LovelyTragedy111
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Today is the first day here in Illinois in about a month, that the temp is above 60, its a perfect riding day. I figured i would suit up early and jump on the Duc for a nice ride up north while there wernt too many cars on the road. It started out great, I was enjoying my ride, i was just cruising, I was in no hurry i was heading north on Rt 12 in Wauconda, about 10mi from my house. I did the arm tuck and what do i see flying up behind me, a lake county sheriff, and he's pulling me over!!! I looked down at my speedo, its in between 60-65, i didnt forget to cancel my turn signal, i checked all my lights before i left, i know they worked. So i take off my gloves and my helmet and hes he's says that i was doing 82mph in a 55! WHAT!!! I pleaded with him saying that i was in no hurry and that i was not speeding, I told him that these older cable driven speedo's are off a lot by 10-15mph depending on the speed, mine is off around 12mph. I had it dead set on 65. which would put me at or near 55mph. he could care less, he took my license, and gave me a ticket for 27 over the limit, and in IL anything over 21 is considered reckless driving! This ruined my weekend. Being on a nice duc i guess it was real easy for him to single me out. I just cant believe that cops out there would F*** someone over like that just to get a pat on the back when they get back to the station. I have never had one ticket in my life!! And cops wonder why so many people hate them! Gee I wonder why
i turned around and stopped at a gas station and called my friend who is soon to be a lawyer and his dad is a highly known lawyer in this area, i told him what happened and he said he would tell his dad.
I didn't feel like riding anymore so i headed home only after 34min of riding. And on the way back i had my speedo set at exactly the speed limit, and the cars behind me were tailing me, flashing their lights and 3 cars passed me over a double yellow! I wasn't lying to him when i told him that these speedos are off.
My 1098 comes in 1st week next month, and i really don't want to ride it on a ticket. This makes me sooo Sick. My insurance is god awfully low because of my perfect record, well it was perfect.
My court date is in June, and my friend said that his dad will more than likely defend me. I just hope that my record isn't F***** because of this jagoff.
Cops are such hypocrites everyone has seen them flip on their lights to get out of traffic or to go through a red light and then immediately turn the lights off. And how many times have you been on the hwy and one cruises by you with no lights on at 20-30 over.
I just cant believe this, I'm sitting here and it 74 outside with not a cloud in the sky, i should be riding, but i just dont feel like it.
Around here where cops are a dime a dozen i pay very close attention on how im riding. Ive never passed on the shoulder, never passed in between cars, never crossed a solid line, i dont ride wheelies, always use my signals, never street raced. I know that a lot of you have and do the above and ride at tripple digits on the road, and God be with you for that, but thats not how i ride.
Has anyone gotten a ticket for that much over before? what did you do? If anyone has any advise it would be helpful. feel free to respond. ( other than get out your check book)
i turned around and stopped at a gas station and called my friend who is soon to be a lawyer and his dad is a highly known lawyer in this area, i told him what happened and he said he would tell his dad.
I didn't feel like riding anymore so i headed home only after 34min of riding. And on the way back i had my speedo set at exactly the speed limit, and the cars behind me were tailing me, flashing their lights and 3 cars passed me over a double yellow! I wasn't lying to him when i told him that these speedos are off.
My 1098 comes in 1st week next month, and i really don't want to ride it on a ticket. This makes me sooo Sick. My insurance is god awfully low because of my perfect record, well it was perfect.
My court date is in June, and my friend said that his dad will more than likely defend me. I just hope that my record isn't F***** because of this jagoff.
Cops are such hypocrites everyone has seen them flip on their lights to get out of traffic or to go through a red light and then immediately turn the lights off. And how many times have you been on the hwy and one cruises by you with no lights on at 20-30 over.
I just cant believe this, I'm sitting here and it 74 outside with not a cloud in the sky, i should be riding, but i just dont feel like it.
Around here where cops are a dime a dozen i pay very close attention on how im riding. Ive never passed on the shoulder, never passed in between cars, never crossed a solid line, i dont ride wheelies, always use my signals, never street raced. I know that a lot of you have and do the above and ride at tripple digits on the road, and God be with you for that, but thats not how i ride.
Has anyone gotten a ticket for that much over before? what did you do? If anyone has any advise it would be helpful. feel free to respond. ( other than get out your check book)