That's harsh. I get pulled over occasionally by the cops when riding on mine. Most of the time they just want to ask me about the bike. I seem to be one of the only ones in this area code that have one. One time I got pulled over by two cops. As one searched my backpack and patted me down, the other had his hand on his gun. What I found out was that there was someone robbing houses in the area I was riding past. Personally, I think they went a bit far for one guy on a bike.