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I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:34 pm
by Jamz
Feck me! and I thought the Warwickshire SP-1 was unfair!

Check this out:

http://www.bikersoracle.com/vfr/forum/a ... ntid=49449

Yup - ZZR1400 :smt009

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:37 pm
by RedexRobB
:lol:

But does it handle? With one of those bike coppers on board im sure it bloody well does!

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:13 pm
by Northern ANdy
why hasn't it got any aerials?

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:53 am
by zxr_oli
is it actually a police bike, or is it just a bike with some stickers?

why isnt the police writen on the screen writen backwards? :smt001

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:36 am
by superman
it more than likely is real cos its illegal to replicate a police vehicle im sure.

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:58 am
by zxr_oli

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:36 pm
by Jamz
It seems to be more of a publicity thing rather than an active service vehicle - the same as I suspected about the marked SP-1 that pulled into The Waterman one night!

I suppose any offlicer on/in a marked vehicle has powers to pull you over, though?

As for ariels - I would have thought technology would be very much more advanced than requiring huge CB-type ariels anymore? I mean, mobile phones don't have them anymore, and so I'm sure the same kind of arial could be fitted in or around the fairing in a concealed way?

I certainly don't rely on that as a visual sign when looking for unmarked cars anymore, anyway...

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:22 pm
by mycallsevern
See below i posted this accidentally.

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:24 pm
by mycallsevern
Jamz wrote: I certainly don't rely on that as a visual sign when looking for unmarked cars anymore, anyway...

Unmarkeds don't have ariels on any more but they do have the fuel type written above the fuel filler flap, so the silly piggies know what to put in it, although I think any one who can't tell if the car they are driving is a petrol or a diesel shouldn't be allowed in a car any way. :smt009

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:32 pm
by deviant
i doubt police bikes have fuel type written on them. not many diesel bikes around.

and on the subject of "silly piggies". Most hire cars, minibuses, etc, etc also have fuel type above the filler. all cars that people will get into and drive from driving different cars.

Re: I Feel Sorry For You Cumbrian Riders...

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:43 pm
by mycallsevern
That is very true, but I would rather be causious around all cars with the fuel type written on it than have to spend more time down the local magistrates trying to explain why "it wasn't that dangerous" :smt003

After all better safe than sorry.