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#1 ·
you're going 100mph in a 55 and pass a cop going the other way. he turns around behind you. you know the roads. you know there aren't any other cops around. the roads are basically empty. you know he has no chance of catching you because is alreadly at least a half mile behind you. do you stop?
 
#2 ·
Yes, i would.
 
#5 ·
It would depend on how far I was from a safe garage to put away the bike. If I was over 30 mins from a safe place I would stop. Now if I knew my buddy's house was 5 mins away from the next exit I would be out of there. Nothing like putting back a cold one with one of you boys laughing about how you just smoked the cops. :) j/k but not really
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#9 ·
yes i would. not worth my life, someone elses life, damaging bike or others property to evade. plus losing ur license and possibly jail time when they do catch you. ill just take ticket and go on.
 
#23 ·
Only if I had Pro-Racer mode enabled.
 
#26 ·
nothing dishonest about some saying they will stop. there are guys with lifes that depend on driving record, have families, that are older, but still like speed. but will take the responsibility for driving that fast on street and get ticket/jail time. may not like it. and some may get away. but around here cops dont forget. eventually they will nail u for something and may not let you get off easy. yea few times i was stopped for stupid speeds i was let go due to cop thinking i wasnt going to stop.
 
#31 ·
How do you know theres no other cops around? You dont

How do you know you will get away? You dont

How do you know the roads are empty? You dont

At any given moment can something happen. A broken down car in the right lane. A freakin dear in the middle of the road. A new pot hole youve never seen before. Anythings possible


But I wont lie... Ive done it before. When I first started riding I'd always think about it first, and my fear of getting cought would make me pull over. After getting more riding experience in, I became more confident and on more than one occassion I ran from the boys. My license is in bad shape, I cant afford more tickets. I am an idiot a lot of times and probably dont deserve a license, but theres nothing like riding a wheelie or opening the bike up on a nice empty highway. But now I am getting older, a little smarter and wiser. And I am broke from paying tickets so I think twice. I just dont mess around as much, but I cant say that I will pull over for sure. On a highway most likely I will gas it and go, but on a side street or even big streets with traffic lights, I will stop.
 
#32 ·
I would not stop, and the odds would not need to be that much in my favor.

I am not crazy, nor do i wish to kill myself or anyone else.

With the way the law is here, and the typical police/sport bike stop I won't stop unless I am out of gas.

I do not for a moment think myself brave or a hero, just a guy making a choise thats his to make.

I would not stop and let someone put the screws to me.

100mph sounds crazy, but every biker and every cop has done it at one time or another.
 
#34 ·
Nop I wouldnt stop. One of the reasons I dont stop anymore is because I got pulled over a couple of times and really wasnt doing nothing wrong, I wasnt at the speed limit, but I was at traffic speed. The cop told me I was doing 90 in a 50 BBBBBSSSS I was doing 65 and a car was right next to me, so also calculating the inaccuracy of the speedo I was probably doing less. Cops really bust our ass here in NY, but in a way I understand them, some bikers here are real ass0
 
#35 ·
Nop I wouldnt stop. One of the reasons I dont stop anymore is because I got pulled over a couple of times and really wasnt doing nothing wrong, I wasnt at the speed limit, but I was at traffic speed. The cop told me I was doing 90 in a 50 BBBBBSSSS I was doing 65 and a car was right next to me, so also calculating the inaccuracy of the speedo I was probably doing less. Cops really bust our ass here in NY, but in a way I understand them, some bikers here are real ass0

Funny thing about what you said....................... Keep in mind that all I do all day is run laser and watch the cars and the driver very intently to keep from getting hit while pulling them over while walking out in the road.

I'll nab someone at 20mph over the posted limit. When I get them it's generally between 700 and 1500ft away. As I step out the first thing I see is almost every driver on the roadway coming at me is looking down while simultaneously lifting their foot off the accelerator and jabbing the brakes. You can literally see front end dive an suspension settling as cars slow down and the head movement is often given away by the lifting of a hand.

The first thing out of most folks mouths is that they were going *blah blah 5mph over**. It's kinda funny to me and I try to explain to them , that they sure were , after they had saw me, lifted off the accelerator , jabbed the brake and then looked down to see how fast they were going. Then they go into the logic of the "Flow" of traffic. I have a perfectly logical counter to that one too. "Flow" won't split the ticket :fact

Not bustin balls but that stuff cracks me up.

I have to say , without villainizing any runners ........................... The question should be "Are you prepared to go to jail ?" If you're not, you'd better pull the fack over. But then again Mr. Murphy and his girlfriend Karma always have a way of catching up to even the luckiest of us. My ticket was for 114 in a 65 and that was with a break on the speed. So yes it happens to every single one of us. I could've hauled a$$ but my choice was Retiring at 45 or telemarketing. Not a tough choice at all.

It's becoming more clear to me now that the majority of people in our sport ( skewed by squids ) are'nt thinking past next week. Just wait till some of you young guy's go to get a job and get turned down because of your driving record. Sad , but I see a whole lot of it in court these days .
 
#36 ·
i would most likely stop but the police officers here dont mess with us on the highway and i usually ride from 11pm-4am around that time so the roads are quite empty, But on regular roads with traffic lights and stuff that are busy you won't catch me 10 over not anymore atleast forget the ticket or jail time what if you kill a little kid or something i can't live with that. I can't wait to do my first track day in the spring and im going to save it for the track. just my .02
 
#37 ·
no i would stop, but i wouldn't go balls out running either. just push a little bit and make some turns. if you're lucky he won't guess the correct way you went and if he does well just take your punishment like a man.