Originally Posted by statsman
Back in the early 1990s, the Toronto Police bought several BMWs.
K1000s for the Traffic unit and K750s for the divisions.
They all sat in the lockups being used rarely if at all.
Why? They weren't Harleys.
IMO the Beemers were technically superior in every aspect.
But the coppers image of themselves on a Harley wouldn't transfer to the BMW.
Not that I'm complaining.
I got my K1000 at the police auction. It was 10 years old and only had 20,000 km on it.
You just reminded me of a convo I had with an OPP biker cop. She was cool and decent to talk to, she rode a GSXR.
I asked her why do you guys ride Harleys, they are slow and can't keep upwith most bikes today.
She said I know, once I hit 110-120 I stop because it vibrates like hell and likely to blow. She does not go above 110kmh.
She further said the reason they buy/have them is for parades. I said huh...she said the older guys buy these to show off and they want to ride Harleys so this is what we get handed down to us to ride on the street.
It would make more sense to run some Busa's or Kawi's even Honda St1300 type bikes.
They can carry gear, offer safer options e.g. abs, traction control, etc...
Eh? HD Touring models have 6 spd transmissions and cruise comfortably above 120/km/h all day. They are smooth at any speed with excellent cargo capacity. They also have ABS although no traction control.
