radds100 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Hi guys and gals who competed in the trial at Church Stretton today, hope you all got back to your vans with your bikes. for those reading this the police were in the area of the trial today checking the legality of riders machines and confiscating those not legal, ready for the crusher I guess. Something for all riders to think about with the police having the power to take away your machine!!! May be its time to move away from road trials to private land events for british sidecar champs rounds then we would not have to put our bikes in the vans to go each group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Hi guys and gals who competed in the trial at Church Stretton today, hope you all got back to your vans with your bikes. for those reading this the police were in the area of the trial today checking the legality of riders machines and confiscating those not legal, ready for the crusher I guess. Something for all riders to think about with the police having the power to take away your machine!!! May be its time to move away from road trials to private land events for british sidecar champs rounds then we would not have to put our bikes in the vans to go each group. Confiscating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Confiscating? They can impound vehicles with no insurance, are there other reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Before we get carried away this is what happened. Rewinding the clock a bit, the Sammy Miller Greensmith trial was held in the same area last October. The police were about in an unmarked silver BMW and were pulling riders up for spot checks, usual warnings were given about number plate size, horns etc. There was at least one rider on an illegal machine (ie; not registered for road use) and he was let off with a warning. A bloody good result really given the summonses that could have been issued and loss of licence. So on to today, same unmarked BMW (presumably) pulling riders for spot checks. Some again received warnings for incorrect sized number plates. One rider whose bike wasn't road registered has had it impounded, plus a fine, plus points. It isn't being crushed. He took it home, he has to pay for them to come and collect it and take it to the pound, then has to pay to recover it. Presumably, if it happened again it would be in the crusher. A fine and points plus fees is still bonus as it could have been bye bye licence. Whilst it's easy to moan about police hassling, which would be understandable if it was just horns, speedos and number plates, I guess they thought that in the last event there were unregistered bikes being used on the road so they would see if anyone heeded the warnings given back then. They found they hadn't, so second time, riders weren't going to be so lucky. As for moving away from road trials, why? It costs less to make a bike road legal than it does to buy all the fancy bling gear for a bike or all the fancy riding gear, airbrushed helmet paintjobs etc. It's about priorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherry Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Thanks, Woody. The voice of reason as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydo Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Its simple really.... Road trial = Road legal bike. If you choose not to be legal - then dont moan if you are caught! We all know the rules dont we lads and lasses? RTA rules are actually there for good reason - to protect all road users and pedestrians and don't forget the insurance and legality is there to protect you too. Just hope that if this kind of spot check becomes common place - that the actions of a few don't end up spoiling it for the majority, and we all start to loose land and the good faith of others we rely upon for our sport. Cheers GAW Edited April 3, 2011 by Scoobydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasserguy Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Any rider who is on the road without the bike being road registered (Which also means not insured)at a trial with road work should have his bike crushed. End off story. His or her actions don't help our sport and i'm not surprised that the police came back again this year. What a pratt. Ban any rider who does this from future trials. Mad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Agree completely re bike being legal, however its the usual low hanging fruit type of policing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Agree completely re bike being legal, however its the usual low hanging fruit type of policing. You can't blame the Police for looking for uninsured bikes if they stopped one last year and then found another this year. Perhaps the message will start getting through and the Police will have done their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 When you guys say wrong size of number plate, are you saying that the guys who do road trials need a number plate the size of a normal road bike ?? I know the answer sounds obvious but a huge standard size number plate just sounds and probably looks bizarre ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 What a pratt. Ban any rider who does this from future trials. It's not a new thing. In the 'fifties a mate of my dad bought a new bike and didn't have time to register it. At the start of the trial the plod was doing his plodly duties and noticed that said machine wasn't registered. "New bike sir?" asked he. "yes" replied the accused, sweating profusely. "Do me a favour sir and register it on Monday" said the copper. The accused did so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 the only legal number plate is a correct sized one. its even illegal to make an incorrect sized one. did a sammy miller round last year and a copper was pulling all the bikes with very small numbers typicaly less than a couple of inches tall whilst letting others with taller but still illegal letters ride by. so the copper was been fair enough and excercising a fair bit of lee way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverend Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I think I'd defy anyone to hang a fully legal plate off the rear of a bendy mudguard without it being classed as a hazard by trial scrutes, surely? If you're riding uninsured, you're a menace. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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