I live in a small town ...25k...and we had one many years ago but he wasn't on a Harley.

BUT we do have a cop that rides a blue Street Glide. He waves, he'll talk to you like any rider would but you'd never know what he did if never saw him on his bike, with his uniform on.

 

I've been back — lived here for 13 years before — from LA for about six months, and this was the first one I've seen...

 

Depends where I ride. Some parts outside of my cave they ride Harley, some BMW. Buddy and I were at a dealership today and a couple LEO's were checking out a Breakout. I took a CVO for a test ride once and couldn't stand how it cornered. I expressed my opinion along with the thought that perhaps there is a learning curve? Beautiful bike nonetheless. Reckon I would get the ride down soon enough.

Oh, guess I got off topic. Sorry....

 

around here it seems they are mostly still on H-Ds, but I see more and more departments switching to BMWs

 

I rode cop Harleys for 12 out of my 14 years on motors. The first 2 years was on a KZ1000P.
CHP currently rides HD after a 14 year contract with BMW. Many of those BMW's went 125,000 or more before retirement. CHP had a $2500 rule on the hi-mileage BMW's. Needed more than $2500 in repairs? Stripped and sold.
The Harley's needed a cam change before CHP would accept them in the bid through Oakland HD, I think it was a SE-255.
BTW, a CHP motor was killed chasing a bad guy in South Sacramento a few days ago. I worked with the officers father.
http://ktla.com/2017/02/23/chp-motor...ellow-officer/

 

In 78 I was day dreaming down a Oakland cal interstate on my Sporty, had a CHP on a Flat Head fly by me wide open, startled the crap out of me. Good Times!

 

Speaking of cop bikes, has anyone ever seen a Sportster police edition? I never have..except in photos.

 

City of Seattle switched from Harley to Honda in the late '60's. Seattle went back to Harley about 10 years ago, and has some Honda's in the mix as well now. I talked to a Seattle motor officer a few months ago who was testing a Honda, but he didn't like them at all. I bought an ex Seattle pan head in '78, the last of the old batch. Still had the foot operated siren, but the guts were removed.

 

Those friction sirens were cool, only worked if the bike was moving.

 

Gainesville PD as well UF and FSU ride harleys, was behind one today.