Highway patrol likes Penton owners

Gavin Housh · March 23, 2005, 08:13:31 PM

Today I made the mistake of turning left from a oneway onto a oneway on a red left arrow. As I made my turn I noticed a Highway Patrol car to my right. He turned the lights on and pulled me over. He walked over to the right window and as I rolled it down he asked me for my license and registration. He then told me that what I had done was illegal. I explained that I thought it was OK to turn left on a red from a oneway to a oneway. He replied that it was at a stop sign or red light but not when there is a red arrow. Once he saw that all my legal stuff was good he asked " what are those forks off of?" I had a pair of 35mm forks on the front seat. I replied "A 1974 Penton Jackpine 175" and he said "I havn't seen one of those since, hmmm-1974". After he asked me a lot of questions about the old bikes and what I do with them he just let me go. Seems that owning a Penton has many other advantages besides blowing the doors off your buddies CZ or Puch:D. G man.

Rocket · March 23, 2005, 09:35:47 PM

Gavin
After reading this, I ran out to my truck and threw some old M/C parts on the front seat, never know when you may need them!!
Rocket

peter kane · March 23, 2005, 10:21:46 PM

How about slapping that Penton Owners Group decal in the back window. That ought to be worth a, "I see you're a member of the Penton Owners Group ...okay, I'll let you go with just a warning this time."

Well, in a perfect world this may work - not in Plainville![^]

Peter Kane
V3442
Plainville, Massachusetts
[email protected]

tmc3c · March 24, 2005, 07:08:44 PM

The sticker doesn't work in S.C.!!! I can tell you this first hand.[

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Thomas Carmichael

OUCWBOY · March 24, 2005, 10:16:37 PM

Thomas,
Down there you need a NASCAR decal!!! LOL OR a "git r done" decal!

Donny Smith

Rocket · March 23, 2005, 09:35:47 PM