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Old 04-07-2006, 02:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The other night i rode in to the local bike club to mybe pick up a meat tray or win the members draw($420) good reason to get out on the bike,I just went through the last roundabout out of town & i gave it a fistfull in 3rd up a half k straight, i didn't see the police coming the other way,well you no when your gone your heart miss a few beats,the cop car nearly rolled doing a 180 trying to catch me.I pulled up about 100meters up the the road took my helment off & got my liecenes out ,they said do you no how fast you were going,i said no ,they said 108ks (christ) in a 60 ks zone, thats 4 points,$575 & could loss the liecenes for 3 months( sh*t johny) and i didn't win any prizes an then i had to go home & tell the women (blo*dy hell)i was surprised how good she took it only called me idiot 6 times put a few days later she got a $250 jacket as a panelty what could i say, thats $825 thats a back & front tire, they don't understand what it's like ridding the r3.well iam off to aratula for a rally i will have to keep one eye on the road ,one on the speedo & one out for the law ,I can't afford another outting like that for a long time.
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Old 04-07-2006, 03:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-07-2006, 03:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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You mean ROCKET III captains? ' Cuz HIGHWAY PATROL captains in nearby France do not... er... understand. At all. The fine is 90 Euros, about USD 120, for being 40 kmh over ( a lot less than what you've been extorted, no doubt) with a Swiss plate ( i suppose it's more punitive towards the locals).

In an event, I now keep a Euro 100 banknote handy whenever I cross the border with the Rocket. A kind of a potential, hefty tax on recreational activities, the fatalistic and non-conflictual way I now see it

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Old 04-09-2006, 07:08 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Should've kept going Stephen... They probably wouldn't of caught you and probably didn't have your licence plate number before you pulled over! Then they would've really seen how fast you can go :-D
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