Ask Jeopardy98 and grab a chair.

We were driving to the rally, talking about this very subject-cops and tickets. We had not left his township yet and got pulled over in a consturction zone because the jackwagon in front of us saw the cop and slammed on his breaks. We slammed on ours and it caused the trailer to wobble around and the cop pulled him over for supposedly going to fast. Once we explained what happened he let us go after giving us a hard time but no ticket.

 

Avoid race graphics and fairings. Add some saddlebags. Seriously. Cops don't give "touring" bikes a second look.

 

Wear gear. Hi-viz is better. Ride a naked.

 

Nothing.

I just use common sense and keep things in reason. If you are in a populated area or a well used road then keep the speed down. Want to really have fun then take it to out of the way roads will little or no traffic, but still keep things in reason.

This has had more success then anyone I know that uses a detector/jammer, coating, ...

 

This is what I do, although it hasn't been 100% foolproof. The "plate flipper" part of the op's question gave me a laugh, because I have thought of it

 

Nothing. I don't speed (too far above the limit) or ride like an asshat.

 

+1

Also I'm slow.

 

I understand the stuff mentioned above...I'm looking for the Tech edge.

 

I hear some radar detectors work well, but in the event you do get pulled over, you're almost certainly going to receive a ticket.

 

Don't ignore obvious speed trap areas. Places where the speed limit drops significantly, like construction zones, entering populated areas, school zones, are where speed enforcement is most likely.

On the highway, keep your indicated speed to at most 10 mph over the limit. In town, keep to no more than 5 over. With speedometer error, that will keep you below the threshold where cops generally start pulling people over.

If you have an aftermarket exhaust, don't get on the throttle too aggressively, so as to not draw attention to yourself.

Keep your tag visible day and night, and have all of your paperwork with you and in proper order.

If you're being stopped, immediately indicate that you are pulling over, pull over in a safe area, turn off the bike, pull off your helmet, and be polite.

There is no "tech" edge.

 

Make your bike look as non-squidish as possible.
Wear full gear.
Be extremely polite in the event of being pulled over and have all necessary paperwork legible, neat, and easily accessible.
Cap your speed at about 8-12 mph above the limit, depending on the flow of traffic.
If you get pulled over and the officer asks what you did, tell him yes and then say what it was and provide a valid safety issue relating to it, if you have one or you can BS one.

 

Get rid of the SV, and get a 2011 zx-10r.

The "technology" in that bike will allow you to "avoid" tickets.

 

LOL Evilseed!

 

Get a black R6 or R1 with all black out fit. Hide yourself in bike crowd if you got chased. There will be a few rider look exactly the same and the cop will have no clue who to catch.

 

has more to do with knowing when and how to speed than whether or not to speed, because you will get pulled over its more a matter of when not if

absolutely, positively, do not speed in school zones or residential zones w/ ~25mph speed zones, construction zones, other obvious places you shouldnt be speeding to begin with

keep speeds below triple digits

know your roads, know the traps. If youre in a new area, probably a good idea to tone it down till you get familiar with it

look ahead and scan, scan, scan (which you should be doing anyway)

when youre pulled over (again, when, not if)...try and do it quickly (but not rushed) and find a spot safe for both you and the officer. Make sure to signal, blah blah blah. Turn off engine, take off helmet. Dont have an attitude. Doesnt mean you have to be overly humble, just dont be a giant doosh.

and above all, when the cop asks you "know why i pulled you over?", answer honestly and with *specifics*. "Yea, because i was doing 74 in a 55." This of course assumes you werent doing 140 or something, lol

I've been pulled over about 14-15 times over 15 years of driving/riding and never got a ticket for 3 reasons.

1) i know where speeding is "acceptable" re: on the interstate/backroad curves, not a schoolzone
2) i know how to speed re: dont weave in and out of traffic, dont tailgate, just dont be overly aggressive in general.
3) i answer honestly and with specifics, and without attitude (be friendly, make eye contact, etc). Cops know why they pulled you over, they hear "i dont really know..." or "(insert excuse here)" so many times per day. Honesty is refreshing. I've had 3 different officers say to be that they would have given me a ticket if i had not owned up to what i obviously did.

And it seems every time i mention this someone says how thats a terrible idea, dont admit anything, blah blah blah. These same people then spend a bunch of time and money fighting tickets, dealing with lawyers, etc and so forth

I've had laser jammers and radar detectors in the past, and honestly, the best thing to avoiding tickets is the above 3.

Or go the speed limit, but thats boring

 

I've gotten out of every ticket when the officer gave me the chance to answer "know why I pulled you over?"

I always say "good morning" or whatever's appropriate when they walk up.

There have been a couple times where he just walked up and asked for my license and registration and when they came back, they had a ticket written out.

 

Always answer honestly. The cops get lied to daily. They can easily spot liars.

And as stupid as this sounds, most of the cops pulling you over will be ahead of you, not behind you. And they usually hide in the most obvious spots (they are kind of lazy).

And if you must speed, do not speed consistently. Get up to speed, then slow down, then get back up to speed, etc.

 

Ride 5-10 over the limit and if you can't go to the track so that you can spend your money going fast while avoiding tickets at the same time! Everyone is a winner :thumbsup:

I have been pulled over for the dumbest things. Never on a bike. Wait, actually once. I don't know what all these people that claim "be polite" are talking about.. I'm always polite (I understand being a cop is rough), and they have always been nasty. So it has never worked for me. But there's always court so no worries.

The one time I was on a really messed up road so I didnt want to get te bike up to speed. Cop came on the other direction then eventually made a u-turn. Pulled me over on a section with no shoulder. Claimed I was going 60 on a 45 mph. Now, this road is messed up. No way I was going that fast. It's through a state park.

After being polite (eventhough I knew a ticket was coming), he handed me a ticket and pulled off before i had a chance to gear up and pull off. He left me on a single lane road with no shoulder. Very nice of him.

 

On long trips I ride with my whistler radar detector under the map in the top of my tank bag. I got one that has an audio output jack. I plug that into my belkin rockstar headphone splitter. I also plug my phone into the same splitter. Then one set of jvc marshmallow headphones coming out of the splitter into my helmet. That way I can listen to music at low volume from the phone and radar/laser warnings come in over the music. After getting my first speeding ticket in over 10 years a couple months ago, I have slowed down some. This setup has let me know when the L.E.Os are coming.

 

Coat your bike in this special USAF radar absorbing substance. It's guaranteed to make your bike virtually invisible to radar. Make sure to keep a small container with you for frequent reapplication and in the rare event it doesn't work, it will make your overnight stay a little less abrasive, as well.

NSN 6505001055828

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Funny guy.

Side note, I like to scrape it off of the nose bay of an H-60 when its freezing cold and use it for lip balm. Works great.

 

I know several NY state troopers and one buddy gave me a "family ID card" which identifies you as a friend or family member of a trooper. You had it over with your license with no expectations and you usually get a pass. (two tests so far) Get one and be very polite. If you can't still be very polite, never argue or lie, be nice as most people are not so they go much easier on nice people. Take your helmet off and look them in the eye when answering questions. My trooper pa never tickets bikes unless the riders are rude.

 

I keep an extra set of leathers, and a paint gun, paint, primer, and clear coat on me at all times. If I get blue-lighted, I haul butt somewhere and hide. Change leathers, and completely repaint my bike. Then I'm back on my merry way!

 

Loud pipes and a tough guy attitude. And don't forget excuses, LOTS of excuses.

 

Ha Ha, how much time you got?

 

almost every time i've gotten pulled over i've gotten a break. just be yourself and be straight up with them. you don't have to be overly polite. just talk to them like they're a regular person. cops can tell if your just being nice to them to avoid a ticket. i mean if you were a cop, and you pulled over a 20 year old with a mohawk and tatoos all over, and he was saying yes sir, and no sir. you'd know he was full of ****. cops deal with people all day every day. most of them are excellent judges of character. just act normal and be honest and your chances are good. if your good a making jokes make one. almost every time Ive made a cop laugh i got off with a warning. the only time i didn't might have been because i had my radar detector, or because i only got him to chuckle, but he reduced a 97 in a 60 court date. to a failure to obey traffic control device(like a stop sign ticket)

i don't ride with it often, but what has gotten me out of the most tickets is this passport 8500 x50. the only time i've been pulled over with it.(not on the sv) was because the cop was following behind me and didn't have his radar on. when he seen me go to pass some cars he turned it on and got me.

don't treat it like its gonna save you every time. it effectiveness is gonna depend on your local pd, here in Florida it works pretty good, and gives me more then enough time to slow down. i think i paid 300 from best buy. its paid for its self more times then I'd like to admit, but if you drive/ride like i did when i got my first fast car its a very good investment.

here's the mount i made. the radar is secured with Velcro.

 

Pshh, if you're going slow enough that a piece of velcro will hold your radar detector in place, I don't think you need said radar detector.

 

Don't speed. It doesn't actually save you time (track your average speed when slowing down for suspected cops if you don't believe me), and it only increases the likelihood that you'll die and/or hurt someone else when something goes wrong, your fault or not.

Since I've been taking the car for the past month I've been setting my cruise control at 65mph for my 20 mile interstate commute. I see at least one cop every day, often both ways. Often times when I pass a cop I realized that I'm also passing the guy who just passed me a few minutes beforehand, because he got so scared of the cop he slowed down and I was able to catch him at my constant speed.

On my 20 mile commute, going a constant 65 means I make it there in ~18 minutes. Going 80mph only saves me 3 minutes total. Is 3 minutes worth a $200+ ticket, the insurance premium, the time wasted talking to the officer, or, god forbid, you flying off your motorcycle 15mph faster which means you're over twice as likely do die than you were before? Slow the **** down.

 

Do like I do... live in the middle of nowhere. Almost no cops. Speed, pass in no passing zones and get away with it!

While the above is true, I try to keep the speed at most 15 over the posted limit on the canyon road I ride daily, and 7 over on the highway where the cops usually show up. The recent budget cuts have really impacted the number of cops patrolling.

 

Nah, I think they pull them from here.