Stan wrote:I have seen ex police bikes converted to civilian use with a assortment of panels. If you have a photo of the the speedo and there are finer graduations of speed on the face that could indicate a prior life as a chaser.

TacKler wrote:It is a mount.

AL-58 wrote:

TacKler wrote:It is a mount.

Fairing police lights and big crashbars where the siren goes

Al

jbt wrote:As a former motorcycle customs officer, I used to serve with a brand new K1100LT in 1997.
They had short side panels from early K100.

So had the K1100LT dedicated to the Gendarmerie, for Republican Guards.

I think it's because of the radio box which did not allow fixings for the later side panels (no  hole for the pin).

Thus,I never noticed any changes about tacho graduations.

jbt wrote:Here, the usual advice is to avoid buying ex-police bikes.
They're cheap, but before being sold on auction, they had a first life with a very stressful use. Believe me...top speed was average speed. No warming before pursuit...when a car refuses to stop, you jump to the red line within seconds.

After this gentleman break-in, they sometimes are dedicated to the training for new motorcyclist, or sit directly for years in a purgatory to exchange their still usable organs with out of order parts to maintain other bikes in order to be usable.
What imports is that the bike is eventually sold complete , but completely composed of worn out parts. There's no money for maintenance, so...

You're about buying an ex police, gendarmerie or douanes motorcycle in France?
Just don't.

duck wrote:

Dai wrote:

cI admit I was childish enough to paint the outline of a Montego with a cross through it on the tank of my V1000G5 Guzzi!

tinyspuds wrote:

Dai wrote:

cI admit I was childish enough to paint the outline of a Montego with a cross through it on the tank of my V1000G5 Guzzi!

TacKler wrote:* 3 Sqn RAAF.  He flew P-40s then P-51s.

Dai wrote:

TacKler wrote:* 3 Sqn RAAF.  He flew P-40s then P-51s.

Now we're getting really off-topic... sorry. I was booked in here https://www.stallion51.com/mustang-flight-ops/orientation-flights/ for an orientation flight in September 2017 when Hurricane Irma hit and put an end to that idea. Circumstances have meant that I've never been able to follow it up since, but I haven't quite given up hope yet.

daveyson wrote:Back to further off topic.

Crank up the volume.

There's so many old beasts that get the odd cranking up.

1,000 horsies. Dunno the cylinders.

skip to 1:40.

Crank up the volume.

Pops the odd smoke ring, pops the odd flame, spurts, sputters, pops into life.

One thing I have to say, you gotts to turn up the volume, till you can feel it.







Check the gas and top up the oil!