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[PaulG]

This is a video of the winning rider at the San Diego Motor Officers Assoc. Competition back in 2012. If I could be 1/2 as good as that...

[ribbert]

This is a video of the winning rider ..

Yeah, pretty cool Paul. Taking nothing from the rider, the BMW "P" bikes have a lower 1st gear which makes them a good choice for that sort of event.
What are American police doing riding BMW's anyway?

Noel

[Pat Conlon]

.....What are American police doing riding BMW's anyway?

You didn’t expect them to ride Harleys did you? 
The police in the city I worked for rode BMW’s for about a year. We had a small fleet of 8 bikes. 6 were used daily, 2 shifts, 16 hours, and 2 were held in service reserve. We ended up selling all of them after a year due to recurring transmission and ring/pinion failures.
The cops then went to the Honda ST1300’s which proved very durable.

However, they did say that they missed the BMW’s agility.

[giantkiller]

 Of course they still ride Hardly Dangerous bikes in Wisconsin. With them being from Wisconsin.

[ribbert]

.....However, they did say that they missed the BMW’s agility.

Yep, that’s what sets them apart from the FJR’s, GTR’s, ST's etc. I figure agility is more use in the real world than straight line power.

But, I’ll tell you what they’re not as nimble and flickable as….a tweaked FJ!

Noel