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Victory Police Bike!

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Corpus Christi PD recently bought 10 for their motorcycle cops. According to the salesman, the guys that had beemers don't appreciate the change.
 
“Every Victory police motorcycle comes with a full-length skidplate,” he told Tuscon’s KOLD news. “If I’m an officer and I’m being shot at, I can lay the bike down on its side. The bike and the skidplate will protect my torso.”

That's some imaginative marketing!
 
Meriden said:
“Every Victory police motorcycle comes with a full-length skidplate,” he told Tuscon’s KOLD news. “If I’m an officer and I’m being shot at, I can lay the bike down on its side. The bike and the skidplate will protect my torso.”

That's some imaginative marketing!
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Does seem far fetched at first but if you think more it's really not. SOP for officers to use their squad car as a shield so this follows along that line. With the crash bars creating a 34 degree lean that would be a significant pocket area to lay down and gain cover.

I do question the all black scheme and an air cooled bike for AZ summers though. Not a problem when rolling but LEO like to idle their vehicles a good bit. I'll be in Marana next month and keep my eyes peeled for one and my phone camera ready.

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I'm not sure about the Victory, but an option for the Harley bikes is a secondary battery (Li, I think) to run the flashers and radio with the bike off. Obviously not as great as just running the bike, but, there it is.
 
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