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Offline Timmo

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Emergency service bikes
« on: June 11, 2014, 17:52:09 »
Bmws Yams and Pans. What else is out there now as the big tourer seem to be losing ground to the Adventure type Bikes. What have you seen with Blue lights on ?

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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2014, 18:03:13 »
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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2014, 18:04:56 »


Paramedic version of the V-strom in Serbia   :shrug:  (not my pic- stolen from Wikipedia)

Have seen a GTR1400 (black) used as an one-marked bike by South Wales Fuzz, along with an older CBR600 (white)

There have been some 650GS's used in large urban police forces to combat kids on nicked bikes in local parks and waste ground.

Think the local environmental enforcement lot use some various small offroad bikes to inspect areas used by trail riders, but they won't have blue lights :shrug:



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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2014, 20:23:01 »
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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2014, 07:56:49 »
Humberside fire brigade have a pannegal, and I'm sure the police have an unmarked busa as well  :shock:


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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2014, 08:44:03 »
Can't see a Panigale being much use to Fire and Rescue.

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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2014, 10:09:59 »
he uses it for the bike safe courses. apparently he's the only member of the fire brigade that does the courses, or that's what he said anyway


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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2014, 12:56:54 »
Pat- 2007 DL650A was ridden to all 48 contiguous states. 2012 DL650A outlasted me.
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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2014, 16:27:15 »
The cops use them in some parts of Greece.
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Re: Emergency service bikes
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2014, 17:01:30 »
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The cops use them in some parts of Greece.
and several South American countries.
Pat- 2007 DL650A was ridden to all 48 contiguous states. 2012 DL650A outlasted me.
Nicknames I use to lessen typing, Vee = 2002-2012 (K2-L2) DL1000s. Veek=2014+ (L4+) DL1000s. Wee = 2004-2011 (K4-L1) DL650s. Glee = 2012+ (L2+) DL650s