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"Stevie B" Boudreaux
I ride: '01 Triumph Sprint ST
Projects: Honda CB650 Bobber projects I, II and III
Take care of: 81 Honda CM400,72 Suzuki GT550
Watch over/advise on: 84 Honda Nighthawk 700S (now my son's bike)
For sale, or soon to be: 89 Katana 1100, 84 Honda V45 Magna, 95 Yamaha SECA II, 99 GSXR600, 95 ZX-6, 84 Kaw. KZ700, 01 Bandit 1200, 74 CB360.
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Originally posted by StevieBOriginally posted by BlakKathere in Va that bus driver can take your tag number and you will be mailed the ticket!!!! you admitted to passing in a no passing zone? you should be happy you didn't get any further B*S if it was a true officer of the law.....maybe think about keeping your pipe quiet just in case there was a report filed....Just ride.....
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Alright , that "one side of the story" comment has OFFICIALLY driven me nuts . There IS only one side to the story , and that's the side I posted . No embellishments , nothing to make the story better . This I promise . I'll say this once .... I believe in "a man is only as good as his word" . If I say " I promise" or some such , take me at my word , or we WILL have a problem . THAT was why I got all indignant when I heard the "cop" tell me what the bus driver said . I wanted to pummel him right freakin there . I do NOT like my word being challeneged ....
Now , moving on , I was ALSO not "playing the victim" . I was merely relating my "interesting" day . Makes me feel a little better to tell my frineds , of which I DO actually have quite a few on this site , and get things off my chest . Also , some people like entertaining stories , which I believed this one to be .
Now , If you'd LIKE , I can take a camera out to the site and SHOW you EXACTLY where I passed . This section SHOULD be a designated passing zone , as it is FAIRLY straight , and has about the best line-of-sight on the whole road . That , coupled with the fact that the bus was moving less than 30 (posted 55 limit) when I initiated the pass , I didn't see anything wrong with the move when viewed in the "spirit of the law" context . Sure , letter of the law it's still wrong , but so were I'd BET 5 or 6 of the things YOU did on the weay to work today . And I ALSO didn't know that you're not supposed to EVER pass a bus . I saw the sign that said "do not pass when loading or unloading" , which I didn't do , but nothing about NEVER passing .
Also , I do NOT ride like a maniac . You don't know me , or ride with me , PLEASE do not make that assumption about me . I speed SLIGHTLY , but not dangerously so . I limit my speeds to an indicated 70-75 on ANY backroad , which is a realistic 60-65 given the percentage of error on speedos (I have tested mine , it is MORE than 10% optimistic ) . Ask anyone on this site who's ridden with me before , and they'd probably say the same thing . At the Gap , I was one of the guys trailing the pack because I didn't wanna go 20 over the limit (that 50 in a 35 WAS an honest mistake , I SWEAR ) .
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Originally posted by md86Alright , that "one side of the story" comment has OFFICIALLY driven me nuts . There IS only one side to the story , and that's the side I posted . No embellishments , nothing to make the story better . This I promise . I'll say this once .... I believe in "a man is only as good as his word" . If I say " I promise" or some such , take me at my word , or we WILL have a problem . THAT was why I got all indignant when I heard the "cop" tell me what the bus driver said . I wanted to pummel him right freakin there . I do NOT like my word being challeneged ....
Now , moving on , I was ALSO not "playing the victim" . I was merely relating my "interesting" day . Makes me feel a little better to tell my frineds , of which I DO actually have quite a few on this site , and get things off my chest . Also , some people like entertaining stories , which I believed this one to be .
Now , If you'd LIKE , I can take a camera out to the site and SHOW you EXACTLY where I passed . This section SHOULD be a designated passing zone , as it is FAIRLY straight , and has about the best line-of-sight on the whole road . ) .
i absolutely LOVE this though:
Also , I do NOT ride like a maniac . You don't know me , or ride with me , PLEASE do not make that assumption about me
but so were I'd BET 5 or 6 of the things YOU did on the weay to work todayJust ride.....
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Okay , I understand ALL about the perception/perspective thing . I've been saying for YEARS that's about the most important thing people have . It is the reason they do the things they do . They act based on what they THINK is going on , or what they THINK someone else is up to or means or whatever . Yeah , I got it . But perception/perspective had nothing to do with the FACTS in my story , you gotta trust me on that one . Anyone , we're just turnig this into one big argument because either a: we can't see eye to eye on this issue , or b: you're just playing devli's advocate for the sake of argument . Normally , I'd do the same , but since this thing is a little close to home for me and I don't need the aggravation (have you seen any of my OTHER threads/posts lately ? ) , I'm gonna let this drop with you , bud .
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Originally posted by md86. But perception/perspective had nothing to do with the FACTS in my story , you gotta trust me on that one . Anyone , we're just turnig this into one big argument because either a: we can't see eye to eye on this issue , or b: you're just playing devli's advocate for the sake of argument . Normally , I'd do the same , but since this thing is a little close to home for me and I don't need the aggravation (have you seen any of my OTHER threads/posts lately ? ) , I'm gonna let this drop with you , bud .Just ride.....
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Wow, did I start a firestorm, or what?
"Stevie B" Boudreaux
I ride: '01 Triumph Sprint ST
Projects: Honda CB650 Bobber projects I, II and III
Take care of: 81 Honda CM400,72 Suzuki GT550
Watch over/advise on: 84 Honda Nighthawk 700S (now my son's bike)
For sale, or soon to be: 89 Katana 1100, 84 Honda V45 Magna, 95 Yamaha SECA II, 99 GSXR600, 95 ZX-6, 84 Kaw. KZ700, 01 Bandit 1200, 74 CB360.
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I was going to add my admiration for you keeping your cool, although I think some of our posters are getting you more pissed than the rent a cop.
BTW, that whole incident with him is fishy. Did you get a good look at the badge?
And tdrcomm - you have a CHL in CA? I can build nuclear weapons in my garage more easily than getting a CHL.
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Originally posted by zenjimI
BTW, that whole incident with him is fishy. Did you get a good look at the badge?
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I think you're on the right track with letting it blow over. Lately, my whole concept of security and privacy in my beloved US is really taking a beating. Hearing about an armed SOMEBODY detaining, strong arming, and otherwise messing with a potential misdemeanor traffic violator at the behest of a construction company on a public road just bums me out.
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