Well the 94 Caprice scenario that is OEM equipment, with no other option to gain access to the filler pipe, so I am sure even the most power tripped officer could recognize that..lol Not to mention I have yet to see a 94 Caprice pulling wheelies on the 401..lol Just kidding. If someones plate fell off they would still have a registration that shows a plate assigned to that vehicle, (someone riding dirty likely hasn't registered the bike in their name to prevent, if they crashed and abandoned the bike it being traced back to them. I get what your saying, and I recognize your not being a smart ***, just asking reasonable arguments. Your right I am in NO way advocating for such legislation, just point out something is coming down the pipe for those who ride sport bikes, due to these idiots, and wannabe "stunters", (who give responsible riders and responsible stunters both a bad name in one fell swoop.
If legislation is written it most certainly WILL be written poorly, (in an attempt to cover every possible scenario), as is most legislation. Unfortunately, this also leaves the legislation open to abuse. But the vast majority of cops, don't abuse legislation, in totality it is a relatively low percentage that do, (not that that lessens the impact if your the one caught up in it).
Not trying to be a smartass, but what about scenarios where people had their plates stolen or fallen off without realizing it (I've seen plates on the side of the road before)? Or someone driving around something like a '94 Caprice that forgot to flip the plate back up after getting gas?
I mean, I know you're not even advocating such a law. I can easily imagine something like this actually happening though, and sloppy wording (e.g. HTA 172) is gonna catch up some people that were not doing anything nefarious.
Ugh. This is so believable I will just about expect it next year. It's already irritating enough to the point where mentioning something like that results in a 20 minute conversation to the broker to explain what the mod even is, and trying to convince them it is benign for insurance purposes. (I still don't understand why State Farm was cool with assigning value to an aftermarket exhaust, but not to a Corbin seat...)
Yes, and it will be a shame if someone with a "legit" claim gets denied because they happen to have an innocuous mod on their sport bike. But we as a community of riders, have in some ways ourselves to blame. It is HIGHLY probable that some members of this forum are the idiots doing this, or at the very least know those who are. We as a community, should at the bare minimum, (which thankfully seems thus far been the case), condemn these activities, at best, those who ride responsibly and want to continue to be able to own and ride a sport bike, should be ostracizing those they know are doing this and perhaps even be prepared to drop a dime, (it is YOUR ability to ride that they are jeopardizing).
Mark my words, it will take ONE of these idiots to wipe out either a single pedestrian or a single cager, (god forbid if a child is injured or killed), and the cries for "justice" will come long and loud and the legislature WILL react poorly and we will ALL be impacted.
I just don't think there's a good one for us. The tail section of the bike is too short. I've been looking at ways to "beef up" the spindly sticky-out part (it is so a real definition), sort of like that optional Australian part (that's $200!).
