Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

Went for a ride on the Jota. First time on a bike since I tore a ligament in my wrist 3 months ago. It was nice to be back on a bike, but I think the Jota clutch might have been a bit too much too soon for my wrist. It felt manageable when I left home but by the time I got back a few hours later I was struggling to get the clutch in at all. Also got pinged for speeding and lost the visor retaining plate off my helmet.  Not my best day out on the bike.
 
Nothing bike-related Vince. I had a fall a while back. Took a dive off a boat while it was on the slip and landed on the concrete below.

Er ... I just realised you're probably referring to my run-in with Mr Plod, not the bust to my wrist.

Was minding my own business tootling along in a 100 kph zone when a bike cop travelling in the opposite direction came over the crest of a hill in front of me. I had a quick glance at the speedo which was reading about 120 and thought "Oops!"  For a moment I thought I'd got away with it, but he did a quick U-turn and came up behind me with lights flashing. According to his electronic wizardry I was doing 114 kph. He didn't book me, but recorded an official warning against me. So no fine or points loss this time, but I'll have to be on good behaviour for a while. What that means is that if I get pinged again for speeding in the next 3 years, not only will the new charge stand, but this warning will also be upgraded to a ticket. So it'll be a double-whammy.

Once we'd got the official nasty business out of the way, we had a pleasant chat. He was quite interested in the Jota. Seemed a decent sort of bloke.

He did ask to see my log book though. Gotta run a log book with Special Interest (Historic) registration. Fortunately I'd just brought it up to date about 5 minutes beforehand. If you don't have your current trip logged, they can cancel your cheap registration.
 
chrisk said:
:o that crooked screen on Martys bike is affecting my OCD. It's been like that for years.
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Mine too as it goes, I think it is something with handcrafts mould as there was an SS last weekend at the rego day and was the same... am going to wait till the weather is warmer and try to tweek it otherwise will back to Handcraft for screen no 3 I guess. First one was too short....by a mere 1/2 inch...

 
Vince said:
I dont think Marty was there,I know I wasnt.One of these days maybe.
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Correctamondo was on my Pat Malone as it goes .............................not a great deal of bikes out either but nothing like a frost morning on a Laverda to get the juices flowing
Next weekend I reckon you should be ready for a breakie run............
 
Dellortoman said:
Nothing bike-related Vince. I had a fall a while back. Took a dive off a boat while it was on the slip and landed on the concrete below.

Er ... I just realised you're probably referring to my run-in with Mr Plod, not the bust to my wrist.

Was minding my own business tootling along in a 100 kph zone when a bike cop travelling in the opposite direction came over the crest of a hill in front of me. I had a quick glance at the speedo which was reading about 120 and thought "Oops!"  For a moment I thought I'd got away with it, but he did a quick U-turn and came up behind me with lights flashing. According to his electronic wizardry I was doing 114 kph. He didn't book me, but recorded an official warning against me. So no fine or points loss this time, but I'll have to be on good behaviour for a while. What that means is that if I get pinged again for speeding in the next 3 years, not only will the new charge stand, but this warning will also be upgraded to a ticket. So it'll be a double-whammy.

Once we'd got the official nasty business out of the way, we had a pleasant chat. He was quite interested in the Jota. Seemed a decent sort of bloke.

He did ask to see my log book though. Gotta run a log book with Special Interest (Historic) registration. Fortunately I'd just brought it up to date about 5 minutes beforehand. If you don't have your current trip logged, they can cancel your cheap registration.
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Difficult to know if you were riding dangerously 8 mph over  - unless of course you were in town - this warning system seems a tough one - 3 years and double whammy ! in UK if you get caught under 10% you are offered a speed awareness course which is the same price as a fine - you can take advantage of this every 3 years if you stay clean - but with no points - got caught the other day in the car - they have moved the 30 limit about half a mile as they have built a supermarket on a roundabout in town ( no houses in between) - for me they should use safety cameras where there are accidents - there have been no recorded accidents yet since they lengthened the limit - *arstards   
 
Temperatures hitting 40?C over here, but inside the shed it's still around 20?C, so the 3C will get a bit of maintenace today, cleaning airfilter and checking cam chain and valve clearances, and some smaller jobs.

Looking forward to get deep fried by engine heat at first red light stop during the concluding test ride. :D

Probably nothing like what Piet, Tom and all others have to bear during next days racing the MI-TA.
In total 20 Laverda tiddlers (I'd guess all of them in the Gloriosa class) and 12 Breganze biggies at the start line, this midnight in Milano. Rubbers down and good luck to you all!  (Lavinoflag)


 
3 years ,nice deep breath.What a load of crap,marginally better than a fine and points.Must have been a true believer that cop.Asking for your log book
definitely smells of a boot licker to me. The log book stuff was being discussed by our club recently.I did it once for fringe benefits tax and it became a pain in the arse,wheres the pen ever time you go anywhere.Thankfully it was decided to stay as it is now.Its a bit dodgy our system but as I am also a bit dodgy I am happy it stayed.
 
Sir Sidney,
the (UK) speed awareness course is not an automatic at any level of law breaking, the local cops decide if you get to bung them slightly more than the fine (saves it going to the treasury) and not get the 3 points added, plus suffer 4.5 hours in prison, being talked to like schoolboys by people who are not good enough to be screws and very likely less qualified to drive vehicles on the road as me (I hold HGV class 1, PSV, big bikes, little bikes ,sidecars, three wheelers, dual purpose vehicles, tractors and pedestrian controlled, as well as heavy and light motor cars with or without any weight of trailer, I don't yet have track laying vehicles or steam driven)).

You are correct that you will not be offered the buy out/no points deal for the next three years, if you opt to go on the course.

CLEM
 
Clem - yes not definite but points mean prizes in extra cost for my policy - and in Warwickshire there's no online booking so you turnup when they say or you get the points willi nilli - they ignored my request for certain dates to be avoided - I just kept my mouth shut on the course as most were middle aged ladies half asleep on their phones 
 
Bloke I travel with got flashed for speeding while on the way to the speed awareness course as he was late for it!!!!!!
I suppose it could only have been worse if he was on the way BACK from the course.

Actually he has still not heard anything about it, so there is a chance he was a very lucky boy.

Various UK county police forces seem to have different tolerances and policies for speeding.
 
......on their phones? When I did it they banned phones as seemed terrified of anyone taking videos, can't think why :D quite low. Level stuff which I guess I resented , but then most of the people there were very low level in driver awareness terms so at least it might have got them to think a bit about their driving, if not to think bike. Got to be better than a simple fine. And I nearly crashed my bike on an icy roundabout on the way to the course...that woke me up!
 
  The "awareness" course I went to was staggeringly boring - only highlight was when a Polish bloke got lobbed out as he didn't understand/speak English - presume they didn't offer him his ?100 back and kindly donated the points (and extra fine) on his licence. - Regards - Phil
 
SimonR501 said:
Bloke I travel with got flashed for speeding while on the way to the speed awareness course as he was late for it!!!!!!
I suppose it could only have been worse if he was on the way BACK from the course.

Actually he has still not heard anything about it, so there is a chance he was a very lucky boy.

Various UK county police forces seem to have different tolerances and policies for speeding.
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It would be terrible if the companies delivering the speed awareness courses had senior police officers as directors or shareholders. But I'm sure that could never happen.
 
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