What's the penalty for taking a non freeway legal bike on the freeway?

[packnrat]

not sure about the exact wording of the law.

but in some places even bicycles are allowed of the freeway. so your bike should also be legit...but only there.

best dont be that dushbag. play it streight and not very far then get off before Barney rolls up on you.

sure might get you thrown in state prison to be somebodys bitch for a couple decades. maybe notarty


doubt most leos ( no slight ment here) would not know the bike is not legal on the fwy, so dont push your luck too much.
if it were me ( but then i live 40+ miles away from a freeway) i would get poped within a 1/4 mile.


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[FXCLM5]

No offense, but why are you trying to make a tiny-itty-bitty peg fill up a big square hole? I am sure the Grom is a hoot for what it is intended. However ........

I had one split past me on the street. Awesome - his head was just about at my lower window level. Fack. I didn't even notice the little pit bike, until it would have been too late.

people taking the wrong tools do the job, then scream lookat me i did it with these tools.

just like the guy who took his grom to alaska and back from like so-cal. And those that specifically choose to ride and split in the rain, wow cool here is a cookie that you did that - but dont try to be all hero about it on the internets, long distance touring should not be done on a grom, and you really shouldnt choose to ride in the rain unless its a last resort. But others think otherwise.

i have a grom, have you ever merged onto a freeway with a semi 10-15 car lengths back, and you still get almost ass rammed by the semi, yea the grom has shit for acceleration and every other motorist on the road when they see a bike expect you to accelerate warp speed x10 when merging.

 

[mrzuzzo]

people taking the wrong tools do the job, then scream lookat me i did it with these tools.

just like the guy who took his grom to alaska and back from like so-cal. And those that specifically choose to ride and split in the rain, wow cool here is a cookie that you did that - but dont try to be all hero about it on the internets, long distance touring should not be done on a grom, and you really shouldnt choose to ride in the rain unless its a last resort. But others think otherwise.

i have a grom, have you ever merged onto a freeway with a semi 10-15 car lengths back, and you still get almost ass rammed by the semi, yea the grom has shit for acceleration and every other motorist on the road when they see a bike expect you to accelerate warp speed x10 when merging.

It has absolutely nothing to do with that.

Highway 1 is a freeway in parts. It's not moving fast and there are no semis. The Grom has no problem keeping up with traffic. Why would I spend 1 hour trying to get around the freeway when I can spend 20 minutes on a slow-moving freeway?

I wouldn't even think about taking a Grom on a freeway like 101 or 280.

 

[Kornholio]

I've seen that CVC and realize that is the violation.

But if CHP pulls the Grom over on Highway 1 outside of Pacifica, for example, is it the same fine? I can't even find a CVC bail schedule for small traffic violations on San Mateo county's website, nor can I find out how many points are awarded.

Also, can't traffic school be done to avoid that one point?

CHP doesn't assess the fine. The local court for the jurisdiction where the citation was issued does that. You're right, I couldn't find a bail schedule fine for that vehicle code violation either. I'd assume it'd be somewhere in the neighborhood of Alameda County's, though.

I'd also assume that you could do traffic school for it, but YMMV. That's up to the court. Chances are, if you're cool with the officer, they'd likely just give you a warning and tell you to get off the freeway or write it up for something lesser...if possible.

 

[mbsv]

hwy 1 is a freeway from san francisco to pacifica. it's also really easy to get around (e.g. skyline to sharp park to the last 1/4 mile of frontage road).
but yeah it's probably mostly harmless too. well, at least from 35 down. the part which is shared with 280 is a mess of merges.

santa cruz to watsonville... might be best avoided?

the gg bridge... will they notice you at the toll booth somehow? bay bridge? terrifying. that's the big catch from SF: the whole 'end of a 40 mile long peninsula' thing.

 

[aminalmutha]

Wife is light, if you watch the video she hits 70mph indicated which was verified by the GPS in the Garmin action cam we were using. 55 is the absolute bare minimum and in Pacifica area the Grom has no problem doing ~60mph. Not even close to 25.

Up one of the long steep Pacifica hills? Not buying it. Also not buying the 70mph. Probably closer to 60 in reality and when you're talking these kinds of speeds, 5mph is huge.

Also, how is a CHP officer going to know if it has a big bore kit or not?

 

[mrzuzzo]

Up one of the long steep Pacifica hills? Not buying it. Also not buying the 70mph. Probably closer to 60 in reality and when you're talking these kinds of speeds, 5mph is huge.

Also, how is a CHP officer going to know if it has a big bore kit or not?

I'm talking about highway 1. Has no problems doing Highway 1 through Pacifica, don't recall any long steep hills on that. But anything uphill on a Grom is a serious battle, as you may know.

GPS verified at 70mph by Garmin Virb action cam

Not planning on a big bore kit, just intake/exhaust/cam.

 

[mrzuzzo]

hwy 1 is a freeway from san francisco to pacifica. it's also really easy to get around (e.g. skyline to sharp park to the last 1/4 mile of frontage road).
but yeah it's probably mostly harmless too. well, at least from 35 down. the part which is shared with 280 is a mess of merges.

santa cruz to watsonville... might be best avoided?

the gg bridge... will they notice you at the toll booth somehow? bay bridge? terrifying. that's the big catch from SF: the whole 'end of a 40 mile long peninsula' thing.

Wouldn't try to take the 280 part, obviously, we just use 35 to go around it.

All of highway 1 past Monterrey with weekend traffic was a breeze for the Grom, actually passed some other cars in the process.

I just want to know in how much trouble I'll get for this.

 

[strictlyJDM]

Diggin the music

 

[antidote]

Why would I spend 1 hour trying to get around the freeway when I can spend 20 minutes on a slow-moving freeway?

Uhm. Because you bought a scooter that cant go on the freeway?

Do I win?

Some/most of the 250cc motorcycles are borderline death on freeways these days. Id just say, enjoy the scenic route--ditch the freeway ideas.

 

[Ezekiel]

I love and admire your touring machine...truly! Sometimes you want to take the bike that wasn't "meant" for the activity...it adds something to the adventure. I get it

I have no idea if your bike would get impounded or not...I would guess it would depend on a lot of things, not least of which are the officer that pulled you over and where. The fine, you've already been given info on.

Seriously, I think it's rad that you guys did this journey and I also understand the difference between busy and fast 280 and slow and mellow 1 (most of the parts of which are highway and not freeway BTW). Anyone can tour around on a big ass gold wing, but it makes it even better if you're doing that same tour on a little bike like a grom...and this coming from a guy who tours on a FJR!

 

[Kornholio]

Yeah like Joe said, I'm admittedly quite jealous of this.

 

[Hooli]

Death by bungy!

Death by snu-snu!

 

[planegray]

people taking the wrong tools do the job, then scream lookat me i did it with these tools.

just like the guy who took his grom to alaska and back from like so-cal. And those that specifically choose to ride and split in the rain, wow cool here is a cookie that you did that - but dont try to be all hero about it on the internets, long distance touring should not be done on a grom, and you really shouldnt choose to ride in the rain unless its a last resort. But others think otherwise.

i have a grom, have you ever merged onto a freeway with a semi 10-15 car lengths back, and you still get almost ass rammed by the semi, yea the grom has shit for acceleration and every other motorist on the road when they see a bike expect you to accelerate warp speed x10 when merging.

I don't understand your closed-mindedness concerning your perception of others "motivation" for their actions. Half the time I don't even know why I'm doing something, so your convictions regarding someone elses motivations baffles me .


When I was about 14 my dad and my uncle took me and my cousin on a little cross country trip on hwy 22/142 from Crump to Pickwick, Tenn. My dad was on a Honda 300, uncle on a Electra Glide, my cousin and I were on Honda Mini-Trail 70's !. Yeah, getting passed by semi's on that 2 lane levee hwy was pretty interesting, but we lived... and learned

Using the "right tool" for the job is always the most logical course of action, but who among us can claim to always be logical ?

 

[clutchslip]

..... my cousin and I were on Honda Mini-Trail 70's !. Yeah, getting passed by semi's on that 2 lane levee hwy was pretty interesting, but we lived... and learned

Using the "right tool" for the job is always the most logical course of action, but who among us can claim to always be logical ?

Your rational is excellent. "Hey, I did something really stupid. Dad said it was okay. I didn't die. Ergo, logic is not necessary."

Carlos (I think it was him) and I both did long trips on little dirt bikes. I stayed off the highway as much as possible. I would still rather make that trip on that Suzuki 80, than a Grom. In this day and age of fast, crowded highways with fewer shoulders to ride on, I don't know if I would consider it, even on my most wild dopey dreams days.

 

[planegray]

Your rational is excellent. "Hey, I did something really stupid. Dad said it was okay. I didn't die. Ergo, logic is not necessary."

Carlos (I think it was him) and I both did long trips on little dirt bikes. I stayed off the highway as much as possible. I would still rather make that trip on that Suzuki 80, than a Grom. In this day and age of fast, crowded highways with fewer shoulders to ride on, I don't know if I would consider it, even on my most wild dopey dreams days.

right about now, I guess I need to point out that you DO ride a motorcycle...right ?



anyway, poor choices usually make for the best stories

 

[aminalmutha]

I'm talking about highway 1. Has no problems doing Highway 1 through Pacifica, don't recall any long steep hills on that. But anything uphill on a Grom is a serious battle, as you may know.

GPS verified at 70mph by Garmin Virb action cam

Not planning on a big bore kit, just intake/exhaust/cam.

What part of Pacifica? Last time I was there, I remember a hill or two that'd give a Grom trouble. In the flat parts, you could probably do the limit.

Even if it can touch 70mph, you're wringing the shit out of it.

I dunno, fun city bike, don't think I'd bother with it out of town. I've been on faster, yet still slow, bikes and I don't like running on 55++ roads for long unless it can comfortably do a ton.

 

[redtail]

I've been on faster, yet still slow, bikes and I don't like running on 55++ roads for long unless it can comfortably do a ton.

While I totally agree, this post reminds me how "spoiled" we've become when it comes to motorcycles that "loaf" at freeway speeds.

 

[planegray]

I guess this guy is just a nutter

http://www.independent.ie/regionals...r-into-guinness-book-of-records-29063007.html

https://www.youtube.com/user/HondaVsTheWorld

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https://youtu.be/cW773vzWxRc

 

[aminalmutha]

While I totally agree, this post reminds me how "spoiled" we've become when it comes to motorcycles that "loaf" at freeway speeds.

Flogged many a bike on the freeway, hoping the motor didn't grenade and that I wouldn't get a Kenworth enema. Everyone who rides should try it, but it's not really too smart in this day and age, where an econo box will happily cruise at 80mph.