downed rider today

No.

Citations are punishment for your past law breaking. It’s up to you to decide whether it’s worth it. Towns sure as hell don’t mind the money from you.

Plus I know paralyzed riders on sport bikes who still ride on modified sport bikes, (at least one got hurt in a moto crash) should they be law exempt?

I fail to see how you’re saying that him getting a ticket is unjust/over the top.