pulled over and harrased in brisbane QLD

wow that is a bit of a relief cause they said that they would call me though, mabey they where just making sure I never ride the bike again (which now I never will cause I dont want to go through that again)
 
maybe just tone the bike down a little , make it as quiet as possible , thats the way I would approach it , I have a motorbike that looks a lot like a motorcycle , but its quiet and has pedals , if you have pedals its a bicycle , and under 50cc of course , take care .
 
wow that is a bit of a relief cause they said that they would call me though, mabey they where just making sure I never ride the bike again (which now I never will cause I dont want to go through that again)

Not being an Aussie, I can't say for sure, but cops being cops, I think that is the case. Especially being the age you are. It is possible the whole episode was preplanned to have just that effect.

They probably didn't want to hit you with citations for everything they could have (non reg vehicle, no insurance etc etc, expensive stuff) so they decided to just scare heck out of you. Also, if you asked earlier, they have to cover their a$$ somehow for the answer, and this was their solution. Believe it or not, when a cop takes off his uniform, he is human too, and some of them do have some common sense. Not true in all cases, but in some.

In Either case, I would disappear for a while, and maybe you can *arrange* to run into one of the cops off duty, and strike up a conversation. That's what happened with me with their paddy wagon project. See what happens. :D
 
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maybe just tone the bike down a little , make it as quiet as possible , thats the way I would approach it , I have a motorbike that looks a lot like a motorcycle , but its quiet and has pedals , if you have pedals its a bicycle , and under 50cc of course , take care .

thanks for the advice but I do not want to get caught again, its not worth the fine's, if they do fine me for all the stuff the fine will be well over $1000 and that is a lot of money for a first year apprentice who only makes about $240 a week then take away $70 for Bord at home so I really don't want to get caught again.

I get my license in 4 months anyway, there is a guy at work that lives nearby my house so maybe I can get a lift with him till then

and yes I did call 2 local stations and they said that the bikes where ok as long as they where under 50cc.

also by the way the fines would be for - unregistered motorbike, defective motorbike, no rego, no insurance, unlicensed rider, and a couple more.
 
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So far as a tour bicyclist with and without a motor on different tours, i've been hassled more without a motor. Never have received any kind of ticket though.
 
200 watts

That's all you get... sorry.

In America it's a minimum of 750 watts (except NY which is still banning everything) or as high as 3 hp on a state by state basis.

You got lucky.
 
Your age would have had ALOT to do with the Police Officers attitude, it's not right but its the way it is at times. If it was me or another older member im sure the outcome would have been different, if it even arose at all...I'm sorry that its happened you sound like a good lad, employed and most part trying to do the right thing, suck it up for a few months then get your license so you can legally drive a car about or a motorcycle...

Drive safe when you do ...all the best with your apprenticeship too.

KiM

tip: in future when pulled over ALWAYS be respectful Police are only doing their job (as mentioned above they are human) chances are they have just gotten a mouthful from the last bright ***** they pulled over, if you stick with "yes sir, no sir, thankyou sir" when speaking with the Police, you will benenifit in the long run...sounds a lil 'sucky' i know, but trust me if they want to be *******s they can and will, **** can get bad real quick if you give cops attitude.
 
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ye, well ive got my learners and my dad has a few weeks off work at the begging of this year so he said that I could drive to work so I wont have to catch the train+bus for too long, or I may invest in an electric bike, acually I think I saw on the QLD gov. website awhile ago that we are allowed petrol scooters but I think they changed that law? and yes I believe that agreeing is the best way to go, they know they scared the s*** out of me and that I will not ride my bike again.

And thanks for the advice too^^
 
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