The Kawasaki Concours 14 was announced recently as the new police bike in the U.S. with 153bhp and 100lb/ft of torque, and it was surprisingly not ugly.
So I got thinking about what other police bikes looked like in other countries. Hope you like my little survey.
From Spain,
now (more or less)
http://media.moterus.es/photos/318931/Guardia_Civil_Tr_fico.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/karlmary/images/bmw_k75_traf.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/karlmary/images/bmw_trafico2.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2878440340_59a02a1f91.jpg
and then
http://www.totana.com/museo-policia/foto-policia.asp?foto=988
and in between
http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/karlmary/images/guzzi2.JPG
more!
http://debates.motos.coches.net/showthread.php?t=149305
a reunion l to r: Local / Gendarmerie Francaise / Guardia Civil
http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/karlmary/images/gc_gendarme_foral.JPG
Cool, great list. Thanks for sharing JG!
Sussex Police Fireblade (UK)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2664409837_5d78f5968b_z.jpg
Northern Ireland Police ZX-10R (UK)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q95/steve_cky_uk/CIMG2786.jpg
and
http://www.motofoto.cc/NorthernIrelandIan1.jpg
BMW are pretty common it seems