smitty711
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twodogs603 said:Good friend drives a BMW police bike and its expensive to maintain. Only gets about 3000 miles out f a front tire. I think the new Kawasaki police bike is the best bang for the buck, not to mention it looks good too. A local city here uses them.
HILO said:I thought CHP had some Concours 14's, liked them and contracted only to have Kawasaki suspend sales for LE use. Something about a fuse blowing, causing the engine to stall. Michigan has not tested them in the past couple of years. The BMW is a fast bike, and handles great. The HD's do good, and have a quick response, (0-60 in 6.13 seconds is the slowest PMC). The CVPI proved that LEO's are not overly concerned with going fast, being the slowest PPV in recent times. I find the cruiser riding position more comfortable than the sport bike style of the BMW. Not to mention, a cruiser looks much better than a sport bike doing precision riding.
RyanZ71 said:Actually how slow the Clown Vic was was the biggest complaint officers had. But they would rather have a comfortable vehicle then be crammed into a Taurus/Impala/Charger. Now that Ford Dodge and Chevy are all mid sized sedans they have no choice, other than the Exploder PPV offering decent room inside. (Pursuit rated)
HILO said:I thought CHP had some Concours 14's, liked them and contracted only to have Kawasaki suspend sales for LE use. Something about a fuse blowing, causing the engine to stall. Michigan has not tested them in the past couple of years. The BMW is a fast bike, and handles great. The HD's do good, and have a quick response, (0-60 in 6.13 seconds is the slowest PMC). The CVPI proved that LEO's are not overly concerned with going fast, being the slowest PPV in recent times. I find the cruiser riding position more comfortable than the sport bike style of the BMW. Not to mention, a cruiser looks much better than a sport bike doing precision riding.
HILO said:Exactly my point. The HD is a very comfortable bike, compared to the BMW.
PJD642 said:Watching the video, I saw there was a blue PAR-whatever on the front with a red linear right below it, angled slightly. Does that qualify as split-fail?
One of the services where I am - I'm Air Force so it might be us, but I'm on an Army post so maybe them - requires anyone with a motorcycle to wear full protective gear whenever they ride, even if it's just a 10-minute commute. Then on the other hand, there's the CHP, who apparently has their guys on a bike all day long and doesn't require anything but a helmet.. :weird:Snibsey said:So CHP are still not ATGATT (all the gear all the time) when it comes to protective clothing for their motorbike officers.
They may look "cool", but shirtsleeves on a motorbike? They must be crazy. :bonk:
Snibsey said:So CHP are still not ATGATT (all the gear all the time) when it comes to protective clothing for their motorbike officers.
They may look "cool", but shirtsleeves on a motorbike? They must be crazy. :bonk:
Knight90 said:Temple PD does full gear.
nerdly_dood said:One of the services where I am - I'm Air Force so it might be us, but I'm on an Army post so maybe them - requires anyone with a motorcycle to wear full protective gear whenever they ride, even if it's just a 10-minute commute. Then on the other hand, there's the CHP, who apparently has their guys on a bike all day long and doesn't require anything but a helmet.. :weird:
...Then again, we've also got to wear reflective belts at pretty ridiculous times (which times depend on the particular service, we've got sizable numbers of all four here) so strict safety stuff is kinda big anyway.
HILO said:View attachment 61609
Sure does look like short sleeves, britches, and tall boots in that photo...
I'd say it is very common for motorjocks to wear short sleeves nation wide. Even in Chicago and NYC. That is why I was a bit surprised at Snibsey's surprise that CHP does not ride full gear. It's even rather common to see motorjocks not wearing gloves, which I find odd as a rider.
In this video, every jock seen is in short sleeves. More importantly, it brings us closer to topic. You cant scrap on a BMW (you can, but if you do, your down)
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