BMW lands NZ police deal

[Bob]

BMW has won the contract to supply between 35 to 40 'authority specification' R1150 RT-P motorcycles to the New Zealand police.

The bikes will feature special wiring looms, equipment panniers and reinforced frames, as well as ABS brakes.

BMW will also kit out the police from its range of riding equipment and protection, including thermal riding suits.

The new bikes will be patrolling the greater Auckland area, Hawkes Bay, Waikato and Wellington regions.

[Lou Girardin]

BMW has won the contract to supply between 35 to 40 'authority specification' R1150 RT-P motorcycles to the New Zealand police.

The bikes will feature special wiring looms, equipment panniers and reinforced frames, as well as ABS brakes.

BMW will also kit out the police from its range of riding equipment and protection, including thermal riding suits.

The new bikes will be patrolling the greater Auckland area, Hawkes Bay, Waikato and Wellington regions.

Where did you see this Bob?
The Beemers are already here and I was told they're using Spidi kit.

[White trash]

That's it guys, keep adding heavy shit to an already slow and heavy bike.

Shakin' in me boots.

[Motu]

You shoulda seen the shit they put on RD350s,they were so top heavy they would turn upside down at speed,no cop would ride one.

[Rincewind]

BMW has won the contract to supply between 35 to 40 'authority specification' R1150 RT-P motorcycles to the New Zealand police.

The bikes will feature special wiring looms, equipment panniers and reinforced frames, as well as ABS brakes.

BMW will also kit out the police from its range of riding equipment and protection, including thermal riding suits.

The new bikes will be patrolling the greater Auckland area, Hawkes Bay, Waikato and Wellington regions.

Saw the first two cop's who were evaluating them about 8 week's ago and they thought they were cool,(stopped for coffee at the B P in Ponsonby)can't say I would like to own one but hey I can think of worse steeds to speed eight hours a day on in the pouring rain and they get em for free !!
They don't have to be fast to enforce the law and do traffic control, they got the R 1s comming for that (whoop's said too much already!!!)

[Ixion]

That's it guys, keep adding heavy shit to an already slow and heavy bike.

Shakin' in me boots.

Not really the point though. Police bikes, police cars have never needed to be the absolute fastest thing on the road. Tbird and Saint were never the fastest thing out. Reality is that if comes to someone doing a runner they'll call up a chopper. Try outspeeding that. Or getting ahead of a radio signal.

Reliability, rideability, presence are more important than absolute top speed.IMHO.

[Bren_chch]

Seen my first one today in chch! ermm it looked comfy and practical, that’s something I guess lol

I wonder if any of them police riders are lurking on here?

[anhrefn]

I know there getting the thermal gear and so forth but some of these roads in the Waikato get pretty icy, wouldnt be keen to be in there boots if they had to do an early morning or late night patrol.

[Milky]

I agree - they are likely to be comfy, and relatively warm and dry, but as for manuverability in tight situations or picking the bastards up when they get dropped.....

[Bob]

Lou,

No idea where I spotted this - I have a bundle of news 'engines' I use each day... and it turned up on one of those yesterday.

Not being "on the spot" as it were, I'm normally none too sure of when exactly these things happened, unless the report specifically mentions it.

To all you guys going on about how slow etc they are... our police and bike paramedics use big ol' beasts as well (Pan Europeans in their case) - and you try getting away from them! Their skill levels are right up there and police riding techniques are so good and so smooth that they tend to hound their guys down, no matter what they're riding.

Watching a bike cop on a Pan Euro filtering at speed is something to behold, believe you me!

(All the rest of us tuck in behind and pray the call isn't cancelled...)

[Mooch]

On the weekend I saw an example of what Bob was talking about. A police rider with sirens blairing filtering around cars from peg to peg ( no knee down bullshit either !) in a busy area near Harriods. I've didn't believe this type of riding on a tourer was possible. No slowing down by the rider either , excellent riding and quick , very smooth. A Police van followed about 1 minute after , it occured to me how quickly the police here can responed on bikes compared to cars.

[Lou Girardin]

The ones slagging off "slow" patrol bikes probably have never tried to lose one through traffic.
I lost count of the "fast" bikes I caught.
Although the Pom riders are trained much better than our guys are. Experience is a great teacher though.

[Squiggles]

they got the R 1s comming for that (whoop's said too much already!!!)

oooh, where'd ya hear that?

[Pathos]

lol, I wouldn't be able to lose them.

[mikey]

i was soooooooooooooooooo busted by one of these coons on one of the bmwwww bikes yesterday. but i thought fuck slowing down. ill just wave at him pretend theres no sirens or other shit on bike. an it worked. even waved back. woooohoooo. send more bmws. comoodore drivers never wave back. well they do with sirens