Graceland

Went for a ride out this morning before the weather closed in again. Went over the Isle of Skye (Holmfirth to Greenfield road) and as I dropped back into Holmfirth, saw 3 police bikers parked up in a pub carpark.

Went in and had a chat with them. Amazing blokes - totally different attitude to your normal copper and even got a compliment on my bike

Totally changed my outlook on police bikers - I always thought they were out to get you but they arn't.

Did make me wonder tho, how many of them are bikers when not at work aswell

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

did you specifically stop for a chat? any excuse for a look of their truncheons eh

most bike coppers are ok aye...apart from the CUNT who stopped me in my cossie for "speeding" when i think i was doing 73 max. He then preoceeded to tell me my car was smoking and it was deffo valve seals when i'd started it 2 mins previous and it was a BALTIC day as well I said they had just been done and you always see exhaust fumes when its cold. Then i got to the bottom of it when he said he thought he better tell me as he used to have a cossie and thought i should know.

Basically i was pulled over so he could tell me he used to have one. twat

foreigneRS

they are generally good blokes and understand the needs of riders

i did a bikesafe course with one, and highly recommend it

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

was chatting to a bike cop while waiting for a vehicle inspection on the drift shitter, sound bloke

gave me a few tips etc and told me to get over to north wales for a day, after riding the roads he says you will be an expert lol

but i dont wanna go to wales, they're welsh over there

arch

So, let me get this straight then, if I stop you whilst driving my skoda/bmw I am generally a knob, but, if I stop you when I'm on my Honda then I am generally an all round top bloke?


OK, just so long as I know the rules.

Graceland mate, yep, 99% of us are bikers (well, you would have to love bikes to ride in the crap weather at work), having said that my own bike only comes out in sunny weather (I'm worried it might dissolve as its a Ducati)

My advice to all bikers, get yourself onto a police bike-safe day!

Graceland

Arch - you got any idea if West Yorkshire Police are doing the Bike-Safe days this year?

arch

Just checked the website, www.bikesafe.co.uk, you have missed a couple but the next few are 6th Aug,22nd Sept and 18th Nov.

"Participants will receive a Motorcycle Emergency Aid Certificate (valid for 3 years) on successfully completing the assessments during the day. The cost of this course is £45 (lunch included).

For further information and booking details please contact Becky Prosser at the Road Safety Promotion Unit,
Tel. 0113 2475198 or e-mail rebecca.prosser@leeds.gov.uk".

Well worth £45 fellas.

Lee Reynolds

Guy i did my DAS with was an Ex police biker/trainer

Graceland

Awesome - much appreciated