let alone BMW's? (should have gotten a pic)

saw a guy get surprised as hell this morning when the trooper pulled him over.

1/5/2009 4:02:46 PM

At least 10 years ago.

1/5/2009 4:23:49 PM

and yet I've never seen one, interesting.

1/5/2009 4:39:37 PM

Quote :

"let alone BMW's"

Not sure why that's shocking

BMW is at least the second most popular cop bike manufacturer

1/5/2009 4:45:07 PM

^ ballin jackets





[Edited on January 5, 2009 at 4:55 PM. Reason : it's a R1100RT-P]

obetz, ohio police bike



[Edited on January 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM. Reason : thats badass]





[Edited on January 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM. Reason : still can't do a pit with them, pwnt]

1/5/2009 4:51:36 PM

Any other police bike I've seen in NC was a harley, so while seeing a cop using a BMW doesn't surprise me, seeing a cop in NC using one does.

I'm just surprised I haven't seen a trooper on a bike at all before now.

1/5/2009 5:04:47 PM

the only time i've seen them in NC was this past fall. there were two on bikes getting off to direct traffic for that football game where we had to park waaaaaaaaaaay out near the beltline

1/5/2009 5:15:06 PM

I swear I've seen them for years. never paid attention to the brand though

1/5/2009 5:51:44 PM

Didnt the state troopers sue harley davidson due to the bikes being unstable at 100+ mph?

1/5/2009 5:52:30 PM

The bike squad got suspended for a while because they kept killing themselves.



[Edited on January 5, 2009 at 5:57 PM. Reason : .]

1/5/2009 5:56:27 PM

when it gets warm I see 4 state trooper bikes out on US-64 near cary parkway. I stopped one time and noticed 2 were bmw, the others were Harley's. Out by Morrisville, there's one or two biker cops out there, but both are Harley's. In Florida, there's a sheriff's department that has a custom Honda 600rr donated by a local bike shop for their support.

1/5/2009 5:56:37 PM

I've seen troopers on bikes for as long as i've been driving.

1/5/2009 5:59:33 PM

that gixxer is hawt

1/5/2009 6:29:18 PM

what the fuck is that bike doing up there? towing?

1/5/2009 7:14:32 PM

haha when i read the original post I thought you were talking about bicycles and that the trooper had his bike strapped to like a 3 series or something

It would trip me out to see a state trooper 3 series, but they've had bikes forever. You just don't see them as much as in some other states.

1/5/2009 8:34:40 PM

Quote :

"It would trip me out to see a state trooper 3 series"

Go to SC, plenty of them down there.

1/5/2009 9:14:50 PM

sc state troopers?

1/5/2009 9:25:06 PM

They only ride motors in Charlotte and Raleigh. They got some money heated suits and other cool tools.

1/5/2009 9:30:50 PM

http://public.fotki.com/copcardotcom/contributions_by_state/new_mexico_through/south_carolina/schp.html

Quote :

"The BMW's were given tp the South Carolina Highway Patrol and Georgia State Patrol by a BMW plant in South Carolina. "

1/5/2009 9:33:45 PM

Morrisville has two BMWs of their own.

1/7/2009 7:58:03 AM

Yeah SHP has had them for years... bmw and harley's. Raleigh PD, Cary PD, Morrisville PD and Garner PD also have motor units riding around. I know WSO had bikes, but not sure if they still do.

1/7/2009 11:41:27 AM

clayton PD got em too

1/7/2009 12:03:37 PM

I see cops on bikes in Winston all the time, especially on 52 and downtown, BMWs and Harleys both

On Sundays, you see moto-troopers every ten miles or so on B-85 between 40/85 and 311

1/7/2009 7:50:28 PM

I lived in NC for 17 damn years and this was the first time I'd ever seen a trooper on a bike period.

now I'll probably see them all the time.

1/8/2009 1:08:45 AM

May start replacing the beemers

1/8/2009 8:10:00 PM