Ride report and a strange story

[buckmontana]

Did a little two-hundred and fifty mile or so jaunt yesterday. Beeling Highway to the 188 to the 60 and back to Phoenix. Same ride Steve A and I did, but this time with a Kbike and a GS.

















So here's the story... after getting on the 60 and coming back towards Phoenix, I tell everyone that enforcement is high for the next 20 miles. Some of you may recall the pictures last year of me getting written up by a DPS officer.

V1 goes off shortly after and I slow down to speed limit (55). A few seconds later an office drives by the other direction running radar.

I proceed to start passing again and running about 90 or so. only 3-4 minutes later, the trusty V1 goes off again and I slow down to limit. This time, there's one parked in exactly the same place where I got my last ticket. He lets me go by.

I proceed to start passing and speeding and as I'm passing a semi on the double yellow, I get a couple of beeps. I'm sorta committed, so I continue passing and slow down when I complete the pass. 3 cops with their lights on come bearing down on me the opposite direction. One veers half way into my lane and I can see him enthusiastically pointing to the side of the road. $hit.... they must have a lookout somewhere. I'm done. I pull over on the side of the road and look in my rear view mirror. They keep going.

And so do I.

[shannonnunley]

I see Joe's been working off my laptop.

[Rapid Dog]

Lucky day. Looks like the Patrol was signing you to stay on your side of the road is all...gotta love that V1!

[peakrunner]

In that last picture, are you trying to put a condom on?! I guess you can never have to much protection.

[shannonnunley]

That's my irish buddy Keith (he has the K bike and the Ural) trying to urinate in privacy....

"I swear this will not make its way to the internet. No, really... I promise."

[Moki]

You should not break a promise to a buddy.

[foobeemer]

I can relate! Last summer I was heading home from Trenton the back way-up along the river and then up Rt 31 towards Somerville. It was the Friday before July 4th w/e and HOT. I had just gotten on 31 and was checking my fanny pack strapped to the seat behind me and noticed it was a tad loose. So I pulled over to secure it and I was passed by a car that had been following me. It didn't take more than a sec to secure the pack, so I got back on the road with that car about 1/3 mi in front of me. I was thinking ahead to winding country roads and started to wind her out when I approached a blind curve on crested hill. Before I could do anything a cop was right in front of me heading the other way-DOH! I couldn't even come off the throttle a bit--I was busted doing 70 in a 50. I looked in my mirror and all I saw was his brake lights and dust as he began a 180 on the shoulder. He spun around and in about a second was heading up my butt all lights ablaze. Figuring I was toast, I began to pull over.....just to have him dust me and head for that car that had passed me! He went out of sight and when I caught up I saw he had himself a shiny white Volvo. Seems I wasn't the only one in a hurry to get home!

[Rapid Dog]

...they'll do it to ya every time...

[SergioK]

One of those 'your speed is XX' signs by my house seldom picks me up when I'm on the bike IF I am intermixed with a group of cars.

[rjo]

Originally posted by SergioK
One of those 'your speed is XX' signs by my house seldom picks me up when I'm on the bike IF I am intermixed with a group of cars.

Perhaps because the sign would need another 'x'

[jclark]

:)

[acidburn]

Buck,
You still enjoying those PVMs, i sure like mine.

[shannonnunley]

I accidentally posted under his name.... he's out in my garage right now getting ready to take it for a test drive after tear down and reassembly part 2.

[acidburn]

Rascals.