got pulled over this morning (BAY AREA, CA)
I was going with traffic and bike cop picked me. 70mph on a 65. While he follows me at 65mph, the rest of traffic is pulling away from us.
He went around the bike and picked on everything.
Full exhaust- guilty
missing reflectors - guilty. Per CA law, you need 5; 2 in front and 2 in the rear, facing sideways, and 1 in the rear facing rearward.
missing rear fender - I was not aware of stock 999's with rear fenders.
following too close - not guilty
license plate under the exhaust - maybe 3in from the end of the muffler. Per cop, the license has to hang behind the bike, not under the exhaust.
No ticket, so obviously I used up all my luck for a while.
Just a warning for fellow riders out there in the Bay Area.
I was going with traffic and bike cop picked me. 70mph on a 65. While he follows me at 65mph, the rest of traffic is pulling away from us.
He went around the bike and picked on everything.
Full exhaust- guilty
missing reflectors - guilty. Per CA law, you need 5; 2 in front and 2 in the rear, facing sideways, and 1 in the rear facing rearward.
missing rear fender - I was not aware of stock 999's with rear fenders.
following too close - not guilty
license plate under the exhaust - maybe 3in from the end of the muffler. Per cop, the license has to hang behind the bike, not under the exhaust.
No ticket, so obviously I used up all my luck for a while.
Just a warning for fellow riders out there in the Bay Area.