Cops can use Imported Bikes assembled from parts?

Steeroid · 14th January 2009, 16:30

I read this article today on new bikes for the Cochin Traffic Police and was appalled at the last paragraph which seems to suggest that the bikes are imported but assembled from parts.

All this is funded from the MP's discretionary fund!

So the law can break the law?

Read more here:

?Street Hawks? for patrolling in Kochi

sammyboy · 14th January 2009, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

I read this article today on new bikes for the Cochin Traffic Police and was appalled at the last paragraph which seems to suggest that the bikes are imported but assembled from parts.

All this is funded from the MP's discretionary fund!

So the law can break the law?

Read more here:

?Street Hawks? for patrolling in Kochi

Steer there is another interesting piece of news on that site

Collector bans illegal motor racing

"The use of motor cycles and scooters above 350 cc along this stretch has been banned between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. If anybody is found violating it, the vehicle would be seized and legal measures would be initiated as per the Motor Vehicles Act and Indian Penal Code."

jkdas · 14th January 2009, 17:29

Maybe its the new Twin Spark with imported lights,alarm and silencer

Digital Vampire · 14th January 2009, 17:57

Superbikes for 1.25 lacs? Thats gonna be a contraption based on the bling bling lump of pig-iron for sure...lol

Expect a lawsuit from German Police soon for disgracing them.

narayan · 14th January 2009, 17:57

I hope the fuel tank is modified to accomodate the huge belly of our cops

benbsb29 · 14th January 2009, 18:21

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“I noticed the bikes used by German police during my visit to that country a few years back.
Providing such vehicles will be an added advantage for the Kochi Police,” said K V Thomas.

Thomas probably didnt notice they have good roads as well in Germany. Imagine if he thought of bringing home a road!

Sankar · 14th January 2009, 18:48

Good part is probably few years down the line we can buy those bikes, provided if they're any good, when they auction it. Like they did with those RD350s.

Or

After sometime one by one each of those would be retired from service due to some lame excuse like "unavailability of spare parts".

YamahaBoy · 15th January 2009, 01:45

Really Good as long as the Cops retire or the vehicle retires fine by me as long as we are able to get the vehicles in our hands

cheers:

prabhuav · 15th January 2009, 12:07

I think these will be add ons to an existing Indian bike. Current equipment levels are sad - to say the least. At the very least it should have decent communication and signalling equipment.

sammyboy · 15th January 2009, 13:16

I hope they are taught the rules of riding and asked to follow them before enforcing them, it might actually help.

Brutus · 15th January 2009, 13:19

You know what, when the haryana police were using RD350's for patroling duties long time back, they did have great,fast bikes for sure, with the govt' funding the parts and all, but nobody to fund the fuel for the bikes. So ultimately they turned to police show bikes, and finally landed up with people likw us. I have seen haryana auctioned bikes starting from chassis serial no. 874(which suggests its a 84) to 9670(about 88-89), so that was quite a long delivery period, so i wonder how many of them they finally got. But all this time, they never even once thought they are short of fuel to run them in the first place. i have seen 14 black,brand new condition bikes auctioned by karnal police in 2004.
Bikram

cfnamic · 19th January 2009, 06:56

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I hope the fuel tank is modified to accomodate the huge belly of our cop

thats a good point and I agree to that, mabbe we also might get to see those bikes parked in front of small tea shops. :

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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Cops can use Imported Bikes assembled from parts? I read this article today on new bikes for the Cochin Traffic Police and was appalled at the last paragraph which seems to suggest that the bikes are imported but assembled from parts. All this is funded from the MP's discretionary fund! So the law can break the law? Read more here: ?Street Hawks? for patrolling in Kochi
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Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	Good part is probably few years down the line we can buy those bikes, provided if they're any good, when they auction it. Like they did with those RD350s. Or After sometime one by one each of those would be retired from service due to some lame excuse like "unavailability of spare parts".
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YamahaBoy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Permanent: Palghat, Kerala Posts: 68 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Really Good as long as the Cops retire or the vehicle retires fine by me as long as we are able to get the vehicles in our hands cheers:
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prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 672 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	I think these will be add ons to an existing Indian bike. Current equipment levels are sad - to say the least. At the very least it should have decent communication and signalling equipment.
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sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	I hope they are taught the rules of riding and asked to follow them before enforcing them, it might actually help.
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Brutus BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 376 Thanked: 69 Times	You know what, when the haryana police were using RD350's for patroling duties long time back, they did have great,fast bikes for sure, with the govt' funding the parts and all, but nobody to fund the fuel for the bikes. So ultimately they turned to police show bikes, and finally landed up with people likw us. I have seen haryana auctioned bikes starting from chassis serial no. 874(which suggests its a 84) to 9670(about 88-89), so that was quite a long delivery period, so i wonder how many of them they finally got. But all this time, they never even once thought they are short of fuel to run them in the first place. i have seen 14 black,brand new condition bikes auctioned by karnal police in 2004. Bikram
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