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Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:09 am
by tinytrains
Last Sunday I decided to take ride to the Rock Store (Malibu CAI) to scrub in my new tires. Going up Malibu Canyon Road, I came to a motorcycle inspection being run by LACo Sheriff motor officers. With my roadster sporting a windshield, bags and me in day-glow ATGAT, they just waved me past!
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 5:34 pm
by celticus
We are too square for closer scrutiny. Thats fine with me. Nothing to look at here ocifer, These are not the droids you are looking for.
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 8:36 pm
by MTBeemer
Do you have a gray mustache or beard showing?
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 5:29 am
by hankth
MTBeemer wrote:Do you have a gray mustache or beard showing?
I rode with an older guy on an RT a few years ago, he told me that any time he gets pulled over for speeding, the first thing he does is take his helmet off so the officer can see his full head of white hair. Oh yea, he was a lawyer. lol.
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 7:04 am
by celticus
MTBeemer wrote:Do you have a gray mustache or beard showing?
It's the only advantage to being a grey beard that I have found.
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:26 am
by Clem
Motorcycle cop pulled a kid on a sport bike with a very loud exhaust in a low gear turning high rpms.
I was motoring past on the Roadster in 6th. gear, actually passing him, with screen, panniers, and ATG.
Stock exhaust was barely audible. Surprised the cop ignored me. I was going faster than the kid.
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:24 am
by tinytrains
No grey hair yet (I am 55). With all the squids on loud sport bikes and Mohawk helmets up there, it does not take they long to find their prey. The CHP guy on Mulholland usually just waives at me.
Re: Another adavatage of an R1200R
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:37 pm
by peels
Haha excellent! Ive noticed this phenomenon on the 1150 as well. More than once i've rolled up on a speed trap on my way to work rollin 80+..not even so much as a glance at the radar.
On one occasion, The Midnight blue Corvette I had just passed earlier...well, he didnt have the same luck.
I have people give me hell because I leave my cases on all the time, they say: "looks like youre always on vacation" well I think it makes the R's look alot more docile than they are and probably makes the officers eye move away from it. Plus, you can fit a mountain of stuff in them.
