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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.

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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.
 
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 :p
 
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!
 
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.
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here's the mount i made. the radar is secured with Velcro.
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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.
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here's the mount i made. the radar is secured with Velcro.
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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.
 
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)


And yet another stereotype that isn't true! My brother, until about a year ago, was lead guitarist for a thrash metal band. Their bassist was just that--pierced, inked, fu-man-chu down to his chest, and had a mohawk.

But he was the nicest person you could ever meet. I figured he was some asshat when I first saw him, but minutes into talking to him, it was obvious I was wrong.
 
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.
Luxury airplanes are held together with velcro.

Well, a good chunk of their interiors are, anyway.
 
And yet another stereotype that isn't true! My brother, until about a year ago, was lead guitarist for a thrash metal band. Their bassist was just that--pierced, inked, fu-man-chu down to his chest, and had a mohawk.

But he was the nicest person you could ever meet. I figured he was some asshat when I first saw him, but minutes into talking to him, it was obvious I was wrong.
90% of the time stereotypes are TRUE
 
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.
lol Ive had it up to 130 gps and past 100 numerous times. also took it down many dirt roads
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even bent my plate messing around on the dirt road above with it on
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hasn't fallen off yet. im more worried about the sun heating up the glue. then the Velcro coming undone.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.


I think you're kidding with this, but just in case you aren't, or somebody really does agree, I'll add this:

Velcro (hook-and-loop fasteners) have INCREDIBLE shear strength. It can vary with type and composition, of course. I've seen custom bikes where the seat was held on with Velcro to make it easy to remove an expensive/leather/weather sensitive seat in a hurry. It peals off easily, but won't shift.

It's "up-an-down" where it's usually weak. You can easily separate the two mating halves by pulling them apart, but if you try "sliding" them apart, it just won't work.
 
I think you're kidding with this, but just in case you aren't, or somebody really does agree, I'll add this:

Velcro (hook-and-loop fasteners) have INCREDIBLE shear strength. It can vary with type and composition, of course. I've seen custom bikes where the seat was held on with Velcro to make it easy to remove an expensive/leather/weather sensitive seat in a hurry. It peals off easily, but won't shift.

It's "up-an-down" where it's usually weak. You can easily separate the two mating halves by pulling them apart, but if you try "sliding" them apart, it just won't work.
Yea I was just giving him a hard time. I've used velcro for several things on the bike that were exposed to strong winds, and never had a problem.
 
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