Dykes On Bikes / Dykes Who Ride

Yakaru · June 25th, 2017, 09:52 AM

Leading the parade in Seattle!

Snake · June 25th, 2017, 11:30 AM

Looks like you had fun and had a great ride.

SLOWn60 · June 25th, 2017, 11:56 AM

HORRAAAAYYY!!!!! You're back posting!!!
Enjoy your day (and every day!)!!

CaliGrrl · June 25th, 2017, 05:40 PM

Whooo!!! That's awesome!

Yakaru · June 25th, 2017, 06:37 PM

Thanks everyone, was a great day until the fuzz decided to ticket me on my way home; which really put a dampener on it. I'm trying to not focus on that, despite the difficulty.

I think moving one exit down from highway patrol has been bad for me -- pulled over 4 times in less than a year (before I lived here I had never in my life been pulled).

Triple Jim · June 25th, 2017, 07:20 PM

Are they picking on you, or were you really going something like 10 over or more?

Yakaru · June 25th, 2017, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Jim

Are they picking on you, or were you really going something like 10 over or more?

not speed, I was actually going like 20 mph on the shoulder because I wasn't in full gear (because I was dressed for the parade) and that's what I got ticketed for.

Triple Jim · June 25th, 2017, 08:48 PM

Wow, sorry to hear that. The local law enforcement folks out here in the tobacco fields of North Carolina are pretty reasonable. I once had my wife tow my van home with a 100' nylon rope, her driving ahead, and me in the towed van, steering. I chuckled about how when I lived in Bethesda MD, I'd probably be put in jail for that.

Maybe you can go to court, plead guilty, and explain that you really were trying to do the right thing. That sort of thing used to work pretty well for me in MD.

CaliGrrl · June 26th, 2017, 08:53 AM

Sucks that you got a ticket.

One thing that can help your relationship with PD is to do a ride-along with them a time or two, or go to any public events they hold. Sometimes they do open house days or the like. Let them get to know you, let them see that you're a responsible person that they shouldn't pick on.

SLOWn60 · June 26th, 2017, 10:20 AM

Lol! There is no relationship with Washington State police on the I-5 other than as tax collector! Several years back the State was faced with huge budget shortfalls and we (as Canadians that frequent the great backroads of Washington) noticed a HUGE increase in patrols & ticketing on the I-5 but on the upside; they seem to have far less patrols on the great riding roads! except when passing through the town of Cement! That cop is determined to nail ANYTHING that even THINKS of exceeding the posted limit even only 1 mph over! Keep on the secondary roads or 5 under if you must use the I-5 and make sure nothing can give them an excuse to give you the extra tax burden!

dcj13 · June 26th, 2017, 03:44 PM

You mean Concrete, WA?

SLOWn60 · June 26th, 2017, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcj13

You mean Concrete, WA?

LOL!!! Yes; that's the one! On the 20. Great route! Can be a day trip or branch off at the east side and enjoy some spectacular roads & scenery too!

Sorry for the thread derail, Yakaru!

Yakaru · June 26th, 2017, 05:48 PM

Can I take my girlfriends there?

Then I think it's still dyke on bike-able.

June 25th, 2017, 09:52 AM	#1
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Dykes On Bikes / Dykes Who Ride Leading the parade in Seattle! __________________________________________________ "most folks racing this bike get it in a competitive state of being with much less invested than you've already put in Saturn." - Alex
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June 25th, 2017, 11:56 AM	#3
SLOWn60 n00bie to wannabie Name: Bill Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake) Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '15	HORRAAAAYYY!!!!! You're back posting!!! Enjoy your day (and every day!)!! __________________________________________________ The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 25th, 2017, 05:40 PM	#4
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Whooo!!! That's awesome!
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June 25th, 2017, 06:37 PM	#5
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Thanks everyone, was a great day until the fuzz decided to ticket me on my way home; which really put a dampener on it. I'm trying to not focus on that, despite the difficulty. I think moving one exit down from highway patrol has been bad for me -- pulled over 4 times in less than a year (before I lived here I had never in my life been pulled). __________________________________________________ "most folks racing this bike get it in a competitive state of being with much less invested than you've already put in Saturn." - Alex

June 26th, 2017, 10:20 AM	#10
SLOWn60 n00bie to wannabie Name: Bill Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake) Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '15	Lol! There is no relationship with Washington State police on the I-5 other than as tax collector! Several years back the State was faced with huge budget shortfalls and we (as Canadians that frequent the great backroads of Washington) noticed a HUGE increase in patrols & ticketing on the I-5 but on the upside; they seem to have far less patrols on the great riding roads! except when passing through the town of Cement! That cop is determined to nail ANYTHING that even THINKS of exceeding the posted limit even only 1 mph over! Keep on the secondary roads or 5 under if you must use the I-5 and make sure nothing can give them an excuse to give you the extra tax burden! __________________________________________________ The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

June 25th, 2017, 11:30 AM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Looks like you had fun and had a great ride.

June 25th, 2017, 07:20 PM	#6
Triple Jim Guy Who Enjoys Riding Name: Jim Location: North Carolina Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16	Are they picking on you, or were you really going something like 10 over or more?

June 25th, 2017, 08:48 PM	#8
Triple Jim Guy Who Enjoys Riding Name: Jim Location: North Carolina Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16	Wow, sorry to hear that. The local law enforcement folks out here in the tobacco fields of North Carolina are pretty reasonable. I once had my wife tow my van home with a 100' nylon rope, her driving ahead, and me in the towed van, steering. I chuckled about how when I lived in Bethesda MD, I'd probably be put in jail for that. Maybe you can go to court, plead guilty, and explain that you really were trying to do the right thing. That sort of thing used to work pretty well for me in MD.

June 26th, 2017, 08:53 AM	#9
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Sucks that you got a ticket. One thing that can help your relationship with PD is to do a ride-along with them a time or two, or go to any public events they hold. Sometimes they do open house days or the like. Let them get to know you, let them see that you're a responsible person that they shouldn't pick on.

June 26th, 2017, 03:44 PM	#11
dcj13 Participant Name: Dave Location: South of Seattle Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '94 K75 std Posts: Too much. MOTM - Aug '15	You mean Concrete, WA?
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June 26th, 2017, 05:48 PM	#13
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Can I take my girlfriends there? Then I think it's still dyke on bike-able. __________________________________________________ "most folks racing this bike get it in a competitive state of being with much less invested than you've already put in Saturn." - Alex

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