ex-police bikes

kingrico · Derestricted Danger Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Karma :

I dont know why it is but I am strangely attracted to the white Honda pan-europeans that can be found on websites such as forcemotorcycles.com. Is it just me or do they look pretty darn sexy? Maybe its the fact that they used to be police bikes and are now available to any old biker which makes the prospect of owning one so attractive Smile

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Have to admit I find the Ducati 848 in white uber-cool but could i picture an old 916 with the same colour scheme? Im not so sure. The Triumph Speed Triple is another bike which I think stands out when given the white paint job. What does everyone else think?

Darth · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Karma :

Is forcemotorcycles.com your site by any chance?

It is a n incredibly poor one from the brief glance i just gave it.
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mooserx · Nearly there... Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Karma :

My uncle has an ex m.o.d escort bike its a peach, it came with a full strobe kit (which is for sale btw Thumbs Up

) and a radio (which no longer works). It's an 03 1100 and he paid about 3k for it fsh by the m.o.d motorway miles only and was used for escorting tanks lorries or visiting dignitaries.
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kingrico · Derestricted Danger Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Karma :

Nope its not my site. Not a great website I have to admit R32 I would have liked a few more pics of each bike.

That is one tidy looking bike by the way mooserx. That is exactly the sort of thing im looking for as my next purchase. Now where did I put that £3000....

dextersaurus · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Karma :

A mate of mine has a '65 Triumph police bike Laughing

not sure of the model though.

Will get a pic or two when im up there on sunday (if the weather is good, that is)

Dunc

truslack · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Karma :

Rockhopper · Trackday Trickster Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Karma :

Why are they being sold on with such low mileages? 2200 on one of them.

Dr. DaveJPS · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2008 Karma :

cause they got scrapped due to a couple of (fatal?) accidents due to high speed weave
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The Disapproving Brit · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Karma :

Northumbria Police have scrapped their bike unit because it's "too dangerous", which I presume accounts for all the low mileage bikes from Hampshire.
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Paulington · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Karma :

Dad has a Panny 1100, very quick and quite nimble for its size. Thumbs Up

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Tango675 · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Karma :

Would need a hi-vis with "POLITE" in blue writing to complete the look....
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dextersaurus · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Karma :

Screw all these modern police bikes, get yourself one of these Wink

Dunc

kingrico · Derestricted Danger Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Karma :

I would love to see a modern day bobby riding around on one of those Mr. Green

truslack · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Karma :

If anyone knows of an existing Armstrong MP560 (ex-police prototype), you will be rewarded greatly!

This is one of the only photos we can find on the Armstrong forum:

https://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj286/MT_Riders_Club/scruffy_policemt_Jan09/WhiteArmstrong2.jpg
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