Undercover police bikes
Discussion
Saw my first undercover (plain) police bike in action today pulling over a gaggle of bikers on the A272, he did have a usual police marked up bike assisting him but looked like only 3 or 4 bikes pulled over and the rest (3 or 4) carried on.
The bike was a dark Burgundy with hidden blues flashing, didn't clock what type of bike but driver had the police 'upright' style of riding he also had 'Police' across his dark helmet, V difficult to see it.
Are these for solely targeting the bikers or are all 'sporting' drivers at risk from these types
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I'm sure I've overtaken that bike before now and thinking 'thats the police upright driving style'. Therefor the grace............
Harry
The bike was a dark Burgundy with hidden blues flashing, didn't clock what type of bike but driver had the police 'upright' style of riding he also had 'Police' across his dark helmet, V difficult to see it.
Are these for solely targeting the bikers or are all 'sporting' drivers at risk from these types
. I'm sure I've overtaken that bike before now and thinking 'thats the police upright driving style'
. Therefor the grace............ Harry
At a local bike meat there was a bloke standing by his red Honda VFR the bike was layed up away from the other bikes.
as a couple of riders left the car park one did a wheelie no cars around empty road all he would have done is hurt his pride ...any way
Guy puts his lid on and chases after them
come back a bit later and asume same possition. The bike looked standard from a distance my mate who when close reconed he could see the blue lights tuccked under the fairing
TVP seem to have a VFR in dark blue. The only way I knew it was plod was because it had a small police shield on the front fairing where the Honda badge usually is and it had yellow hi-viz stripes on the back of the panniers. Couldn't tell from the front unless you saw the police label on his dark lid.
pesty said:
Just bear in mind that all of our unmarked bikes are video equipped ...for obvious reasons.
Tony would I be right in saying these bikes are for mainly patroling known bike routes ? so basicaly they target bikes rather than traffic in general?
They are used for allsorts...i tend to find that bikers spot them without problem but car drivers havent got a clue. As you can imagine, they are very effective and should be used more often instead of gathering dust as we havent got enough people to ride them.
tonyrec said:
They are used for allsorts...i tend to find that bikers spot them without problem but car drivers havent got a clue. As you can imagine, they are very effective and should be used more often instead of gathering dust as we havent got enough people to ride them.
Well can I assume the bikers I saw this weekend obviously spend too much time in their cars
. Tinking about it the bike could have been a Honda thingy, not a BM, but then again
. Harry
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