POLICE ...........scary or what

[Nurse Julie]

I have just had a visit from the local Plod. They tell me my 400/4 was used as a getaway bike on Monday in a bank robbery somewhere (they wouldn't tell me where). I said there was no way my bike was there on that day. They asked what I was doing that day, I told them I could provide an alibi as to my whereabouts. At one stage they even asked if I would go to the police station to answer more questions, I said yes, if it helps. Now this conversation was going on in my front room. Not once did they ask if my 400 was here, so I said, would they like to see my bike ?. They looked at each other, a bit puzzled and said yes. So I took them through to the conservatory and showed them the bike. First of all they were very apologetic and then one of the cheeky young upstarts said I could have easily taken the bike apart between then an now !!!! My bike is in bits and has been for weeks. If they had known how bloody long it had taken me to strip my bike and start putting it back together (an awful long time, well weeks anyway), they would have know the bike could not have been anywhere other than here. They have now left but before they went, I did asked them if they knew the top speed of a 1978 400/4 Honda and did they know if they were regularly used by criminals as getaway bikes.......No reply from them, well I never. 

[paul G]

If it wasn't true it would be laughable, would you really use your own bike registered to your own address.
Idiots 

[SteveD CB500K0]

That's why we have to be careful when posting photographs on a public site.

Crim #1: "We need a false plate for the getaway bike"
Crim #2: "Just Google 'red motorcycle' and see what comes up"

Witness: "It was a red motorbike with XYZ123 in the registration"

Cop #1 (types 'red motorcycle XYZ123' into PNC): "Aha! Gotcha!"

I'm not saying that that's the way they got your plate Julie, but my daughter is a cop and she says thats exactly how it goes.

[SteveD CB500K0]

... and at her graduation parade at the Hendon college, there must have been over a thousand cops all in the same place at the same time.

Now that's scary!

[Johnwebley]

and will you divi up the swag ??

 all donations etc !!   

[Nurse Julie]

Yes Steve, I do realise how simple it is for someone to 'clone' a vehicle. I'm sure I have never put a pic of number plate in public domain but someone may have done in the past. Was trying to put pic of said getaway vehicle on here but can't get it under 1000 whatsits, whatever thay are.

[tom400f]

So the idea is to use a valid number plate so... you don't flag up on ANPR, is that it?

[Nurse Julie]

and will you divi up the swag ??

 all donations etc !!   

Oh yes John, handfulls for everyone. But before I do I must go to work, as a Nurse, not a bank robber !!!. Mind you, would they ever suspect a bank rober in a Nurse's uniform riding a 400/4?............... now theres a thought 

[tom400f]

Female in a nurse's uniform on a 400/4. Doesn't scream bank robber to me. Christmas and birthday is what springs to mind 

[Nurse Julie]

Female in a nurse's uniform on a 400/4. Doesn't scream bank robber to me. Christmas and birthday is what springs to mind 

Naughty, Naughty Tom but funny 

[SteveD CB500K0]

So the idea is to use a valid number plate so... you don't flag up on ANPR, is that it?

Yep.

Also helps if the vehicle and colour are correct (ie blue Ford Focus or red motorbike)

[Nurse Julie]

Oops, put in wron place before, sorry. The offending bike ........
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[Nurse Julie]

... and at her graduation parade at the Hendon college, there must have been over a thousand cops all in the same place at the same time.

Now that's scary!

They were ok actually Steve, polite and just doing their job. Would have been different if it were the other police force we have here, the British Nuclear Constabulary. Due to the Nuclear power station they patrol here also and have guns which scares me a bit. Never had a problem with them either though, they always stop for a natter and the odd cuppa. But they all look about 12 years old !!!!!!!

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Interesting post and we are now in 2015.Heartbeat has more of a clue for christ sake
Cheers
Bitsa

[tom400f]

Oh now that's a proper coffee table you've got there, even if it obscures the TV a bit 

You've removed the chrome nuts on the end of the rockers. What's going on there?