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Moto CHP - One Cool Dude

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redruM

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Cagin' it home from work this evening, I was clocked at [a spirited pace] by a moto CHP. All i'll say is, he pulled me over and ended up letting me go with a friendly warning.

To say I was surprised and relieved would be a major understatement, given the, um, state of our state. A speeding violation would have absolutely crushed me on insurance for the new bike i'm planning on getting soon.

Given all the negative sentiment I tend to read on here about CHP, I thought it would be nice to acknowledge a positive. Thank you, moto-cop! Rubber side down :thumbup
 
I bought my RT after getting a ticket from a CHP moto. I was wrong and he had me dead nuts. He said somebody ran earlier in the week with a similar bike. I was on the blue FZ1 at the time before it had plates. He had his game face on until he verified the bike. I figured the man was doing his job and yes, I was doing 72 in a 55.
 
All in all, my chp experiences have been positive. I have to say, they HAVE convinced me to reel it in, without giving me too many tickets. In my pie chart of "motivation" I've now actually got a slice labeled "respect for LEO's on duty". It may not be as big as "fear of getting a ticket" but at least it's on the board :thumbup
 
With one exception, I have had universally great experiences with CA cops and highway patrol.

The exception was when I first moved here with NH plates, a cop outside of Sac pulled me from the middle lane and middle of traffic on I-80 hoping to get me for failure to register (~$500). He was so disappointed when I produced my temp reg, he still wrote me up for 72 in a 65. That guy was a dick wagon. The ones that came after him though more than made up for it by being much more lenient than I ever could have asked for.
 
Oceansides said:
M1 endorsements do wonders for motocops.
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Indeed. First time I got pulled over on the bike was by a motocop for a bad fender eliminator on a new to me, used bike. Once he saw the M1 on my license, he asked about the MSF, and we ended up shooting the breeze for 15 mins or so about his bike, my bike, the state of affairs in Menlo Park at the time, the MSF, how many people he sees on bikes without the M1, etc. Great guy, very nice. Ended up with a fix-it ticket anyway, but overall a very positive experience. I could tell he really was just interested in my safety (plate was tucked way in, but turn signals were almost invisible and the reflectors were gone).
 
I and the roomie got let off about 5 years ago for some... things.... that could have been pretty expensive. I still kick myself for being so flabbergasted that I didn't think to get the officers name. I owe that dude a months free coffee at *$'s. :thumbup
 
plumber said:
I bought my RT after getting a ticket from a CHP moto. I was wrong and he had me dead nuts. He said somebody ran earlier in the week with a similar bike. I was on the blue FZ1 at the time before it had plates. He had his game face on until he verified the bike. I figured the man was doing his job and yes, I was doing 72 in a 55.
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I got a speeding ticket this morning on my way to work, coincidentally on a blue FZ1, so no, not feeling real warm and fuzzy about law enforcement at this particular moment. Maybe blue FZ1s are ticket magnets. I will say the CHP officer did me a huge favor and wrote me up for only 5MPH over, which was far slower than I was going. So I can't complain about how I was treated, he was polite, professional, and more than fair. Would've been nice to have been let off with a warning though :)
 
As in all walks of life and professions, there are good and bad. I have had many good experiences with law enforcment, especially when the officers were good down to earth people and most are given the chance.

But I have had a few who were for a better lack of words, agressive in doing their jobs and doing it with a lack of respect. Some in my opinion let the power go to their heads.

But over all, I would give 98% of all law enforcement officers a big thumbs up. All law enforcement officers are doing a job, a tough job at that and deserve our appreciation and respect.

So next time you see and officer of the law, wave to them as a way of saying hi and thanks for the job you are doing. I also wave to fireman to for the same reasons.
 
Glad ya got off op, there's much worse things out on the road than speeding, so it's good the CHP did his job. :thumbup
I've had trouble with some over zealous, snot nosed little peuke CHP, but never a CHP Mary. Or any Mary unit fer that matter. :teeth
planegray said:
All in all, my chp experiences have been positive. I have to say, they HAVE convinced me to reel it in, without giving me too many tickets. In my pie chart of "motivation" I've now actually got a slice labeled "respect for LEO's on duty". It may not be as big as "fear of getting a ticket" but at least it's on the board :thumbup
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Brown nose! :laughing

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The only bad experiences I've had with LEOs were with female ones. Three times with the same one too :confused, I hate her stupid ugly face.
 
They're always real nice to me, but they always write me up too. :x
 
i think out of the last 4 times i've been pulled over, i've been ticketed 3 of them... only 1 of those 3 did they write me up for a moving violation.... as PlaneGray said, having respect for what LEO's do (and subtlely letting them know about this respect, when they pull you over) goes a long way...... like..... "120mph violation caught me RED HANDED" into "your license plate light isnt working" ticket - kinda long way :teeth


oh yea, and make sure not to ride like douchbag too; that usually scores some points..... so btw the 120mph violation there was NO ONE around, literally 4 lane freeway empty in broad daylight.... so it wasnt like the LEO let me off for 120mph thru traffic... if i was pulling that kinda shit i'd deserve a ticket
 
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Everytime I've had to deal with chp I have brought it on myself. Pretty much deserved it to one degree or another. I can't think of a time when I have been let off, but I've never been overly fucked with either. 'Proffessional' is the first word that comes to mind when I think chp.
I've had some expiereinces with some of the local boys that don't enjoy the luxury of using that word, but even those stories are fairly isolated.
 
Nickb i feel the same way,i never got a warning or anything like that hand me the ticket and on his way he went to handle more tickets and my DL was clean but i was lucky to go to traffic school,so Yes i feel the same way you do
 
Ok here's my Leo story... My first street bike was a 91 ninja zx7. A friend owed me some money($3500) and I could see the only way I was ever gonna get it back was to accept this bike as payment. ( yes I got burned but something was better than nothing) on my way home with the bike in the trailer my truck started running ruff so I stopped at the ukiah dealership and spent the night in the truck. The next morning I got up pulled the bike out, unhooked the trailer, and checked the truck in for some warranty work. I decided to try out my new bike till the truck was done. Lets just say I didn't make it 10 minutes before I had a Leo behind me with the lights on. The bike had expired tags, a hole in the windshield, no brake lights, no blinkers, only a right mirror, had been laid down on both sides at least twice each. The plastic had been sewn together with zip ties in places and it had a muzzy pipe in need of a repack. As soon as he asked for my license I presented it and told him I. Wanted to be completely honest and that I didn't have any m1 credentials or insurance yet. I told him about the truck braking down and that I had been riding dirt since I was just a kid. He went back to the car for a minute and returned. He told me to get all my paper work in Order and to get some real riding gear as I was wearing basket ball pants, shoes and a heavy winter coat. I thanked him and went on my way expressing that I owe him one. 3 days later I went into a burger joint to eat and guess who was sitting a couple tables down wit 2 other officers. I gave him a nod as I sat down and when the waitress came to the table I told her I would pay for their lunch. He thanked me on the way by. 5 years later I was pulling a fat wheelie on my ktm 625 over some railroad tracks on the way home from work. As I was about to set it down I saw the patrol car. Lol. As the officer walks up first thing he says is nice wheelie. I look up from the ground where I was starring in shame and it was him again. He checks my paperwork over, looks at my bike and says that thing looks like a lot of fun, looks like you owe me another lunch, now get the fuck outta here.
Oh I know.... Cool story bro... And yes the waitress was hawt
 
Almost every time I've been pulled over by CHP they are dicks. I can only think of two decent times.
 
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