Do police emblems and lights decrease bike value?
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Do police emblems and lights decrease bike value?
I have police emblems on fuel tank, police seat, siren and working police lights. Police lights look clear until turned on.
I already bought PPG Luxury blue OEM paint to paint saddle bags in the same color. I was trying to keep original paint to save police emblems. Sooner or later all bikes get sold, do I decrease value of my bike by keeping police emblems, siren and lights?
I like all that police equipment, what about other people?
I believe it is OK to have police lights if you don't turn them on. Siren can be a good substitute for horn.
With bright red "Honda" jacket on you definitely cannot impersonate police officer.
I already bought PPG Luxury blue OEM paint to paint saddle bags in the same color. I was trying to keep original paint to save police emblems. Sooner or later all bikes get sold, do I decrease value of my bike by keeping police emblems, siren and lights?
I like all that police equipment, what about other people?
I believe it is OK to have police lights if you don't turn them on. Siren can be a good substitute for horn.
With bright red "Honda" jacket on you definitely cannot impersonate police officer.
Last edited by 13RoadKing; Mar 10, 2017 at 02:28 PM.
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Talk about a real bad idea. How many cops are getting shot lately, just because they are cops. They get paid for what they do. You want to put a target on your bike for free? I'm a retired cop, shot twice. I did not enjoy it and sure ain't gonna get shot for free. Someone with an outstanding warrant sees you behind them and asks himself: "Do I really want to go back to jail or do I just use my car to take this guy out?" If a cop pulls you over for some mickey mouse reason is he gonna ask himself: "Do I give this guy a pass or do I cite him because I think he's a dip ****?" If you wanna have a police bike join the police and they'll give you not only a bike but a bullet proof vest. If you wanna do a real fun impersonation, paint a death's head on your gas tank and ride around.
I guess I am missing the point. Unless you are active or retired LEO, and still a Licensed Peace Officer doing escorts - WHAT'S the POINT.
Along with what Mas107 stated, you also won't be ignored by real LEO when you cross state lines.
Along with what Mas107 stated, you also won't be ignored by real LEO when you cross state lines.
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I was giving serious thought to joining my city's Volunteer Senior Patrol. They do stuff that doesn't involve arrests, and are unarmed. They drive in a fully equipped and marked City Police car, except it has big letters that say 'Volunteer'. But, with all the crap POS shooting cops for no cause, there is no way I want to drive around in a marked police car, without a gun and protective vest.
Anyhow, if the bike came with the police stuff, and never saw police duty, it will be worth what a civilian police version sells for. And it probably has a limited market.
Anyhow, if the bike came with the police stuff, and never saw police duty, it will be worth what a civilian police version sells for. And it probably has a limited market.
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FLorida has an interesting take on impersonating a police office. If you look like one and act like one, you are violating the law. Well, on a bike that explicitly looks like a police vehicle, it may not matter what you are wearing (detectives, for example, generally are not in uniform). Personally, I would not ride around on a police vehicle.
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5 minutes on Google says even having blue lights on the bike is illegal, even if they are not in use.
http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Op...256729004DD22B
1. Section 843.081(2), Florida Statutes, prohibits the presence of blue lights on any nongovernmentally owned vehicle, regardless of whether the blue lights are actually in use.
http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Op...256729004DD22B
1. Section 843.081(2), Florida Statutes, prohibits the presence of blue lights on any nongovernmentally owned vehicle, regardless of whether the blue lights are actually in use.
