Police bike, before, during and after

[G4L4XY]

I waved out to a couple of bikie cops as I was heading out of Whangamata one time...bastards didn't even acknowledge me.

[rastuscat]

Our cunning plan to get 56 replaced has paid off. Torching the 2007 R1200RT-P back in August has finally paid off, as I rode the new 2013 R1200RT-P (DOHC this one) back from Wellytown today.

30 kgs lighter (the bike, not me), handles and accelerates beautifully. Nothing uncivilized, just predictable power and handling.

Cool. See yaz out there, Cantabrians.

[tigertim20]

Our cunning plan to get 56 replaced has paid off. Torching the 2007 R1200RT-P back in August has finally paid off, as I rode the new 2013 R1200RT-P (DOHC this one) back from Wellytown today.

30 kgs lighter (the bike, not me), handles and accelerates beautifully. Nothing uncivilized, just predictable power and handling.

Cool. See yaz out there, Cantabrians.

does this one come with an extinguisher as standard equipment?

[Gremlin]

Our cunning plan to get 56 replaced has paid off. Torching the 2007 R1200RT-P back in August has finally paid off, as I rode the new 2013 R1200RT-P (DOHC this one) back from Wellytown today.

30 kgs lighter (the bike, not me), handles and accelerates beautifully. Nothing uncivilized, just predictable power and handling.

Noice Just remember you can't do that every week aye? It's a special method...

Would be interested to know if the transmission ratio is lower in this one, ie, you can do a slower speed before needing the clutch.

[rastuscat]

Noice Just remember you can't do that every week aye? It's a special method...

Would be interested to know if the transmission ratio is lower in this one, ie, you can do a slower speed before needing the clutch.

Actually feels like it could use another gear at cruising speed. I looked for 6th a few times when already in 6th.

Will comment on it again after a few rides. And after my guys have their time on it.

[willytheekid]

Our cunning plan to get 56 replaced has paid off. Torching the 2007 R1200RT-P back in August has finally paid off, as I rode the new 2013 R1200RT-P (DOHC this one) back from Wellytown today.

30 kgs lighter (the bike, not me), handles and accelerates beautifully. Nothing uncivilized, just predictable power and handling.

Cool. See yaz out there, Cantabrians.

Nice one Ras, great to see the fleet back up to strength (nothing better than seeing a cunning plan pay off)

I found this video review of the bike: (Yank version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tEPIcmtOO4

...Look forward to your ride review of the new toy (30kg lighter!!, thats a hell of alot of weight to loose...did they ditch the donut storage? )

ps...can we have a go?

[rastuscat]

The one in the vid is the old model. I have a personal one of those.

in 2010 they went to DOHC, and that's the model we have now, except it's a 2013.

The bigger differences are

• Lighter
• More oomph
• different lights and siren aka bells and whistles
• heated seat
• Traction control
• Better enforcement switch gear

The next gen has water cooling, and hasn't been released yet. The one we have now is a new model, but the water cooled one is a game changer, when it arrives.

[rastuscat]

ps...can we have a go?

It's too Cherman for you.

[blackdog]

The one in the vid is the old model. I have a personal one of those.

in 2010 they went to DOHC, and that's the model we have now, except it's a 2013.

The bigger differences are

• Lighter
• More oomph
• different lights and siren aka bells and whistles
• heated seat
• Traction control
• Better enforcement switch gear

The next gen has water cooling, and hasn't been released yet. The one we have now is a new model, but the water cooled one is a game changer, when it arrives.

Brakes are 'sposed to be pretty good too.

[DMNTD:Me]

Cool. See yaz out there, Cantabrians.

Awesomeness....feel free to wave out, only

[Madness]

• heated seat

I would have thought the seat was pretty toasty on the old one, if only on the final ride...

[EJK]

The next gen has water cooling, and hasn't been released yet. The one we have now is a new model, but the water cooled one is a game changer, when it arrives.

Built in sprinklers eh? Not bad!

[rastuscat]

The H2O cooled ones might become steam driven, if we get our way.......

[Drew]

Brakes are 'sposed to be pretty good too.

Chris Pfeifer is the fucken MAN!

[Brett]

I walked around a bit that day and said to people "It'll buff out".

Basically, I needed a laugh, coz it felt pretty shithouse looking after a bike for 6 years then seeing it go that way.

Here's a pic of the same spot on my personal R1200RT.

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Where the red lead runs adjacent to the frame cross member, that's where the short happened on the work bike.

Note that on my one, there's a small piece of insulation where the cable gets close to the frame. Maybe VMW knew it was a problem by 2009, the year my one was built.

For the techies, the battery was a BMW factory one, about 12 months old. Don't blame the battery, it was the cable chafing on the frame.

Still feeling pretty shithouse about it actually, like I've lost a friend.

Can I ask respectfully, if you ride the R1200RT daily for work why you would own the same bike as a personal ride? I mean, I know that they are a pretty good bike, but wouldn't you have something different for bit of a change when riding for leisure?

Also - are the cop bikes not like the sergeant cars having locked firearms and ammunition in/on them? If they are...that could have made the fire a fair bit worse.

Glad to see you have a new ride now though