Mufti police bikes, are they real?

**sugilite:Me** · 29th April 2013, 13:46

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Used to see the odd one up on the firebreaks above Wainui/Lower Hutt as a kid. They were *armed* with XL and XT250's. Was great fun when armed with an RM400! :-)

Yep, and they had the odd DT as well, with road and trail tyres

Armed with RM125D and knobblies, standard practice was traverse typical Karori snotty rotten rock hill climb, wait and watch the hilarity from the top

Heard one of them (the tubby one) went for a huge dive off a steep drop in Tinakori hill and they stopped operations, did you hear about that?
And RM400? You bastard! I was in aww of PE400's yet alone RM400s!

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th April 2013, 14:21

Originally Posted by sugilite

Heard one of them (the tubby one) went for a huge dive off a steep drop in Tinakori hill and they stopped operations, did you hear about that?
And RM400? You bastard! I was in aww of PE400's yet alone RM400s!

No...but wish I'd seen it!

Aye. Used to ride it to school every now and then. You could get away with that back then!

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**GTRMAN** · 30th April 2013, 14:45

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i have heard of a bike that has changed hands recently, which could very well be mistaken for a police bike in the Wellington Region.

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have you just.....

**rastuscat** · 30th April 2013, 15:58

I have heard of an unmarked patrol bike in the town I work in. It's called my personal bike. Ride like a wanker in front of me while I'm off duty and I'll get in touch next time on on duty.

**sels1** · 30th April 2013, 16:49

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Aye. Used to ride it to school every now and then. You could get away with that back then!

Liked the photo

so you were actually young once then?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 30th April 2013, 18:40

Originally Posted by sels1

Liked the photo

so you were actually young once then?

So the story goes. Can't remember when though...

**ktm84mxc** · 3rd May 2013, 08:40

Ahhhh the days of being a subdivision racer any bare land just add bikes to make fun, spent my youth in pursuit of such times XL,XR,PE,IT,KDX,DT,TS,KE the weapons of choice as made for transport to work mon-fri with wknd fun.
Could end up with 40-50 riders all hooning around in an endless race till dark, even had the Poopoo turn up with there CB650's to check us out didn't stop us just went faster with lots of bar banging etc.

**Hawk** · 3rd May 2013, 08:50

Originally Posted by fetchfire

Heard through the grape vine that a friend of a friend was pulled over by a mufti police bike. Pretty sketchy on the details but I was told it was unmarked and had the blue and red lights. Has anyone seen this before?

Mines got a red light on the back if that counts, somehow I think the the hi vis jacket with police written on it would be a give away on a mufti bike

**FJRider** · 3rd May 2013, 20:21

Originally Posted by Hawk

Mines got a red light on the back if that counts, somehow I think the the hi vis jacket with police written on it would be a give away on a mufti bike

Mufti cops would wear a suit and tie ... wouldn't they .. ??

**Tarded** · 4th May 2013, 16:38

Out of interest how does knowing either way help?

Caught out us caught out, radar is radar - Police radar and detectors.

Unless you slowly cruise past a bike then hit twat mode after checking??

It seems unlikely you would check every bike carefully as you go on your merry way.

Then there is coming round corners or over hills at mach 3 and suddenly getting a certificate for your efforts which is a risk always in getting busted.