do all the bikercops have bikes?

[Lou Girardin]

I can relate to that bikeycop. My private bike was for fanging on something that handled well and was quick. Why use your own to commute when there's a work bike available?

[MikeL]

...driving through intersections against the red light to catch red light runners

I assume that you are as conscious of the irony of this as we are...

[dawnrazor]

My apologies for not replying sooner. I have only just seen the thread (and at this time of the morning its probably a surprise I did see it).

I take the police bike to work more or less every day so no, I don't do the commute thing on the Blackbird... in fact, after riding all day, the last thing I feel like is going for another ride so it is really just a "toy" for those nice days when I'm not working (& usually when the other half wants to go for a ride somewhere). As I'm sure you can all appreciate, the concentration level of not only riding all day but going to jobs, avoiding cars at speed, driving through intersections against the red light to catch red light runners, looking for bad driving etc just makes me want to sit down and relax at the end of the day... not that I am complaining - its good fun too and not many people get paid to ride a bike (albeit a BMW).

I think there are about 25-30 bike cops nationwide - I only know of one or two others on this site.

BC.

See thats what I thought might be the case, I know a bike courier in london, does BIG BIG miles every year, and pretty much now only rides for work now.
Its like imagine your a male gynaecologist, the last thing you want to see when you get home is your wife, naked on the bed with her legs in the air.
(Just a humourous example, not a comparision of professions)

Didn't realise there where so few bike cops here/ in the country.

Thanks for the reply, Hey do you have to provide your own gear?

[The_Dover]

I dunno, as a comparison of professions it's not so far off.

Both have to work with cunts all day!

[Skytwr]

Most of the bikes are in the main centres. They are used for traffic / motorway work as well as motorcade detail for VIP tours. The dept supplies all the gear. So at the end of the day they get a full kit and a bike and get paid for it. Not too bad, and if need be have the access to a cage if required.

[Skyryder]

There used to b e cop based in Lyttelton who road a Harley. He was Canadian. Not a bad guys if I remember correctly. Anyone know of him and where he is now.

Skyryder

[Gremlin]

[snip]...Hey do you have to provide your own gear?

I believe he has some pretty trick gear supplied by bmw...

pretty sure he doesn't pay, probably discounted, and police bought I think.

[Patrick]

I assume that you are as conscious of the irony of this as we are...

Yeah... but the "exemption lights" double up as disco lights...

[SPman]

Nodman runs his own bikes and another Bikercop out west, NW, rides a BMW (for pleasure - strange man)

[MikeL]

Yeah... but the "exemption lights" double up as disco lights...

Fair enough. We don't begrudge you the perks of your job. Just as long as the tickets you hand out don't come with moral lectures...

[Patrick]

Fair enough. We don't begrudge you the perks of your job. Just as long as the tickets you hand out don't come with moral lectures...

So you're saying we can't go thru redlights to catch someone for whatever reason?:spudwhat: