Gujarat cops to get 20 imported superbikes

[third eye]

Waste of money ..

Gujarat cops to get 20 imported superbikes - The Times of India

AHMEDABAD: The technical committee of Gujarat police has submitted its report to the DGP's office recommending purchase of 20 imported super bikes for Gujarat Police. Senior police officials in Gandhinagar said out of 20, seven Harley Davidson bikes of 750 to 1000 cc are likely to be procured before the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January.

Senior police officials said the super bikes will mainly be used for piloting VIPs and chasing down runaways. "Trainers from the respective bike companies will coach a group of riders selected from Gujarat police for the super bikes," added a senior police official. More than 100 bikes of 220 cc were procured by Gujarat police in 2013 and had formed a Hawk squad to chase criminals. However there were incidents in which some of the untrained drivers were not able to handle bikes at high speeds while chasing criminals.Police sources said, "We could have procured more bikes before Vibrant Gujarat Summit but two companies out of the three said they would not be able to meet the deadline to fix special accessories and Gujarat police logo." "Hence only seven from Harley Davidson are likely to be procured before Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Other bikes will be procured later on," the sources added.

Sources in the Police Bhavan in Gandhinagar said technical committee had reviewed super bikes of four companies, Harley Davidson, BMW, Hyo Sung a bike manufactured by a South Korean Company and Triumph, a bike made by a British company. "The price range of BMW was high and hence we zeroed in on Harley Davidson for now. For the next lot we could take into consideration super bikes of other companies as suggested by the Technical committee," said police officials.

 

[third eye]

The Street 750 is Harley-Davidson's cheapest offering in India with a price tag of Rs. 4.1 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), while the SuperLow is priced at Rs. 5.71 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). While the Street 750 is powered by the company's liquid-cooled V-Twin engine that develops 47bhp and 60Nm, and comes mated to a 6-speed transmission. The SuperLow, on the other hand, gets an air-cooled 883cc Evolution engine that puts out about 50bhp and 69Nm.

 

[Screambowl]

arre bc.. Thulle on Harley

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Waste of public money - Royal Enfield could have worked - here in UP - police officers are given Bajaj Pulsar and Yamaha FZ - they are more than enough for paroling for the "super cops".

 

[The Huskar]

Are they expecting John Abraham and his gang to raid Surat banks?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Sheer waste of money.

 

[Levina]

Sheer waste of money.

Right!!!
Rs 4.1 lakh for each bike is too much.
Though they do have high resale values and many countries do use Harley davidson bikes for their police ,but I guess this change should have been brought about in Delhi where the crime rate is much higher.

 

[itachiii]

gujarat mght be a rch state.. bt surely not rich enough to use harley davidson bikes...

 

[third eye]

The state Govt appears to be splurging needlessly.

 

[Jaanbaz]

Do they really need these? seems like waste of money. Nice bikes though.

Here is what Police bikers use in the UK.

BMW R1200RT

 

[SpArK]

Show off ?????//

 

[XenoEnsi-14]

Do they really need these? seems like waste of money. Nice bikes though.

Here is what Police bikers use in the UK.

BMW R1200RT

I still see silver paint on that motorbike.

Is all that really necessary?

 

[ashok321]

The state Govt appears to be splurging needlessly.

What about nation splurging with 20 billion on Rafale?

 

[doppelganger]

Most toxic choice. No doubt by a wannabe who has just heard of the "cool" American brand with zero idea of what's needed on the road.

I would first of all make sure that police bikers are young, well trained, have big balls (@mods - testicles .... if balls is against forum rules), and are properly geared.

Then give them light and fast bikes with none of that bull crap plastic stuff all around. Bajaj make value for money bikes. And owners are gujju too.

 

[Jaanbaz]

I still see silver paint on that motorbike.

Is all that really necessary?

They are very useful in London and other large cities. They can respond quicker and be on scene in 10-15 minutes earlier then a Police van getting stuck in London's traffic.