Harley-led Police Chase Sparked by Rider’s Respect for His Bike

By David Ciminelli - June 13, 2017

Law-breakin’ biker evades cops until his innocent bike is safe at home.

So, here’s pretty much how the scene went down in Niceville, Florida, recently when the cops attempted to pull over a Harley rider for driving with a suspended license.

Policeman: “Hey, dude, pull over. Now.”

Harley rider: “No way, Jose. Not ’til my Harley is safe and sound in my garage.”

And from there, the 60-year-old Niceville man riding the Harley proceeded to cruise his beloved red motorcycle to his home as the cops followed up close behind with sirens blaring. Turns out the biker had an invalid license plate on his Harley — and it turns out, he did it on purpose.

The motorcycle rider told the cops that if he was going to end up in the pokey, he didn’t want his Harley to suffer, too, so he simply accelerated and headed for home.

As reported in the police blotter of Northwest Florida Daily News, the biker claimed that he was unsuccessful in obtaining the title to the Harley, so he decided to do what he thought was the next best thing: He attached a tag to give the impression from afar that the bike was registered. What he failed to mention was that his license was suspended a few weeks prior. But cops aren’t dumb, and thus the chase began.

Once he reached his house, where his innocent Harley remains safe and sound, the motorcycle rider reportedly told the cops that if he was going to end up in the pokey, he didn’t want his Harley to suffer, too, so he simply accelerated and headed for home.

Of course, once he reached home, he was welcomed with a number of new charges, including evading police and driving with a suspended license.