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2007 Yamaha Majesty
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by: bigggroovy - Nov 11, 2015 14:41:25 GMT -5
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Post by bigggroovy on Nov 11, 2015 14:41:25 GMT -5
It's weird. I've been pulled over in cars, trucks, even on a tractor! But the police don't even give me a second look on my scooter. I do speed from time to time. I lane split too which is illegal here in Alabama. But they just don't seem to care. Weird huh?
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by: murkyapricot - Nov 11, 2015 17:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by murkyapricot on Nov 11, 2015 17:40:23 GMT -5
Right after I told a friend that i never get pulled over in the scooter, I got stopped by a motorcycle cop. Week later got stopped for passing traffic in the shoulder.
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by: UniqueSP - Nov 11, 2015 22:32:47 GMT -5
Post by UniqueSP on Nov 11, 2015 22:32:47 GMT -5
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by: nulldevice - Nov 11, 2015 23:05:18 GMT -5
Post by nulldevice on Nov 11, 2015 23:05:18 GMT -5
Keep it up. Eventually they will take your license and impound your scooter.
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by: ricardoguitars - Nov 11, 2015 23:51:32 GMT -5
Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 11, 2015 23:51:32 GMT -5
A speeding ticket riding my scooter on the highway would be a trophy for me, lol.  |
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by: UniqueSP - Nov 11, 2015 23:53:33 GMT -5
Post by UniqueSP on Nov 11, 2015 23:53:33 GMT -5
Keep it up. Eventually they will take your license and impound your scooter. Maybe where you live. But not in Puerto Rico. If you dont pay your tickets you just cant renew your drivers license when it expires. I personally know people who have over 10K in tickets over the course of 8 years (not on a scooter) and driving with a expired license is a $50.00 ticket. |
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by: rockynv - Nov 12, 2015 0:19:00 GMT -5
Post by rockynv on Nov 12, 2015 0:19:00 GMT -5
Here in Florida they will pull your license for even a failed connection in their automated system that verifies your proof of insurance. I just went through this in July and got a suspension notice on my license immediately afterwards. Yes they impound your bike here and force you to retake the MSF Riders Training to get it out of impound if they catch you riding without or on a suspended license. Half those that took the MSF Course when I did were there because their bikes were impounded for riding without a license.
I have a novel approach that it appears a good many don't agree with. Observe the traffic laws and posted speed limits where you are riding and its generally no worries for me.
The only ticket I have ever gotten was for not being able to stop a 12 ton truck on a short yellow light. I missed the class action law suite that got the lights lengthened but it was one of those intersections that won the local news team an award for exposing what was going on.
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by: UniqueSP - Nov 12, 2015 9:01:02 GMT -5
Post by UniqueSP on Nov 12, 2015 9:01:02 GMT -5
Here in Florida they will pull your license for even a failed connection in their automated system that verifies your proof of insurance. I just went through this in July and got a suspension notice on my license immediately afterwards. Yes they impound your bike here and force you to retake the MSF Riders Training to get it out of impound if they catch you riding without or on a suspended license. Half those that took the MSF Course when I did were there because their bikes were impounded for riding without a license. I have a novel approach that it appears a good many don't agree with. Observe the traffic laws and posted speed limits where you are riding and its generally no worries for me. The only ticket I have ever gotten was for not being able to stop a 12 ton truck on a short yellow light. I missed the class action law suite that got the lights lengthened but it was one of those intersections that won the local news team an award for exposing what was going on. Puerto Rico has the strictest laws for scooters in the world. (actual fact) By law you must wear Boots that cover your ankle, Long pants, Helmet, Full fingered gloves, Reflective vest after 6pm regardless if its sunny or not, must have a motorcycle endorsement, headlights must be on at all times day or night, each violation is a $50.00 ticket. and of course it being a freaken hot box in Puerto Rico with temps year round in the  's+ i was not going to wear long pants, boots and gloves. got a ticket usually weekly lol |
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by: urbanmadness - Nov 12, 2015 11:00:54 GMT -5
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Post by urbanmadness on Nov 12, 2015 11:00:54 GMT -5
I've been lucky so far. I've never been pulled over, but then, I don't speed (and since I ride a 1500cc goldwing now, it would be very easy) and only split lanes, very occasionally (it is legal here). The cops here just don't seem to pay attention to me but I think that is because I don't draw attention to my self.
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Post by rockynv on Nov 12, 2015 11:23:41 GMT -5
Don't understand the aversion to wearing gear that keeps the cancer rays off of you and makes your ride more comfortable. I ride year round almost every day and the mesh armored jacket, perforated gloves, long pants with armor and over the ankle boots on the 100+ degree roadways here in Tampa Bay make riding in the heat much more tolerable. Don't really need the police to encourage me to ride with my gear on.
On one fine summer day with roadway temps closing in on 118 degrees not that long ago I had a typical Harley rider in his vest with no shirt on and a bandanna instead of a helmet telling me it was too hot to be wearing a helmet as he was sitting there red roasted and dripping sweat looking like a chicken in a rotisserie while I was cool and dry protected from the sun in my armored mesh gear. I didn't need to change a thing to go out to a dinner party afterwards while he needed to hit the showers and get hydrated.
Choose the right gear for the climate you ride in and you will be more comfortable than going without and you will be safe too. With the money you save on the first few tickets you can buy the right gear and then the rest is money back in your pocket.
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by: lain - Nov 12, 2015 17:08:06 GMT -5
Post by lain on Nov 12, 2015 17:08:06 GMT -5
Some places have a no chase policy when it comes to scooters so if they think you might run they can't even attempt it. That's how it is in Boston, I think why so many thieves are able to ride around "care-free" with rides that don't belong to them. They even tend to carry guns on scooters and still no chase, freakin stupid. Yes chasing them puts other drivers in danger, but so does chasing cars and we don't have a no chase policy for cars so why scooters?? :/ Politics is like foreign language to me, none of it makes sense to me.
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by: UniqueSP - Nov 12, 2015 23:04:15 GMT -5
Post by UniqueSP on Nov 12, 2015 23:04:15 GMT -5
Don't understand the aversion to wearing gear that keeps the cancer rays off of you and makes your ride more comfortable. I ride year round almost every day and the mesh armored jacket, perforated gloves, long pants with armor and over the ankle boots on the 100+ degree roadways here in Tampa Bay make riding in the heat much more tolerable. Don't really need the police to encourage me to ride with my gear on. On one fine summer day with roadway temps closing in on 118 degrees not that long ago I had a typical Harley rider in his vest with no shirt on and a bandanna instead of a helmet telling me it was too hot to be wearing a helmet as he was sitting there red roasted and dripping sweat looking like a chicken in a rotisserie while I was cool and dry protected from the sun in my armored mesh gear. I didn't need to change a thing to go out to a dinner party afterwards while he needed to hit the showers and get hydrated. Choose the right gear for the climate you ride in and you will be more comfortable than going without and you will be safe too. With the money you save on the first few tickets you can buy the right gear and then the rest is money back in your pocket. I love the sun on my skin when i am riding. Never in my life have i ever been sun burnt. I know the consequences of not wearing the proper gear in the event of a accident and i fully accept what can happen. When you live on a tropical island in the Caribbean we all dress for it. Shorts, sandles, tshirts. Riding scooters in Puerto Rico is about having fun going to different bars (I dont drink) places to eat, head to the beach ect... |
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Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 13, 2015 9:05:58 GMT -5
Think of a belt sanding machine with 80 grit on your knees, butt cheeks and elbows, that's how it is like when you hit the pavement, no matter what speed you are going, the only thing able to protect you against that is hard plastic, thick leather or kevlar.
Road rash ain't funny stuff, I'd take a broken bone any day over roadrash.
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by: Paladin - Nov 13, 2015 9:58:27 GMT -5
Post by Paladin on Nov 13, 2015 9:58:27 GMT -5
I love the sun on my skin when i am riding. Never in my life have i ever been sun burnt. I know the consequences of not wearing the proper gear in the event of a accident and i fully accept what can happen.... I am with you -- I like the sun and wind. If you are blocking the world you might as well be in a steel safety cage, AKA "car." |
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Post by lain on Nov 13, 2015 10:04:25 GMT -5
I love the sun on my skin when i am riding. Never in my life have i ever been sun burnt. I know the consequences of not wearing the proper gear in the event of a accident and i fully accept what can happen.... I am with you -- I like the sun and wind. If you are blocking the world you might as well be in a steel safety cage, AKA "car." Good gear doesn't take away from feeling the wind, bad gear makes you feel stuffed up, good gear feels like you don't have it on. The people who make the gear know how we all feel, at least the good ones. |
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's+ i was not going to wear long pants, boots and gloves. got a ticket usually weekly lol 
