Fritzc
12-04-2004, 03:21 PM
My dealer has a couple of CHIPS California Highway Patrol bikes for sale.
Any thoughts about them? They are both 1000 or 1150 oilheads with typical skinny police saddlebags, painted black and whiite (Ugh) and both have 60 K miles on them. One is a 2000 model for $5900 and the other is 2002 model for $8900 also with 60 K miles on odometer. My guess is that they have received regular service and maintenance and mostly freeway cruising experience. Questions might be: Do police officers leave bike idling while stopped and could this be a problem, idling on a sidestand for 10-20 minutes at a time? Another question is individual rider's habits, riding clutch or brake in heavy traffic conditions? I've seen police demo rides where the bike is pretty severely abused especially in slow traffic and controlling traffic situations. Considering making an offer on the 2000 model. Whaddya think?
Thanks in advance.
Any thoughts about them? They are both 1000 or 1150 oilheads with typical skinny police saddlebags, painted black and whiite (Ugh) and both have 60 K miles on them. One is a 2000 model for $5900 and the other is 2002 model for $8900 also with 60 K miles on odometer. My guess is that they have received regular service and maintenance and mostly freeway cruising experience. Questions might be: Do police officers leave bike idling while stopped and could this be a problem, idling on a sidestand for 10-20 minutes at a time? Another question is individual rider's habits, riding clutch or brake in heavy traffic conditions? I've seen police demo rides where the bike is pretty severely abused especially in slow traffic and controlling traffic situations. Considering making an offer on the 2000 model. Whaddya think?
Thanks in advance.