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Some Cops are good in Peru!!!

I meet the best Cop of my South American trip in Peru!

I stopped once to have a drink in a small store in the middle of the day. Inside there were 3 Cops drinking . They invited me over to drink with them. They paid all the s

What can you ask for more? The cops paying you the . No way it is going to happen in Canada!!!

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I meet the best Cop of my South American trip in Peru!

I stopped once to have a drink in a small store in the middle of the day. Inside there were 3 Cops drinking . They invited me over to drink with them. They paid all the s

What can you ask for more? The cops paying you the . No way it is going to happen in Canada!!!

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I feel sorry for the poor bastard they extorted the money from to buy those s!
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I can give a couple easy tips to drive "under the radar".. first.. if you have a shiny, brand new 1200gs, I'm sure you MUST be pulled out and tried to ticket you.. is logic.. always leave your bike as dirty as you can mount...
Second.. if you don't speak spanish (and even if you speak) don't say nothing!! just smile and say "no comprendo".. at any moment they need to call an official or release you...
Other good tips (specially in Peru) is contact bike's club; they really LOVE ride whit foreigners and can show you the city and hang up.. VERY friendly people and generally they're NOT stop big bike's concentrations.
One last tip.. busy hours are between 9 am to 6 pm; I don't say you cannot be stopped at night or early in morning, I say is less possible..
I ALWAYS stop to say "hello" in previous police's post then they know me when I reach big city (all post have radios and cellular and they rely this type of information); even sometimes when I don't have money for hotel they allowed me sleep in jail (very funny!)
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Iv not been pulled by bent coppers yet but iv only done Argentina and chile upto now.. The matter of dodgy police is a worry in the future though, especially on the way to Iguazu and when im in Peru.

Im planning to just have my "muggers" wallet with a few pesos, a cancelled debit card and a fake licience in it...all my cash and original licience will be hidden away in my money belt.

If im stopped, ill pull out my wallet with the few low value notes cleary visible to the filth.

If they ask for cash, ill show what I have or show my "cancelled" credit card...

They can have just have my 10 pesos or i will offer to pay by VISA (which i doubt they will go for) ... When i finally ride off, ill top up my wallet with another few low value notes for the next time or just say "your friend the other police man already took all my money, i need to use an ATM"

The "no comprendo" trick will be used because its true

Think this will work ??????????????????????
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I can give a couple easy tips to drive "under the radar".. first.. if you have a shiny, brand new 1200gs, I'm sure you MUST be pulled out and tried to ticket you.. is logic.. always leave your bike as dirty as you can mount...
Second.. if you don't speak spanish (and even if you speak) don't say nothing!! just smile and say "no comprendo".. at any moment they need to call an official or release you...
Other good tips (specially in Peru) is contact bike's club; they really LOVE ride whit foreigners and can show you the city and hang up.. VERY friendly people and generally they're NOT stop big bike's concentrations.
One last tip.. busy hours are between 9 am to 6 pm; I don't say you cannot be stopped at night or early in morning, I say is less possible..
I ALWAYS stop to say "hello" in previous police's post then they know me when I reach big city (all post have radios and cellular and they rely this type of information); even sometimes when I don't have money for hotel they allowed me sleep in jail (very funny!)
A good post there Garo - I can identify with most, if not all, of what you say. They are universal in their application, anywhere in the world!

As just one instance, the "speedy" riders in the UK get to know exactly when the police change shifts and they get out onto their local favourite routes as this happens.

Ted,
You'll get by just talking about Liverpool FC, all in scouse of course (no quarter to be given on the language thing) - not doing too well at present though!! You may need that plan B.
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I drove down to Trujillo today. The police are parked watching the highway in every town, but I didnt have any problems. When they didnt look occupied I waved at them and I stopped a few times to ask them directions and they were very friendly.

I guess my duck taped bike and 20 year old sun faded Aerostich jacket are helping.
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I drove down to Trujillo today. The police are parked watching the highway in every town, but I didnt have any problems. When they didnt look occupied I waved at them and I stopped a few times to ask them directions and they were very friendly.

I guess my duck taped bike and 20 year old sun faded Aerostich jacket are helping.
ahhh trujillo!!! la ciudad jardin (the garden city)
coming from south is all desert then you find trujillo...

you really make me laugh my friend!!! enjoy that city!! and yes.. I suspect you're old mechanics friend is a very dissuasive force at time they stop you...
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