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.

 

Is it even legal to have police lights and siren on a non-police vehicle?

 

You can have them all day long, as long as they aren't turned on!

 

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.

 

Because I'm not a cop, I'd take them off. I wouldn't want to be "posing" as something/someone I'm not.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Back to value - in our area they are cheaper than regular production bikes.

My son just got this one.


Probably won't be mistaken for LEO now.

 

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.