B-17engineer
Colonel
Always have loved CHP's cars with the black and white.
Police Cars.....
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wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
That's some nice looking equipment GG. 
Wheels
Wheels
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Just remembered, I shot this over a year ago at a show. An oldie but a goody.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
That's another nice one Aaron.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Sweet...complete, right down to the license plate!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
I wondered if anyone would notice the license plate.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
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Lucky13
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Noticed the plate too.....8)
Keep 'em coming fellas, new and old, small and big!
Keep 'em coming fellas, new and old, small and big!
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
I didn't notice it until GG brought it up.
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BikerBabe
Senior Master Sergeant
Hi guys.
I've been digging in my collection - and surprisingly enough *giggle* - I've primarily got photos of police motorcycles, not metal cag...eh, police cars.
I did manage to find a few of my own photos that's suitable for public display, so here we go:
1. Ordinary patrol car (Ford Mondeo), Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Technical Service - Copenhagen Police Department.
3. Mondeo in civilian uniform.
4 + 5. A couple of swedish police cars, Malmö.
6. Dog patrol car, Copenhagen.
7. Mondeo sw, Copenhagen.
8 + 9. Dog patrol car, Assistens Cemetary, Copenhagen.
10. Group car, Copenhagen.
11. During the clearing of the infamous place, "The Youth House" at Jagtvej 69 in Copenhagen, danish police had to get reinforcements in the form of police cars from Sweden and Holland. Parked next to the dark blue danish cars is a nice line-up of some swedish cars.
12. Sqeezed in.
13 + 14. Dutch police riot vans.
15. A danish police bus. It may be old, but it's still working fine. It's primarily being used for transporting police students, when it isn't being used to shuttle arrested demonstrators, or as a temporary shelter for people during for example larger apartment fires in Copenhagen, or whatever the bus can be used for.
16. Dutch police vans in front of Politigården, Copenhagen.
17. Danish riot van in front of Station City, Copenhagen.
18. Opel Astra in front of Station City, Copenhagen.
19-22: The garage, Lyngby Police - a precinct on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. Paper photo scans, therefore the somewhat crummy quality.
I've been digging in my collection - and surprisingly enough *giggle* - I've primarily got photos of police motorcycles, not metal cag...eh, police cars.
I did manage to find a few of my own photos that's suitable for public display, so here we go:
1. Ordinary patrol car (Ford Mondeo), Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Technical Service - Copenhagen Police Department.
3. Mondeo in civilian uniform.
4 + 5. A couple of swedish police cars, Malmö.
6. Dog patrol car, Copenhagen.
7. Mondeo sw, Copenhagen.
8 + 9. Dog patrol car, Assistens Cemetary, Copenhagen.
10. Group car, Copenhagen.
11. During the clearing of the infamous place, "The Youth House" at Jagtvej 69 in Copenhagen, danish police had to get reinforcements in the form of police cars from Sweden and Holland. Parked next to the dark blue danish cars is a nice line-up of some swedish cars.
12. Sqeezed in.
13 + 14. Dutch police riot vans.
15. A danish police bus. It may be old, but it's still working fine. It's primarily being used for transporting police students, when it isn't being used to shuttle arrested demonstrators, or as a temporary shelter for people during for example larger apartment fires in Copenhagen, or whatever the bus can be used for.
16. Dutch police vans in front of Politigården, Copenhagen.
17. Danish riot van in front of Station City, Copenhagen.
18. Opel Astra in front of Station City, Copenhagen.
19-22: The garage, Lyngby Police - a precinct on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. Paper photo scans, therefore the somewhat crummy quality.
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B-17engineer
Colonel
Sweet!!!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Awesome shots, thanks a million for posting them, BB!!
I'm noticing that some of those patrol vehicles have Whelen lightbars, they look like strobe lightheads, but might be LEDs...hard to say unless I had a closer look
I'm noticing that some of those patrol vehicles have Whelen lightbars, they look like strobe lightheads, but might be LEDs...hard to say unless I had a closer look
BikerBabe
Senior Master Sergeant
YW GG.
About the lightbars: Jeez, I hadn't even noticed...my thoughts are: Well, as long as they work, they're fine with me.
(Basically: It's a car and not a motorcycle, so I don't really care. )
About the lightbars: Jeez, I hadn't even noticed...my thoughts are: Well, as long as they work, they're fine with me.
(Basically: It's a car and not a motorcycle, so I don't really care.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
LOL
Well, I build 'em all...including motorcycles...
Redding P.D. still uses Harleys, Anderson P.D. has gone over to BMWs now...
Well, I build 'em all...including motorcycles...
Redding P.D. still uses Harleys, Anderson P.D. has gone over to BMWs now...
BikerBabe
Senior Master Sergeant
GG: Cool!
I've got to admit that I don't know much about HD motorcycles, but it could be interesting to find out how the various HD models compare with the beemers when it comes to police work.
EDIT: Found a little something online.
http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=530112
Here in Denmark, danish police had to ditch the Honda motorcycles, since the brakes caused a lot of trouble - the brakes tend to block without warning, which can be highly impractical...to put it mildly!
So the Hondas were ditched, and so there's beemers and Yamahas left.
I've got to admit that I don't know much about HD motorcycles, but it could be interesting to find out how the various HD models compare with the beemers when it comes to police work.
EDIT: Found a little something online.
http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=530112
Here in Denmark, danish police had to ditch the Honda motorcycles, since the brakes caused a lot of trouble - the brakes tend to block without warning, which can be highly impractical...to put it mildly!
So the Hondas were ditched, and so there's beemers and Yamahas left.
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GrauGeist
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I honestly cannot make a comparison to a BMW bike, based on my personal experiance. I have owned a 1939 Indian and a number of Japanese bikes (Katana 1100, GPZ1100, etc) as well as ridden Harleys, etc.
I'll say that a Harley Davidson is a heavy bike with plenty of power. They aren't as nimble as a sport bike, but Harleys are a traditional American law enforcement platform, and you'll find a great deal of police officers who would prefer a Harley over most other bikes. They have good top-end, and can hold a corner at decent speeds, but you can't "get down" because you'll drag the foot rests (they are flexible to a certain degree, but you run the risk of digging in).
I think the one virtue the Harley has over a BMW, is that it rides lower and allows you to sit upright completely, which I think would better reduce fatigue on long shifts. That's just an observation, but if I compared my Indian (sitting upright) to my Katana (dang-near prone), I could ride my Indian far long than the Katana.
Anderson P.D. has two fairly large BMWs, and they have North American Law Enforcement fairings and accessories, though look similiar to thier German Polezei counterparts. The Anderson Officers like them and did comment about "feeling a little weird" on them at first. They were used to Harleys!
Here's a photo of me working on one of Redding P.D.'s bikes about 7 years ago...it's not the greatest photo, but you can see some detail of a typical Harley 1000. (and if you scroll up to my post with the CHP pix, you'll see an old RPD Kawasaki near the Camaro!)
I'll say that a Harley Davidson is a heavy bike with plenty of power. They aren't as nimble as a sport bike, but Harleys are a traditional American law enforcement platform, and you'll find a great deal of police officers who would prefer a Harley over most other bikes. They have good top-end, and can hold a corner at decent speeds, but you can't "get down" because you'll drag the foot rests (they are flexible to a certain degree, but you run the risk of digging in).
I think the one virtue the Harley has over a BMW, is that it rides lower and allows you to sit upright completely, which I think would better reduce fatigue on long shifts. That's just an observation, but if I compared my Indian (sitting upright) to my Katana (dang-near prone), I could ride my Indian far long than the Katana.
Anderson P.D. has two fairly large BMWs, and they have North American Law Enforcement fairings and accessories, though look similiar to thier German Polezei counterparts. The Anderson Officers like them and did comment about "feeling a little weird" on them at first. They were used to Harleys!
Here's a photo of me working on one of Redding P.D.'s bikes about 7 years ago...it's not the greatest photo, but you can see some detail of a typical Harley 1000. (and if you scroll up to my post with the CHP pix, you'll see an old RPD Kawasaki near the Camaro!)
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