State Police using RT's

[CyncySpyder]

After some research, the $40K for cop farkles sounds about right

Last year, while Teddy had me researching for a weatherproof monitor to replace the one that died, we stumbled onto a site that makes the weatherproof gear for motorcycle cops all over the world. One system on the low end was right around $6 grand :yikes: but I have to admit, it came with some AWESOME toys, like nightvision & FLEIR:clap: granted, overkill for your average ryder, but still had me drooling so yeah, add in lights, painting and other high end farkles cops would need & you can get to $40K pretty easily:shocked:

 

[SllimG]

Can't imagine an agency putting night vision or FLIR on a bike. That would be a total misapplication of resources IMHO. Maybe I am just old school. I believe in accountibility for every expenditure of taxpayer money. If they spent 40k on equipment for each RT, someone needs to be asking some questions.

 

[bertmc]

DUI Control?

What I am curious about is how well they hold up to police work. Most spyder owners don't run 8 hours a day, 5 days a week with frequent hard accelleration and fast stops. A good traffic officer chases down 30 to 40 speeding cars a day. There is also a lot of engine idling time; while running radar, writing citations, working accidents, etc.


This should give BRP some good "hard use" evaluations to base improvements on.

I'm glad for the official exposure that this will give to the Spyder community. But I'm not sure I understand how a Spyder will improve DUI control--can they sneak up on a drunk driver easier? Will the drunk see four wheels and a big spider image coming at him and give up in fright? And when he gets the DTs during withdrawal, will he feel Spyders crawling on his skin?

 

[eddieshep999]

:shocked:

I have SO got to get caught up!

Bob with a Police Officer behind you the last thing you want is to be caught up!:yikes:
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[pickelhead]

It will make DUI arrests easier. The officer just asks the potential drunk how many tires his bike has and bingo they fail the test. What a way to make revenue, er I mean make the roads safer, because it's all about safety isn't it? :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

Is it true that Spyders have governors that max out at 120 mph?

I had a guy tell me they'll do 160 if you take the governor off. If that's true then you can bet the police Spyders come with no governor.

:shocked: :hun: They only have rev limiters to protect the guts of the engines... No truth to that statement at all!

 

[SPYD3R]

40K

$40,000 for lights, camera, etc. sounds like somebody is wasting TAX PAYER funds....

 

[Bob Denman]

They would NEVER waste Taxpayer funds in such an irresponsible manner! The Government does all that it can to count each and every penny in order to assure all of us that it's working hard for our best financial interests...

Now... Let's talk about that bridge that you're gonna buy!

 

[frank3]

Is it true that Spyders have governors that max out at 120 mph?

I had a guy tell me they'll do 160 if you take the governor off. If that's true then you can bet the police Spyders come with no governor.

I'd say 120 without a govenor would be closer to the truth, provided you're going down hill with a tail wind. My 2010 RT can barely get to 100 on a long level run. It's a BIG barn door.

 

[scooterexpress]

i've had mine to 110 with 2up.

 

[steve635]

I find it amusing how many people assume a waste of taxpayer money (although a likely possibility), but also assume the writer was correct. In 30 years of firefighting not once did I ever respond to an incident of which there was a 100% correct account written.
And most often the most easily verified items were the ones that were incorrect.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Toilet seats DO cost $600??? :roflblack::roflblack: :joke::joke::joke::roflblack::roflblack:
It's not the LEOs; it's the duly-elected representatives who have put themselves in this position...

 

[steve635]

:shocked: Toilet seats DO cost $600??? :roflblack::roflblack: :joke::joke::joke::roflblack::roflblack:
It's not the LEOs; it's the duly-elected representatives who have put themselves in this position...

I think you misunderstood me, I totally concur, the spending habits of government are self evident. The point was that the press is as accurate as the government is thrifty.

 

[Bob Ledford]

Positive News

This a very good thing for BRP i hope they don't need any turn signal switches or gas odors fixed. Hopefully it won't get to hot for their feet. They should work out fine for them Hopefully some of their officer drivers will post news items.

 

[Bob Denman]

I think you misunderstood me, I totally concur, the spending habits of government are self evident. The point was that the press is as accurate as the government is thrifty.

I did :shocked:, And I apologize... You DID have it nailed! :thumbup:

 

[Daisyjoe]

Anybody want to make a small wager as to how long it will be before we see an article concerning the accident involving one of these Spyder cop machines?? JUST A MATTER OF TIME :yikes:

 

[james danny]

this clip was 2011 and did it work

 

[Desert Spyder]

The article didn't say where the money came from but with maybe six bikes I suspect a grant was involved. Most municipalities simply don't have the funding to blow $65000 on a bike whose main application is for DUI patrol. I don't know anything about WV but for those familiar with the area is the Spyder the best vehicle for this?

 

[Bob Denman]

Perhaps they were thinking about lower fuel and maintenance costs? :dontknow:

 

[Cavman]

I remember when Pigeon Mountain Industries was at their first equipment show in Las Vegas for Firefighters Equipment. They had their ropes on display but they weren't taking any orders. They wondered why? They had their ropes advertised for 75¢ a foot.
So Steve the owner, started walking around. He saw that all the other rope manufactors had their rope priced at $1.50 a foot.
So, they doubled the price of their rope to $1.50 per foot and started taking orders. :yes:
There was a perception that their ropes had to be of poor quality, being priced so low. :banghead:

At the time, cavers would pay less than .40¢ a foot for the same 7/16" caving rope. :thumbup:

So, the firefighting people could have bought the same amount of rope for half, but didn't.
That's how toilet seats and other equipment gets over priced and we the tax payers get ripped off!