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[skidlids]

Well thats 3 points on my licence and 60 quid fine.

But why did they stop me and not any of the cars is what I want to know.
Victimised is how I feel

And what s this Supervised driver box ticked for on the producer. I was on my 916 without a passenger, go figure.

Offence was a DT35 rear tyre bellow limit in the centre part, still has more tread in the middle than the tyre I fitted 10 minutes later but thats got a different pattern and is perfectly legal.
It was a good spot from 100yards as I approached and the copper stepped out in front of me.

so what do I do for Silverstone will the yellow bit on the produce satisfy No Limits when you sign on for the trackday.

Last points were in 97 when I got a MW10 for towing in the outside lane of a Motorway, note I wasn't speeding just going around one of those ****s that hog the middle lane.

[Redruth]

Aww, skidywids. That's a real shame! Did you try flutterin' your eyelashes! That usually works.

Impressed you've managed to avoid getting knicked for so many years. Presumably, you haven't been out much.

You should ring Mark at No Limits and check what they need. Have you taken a photocopy of your licence before sending it off? Always a good plan. Also, if you get any more 'speeding offences' between now and when they return your licence, produce a photocopy. It throws the whole system into a tailspin. Better still, send a cheque with a photocopy. They can't cope and end up dropping the whole thing because of administration overload .... or so I hear

[Loz]

Well, I for one feel safer knowing a criminal mastermind has been brought to justice.

FFS.

[Road Runner]

Well skidlids it could have been worse they could have thought you were a Fox hunt supporter and beaten you half to death as well

[andyb]

Hang on a minute. I dont want to lecture but, A bit of perspective please. Your running on the road, at this time of year, particularly with the shiiiitte weather weve had, on a bald tyre?
We both know that the bald tread may appear the same externally as say a Pilot race 2 tyre in the middle, but the construction of these two are miles apart!
What about the safety of you and other road users!

[DC]

Originally posted by skidlids
Well thats 3 points on my licence and 60 quid fine.

But why did they stop me and not any of the cars is what I want to know.
Victimised is how I feel

And what s this Supervised driver box ticked for on the producer. I was on my 916 without a passenger, go figure.

Offence was a DT35 rear tyre bellow limit in the centre part, still has more tread in the middle than the tyre I fitted 10 minutes later but thats got a different pattern and is perfectly legal.
It was a good spot from 100yards as I approached and the copper stepped out in front of me.

so what do I do for Silverstone will the yellow bit on the produce satisfy No Limits when you sign on for the trackday.

Last points were in 97 when I got a MW10 for towing in the outside lane of a Motorway, note I wasn't speeding just going around one of those ****s that hog the middle lane.

Allo mate,

Um, I would have thought that the bit of the original ticket that you have left would be good enough to state that you have a licence. I mean, its good enough for another copper if you were to get stopped again while you had sent your original licence off. So it must be good enough for a track day. But.....................??????

As for the rear tyre. I think it was a case of "stop that bike and then see what I can find."

DC.

[Edited on 18-9-2004 by DC]

[skidlids]

Certainly does seem like a case of stop the bike and see what they can find.
Well every car that they didn't stop could well have had a "bald tyre" but they would never know as they didn't bother stopping them.
I doubt if I had been in the car that I would have been stopped.

tyre was a Metzeller sportec, 180mm wide, for the first 75mm in from each edge the tread deapth was anything from 2mm to 3mm, the remaining centre part of the tyre was less with the lowest point along the centre being 0.8mm with the pattern still vissible.
It all happened within a quarter mile of my home on the return journey so who can say what the centre depth was when I left home. So why couldn't they just give a rectification notice or a stern warning.

As it happens I was down the local police station producing my licence within 30 minutes of the ticket being issued with another tyre in the back of the bike. If I had felt the offending one was dangerous to ride on it would have been easy enough for me to change it.
Now the front with above the legal limit of tread is getting harder to turn in due to having worn a step on the sides of it and I would consider less safe than the rear, but what do I know other than I already have a brand new set of Pirelli Diablos sitting at home waiting to be fitted as soon as I finish these night shifts.

I wonder if they were stopping the Pikeys that have again gained access to the land next to the sub station less than 100 yards away, probably not as theyre not on bikes.

[Glyn]

i must say sounds a bit stiff too me
a good ticking off would have done surely
or were you running road slicks?

[skidlids]

No Glyn I don't run slicks not even for the racing, a bit of tread on the tyre squirms about and tends to give you some warning when your getting near the limit.

i would still like to know why I was singled out when they were there maning a speed trap and I wasn't speeding.

Can only conclude it was because I was on a bike.

A bike that I spend far more time and money on than the car as far as looking after it goes. it may not look much but I trust it with my life.

3 points & £60. Not good enough................I say hang him

Bloody motorcyclists.............flogging's too good for 'em.

Bad luck Kev.