Posted by Timberwoof on April 29, 2007, 7:02 pm
> >> Actually, the article said it isn't the bike that's to blame, it's
> >> the MODIFIED bike that gets screwy at high speeds. Apparently the
> >> bike wasn't designed to haul all the law enforcement equipment
> >> plus rider. Even overweight, it apparently performs OK up to
> >> about 100MPH. That's not bad, Honda should be proud of
> >> performance like that. -Dave
> >
> > I sense a sales opportunity for BMW.
> >
>
> How do you know a similarly-modified beemer would perform better?
> Maybe it would get screwy at 85MPH while the Honda stays stable until
> it hits the triple digits. -Dave
I'm talking about the BMW R1150RT-P, which the CHP love so much they
got into hot water over writing cop-bike specifications that match it.
They've been using those bikes (and the predecessor the R1100RT-P) for
almost 10 years now. If there were stability problems with it, I'm sure
we'd have heard about them by now.
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Posted by Thumper on April 29, 2007, 3:30 pm
> http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?ide6602007
Unfortunately I don't give the Scots much credence, in this case. But, I
guess it's back to the BMW R1200 RT for them.
Now if it was the LAPD.
The LAPD has started using the ST1300, this year. So, we'll see.
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Posted by Steve on April 29, 2007, 3:41 pm
>> http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?ide6602007
>>
> Unfortunately I don't give the Scots much credence, in this case. But, I
> guess it's back to the BMW R1200 RT for them.
Watch what you say about the Scots. I have been seriously thinking about
putting a couple of large highpower speakers on my crashbars. Next punk kid
who drives up with (c)rap playing at dangerous levels will get a megawatt
shot of massed bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave.
That was a fast trip to Laughlin...
Posted by Bob on April 29, 2007, 7:29 pm
> Watch what you say about the Scots. I have been seriously thinking about
> putting a couple of large highpower speakers on my crashbars. Next punk
> kid who drives up with (c)rap playing at dangerous levels will get a
> megawatt shot of massed bagpipes playing Scotland the Brave.
I would pay to see this device in action.
Bob
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> >> the MODIFIED bike that gets screwy at high speeds. Apparently the
> >> bike wasn't designed to haul all the law enforcement equipment
> >> plus rider. Even overweight, it apparently performs OK up to
> >> about 100MPH. That's not bad, Honda should be proud of
> >> performance like that. -Dave
> >
> > I sense a sales opportunity for BMW.
> >
>
> How do you know a similarly-modified beemer would perform better?
> Maybe it would get screwy at 85MPH while the Honda stays stable until
> it hits the triple digits. -Dave