has anyone got a picture of british transport police transalp ?

[Grendel]

Found Ex-Police one on E-bay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-HONDA-XL-...QQcmdZViewItem

[russh]

Not sure if this is Transport or regular Police, look kinda cool in a policey sort of way though

[Raven]

Not sure if this is Transport or regular Police, look kinda cool in a policey sort of way though

Okay, everyone is gonna hate me for this, but that is the coolest Bike I have EVER seen

I especially like the fact he is parked illegally Razz

[sproggy]

Okay, everyone is gonna hate me for this, but that is the coolest Bike I have EVER seen

Hate you? No. But you really do need to get out more if a police TA is the coolest bike you've ever seen...............

[Raven]

Hate you? No. But you really do need to get out more if a police TA is the coolest bike you've ever seen...............

[z-weiser]

that looks wicked!

i guess it would be cool to have a liveried bike - just take off the "police" stickers and go green laning - like the redsocks are gonne tell ya to get off the trail if you are on that badboy!!

[sproggy]

i guess it would be cool to have a liveried bike - just take off the "police" stickers and go green laning

A long time ago I worked as a bike courier and most of the bikes I rode were ex-police R80RT BMs because they were cheap to buy (high mileage and with holes in strange places) but were tough and had been well maintained. I'd run them for a month or two (until they needed a service ), fill the holes, respray them in civilian colours and sell them on. They generally came devoid of their livery, but one of the guys I worked with managed to get one before the stickers were taken off. He replaced the 'c' with a 't' ("POLITE") and people got out of his way pretty quickly (making quick progress through traffic when you're despatching is a huge advantage)......maybe something to do with the fact that he also wore a hi-vis jacket and a white helmet.....

This happy situation didn't last very long - he got stopped a number by people on similarly-decorated bikes or cars (!) and accused of impersonating a police officer. His argument was that he couldn't help it if people mis-read the stickers on his bike and there was no law against making yourself visible - it was a safety thing. He was in a grey area and was never charged, but he got fed up with the unwanted attention and sold the bike on to me. Those stickers don't come off in a hurry......

There's something to be said for not drawing attention to yourself

[eugen1]

A friend of mine was dispatching on a white deauville and first he noticed cars ware getting out of his way a bit but then he got fed up cuz cars started slowing down when they noticed him behind them, keeping him back. duble edged sward?

[YEN_POWELL]

A friend of mine was dispatching on a white deauville and first he noticed cars ware getting out of his way a bit but then he got fed up cuz cars started slowing down when they noticed him behind them, keeping him back. duble edged sward?

That'll be the 'bubble of legal driving' that surrounds most police vehicles. It can be bloody annoying on the motorway when you want to get a move on, but everybody is gently trying to overtake it at 70.11111mph.

[severs]

Interesting engine bars on the Cop Tranny. Anyone know what kind these are?