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Originally Posted by Pig9r  So Sidecar, why do you own a Rocket when a Vespa would provide the same function?
Simply because a Vespa isn't comfortable. However, a Vespa is collectible. If, given a choice and I had the money laying around I'd have bought an MV Agusta and if Kenny Dreer had indeed produced the Norton 955 Roadster, I'd be riding that instead. However, 4.99 financing on a bike with a bloated tank ain't too shabby.  The R3 wasn't my ultimate choice, it was a choice of financial preference.
I guess I fall into the hypocritical boat too. I have been a cop for 8 years and I can count on one hand the amount of times I have taken the Rocket out and not hit 100. That being said, Flip would you refuse to take a ticket from me?  |
But Piggr, are you a cop or a meter maid?
In retrospect, if you
are a cop and not a meter maid, you should have better sense. No one is above the law especially if they get caught. Besides, the old adage goes "you can't outrun a Motorola". If we were on equal mounts, it would come down to who had bigger balls. If I had the superior mount, I'd spank you and laugh about it. That's what it's all about, plain and simple. I've never been adverse to screwing it down and keeping it there and I know just how fast my
R3 will go in 5th on the ignition limiter. Same holds true for my T100. My last sled would run out at 158 on the ice and 0-60 in 2 seconds flat, acceleration that your
R3 will never attain no matter what modifications you perform. I love speed. Ask Bart. I even scare him sometimes, but I've promised my wife and his that we'd slow down, drive like old farts if you will. Sounds like you should heed the same advice. Being ignorant of the law on public roads is asking for a trip to the morgue. I've played roulette more than once and won, but we can loose at any time in the blink of an eye.
Being a good cop means upholding the law, protecting the citizens and setting an exemplary example and 100 mph stints are anything but a good example.
As far as taking a ticket from you, if I was breaking the law in a motor vehicle or a motorcycle, lets say, the basic speed law and you caught me by leagal means (not radar in the rain), I would take a ticket. However, if you were breaking the basic speed law and through undisputable witnesses I caught you, I'd make a citizens arrest and make sure you were prosecuted to the fullest extent of the applicable law.
If you are a meter maid, you probably have no sense at all so this discussion is moot.
Of course as a moderator, it's your perrogative to delete this post if you don't like it and I suspect you will not (like) it. Sometimes confrontations can be a bitter pill to swallow.
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