Speaking of outrunning the police... I used to out run ECON guys and State Troopers out near my parents house on my 79 Honda CR250.
One time I was coming around a bend on a "public highway" (dirt road, many holes and rocks), and a state trooper was coming the opposite direction. We exhanged glances and as soon as we rounded the bend I knew he was going to turn around and lay pursuit. So of course I dropped 2 gears and I'm screaming on the backroad... I must've been doing 80-90MPH. My parents' house was only about 1/2 a mile away so I know I could have made it. So I'm thinking I'm home free. Of course the bike had a tendency to foul plugs. So I'm screaming and the thing croaks. I jump off and start pushing it.. up a hill no less. I knew I was doomed. The State Trooper comes flying around the corner fishtailing with a huge cloud of dust behind him.. must've been doing 50MPH. He comes up and says, "Hey you weren't running from me were you?"... "No I was just going home."... "You covered an awful lot of ground there pretty quickly."... "OH, yah I like to open it up occaisionally "... "Oh ok well you can't ride that on a public road you know.. so push it home." "All right thanks." One of the few times I got away without a ticket. The guy was actually cool. I think he appreciated my attempt to escape. I still do it. Those guys are @sses out there.
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