New BMW Police bike

**Two Smoker** · 20th November 2004, 19:29

Can you imagine riding a CBR600RR all day???? Hell no, you would need a chiropractor

**thehollowmen** · 20th November 2004, 19:46

Originally Posted by WINJA

I HOPE THERE UNRELIABLE AND SLOW AND CRASH EASY

That isn't very nice

If they crash easy bikes will be deamed unsafe and we can expect even more levies...

I hope they do their job, and I'd much rather be pulled over by a cop than have a anonomous piece of paper turn up in the letter box.

**rodgerd** · 20th November 2004, 20:43

Originally Posted by madcat_

Just wondering, and I probably sound stupid, but why are police bikes always so damn heavy and large? Wouldn't nimble, fast bikes hunt cages better?

I think you'll find they carry shitloads of gear - first aid kits and the like. You wouldn't want to be the cop who arrives first at a crash and stand there with your dick in your hands, after all.

**Jamezo** · 20th November 2004, 21:08

Originally Posted by rodgerd

You wouldn't want to be the cop who arrives first at a crash and stand there with your dick in your hands, after all.

sounds like fun! count me in.

**Madmax** · 20th November 2004, 21:55

wonder if they would have a 10 on????

**gav** · 20th November 2004, 22:47

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

There are only about 25 operational bikes throughout the country with the majority (about 17) based in Auckland, a handful in Wellington and the rest scattered around the North Island. There are none in the South Island. The Police College has 4 BMW's for training and 4 motor cross bikes.

None in the South Island, huh? Thats a real shame, that, .....real shame......all these good roads, too......

woohoo

**Da Bird** · 20th November 2004, 23:42

Originally Posted by gav

None in the South Island, huh? Thats a real shame, that, .....real shame......all these good roads, too......

woohoo

Yes, but I do believe there are several pretty quick Subaru and Mitsi 4x4's in the South Island...

**Da Bird** · 20th November 2004, 23:45

Originally Posted by madcat_

Just wondering, and I probably sound stupid, but why are police bikes always so damn heavy and large? Wouldn't nimble, fast bikes hunt cages better?

No, not stupid at all... I wonder myself sometimes to be honest.. the big bikes can be a pain but yes, they do have to carry a fair amount of gear including first aid kit and fire extinguisher, wet weather gear, ticket books (have to do a bit of work!) and crash reports.

In the UK, they have plain undercover police bikes such as Blackbirds complete with video camera mounted!

**rodgerd** · 21st November 2004, 08:44

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

In the UK, they have plain undercover police bikes such as Blackbirds complete with video camera mounted!

Now *that* would convince me to join the police force.

**magnum** · 21st November 2004, 10:18

remember "CHiPs" :cool2:

**FROSTY:Me** · 21st November 2004, 11:13

Dunno If you guys remember this far back but many years ago the CHP refused to ride their kwakka 1300 patrol bikes because the forks weren't strong enough.
Sure enough almost ever patrol bike had badly bent forks.
Kawasaki did a bunch of tests and couldn't see how it would be possible to bend forks under normal riding conditions.
The CHP reply was that -"our harleys forks dont bend"
An engineer from Kawasaki then followed 2 patrol officers for a week to figure out what was happening.
coming apon a broken down american land crab the patrol officers casually drove their bikes into the back of the car and pushed it 1/2 mile to the nearest freeway offramp.
How to explain to a cop that um bike forks aind sesighned to push 15 tonnes of american iron -summat had to give.