"When I turned 18 my dad wanted to correct lots of things he told me when I was a kid and 1 of then was do not trust police, he always told me to respect and obey police and blah blah blah, but he never did and I totally understand why."
long time ago, when I was in my early 20's I learned some cops weren't in it to uphold their oath.
About 7pm, on a warm summer evening, I was riding my beloved '69 bonneville on the ramp that merges chicago's lake shore drive into the stevenson expressway. As I came out of the turn with the other southbound traffic, everybody was going about 60, in a 45 mph zone. Immediately, a cop on the shoulder ahead of me turns his blue light on, and signals me to pull over, which I did, about 200 feet up the road.
As soon as I had my helmet off, I was told I was going "way too fast", but not any specific speed. When I replied that I was just keeping up with traffic, I was told to "shut da f**k up", and I was going to be taken in if I did not cooperate. The situation soon evolved into me being offered a chance to "settle it right here" for $40. Naturally, I quickly and quietly gave into the extortion. And though I only had $37 on me, the officer happily sent me on my way. True story.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home.
1972 Combat Roadster