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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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lol i love it anyone else notice those bikes have crash cages?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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I think it depends on the locationg. Back home the cops wear full face and leathers. They used to wear open face until a cop ran into the back of a vehicle and died......
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by txsmainevent
I think it depends on the locationg. Back home the cops wear full face and leathers. They used to wear open face until a cop ran into the back of a vehicle and died......
It sucks when it takes stuff that like to get people to change or make them realize they need to change. Do it sooner and save some lives
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by regener8ed
all the motocops in my state drive beemers...




he's in the nether-regions.
1. nether regions
The area between a person's (male and female) legs; the crotch, the groin, the area where reproduction and the removal of bodily wastes occurs.


Sounds about right..

(source: urbandictionary.com)

Most bike cops here wear leather pants and a textile jacket. You wouldn't see a cop on a bike in a t-shirt here.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CBRfenatic93
Yeah there was no way to tell but given the fancy BMW bike, highly reflective gear, and bikes it was a pretty good guess that this was somewhere in the uk.

Where is the picture from?
They use BMW's, Yamaha's and I've seen a few (older) Honda bikes. I think most new bikes will be BMW and/or Yamaha.

The Netherlands.
 

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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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All of the photo data on those cops make it appear to be a German pic.

the reason they don't gear up around here, is that it makes it hard to text and drive:

 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by adrenalnjunky
All of the photo data on those cops make it appear to be a German pic.

the reason they don't gear up around here, is that it makes it hard to text and drive:

I don't even know what the German force looks like but the pic I showed were definitely Dutch officers.

He was probably checking his Facebook profile.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by UnderAssumedName
I think i found my next paint job!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 03:22 PM
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Round here there's no official policy as far as I can see.

Some cops on harleys, some on cruisers, a couple on goldwings.

All of em have one of the "Convertible" helmets that folds up over the face, and down into a full face. They all visibly wear standard issue pants, but when I asked one who pulled me over they said they wear armor under them. I've seen a few in a blue mesh jacket with the PD logo on the back, but I don't know if it's a standard item or if someone got them made.

I remember in the past they didn't wear any gear, but a couple years back they lost an officer when he went down in some gravel without a helmet.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by UnderAssumedName
I don't even know what the German force looks like but the pic I showed were definitely Dutch officers.

He was probably checking his Facebook profile.
I was gonna guess Swiss. Something about them screams Swiss police.

But it honestly amazes me that they don't wear at least mesh. Every once in a while I have seen a moto cop in black leather jacket. But most times, it's uniform shirts with dead bugs falling out of their mustaches.

I mean honestly, given the known pain of a bulletproof vest getting tested the bad way you'd think they'd want any extra padding for that situation.
 
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