siberthugd
02-05-2003, 10:46 PM
I sold (traded) my quad. My 2002 250EX was my baby... I know what you guys are thinking... "Dude, it's a 250ex, who cares?" Well, that may be true, but she moved my fat @$$ around when I wanted to ride and always ran perfect. She never quit on me. I'm a little bummed out, but I'll recover (I hope). I had a few reasons to move on: Well, we're running out of places to ride in the first place. I live in Massachusetts (on Cape Cod) and there is not one legal place to ride, other than a race track 2 hours from me. Another thing, those D@MN E.P. officers are everywhere, and going after everyone. It's gotten bad, real bad. I got a ticket just last month for riding in a sand pit ($100). Not that big of a deal, but it gets worse... Day before yesterday, I passed a sandpit that a lot of people ride at. It's so common that E.P.'s sit there all day long now. It's at the side of the highway and a rotary, and thats also where State Police park for speed trap. Anyways, I drive by with my quad in the back of my truck, honestly bringing my bike up to show the current buyer it. I pass an E.P. and a State Police Expedition. Well, I got about halfway down a heavily traveled side road (6A) and who's in my rear-view mirror? That state cop in an Expedition is haulin @$$ towards me with his lights blazin'. I pull off the into the shoulder of the road to either let him pass or pull me over. It was to pull me over. (Keep in mind I was going with the flow of "moderate" traffic, doing NOTHING wrong). S, he asks for my license and registration. Then, out of the blue he asks for the registration fo my quad. (Registration is Not required by law in MA). I said sure, figuring there was a recent stolen quad or something. I told him it was under my quads seat. He said I could get it, being really cool with me. So, as I get out I see past his Expedition. Guess who followed? The D@MN E.P.'s. They got out and started asking where I was going riding, where I just came from, where do I normally ride. I was PISSED! I started telling them that my father owns 20 acres of land, and all this B.S.to get them off my back. I don't know about other states, but in MA they can't pull you over just to check you out. It is illegal. Actually, the Environmental's can't pull over a car at all. Thats the whole reason the state cop pulled me over. So the E.P.'s could check me out. So, now that they realize I'm not causing any trouble anywhere, the cop NEEDS to find something wrong for his excuse to pull me over. Know what I got a WARNING for? Modifying my exhaust system by adding a chrome tip. Not for anything else, or anything legit. Is that B.S. or what?!!?? I would call and complain, but the Ma law states you cannot modify your exhaust system. What do you guys think? You consider that modifying? Anyways, that was the straw that broke the camels back. I'm moving to Maine in another year or so. I'll buy a bigger one then.