Lol, I'm with country on this!

 

you should go to mrytle beach, sc for bike week, LOL, those those A$$Holes love to give bikers tickets.

 

I think it all comes down to the individual officer.

Here in ky, there's no helmet law, no ape hanger law (that i'm aware of), turn signals are not necessary at least in my town (as told by sheriff).
I used to ride through tennessee on an almost weekly basis & only wore a helmet (i borrowed - don't own one) once, but never got pulled over for it. Same story for the short time i lived in florida (graceville & pcb). Maybe they didn't hassle me cuz i had KY plates?

 

Update.....

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles


Quote:
Ch. Law 2009-183SB 1100 DHSMVEffective 06/16/0920.24The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is re-enacted and the obsolete Bureau of MV Inspections is deleted from statute.
Section 2. Any person who held a driver license, identification card or motor vehicle registration between June 1, 2000 and September 30, 2004 is eligible to receive a $1 credit on a new or renewed motor vehicle registration between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
316.126(1) (b) 1.On a multi-lane road, the driver of a vehicle passing an emergency vehicle shall reduce their speed to 20 mph less than the posted limit, if they are unable to move over.
316.2085(3)A motorcyclist may not conceal or obscure their license plate. The requirement that a motorcycle license plate be affixed horizontally is deleted.
316.2122Mini-trucks are allowed to operate on the same roadways and in the same manner as a low-speed vehicle, which includes streets where the posted speed limit is 35 mph or less.
320.01(27)The definition of a motorcycle in Florida law will coincide with that of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration when applicable.
320.02(45)A definition for “mini truck” is created.
320.0847Mini-trucks are to be properly licensed and registered.
320.0848(2)Provisions are added that would allow an exemption from the requirement to have a driver license or identification card number on a disabled parking permit if the disabled person is physically unable to appear at a driver license office. This provision is effective November 1, 2009.
322.0261Any driver who is the at-fault party in three crashes within three years will be required to take a behind-the-wheel driver education course. This provision is effective January 1, 2010.
322.03(1)The provision allowing the issuance of a Valid in Florida Only license is removed from statute effective November 1, 2009
322.08(6)The department will no longer issue a driver license and identification card to the same person, effective November 1, 2009.
322.271(2)The department is authorized to waive the hearing requirement for a hardship license if the underlying suspension is the result of a non-egregious offense.
322.64Minor changes are made to the commercial driver license disqualification process to comply with federal law.

http://www.flhsmv.gov/courts/latesti...nfractions.pdf

 

Vertical mounted plates ARE legal in Florida... the law that was passed making them illegal was repealed. Besides, if your bike is legal in the state that it is registered in... then as a guest in another state it is also legal. I ride all over the USA and Canada with a vertically mounted license plate with no problems at all.

 

Bingo! I had a little trouble last year in Concord when I had my ape hangers put on. Barney stopped me and insisted that my bars were taller than the legal limit. I didnt argue with him, I just let him do what he thought he needed to do.
See the law in NC isnt very specific about bar height, it just says the operator should be able to maintain control of the vehicle. The judge ended up going outside and watching me ride around the parking lot for a minute and threw it out. Made barney look like a jackwagon, he was fuming.
There is no law in NC about side mount plates, let barney do his job and then when you waste your time in court ask the judge to produce the law against it.

 

Uh... forgot to mention that license plate trim bands (the chrome rings that cover up the state name and plate dates) are now illegal though. You have to be able to see the whole plate from the blue line around the outside of the plate inward all has to be visable.

 

This is the part they can get you on ANYWHERE. If your tag is axle mounted, it is considered obscured. If you have axle mounted tag, apes, no turn signals, no mirrors, non-dot helmet, etc and you actually ride your bike,sooner or later you are going to get a ticket...Get over it

 

FL316.2085(3) The license tag of a motorcycle or moped must be permanently affixed to the vehicle and may not be adjusted or capable of being flipped up. No device for or method of concealing or obscuring the legibility of the license tag of a motorcycle shall be installed or used.

Axle mount if fixed and viewable from the back is NOT considered obscured in the state of FL... this section covers flip up mounts... and plate covers such as tinted plastic.

FL law states simply... No higher than top of shoulders of the operator when seated upon the motorcycle.

Turn signals are not required in Fl... however hand signals indicating a turn are required if no turn signals.

Know your state laws... do not rely on others to tell you what is and is not legal.

 

Yeah in SC we have the law that allows you to go through a red light assuming there is no trafic coming and you wait a minute or so