Cop Top Speed

[Guzzirider]

  I think around here, you only have to demonstrate that you are related to the local sheriff and you get the keys to a  5.7 liter Ford Crown Victoria.

  John

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Do they have a sausage dog on the passenger seat like Roscoe P Coltrane???

 

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Do they have a sausage dog on the passenger seat like Roscoe P Coltrane???

 

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Guzzirider, please don't make me spew my drink onto my keyboard. mkay?

[Guzzirider]

Guzzirider, please don't make me spew my drink onto my keyboard.  mkay?

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I'll do my best but no promises mate!

 

[Orson]

Martin Barrett:  The capabilities of the UK police bike and car pilots is approaching legendary, even here.  Have heard many tales of crazy sport bikes run down by Pan-Europeans with officers sitting bolt upright and only one hand on the bars--other hand waving offenders to the side of the road.  Hugely impressive.

  Have you recieved any of this training? 

    John

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One of my best memories from attending the Isle of Man in 2002 was the morning I woke up at the crack of dawn to take in a quick lap of the TT circuit before the crowds woke up. As I was nearing the village of Kirk Michael, I spotted a lone headlight in my mirror. I thought to myself, one of the crazies must have woken up early. Soon enough, he blasted past me. It was a police officer on a Pan European. It was too early for any criminals to be out and about so, all I could figure was that, he was out enjoying a lap of the course just as I was

[Orson]

I read about this exchange overheard on a police scanner during Daytona Bike Week about 20 years ago.

 

Squad car: Come in base. I've just clocked a bike doing 165 mph.

 

Base: Roger that. Are you in pursuit?

 

(moment of silence)

 

Squad car: Are you kidding me?

 

Obviously someone out fine tuning his TZ 750 before the big race