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03-05-08, 09:09 PM

I have been riding nearly everyday for four years now and have been lucky enough to have never been pulled . Well today that all changed as I was pulled over twice . Talk about making up for lost time .
I set off up weardale this morning giving it some but not going to mental . I caught up with 2 other guys at wolsingham and traveled with them for a while . Another bike was trailing so all in all there were 4 bikes not to far apart from each other . When we got to stanhope I lost sight of the 2 in front due to traffic only then to see them pulled over in a lay-by . As I tried to pass I too was waved over and so was the bike behind me . Luckily it was a couple of police bikers just dishing out advice and no-one was pulled properly . TBH the guys were alright and didn't even look at our bikes . I was a bit weary about continuing my journey as I had removed the baffle today and thought once they heard my bike I would be pulled for sure . Imagine my relief when the guy infront on the blue zx9r had also done the same and his bike was even louder than mine . No-one was pulled and we all went our seperate ways .
Later this afternoon I was progressing along the A69 from Hexham to Haltwhistle when a patrol car came up behind me . It tailed me for ages but as I was just making steady progress I didn't give them a second thought . Well I looked in my mirror and too my horror saw him right up my ar$e with all lights blazing . I then pulled over in a parking lay-by to let him pass and then he pulls up behind me , sh!t . When he got out of the car he seemed to show a great deal of interest in the plate on my bike . You see I have recently replaced it for a slightly smaller 8x6 . He then said not to take my helmet off as he just wanted to check my tax . The ANPR system had flagged me up as not having tax . I do have tax and it is valid till 31/10 so no problems . I was also happy to see that my smaller plate is legal(ish) as the ANPR can see it .I then asked the police for the best way to get to a particular road I wanted to be on , we both smiled and went on our way .
So although I was pulled twice today no harm was done and I am sound in the knowledge that what I thought were minor illegalities have turned out not to turn the nose up of the local constabularies . Result .

03-05-08, 09:09 PM	#1
xbox650 Guest Posts: n/a	stopped twice I have been riding nearly everyday for four years now and have been lucky enough to have never been pulled . Well today that all changed as I was pulled over twice . Talk about making up for lost time . I set off up weardale this morning giving it some but not going to mental . I caught up with 2 other guys at wolsingham and traveled with them for a while . Another bike was trailing so all in all there were 4 bikes not to far apart from each other . When we got to stanhope I lost sight of the 2 in front due to traffic only then to see them pulled over in a lay-by . As I tried to pass I too was waved over and so was the bike behind me . Luckily it was a couple of police bikers just dishing out advice and no-one was pulled properly . TBH the guys were alright and didn't even look at our bikes . I was a bit weary about continuing my journey as I had removed the baffle today and thought once they heard my bike I would be pulled for sure . Imagine my relief when the guy infront on the blue zx9r had also done the same and his bike was even louder than mine . No-one was pulled and we all went our seperate ways . Later this afternoon I was progressing along the A69 from Hexham to Haltwhistle when a patrol car came up behind me . It tailed me for ages but as I was just making steady progress I didn't give them a second thought . Well I looked in my mirror and too my horror saw him right up my ar$e with all lights blazing . I then pulled over in a parking lay-by to let him pass and then he pulls up behind me , sh!t . When he got out of the car he seemed to show a great deal of interest in the plate on my bike . You see I have recently replaced it for a slightly smaller 8x6 . He then said not to take my helmet off as he just wanted to check my tax . The ANPR system had flagged me up as not having tax . I do have tax and it is valid till 31/10 so no problems . I was also happy to see that my smaller plate is legal(ish) as the ANPR can see it .I then asked the police for the best way to get to a particular road I wanted to be on , we both smiled and went on our way . So although I was pulled twice today no harm was done and I am sound in the knowledge that what I thought were minor illegalities have turned out not to turn the nose up of the local constabularies . Result .