First at all, a lot of Guardia Civiles are bikers themselves and ride BMW R80. They are serious and they know the risks every biker has to deal. But they also know the risks some of us are spreading on the roads. Is their job. We usually ride too much self confident taking decisions fast wich put our goals over the too much strict and stupid traffic rules. I had to deal with irish, american, african and spanish policemen. I hate all of them because i ride fast (not crazy), but with the spanish ones you can explain your point of wiew and sometimes they can balance all the facts. Forget about with americans: rule is rule. And with most of africans, the solution is just in your wallet. My advise in Spain is respect them and look deep into your responsability. Probably they are right. Your advantage as foraigners is you are not going to loose the driver license, just paying a fine you should get a receipt.

And about the robbery, it´s a fake. If the Guardia Civil stops you, you will know inmediatly they are the Guardia Civil. And if you have any problem with the bike, be sure they are not going to let you down on the road. They are good workers, but I hate all of them. I lost some time ago my driver licence because they are too good. I got it back because I am very bold, but that is another story.

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