pharkit Donating Members 251 Member For: 17y 4m 21d Gender: Male Posted 05/01/11 09:31 PM Share Posted 05/01/11 09:31 PM (edited) If anyone has already posted this then I apologise. (July 2009)Gotcha! Cop nabs notorious traffic offenderAN observant police officer has proven our emergency services are never really off-duty, catching a motorcyclist who had been evading speed cameras and toll fines for more than 12 months.Northern beaches officer Senior Constable Damian Preston, who is with Harbourside Highway Patrol, was recently awarded a Certificate of Merit during the NSW Police Force Medals and Awards ceremony for tracking down the rider.The Collaroy motorcyclist was wanted by police for travelling past speed cameras with his hand covering the Harley Davidson’s registration plate more than 2000 times over 12 months.Sen-Constable Preston was travelling to work one morning last October when he spotted the man riding a Harley Davidson on Manly Rd in Seaforth and recognised him from camera footage.``I saw this bike rider jump in the bus lane and I thought the clothing he was wearing looked familiar and he was wearing a distinctive helmet,’’ he said.Sen-Constable Preston followed the man over the Spit Bridge and saw him cover his number plate past the speed camera on Spit Hill.He took down the number plate and police were able to arrest the man after further inquiries.The Harley rider appeared in Manly Court recently facing 62 charges. He lost more than 200 demerit points and was fined $7500.``He was the Highway Patrol’s number one offender at the time,’’ he said.``It was a good result. It’s probably one of the most memorable cases I’ve worked on. I haven’t come across anything like this before.’‘Habourside Insp Craig James said Sen-Constable Preston’s actions and police work had been ``outstanding’‘.``This can be a very thankless job and he is a very worthy recipient of this merit award which puts all of his good work into perspective,’’ he said.http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/gotcha-cop-nabs-notorious-traffic-offender/That works out to losing his licence for 4 years! I wonder if he just kept quiet when getting interviewed if it wouldve been the same result. Would they pursue it the point of attempting to identify him via his clothing/helmet? Then again, they got him for 62 offences instead of 2000 so maybe he did deny it? Edited 05/01/11 09:34 PM by pharkit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke them tyres Member 557 Member For: 16y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/01/11 06:04 AM Share Posted 07/01/11 06:04 AM Long arms and Harleys eh? Who would have thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 07/01/11 07:22 AM Share Posted 07/01/11 07:22 AM its a wonder the over-priced under-engineered p.o.s could go fast in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 17y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 07/01/11 07:50 AM Share Posted 07/01/11 07:50 AM ``I saw this bike rider jump in the bus lane and I thought the clothing he was wearing looked familiar and he was wearing a distinctive helmet,’’ he said.Sen-Constable Preston followed the man over the Spit Bridge and saw him cover his number plate past the speed camera on Spit Hill.He took down the number plate and police were able to arrest the man after further inquiries.The Harley rider appeared in Manly Court recently facing 62 charges. He lost more than 200 demerit points and was fined $7500. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Donating Members 108 Member For: 13y 11m 1d Gender: Male Posted 07/01/11 07:55 AM Share Posted 07/01/11 07:55 AM its a wonder the over-priced under-engineered p.o.s could go fast in the first place...In my youth I owned and rode several Harley's. I never found them to be a P.O.S. They were a joy to ride. There are those who say the same thing about the cars you and I now drive (non-believers). It really boils down to personal choice. So, "don't knock it, if you've never tried it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xhxrsix Member 174 Member For: 18y 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/01/11 03:47 PM Share Posted 07/01/11 03:47 PM He should have argued the brakes on his POS Harley couldn't slow him down to the speed limit 2000 times seems pretty epic.. would be pretty good at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 17y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 07/01/11 08:42 PM Share Posted 07/01/11 08:42 PM Quote from a friend of mine......I had started a new job about a week before this happened. I was walking down the hallway after working late, with my leather jacket slung over my shoulder, and I was pretty tired. My Harley was outside in the parking lot but visable from the hallway. A guy walks up to me and says, "so you're the biker." I said, "my bike is out there." There was a Jap knockoff of a Harley parked next to my bike. The guy asks, "What's that piece of sh*t parked next to you." I told him, "I don't really know anything about Jap bikes." Then he proceeds to tell me that it was his Kawasaki, that it cost less than $10,000, and I was stupid to ride a Harley because most people couldn't tell the difference between his bike and a Harley. I told him, "Well you can go downtown and find something that looks a lot like a woman. That's good enough for some guys, me, I gotta have the real thing." That guy never spoke to me again. Thin skinned I guess.Nuff said..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordboy1981 Donating Members 2,075 Member For: 21y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 08/01/11 06:27 AM Share Posted 08/01/11 06:27 AM clearly had a shocking barrister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodT6 Member 39 Member For: 13y 10m 27d Posted 25/01/11 11:17 AM Share Posted 25/01/11 11:17 AM (edited) If you got rid of the whole "real deal" Harley davidson name idea they would be out of business in a week. I had a Harley and now ride a triumph speed triple, chalk and cheese, triumph sh*ts on it.I do take my hat off to that bloke for getting away with it so many times. Edited 25/01/11 11:19 AM by JarrodT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 25/01/11 12:11 PM Share Posted 25/01/11 12:11 PM Harley Davidson...........yesterdays technology at tomorrows prices.Sorry, I heard that a while back and thought it was appropriate, but yes I'd have one if I could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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