Small number plates, loud exhausts, dark tinted visors, do you still use any of these naughty biker things?

[demographic]

Theres often been enough other more expensive issues with my bikes when I was young that having the thin veneer of compliance over the easy wins meant people didn't look too hard and start spotting the other things.

Plus being rebellious with pathetic things seemed a bit mddle class, mummy didn't want me to have a bike and I'll show her

[Ian]

Do we actually have any traffic police these days or do they just get civilians to measure plates on dashcam footage?

I know they have unmarked cars but only to hide how few they have

[The Spin Doctor]

Nope, nope and nope.

My fellow couriers were always complaining about getting stopped by plod for a vehicle and document check. It usually ended with an inspirational 'don't be a naughty boy and let me catch you again' talk, but sometimes they got a 'fix it' notice. Occasionally, they talked themselves into a fine. In all the years I was zapping round London, I was rarely pulled and I think it was the lack of racket, standard plate and clear visor as much as anything else - I just flew under the radar.

I noticed back in August that the dibble targeted Cadwell's BSB round and were very pleased with themselves for the number of illegally modified bikes they pulled.

[The Spin Doctor]

Do we actually have any traffic police these days or do they just get civilians to measure plates on dashcam footage?

I know they have unmarked cars but only to hide how few they have

Plenty of 'bikes stopped' stories via my newsfeed. Just had one about a chase that ended with a suspended sentence, and another that ended in a crash that hospitalised two riders - that one is under investigation.

[Yorick]

Do we actually have any traffic police these days or do they just get civilians to measure plates on dashcam footage?

I know they have unmarked cars but only to hide how few they have

El Filthio have regular stops here. I was done for no rear reflector on the GSXR
And warned about short mudguard on rear of the Gasgas

[MrLongbeard]

I've always done the dark visor and small plate, been riding around 25 years, I've never been stopped by the police.

[gremlin]

Used to, but really can't be arsed with the faff of it all these days.

[Ian]

Do we actually have any traffic police these days or do they just get civilians to measure plates on dashcam footage?

I know they have unmarked cars but only to hide how few they have

Plenty of 'bikes stopped' stories via my newsfeed. Just had one about a chase that ended with a suspended sentence, and another that ended in a crash that hospitalised two riders - that one is under investigation.

To be honest if they tried to run I don't have a lot of sympathy, it's not a film, you are not going to outrun the police. You're better off stopping.
Unless the bike had been nicked in which case I have even less sympathy

[Skub]

Illegal dark visor always.

Not tiny,just neat 5"x7" plate on the zed. I think the triples are 6"x6"

Akrapovic cans on the Zed,but with baffles in,not loud. I leave early in the morning on a good day,so I don't need to be announcing it to my neighbours.