Ignition interlock??
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Ignition interlock??
Had this posted in a different form in the touring section, but I guess it applies to all of us...
We had a meeting of our local riding group and I noticed one of the guys blowing into an ignition interlock before he could start his motorcycle. I thought it was a bit odd - I didn't know they could put interlocks on motorcycles! He was leaving so I didn't get to talk to him before he took off. My curiousity was piqued so I did a little research and found most, if not all, interlocks have a 'rolling retest' feature where you have to blow into it at random intervals while the bike is running. I considerthis to be EXTREMELY unsafe in a car, let alone on a motorcycle, to grab and blow into a hand-held device while rolling along the highway at ANY speed or trying to find an open spot in traffic to pull over to accomplish it. Personally, I think I would just park the bike for a year, but that is just me. So, my question is this: Would any of you, faced with the prospect of not riding your bike for some period of time, go ahead and install the interlock? Or, would you blow (no pun intended) it off and ride illegally? Any of you know someone who has an interlock installed on his/her bike? What are their thoughts on the subject?
We had a meeting of our local riding group and I noticed one of the guys blowing into an ignition interlock before he could start his motorcycle. I thought it was a bit odd - I didn't know they could put interlocks on motorcycles! He was leaving so I didn't get to talk to him before he took off. My curiousity was piqued so I did a little research and found most, if not all, interlocks have a 'rolling retest' feature where you have to blow into it at random intervals while the bike is running. I considerthis to be EXTREMELY unsafe in a car, let alone on a motorcycle, to grab and blow into a hand-held device while rolling along the highway at ANY speed or trying to find an open spot in traffic to pull over to accomplish it. Personally, I think I would just park the bike for a year, but that is just me. So, my question is this: Would any of you, faced with the prospect of not riding your bike for some period of time, go ahead and install the interlock? Or, would you blow (no pun intended) it off and ride illegally? Any of you know someone who has an interlock installed on his/her bike? What are their thoughts on the subject?
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