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Sunday, yesterday, it's a beautiful day. I usually take the Bmr for a short putt on Sunday to get it up to temp, etc. I get to my fave beach-side taco joint, park and sit there on the bike watching the people for a few, then head back. Going thru the beach towns, I keep it mellow, there has been a high LEO presence the last couple of weeks, but I go thru Sunset Beach with no probs and come out the other side onto pretty empty PCH. The Bmr is running very well, and since I'm all alone, I goose it up a bit coming up the bridge at the Naval Weapons Station. What do I see ahead? Yes, a black and white sitting in some bushes, and I think Oh, crapinsky, and back off, passing him at a moderate rate, but I see his cherries come on and he pulls out. I pull over. He says he had me doing 77 in a 55. I say Oh, wow, I had no idea I was going that fast. He asks me how long have I been riding? 50 years. How many tickets have I had? One. The long and short of if, though, is he didn't give me a ticket, just some advice to slow it down, LEO is out in force. Thanks, Officer, I say, and go on way.

Good story! Makes my day when I hear experiences like this.

Charlie, you got lucky, man! That area is happy hunting ground! I rarely ride through there without seeing someone pulled over. With all of the tense moods about the beaches around there reopening, and concentrated speed enforcement on PCH during the lockdown, I’ve been really careful through there lately. I have a friend who got popped there recently.

Congratulations on handling the situation well. You obviously put the officer at ease at a time where they are pretty frosty.

Good job. Years ago I got pulled over on a rural two-lane stretch in the CA Central Valley. 105 mph in a 55. He could have impounded my bike and suspended my license for a year, but all I got was a lecture and a "have a nice day."

Not the story I had with the tattooed Alaska State Trooper last summer! I was hoping for the geezer warning, but nooooo.