Since my poor Gixxer in laid up ill I decided to have a little play on my GS500 so I went into town to see my daughter and on the way back I decided to play a bit. I can now manage some really nice wheelies from about 10mph [1] and keep my kneedown until my sliders melt. I rode out of town to the little estate where I teach kneedown. Even if I do say so myself I pulled some really nice wheelies and kept them up for a good 100 metres. I practiced my one handed kneedowns which were OK but I could do better. I noticed this silver Audi had followed me around the roundabout twice and then it happened. He pulled alongside and there were three policemen inside. Two in the front and someone with a bit of rank sat in the back. This is it I thought, I'm completely and utterly stuffed now and can kiss my license goodbye. I was wearing this: [URL]http://www.mollyg.net/bikers/newsuit6.jpg[/URL] and riding this: [URL]http://www.mollyg.net/ukrm/gs5005.jpg[/URL] I stopped my bike and pulled over somewhere safe. The officer got out of the car and by now I had flipped my lid up. "Take your helmet off miss and get of the bike now" he said. My heart was really pounding and I could see me losing my license in one fell swoop. He looked at me then the GS500 and shocked his head. "What do you think you're doing pulling wheelies and one handed kneedowns" he said. I said that I was being very naughty and very silly but the road was also very quiet and I felt I wouldn't cause anyone problems. He told me that I didn't have any thought at all about the residents and how would I like it if someone did the same outside my house [2]. I told him that I was very sorry and I wouldn't do it again. He said "it's a GS500 and they're not designed for that [3]. By now I could see the other officers looking at my kneesliders and having a quiet chuckle. Don't do it again, there's a good girl he said. And I got let off. That was really a very, very close call. I'd better behave myself now. [1] Any faster and it just doesn't come up right. [2] I didn't have the heart to tell him that I did [3] At this stage I decided to keep quiet about my Gixxer Thou.