| Author | Message | ||
     Johnnylunchbox |
Pretty ballsy to chase a car on surface streets. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Nice. I love it when they start to make mistakes. You know it's not going to be much longer before the driver just jumps out and runs. | ||
| D_adams |
Bike cop was pretty ballsy to chase like that without any more than helmet and gloves on for protection. I know at one point it showed his arms, bare with no sleeves. The moron in the car could have just slammed on the brakes and forced the bike to go down hard pretty much anywhere in the chase. | ||
| Airbozo |
"Bike cop was pretty ballsy to chase like that without any more than helmet and gloves on for protection. I know at one point it showed his arms, bare with no sleeves. The moron in the car could have just slammed on the brakes and forced the bike to go down hard pretty much anywhere in the chase." Shhh, don't give the digits any ideas. The guy in the orange shirt runs like a girl in high heels... | ||
| Kilroy |
"The moron in the car could have just slammed on the brakes and forced the bike to go down hard pretty much anywhere in the chase." You must have not watched the same chase I just did. The cop was rarely within 2/10 of a mile of the perp | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Also, that's an "attempted murder" charge in most places these days. 2 guys in a RangeRover did that to a car with 3 police inside that was chasing them on the peripherique in Paris recently, 2 dead 1 seriously injured. The driver & his friend were both drunk neither had a licence after being revoked for prior offences but they'd managed to rent the vehicle. They'll be doing long hard time. | ||
| Mtnmason |
I would LOVE to see one of the local staties try that on his road king! | ||
| Paint_shaker |
"I would LOVE to see one of the local staties try that on his road king!" Discuss... | ||
| Greg_e |
Contour cameras. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
You must have not watched the same chase I just did. The cop was rarely within 2/10 of a mile of the perp" yep, i didnt see any 'ballsy' moves really other than possibly the speeds he was hitting (assume they were high). Only time he was close to the car as at the beginning and end (when the guy got out) "I would LOVE to see one of the local staties try that on his road king!" please tell us more about this do you not feel that a RK could do what this guy just did? | ||
| Paint_shaker |
The object of the pursuit is not to actually catch, but to keep in sight. The Harley Road King or Electra Glide would be able to do this with a capable rider. | ||
| M1combat |
""I would LOVE to see one of the local staties try that on his road king!" please tell us more about this do you not feel that a RK could do what this guy just did?" "The object of the pursuit is not to actually catch, but to keep in sight. The Harley Road King or Electra Glide would be able to do this with a capable rider." I don't believe a stock one would be able to actually... with anyone riding it. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
pure opinion or do you have information to back this up? | ||
| Old_guy |
As a former Police Officer, and having been in numerous pursuits, I can say that I have seen Road Kings keep up with little difficulty in pursuits, even in downtown DC. Having said that, I know that most of our motor officers had their bikes modified with Screaming Eagle parts. | ||
| Tootal |
The bike in the video sounded like a BMW R bike. Definitely a twin cylinder. My slightly modified Harley would pull away from an R bike. Now the new ones are faster than the old air heads but still, a properly tuned Harley will run. http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=4a88a935f5f0 | ||
| Buellish |
Having owned a BMW oilhead RT,that's definitely what that officer was riding. | ||
| Fb1 |
I don't believe a stock one would be able to actually... with anyone riding it. Me, either - Road Kings are pigs (and so are the losers who ride 'em).  BTW, the motor officer's job in that chase was to keep the perp in sight and constantly update via radio the perp's location and direction of travel - it's not like the motor cop is gonna ram the car or force it off the road, after all. The motor did an awesome job, as evidenced by the massive display of four-wheeled force on-scene at the end of the vid, and lived to tell (and show) the tale. It'd take a lot of guts and skill to haul ass on surface streets like that, watching for bogies and noting street names, etc., all in the name of justice. Props to the cop on a job well done, and the perp can go straight to hell (and STAY there, as far as I'm concerned) for putting so many innocent lives at risk. Could a Road King have accomplished the job? Who can say for sure, but as a veteran RK pilot, I'm inclined to answer in the affirmative. Ferris | ||
| Paint_shaker |
I understand the whole "Harley killed Buell" angst, but the the stock Harely Police bikes are capable machines. | ||
| Loki |
Yes, they are very capable. Motor cops are nothing to sneeze at. They don't get that duty unless they know how to ride. I got to watch the Detroit Motors on a Battle Trax course. They put a lot of Buells and buellers to shame. | ||
| Ratbuell |
I used to win local BattleTrax courses on my old FLHP. I also used to buy floorboards every season because I'd grind them off. Quick maneuvers are handled well; acceleration is decent (and as noted above, most LEO's change to S/E mufflers, intakes, and ECM's; my bike was an 80" Evo with heads, compression, a hotter cam and singlefire ignition that laid down 90/90 at the rear wheel). The real shortcoming on the older FLH frames was high-speed sweeper turns, where you'd get a lot of frame/swingarm flex and a resulting weave. Toss a pothole or road patch into the turn, and pucker up, buttercup. She wasn't all that pretty, but she served me well for tens and tens of thousands of miles  Very nice riding by the officer. Good distances, good head-checks at intersections, excellent radio work. Nice helmet-smack by his fellow officer at the end, too! | ||
| Tootal |
+1 Rat!  | ||
| 86129squids |
 That was a pretty amazing video- the motor cop did a GREAT job tailing that car. The few times they put a gap on him, you could hear that Beemer spool up and reel them in again, and again. The whole time, the cop barely raised his voice over the radio- you'd think he was having a conversation at the Waffle House or something. That just adds a TON to my already great admiration of a motor cop's skill set. Joe, someday I'd LOVE to buy an old cop bike... just for the cager decoy factor. That HAS to help one's safety margin immensely out in the meat masses... | ||
| Sifo |
That HAS to help one's safety margin immensely out in the meat masses... That statement has the implication that cagers DO see us, but just don't give a f**k. I'm not sure that I disagree.  | ||
| Fb1 |
This obviously isn't a high-speed chase on surface streets, but I remember this vid from somebody posting it up here on BWB a while back, and thought I'd search it out and post it up again. THIS is frikkin' impressive: http://youtu.be/sBngfmXsihc | ||
| 86129squids |
DANG. Been wanting to check out "ridelikeapro"- those guys sell DVD's and materials to learn how to ride like a motor-cop... The cop in that vid looked like he was doing a ballet of sorts, with about a hal-ton of bike! | ||
| Ratbuell |
Yep, its surprisingly easy to roll the ol baggers from floorboard to floorboard in the turns. I actually used to put PVC elbows on my crash bars for battletrax runs as sliders. Cagers do see us. I got lots more space and respect on the ol FLHP. Or maybe they'd respect blue stripes even if they were on a skateboard? We'll see once I get the Defender back on the road (Message edited by ratbuell on April 18, 2013) | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Just so happens there is a Police Motor Rodeo at Gator Harely Davidson in Leesurg, Fl this weekend (Sat April 20). Just happens I am competing in said rodeo... | ||
| Tootal |
Kick butt Paint!!  I love the sound of sharpening those foot boards! Slide that bike into the Perp and slice his ankles off!!  | ||
| Ratbuell |
...I bet this won't drag much once I get it back on the road...   The decals are original, and reflective...I just wonder if they'll have the same effect on cagers. | ||
| Ratbuell |
...and that was a nice clean run in the youtube vid. Good stuff. |
