Curse you Ted DuPuis!!!

Don' cha like how the guy driving the Camaro at the start doesn't pull over for the cops with the lights flashing and sirens blaring?
 
Tim, if you have THAT song in your head - well, all I can say is, you are seriously in trouble... I suggest a couple of hours in an open cockpit Waco or Stearman without a headset... I guarantee that song will be gone...

denny-o
 
:rofl:

I should provide some background info.

One of the five motorcycles in my garage is a Kawasaki KZ1000P (P = police) which is the same model as what was used in the CHiPs TV show. I posted something on Facebook about having the CHiPs theme stuck in my head. And, well, Tim was foolish enough to check my Facebook. :)
 
Jaybird180 said:
Do M/C cops wear protective gear nowadays?
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Nope. Not yet.

Rumor has it a few wear slightly more than they use to (buy your own, dept won't pay for it) however I have yet to see anything more protective than what was on that old tv show unless you count bullet proof vests which won't solve the primary problem during a crash.
 
I've not seen it, either. 3/4 full helmets at best. And in New York, most of them ride Harleys - a downgrade from the KZ1000P as far as performance and handling.

I'm a stickler for gear.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
I've not seen it, either. 3/4 full helmets at best. And in New York, most of them ride Harleys - a downgrade from the KZ1000P as far as performance and handling.
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Our guys wear 3/4 helmets, but at least have reinforced leather jackets and abrasion resistant uniform pants with hard knee pads (don't know what they're made of, but they cost $200/pair).

And last month we switched from Harleys to BMWs :cornut:
 
Here's a shot of one of our Harleys, with my Mobile Command Center in the background.
I can't find a shot of the Beemers anywhere.
Link to photo
 
PilotAlan said:
Our guys wear 3/4 helmets, but at least have reinforced leather jackets and abrasion resistant uniform pants with hard knee pads (don't know what they're made of, but they cost $200/pair).

And last month we switched from Harleys to BMWs :cornut:
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Right, but then once summer hits, I see a lot of the cops wearing short-sleeve shirts and pants (think Erik Estrada).

The BMWs are a step in the right direction for sure. I really like the KZ1000Ps. Just nice bikes.
 
I don't even know what the theme is, which is quite nice, because it can't get into my head.
 
The Sac Arrow has a Kawasaki Concours 1400 in his stable, which is the modern version of Ted's bike. CHP is switching to these.
 
Sac Arrow said:
The Sac Arrow has a Kawasaki Concours 1400 in his stable, which is the modern version of Ted's bike. CHP is switching to these.
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Actually, the bike belongs to a friend of mine who keeps it and a Yamaha Seca II in my garage. I just get to ride them and fix them.

I've heard really good things about the Concours. Maybe in 20 years I'll tell my friend to buy one of them.
 
jesse said:
I don't even know what the theme is, which is quite nice, because it can't get into my head.
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I don't know what the theme is either and I'm not clicking on the link!

Although I'm plenty old enough to recall this show being on TV I don't think I ever watched it.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
I've heard really good things about the Concours. Maybe in 20 years I'll tell my friend to buy one of them.
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I owned one for many years. It's basically a Ninja 1000 with shaft drive, tuned for torque, a taller fairing, upright seating position, and much more comfortable seats and pegs.

It was without doubt the best bike I ever owned. The most fun to ride. You can sit up and cruise, or take off the bags, lean forward and carve the curves.
 
PilotAlan said:
I owned one for many years. It's basically a Ninja 1000 with shaft drive, tuned for torque, a taller fairing, upright seating position, and much more comfortable seats and pegs.

It was without doubt the best bike I ever owned. The most fun to ride. You can sit up and cruise, or take off the bags, lean forward and carve the curves.
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The newer ones are 1400cc, electric windshield, heated grips, traction control, abs, etc.
 
I just got back from riding that motorcycle. On the ride out, I was singing the theme in my head. On the way back, I was just listening to the engine and transmission sing to me. Ahh, I love these bikes.
 
Do do da do doooooo
Do dada do da da do dooooo
 
ScottM said:
If it is so cold as to need heated grips I would not want to ride.
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You know, winter riding is one of the biggest misconceptions out there if you have proper gear. When I was going to college in Indiana, I rode my KZ700 and Bandit 1200 in the spring, summer, fall, and winter. Most of it was in the winter, since Indiana has winter about 5 months out of the year, and I was only at school 9 months out of the year.

Yes, it was cold outside. But I bought good winter gear. I put it on before I got on the bike in the house, and it was house temperature. So I got on the bike and was already warm. I rode around, I stayed warm. Maybe not quite as warm as I could be in my car, but in my car I would have to wait for it to warm up, and I was mostly using the bike for around town stuff.

The only thing that I'd really need to watch out for was ice.
 
Want to get that song out of your head. Only way way assured to do it -

"In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight...."

:)
 
ScottM said:
If it is so cold as to need heated grips I would not want to ride.
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Then you never go anywhere. Ive used them many of times in the middle of the summer on long trips where the weather just isn't ideal but you need to get home anyways.

They're useful even in the 60s because you can wear very thin gloves that give you good control without getting cold.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
You know, winter riding is one of the biggest misconceptions out there if you have proper gear. When I was going to college in Indiana, I rode my KZ700 and Bandit 1200 in the spring, summer, fall, and winter. Most of it was in the winter, since Indiana has winter about 5 months out of the year, and I was only at school 9 months out of the year.

Yes, it was cold outside. But I bought good winter gear. I put it on before I got on the bike in the house, and it was house temperature. So I got on the bike and was already warm. I rode around, I stayed warm. Maybe not quite as warm as I could be in my car, but in my car I would have to wait for it to warm up, and I was mostly using the bike for around town stuff.

The only thing that I'd really need to watch out for was ice.
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A friend of mine in B school used to bike to class, about 6-7 miles, in winter, in Hanover NH. Not motorcycle. Mountain bike. Then again, he helped defray college costs by running trap lines in Montana. Army Ranger. Tough guy. Harvard grad, if you can believe it.
 
jesse said:
The newer ones are 1400cc, electric windshield, heated grips, traction control, abs, etc.
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Yeah all that. It's more or less a detuned version of the ZX14, which is Kawasaki's answer to the Suzuki Hayabusa. But it actually has a better motor - variable valve timing, which gives it a lot of low end grunt.

It's hard to move around in the garage as it's a big heavy bike with a high center of gravity, but once you get moving, it feels like any liter class sportbike.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I would hope my bretheren could be a Harvard grad.
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Sure. It's just that Harvard isn't too keen on Army types. Plus there aren't too many running around the Yahd who paid for college with animal pelts. That's what made his alma mater seem so odd.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Yeah all that. It's more or less a detuned version of the ZX14, which is Kawasaki's answer to the Suzuki Hayabusa. But it actually has a better motor - variable valve timing, which gives it a lot of low end grunt.

It's hard to move around in the garage as it's a big heavy bike with a high center of gravity, but once you get moving, it feels like any liter class sportbike.
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I'll probably be buying one sometime soon. Working on getting all the Bandit's squawks resolved so that I can sell it. Will also sell one of my other vehicles.

How is the seat comfort?
 
jesse said:
I'll probably be buying one sometime soon. Working on getting all the Bandit's squawks resolved so that I can sell it. Will also sell one of my other vehicles.

How is the seat comfort?
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People complain about it, but I'm okay with the seat. My throttle hand hurts worse than my ass after a really long ride.
 
I'm bike shopping is spring and a bit conflicted about which way to go. I'm a rice burner sport bike guy but all my riding buddies are now into cross county trips on their Goldwings. I'm looking at Honda ST1300, BMW K1300GT, or if I wait long enough, a K1600GT. I just can't bring myself to ride a Winabago on 2 wheels.
 
PittsDriver said:
I'm bike shopping is spring and a bit conflicted about which way to go. I'm a rice burner sport bike guy but all my riding buddies are now into cross county trips on their Goldwings. I'm looking at Honda ST1300, BMW K1300GT, or if I wait long enough, a K1600GT. I just can't bring myself to ride a Winabago on 2 wheels.
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All depends on what you want to do. The Goldwings are very comfy, and the new ones are surprisingly sporty. That said, the Concours or FJR1300 provide a sportier riding experience.

I've really been enjoying the KZ1000P. Sporty, makes all the right noises, but comfy.
 
PittsDriver said:
I'm bike shopping is spring and a bit conflicted about which way to go. I'm a rice burner sport bike guy but all my riding buddies are now into cross county trips on their Goldwings. I'm looking at Honda ST1300, BMW K1300GT, or if I wait long enough, a K1600GT. I just can't bring myself to ride a Winabago on 2 wheels.
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How about a VFR1200F? Less porky than the ST, FJR, etc.
 
Trapper John said:
How about a VFR1200F? Less porky than the ST, FJR, etc.
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I don't really like the way the new VFRs look or sit on. I loved the VFR800i that I had, but that was more on the sporty side.
 
ScottM said:
If it is so cold as to need heated grips I would not want to ride.
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I joked with a guy a big Kawa(?) that at least I have a heater in the convertible, and he showed me that he has one, too! (It looked like a finned manifold that was part of the water cooling as in car.) Is that typical?
 
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