What does /o/ think about police motorcycles? I'm finding

>>17352364
milage, easier to hide from drivers, faster for less money
though in a chase they're useless because they are basically made of glass.

>>17352364
they haul serious ass. what else is there to consider?

>>17352369
Aren't police these days mostly prohibited from doing high speed chases anyway? Plus that'd only be an advantage (vs a police car/truck) if chasing a sports car or bike.

>>17352364
Believe it or not, they are actually more agile than sport bikes. They have an insanely raked front end which means their turn radius is much higher and steering not nearly as stiff

>>17352413
The big sports tourers and cruisers I see police riding would be shit / impossible for weaving through traffic (eg when it's backed up), which would seem to be the main advantage of a motorcycle for the police.

>>17352379
yes, many places aren't allowed to do high speed chases. however, you might still need blocking power and speed to corner someone who runs.

>>17352379
In most large cities, yes. I live in Dallas, and the policy here is they have to call it off if they lose sight for more than a few seconds. And that's supposedly an outdated policy compared to the rest of the States

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contrary to what you seem to think, they can get through traffic very quickly
police here use them in the city for traffic shit and i usually see them out in the mountains/backroads to chase down hoons

>>17352421
well they are certainly wider so they are limited horizontally on certain things, but for low speed maneuvering they are superior

>>17352421
have you seen how well those fuckers can ride?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9MVY8swO5M

Much harder to shoot as suspects while driving a car (skip to 2:00):

https://youtu.be/3n8KrdixvZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9MVY8swO5M

>>17352491
Holy fuck South African cops are badass

https://youtu.be/LrJR9680v8Q

>>17352522
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoHWFoE9Q4

>>17352458
also use em for catching dickheads on their phones in traffic

>>17352826
lots of PDs use SUVs so they can look down into the lap of a driver and see if they're hiding their phone use.

>>17352364
They ride much smaller bikes in my country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N1iw5Vdim8

>>17352421
You have to in account length too though. They're typically half to 3/4's the length of your average car and can merge into spots where a car couldn't.

>>17352413
>they are actually more agile than sport bikes.

At low speeds yes but that true for most cruisers and tourers, at high speeds they're tanks though and will understeer in a corner.

>>17352837
On a motorcycle you're typically sitting above a normal car driver.

Here in Netherlandistan, police bikers are serious business. They have several bikes, FJR1300, R1200GS, F800GS and F650GS. Maybe also others.

I commute to my uni with a dorsoduro 750, a part of it is a 70 kph road. Whenever I see a police biker, they wave for me to follow them in the left lane and go 100 kph-ish. Despite the weight and size of some of their bikes, I've seen them do twisty shit that would make plenty supersport rider shit their pants. Once or twice a year, there's a possibility to go and do a few rounds around the police training track. I've seen them on R1200GS's overtaking supersports during a corner whilst taking the outside line.

>>17354258
Most supersport riders are all show no go, they'll only cut loose on a perfectly straight highway when they know they'll win against a Civic or some shit or when running from the cops

>>17352421
They have sirens it's easier for a car in traffic to pull over slightly for a big police bike than it is for a police car

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They look utterly cool though.

>>17354570
They do!

>>17352364
They can get through gridlocked traffic much faster than a car could and squeeze through side streets easier.
Most police have dirt bikes too for off road searches or patrols