Front Fork Reflectors

MacaveliMC · Jul 7, 2012

I pulled in to my garage today, and noticed the big reflector that was on the front left fork, laying on the floor. Has anyone else had these fall off??

hdobhal · Jul 7, 2012

Mine also fell once. I removed both of them no reflectors on it now.

zvez · Jul 7, 2012

those are always the first things I get rid of on a new bike

Ducati Dreams · Jul 7, 2012

zvez said:
those are always the first things I get rid of on a new bike

+1 I took those off within two hours of owning the bike.

ducatiguy136 · Jul 7, 2012

zvez said:
those are always the first things I get rid of on a new bike

+1. Did the same thing

TransNone13 · Jul 7, 2012

I had one fall off, took the other one off. You can tell since they're adhesive it's a transparent attempt to me DOT regs lol.

MadeinItaly · Jul 7, 2012

Damn Ducati, I feel a giant recall in the works.

SoonerNation · Jul 7, 2012

Dealer was nice enough to remove mine before I took delivery.

iiiofiv · Jul 7, 2012

I've taken mine off too.

But, in California, removing them is illegal and sufficient cause for a traffic stop.

I got a 35.00 "fix it" ticket on my Monster. Riding down the road, local police cruiser pulled along side for a few seconds, dropped back then lit me up. Fortunately, I was abiding by the speed limit!

He said, law requires reflectors affixed front and rear and that he knew they were there when I bought the bike. I think he was expecting a young kid under the helmet but wrote the ticket, nonetheless.

I had to buy the reflectors, put them back on the bike, make an appointment with the police department for them to inspect the bike and sign the ticket and then had to pay 35.00.

Took the reflectors off when I got back home. Two nights later I ran into a sobriety check point on the newly re-de-reflectorized Monster and that same effing officer was there and recognized me. That SOB pulled me out of line and gave me another ticket for riding a non-street legal/modified motorcycle on public streets - COST: 250.00.

And, I took the reflectors off again. But, I don't go through that town anymore! Watch out you other NORCAL riders - this was in Danville.

zvez · Jul 7, 2012

Thanks for reminding me why I left Cali years ago!

iiiofiv said:
I've taken mine off too.

But, in California, removing them is illegal and sufficient cause for a traffic stop.

I got a 35.00 "fix it" ticket on my Monster. Riding down the road, local police cruiser pulled along side for a few seconds, dropped back then lit me up. Fortunately, I was abiding by the speed limit!

He said, law requires reflectors affixed front and rear and that he knew they were there when I bought the bike. I think he was expecting a young kid under the helmet but wrote the ticket, nonetheless.

I had to buy the reflectors, put them back on the bike, make an appointment with the police department for them to inspect the bike and sign the ticket and then had to pay 35.00.

Took the reflectors off when I got back home. Two nights later I ran into a sobriety check point on the newly re-de-reflectorized Monster and that same effing officer was there and recognized me. That SOB pulled me out of line and gave me another ticket for riding a non-street legal/modified motorcycle on public streets - COST: 250.00.

And, I took the reflectors off again. But, I don't go through that town anymore! Watch out you other NORCAL riders - this was in Danville.

SSDriver · Jul 7, 2012

live in socal, ton's of super modified bikes. Cops only write tickets if they pull you over for speeding or reckless driving and then they tack on the bs fix-it tickets. Otherwise they leave you alone for all the mods.

jjmontesanto · Jul 7, 2012

iiiofiv said:
I've taken mine off too.

But, in California, removing them is illegal and sufficient cause for a traffic stop.

I got a 35.00 "fix it" ticket on my Monster. Riding down the road, local police cruiser pulled along side for a few seconds, dropped back then lit me up. Fortunately, I was abiding by the speed limit!

He said, law requires reflectors affixed front and rear and that he knew they were there when I bought the bike. I think he was expecting a young kid under the helmet but wrote the ticket, nonetheless.

I had to buy the reflectors, put them back on the bike, make an appointment with the police department for them to inspect the bike and sign the ticket and then had to pay 35.00.

Took the reflectors off when I got back home. Two nights later I ran into a sobriety check point on the newly re-de-reflectorized Monster and that same effing officer was there and recognized me. That SOB pulled me out of line and gave me another ticket for riding a non-street legal/modified motorcycle on public streets - COST: 250.00.

And, I took the reflectors off again. But, I don't go through that town anymore! Watch out you other NORCAL riders - this was in Danville.

Hahaha, love this story (the parts where you keep taking off the reflectors at least, not the parts where you get fined of course).

flobrandx · Jul 7, 2012

iiiofiv said:
I've taken mine off too.

But, in California, removing them is illegal and sufficient cause for a traffic stop.

I got a 35.00 "fix it" ticket on my Monster. Riding down the road, local police cruiser pulled along side for a few seconds, dropped back then lit me up. Fortunately, I was abiding by the speed limit!

He said, law requires reflectors affixed front and rear and that he knew they were there when I bought the bike. I think he was expecting a young kid under the helmet but wrote the ticket, nonetheless.

I had to buy the reflectors, put them back on the bike, make an appointment with the police department for them to inspect the bike and sign the ticket and then had to pay 35.00.

Took the reflectors off when I got back home. Two nights later I ran into a sobriety check point on the newly re-de-reflectorized Monster and that same effing officer was there and recognized me. That SOB pulled me out of line and gave me another ticket for riding a non-street legal/modified motorcycle on public streets - COST: 250.00.

And, I took the reflectors off again. But, I don't go through that town anymore! Watch out you other NORCAL riders - this was in Danville.

Wow! All that for some silly reflectors. My dealer didn't install them or even give them to me.

iiiofiv · Jul 7, 2012

They've fallen off the Panigale too...

And, I don't think this kind of petty "enfarcement" is just limited to California - though we have plenty of it.

Isn't Buford T. Justice from Georgia?

Didn't someone just post a link to a rider in Texas getting tossed about because the local constabulary wanted his video "evidence" WITHOUT benefit of due process and search and seizure rights?

Likely there are more than a few Buford T. Justices all around the world...

CaliDuc · Jul 7, 2012

iiiofiv said:
I've taken mine off too.

But, in California, removing them is illegal and sufficient cause for a traffic stop.

I got a 35.00 "fix it" ticket on my Monster. Riding down the road, local police cruiser pulled along side for a few seconds, dropped back then lit me up. Fortunately, I was abiding by the speed limit!

He said, law requires reflectors affixed front and rear and that he knew they were there when I bought the bike. I think he was expecting a young kid under the helmet but wrote the ticket, nonetheless.

I had to buy the reflectors, put them back on the bike, make an appointment with the police department for them to inspect the bike and sign the ticket and then had to pay 35.00.

Took the reflectors off when I got back home. Two nights later I ran into a sobriety check point on the newly re-de-reflectorized Monster and that same effing officer was there and recognized me. That SOB pulled me out of line and gave me another ticket for riding a non-street legal/modified motorcycle on public streets - COST: 250.00.

And, I took the reflectors off again. But, I don't go through that town anymore! Watch out you other NORCAL riders - this was in Danville.

Was this CHP ?

iiiofiv · Jul 7, 2012

Nope - Danville PD

efna · Jul 8, 2012

It would be interesting to see if reflect rim tape would meet the intent of the law.

Justifire · Jul 8, 2012

efna said:
It would be interesting to see if reflect rim tape would meet the intent of the law.

Of course not !
It has to be big and ugly !!

efna · Jul 9, 2012

I only mention it because they are required in AZ and once when I was pulled over in Scottsdale the officer mentioned that I had no rear side reflector. I pointed out that the rims reflected. She shined her flashlight on the rims and it was apparent they reflected light. She shrugged her shoulder, said "cool" and that was that. She then gave me a verbal warning for speeding (10 over on the highway), told me to ride safely and have a nice evening.

My panigale was delivered without any reflectors on the forks. They are in the box with the rear view mirrors, passenger seat, pegs, stock grips, accessory manual and brochure.

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Ducati Dreams · Jul 9, 2012

Reflectors....really? I wonder if I put a baseball card in my spokes if I would be jacked up? Are those handle bar streamers legal?

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