've read in a while...

you don't understand, these are all stories of people's friends who have done this! If one can talk about oneself in the third person, then why can't one talk about's one's friend in the first person?

Originally Posted by Warthog

you don't understand, these are all stories of people's friends who have done this! If one can talk about oneself in the third person, then why can't one talk about's one's friend in the first person?

Oh, now one sees thy point. Do carry on then!

my favourite time was coming home from a track night and my brother was in front of me in his car, he only had a 1.8 astra coupe, but drove it at the limit everywhere. he was a bit annoye when i was able to overtake him and stick the finger up at him as i passed.

I've never been good at fast starts, against cars it's obviously easy, but against bikes I'm not so good. I had a little go with Binky away from a toll booth in France and he rinsed me (him on his SV, me on my gixer).

I have a friend who allegedly managed to find the limit on an SS600 whilst jockeying for position (some would call it racing) a Lamborghini Murcielago on a motorway. Fool.

[fastdruid]

Originally Posted by Filipe M.

This really has to be the most "throw the book at me please, officer!" thread I've read in a while...

Quite apart from most of these appear to be tales of 'friends'.

Unless there was a death or accident the police would have to notify at the time or within 14 days, lay a case with the court within 6 months and start procedings within 3 years.

I for one haven't riden my SV on the road since 2003 and barely riden a bike in 6 months (sob).

Druid

[Wideboy]

not on the bike but in a car, i toyed and blew away some bloke in a Q3 when i had the ST3, then decided to take it round the local "hardcore modders" meeting spot outside halfwits, not to stop thos oh no, i utterly destroyed some spotty oik in a polo ......... ah i need that back

edit: ford st3 not ducati

My last one was in the car (modified TT Supra) on the way home in the dark.
Pulled up to the lights (single carriageway) when a dark BMW pulled up behind me, thought it was an M3 but not sure.
Now some (but not all OK) BMW M3 drivers think they drive quick cars and like to show them off (unlike their indicators) so when the lights changed I gave a little prod of the loud pedal and proceeded at a sharpish pace away from him

I was starting to smile to myself (I admit a bit madly) when I noticed he had an unfair advantage - namely two small, but bright, blue flashing lights in his grill



After we had a short discussion, I went on my way, sweating and thanking God (Budda, etc etc) that the straight bit of road was only about 1/4 mile long and that he was a kind and reasonable policeman (although he was a little forcefull about my future driving career if our paths ever crossed again).

Lesson learned, always double check - sorry, I mean never race on a public highway.

[Red Herring]

I had a similar experience one New Years Eve. I came around the Elephant & Castle driving my wife's car with her and a mate in the back. Stopped at the first set of lights and this Astra pulled up alongside me. Driver blipped his engine a couple of times but I didn't look across. Lights went green and I smoked it away leaving the Astra for dead. Only a few yards to the next set of lights where I once again ended up stopped in pole. Astra came up alongside again, this time to my offside and I couldn't resist looking over, only to see two nice Met officers smiling back at me. Got a tug around the next bend and we exchanged a few sentences, most of mine including the word "sorry". Fortunately they were only on the look out for drink drivers and I continued my journey whilst suffering further lectures from the rear seat.....

I had one with an ages old Triumph TR7(?) with 3 20 ish yr old uni lads in haha. I didn't have the heart to burn it past them plus i was laughing too much and sat laughing with them at the next lights :P