Went out with Denzil last night over to Abbergavenny Got home from work. Bike out and met up with Lee then went for a run, bloody good fun and little traffic. Got to Abber had a drink and a chat then on the way home there was a old goldwing. No markings and looked about 10 years old. it was in the 3rd lane at the start of the M32 going into Bristol. both the inside lanes where clear so I undertook said bike as I was coming off the first exit into Frenchey. Now this bike was heading for the center of Bristol as I said in the 3rd lane as it was as I was coming off that it was in this lane. Next thing I know me and Denzil are at the lights and he pulled up next to me??? I did not look but Lee said keep the the limit which is unusual when we are at the lights ready for a race start up to the 50 limit. So we genitally pulled away. The other bike pulled in behind us. no issues. the road splits into 3 lanes after the lights and I thought I would nip from the 1st to 3rd land and go into Bristol rather than along the bypass the way we normally go. So me and lee split up. I changes with lots of space but the other bike went from the 1st to 3rd lane to follow me at the last moment. he followed me for a few miles and as I was riding like a boring twat just gave up and went else ware. Now when I was next to him at the last unction there was 2 lanes I was in the right he was in the left. I glanced up and seen a Police sticker on his white lid. A 10+ year old Goldwing. no batenburgs, old bike. Just seems rather odd to have a police sticker on the lid if it was unmarked. lee texted me after asking if they pulled me but I said no. And that at the first set of lights and other biker just shaked his head at us. After I was thinking Fake bike copper? bought s sticker on Ebay. thoughts?
With a Police sticker on his lid? I can not really see them wearing police gear instead of their own but could possibly be
I have seen a few wannabe coopers round here, reflective tape everywhere, high vis vests, white lids and black gear, riding around bolt upright giving stern looks. I think you're probably right, if it was an copper and anything was to come of it you'd have got more than a shake of the head. I'm not 100% sure on legalities of off duty coopers giving a tug, but I think they would have given you sime stern words at least if it was going anywhere else. Doesn't sound like an undercover bike though so very unlikely it had recording equipment. These days undercover bikes are blades, zx10's, and s1000's. I'm sure it'll be fine.
Good call not to do the Hambrook Lights GP . Definitely sounds a strange one. If I think I am being followed I tend to do a loop to see if they follow me or not, kind of forces their hand.
Why I was thinking it was not a real copper with a old bike. AS for the hambrook lights Gp it's a normal thing with me and Denzil at the lights lol but only to the limit.# All we did was undertake and no one was int he 2nd lane. So a strange one the biker even felt the need to shake his head. We kept it under the limit. And why we split up as if they are going to pull 1 of us was better than both.
All the unmarked cops round here used to have a small police sticker on back of the lid, not been pulled by unmarked for years so not sure about now but I think back then they had to have it
there is a twat that goes to squires at sherburn in elmet up here… white pan european with reflective tape all over the panniers , white schuberth lid yellow hi vis jacket . everytime i see him i think ,you wan*er get a f**kin life.
See my post in ride outs the other week, this pig on the unmarked hyabusa was on a 59 plate and in plain black all goretex gear with a plain white lid with a very small chequered pattern ont back of lid with police wrote on it. Nothing big !!
I would think a 10 year old bike too old for police fleet so I put chances its a police officer on his way to / from work
With a police sticker on his lid? And chaps can we be a little nicers to the police. We may have some on here as we want to keep it nice and friendly here
i saw a bike parked up once with "pianist" written across the front screen in vinyl letters . oh how i wish i had a vinyl "e" on me at the time.
But…Spelling is not really your strong point is it matey.......smile and grinny face.....I don’t do the smiley face sticker thing, but no offence meant Remal just a bit of fun fella…
No worry's mate. I like a bit of good banter too. But I do have dyslexia (had to Google the spelling) so I don't do that bad
