CampusCop said:
I'm working on a proposal for a police scooter for my agency.
I'm trying to find information on any police agencies that use them.
I understand several agencies on the east coast have them.
Brian,
A letter or fax on your departmental letterhead to the NYPD might also
get you a lot of information. They have more than 300 Piaggio BV200s in
service, and have had a lot of experience with other scooters over the
years as well.
Although of less displacement than the Burgman 400 or 650, the BV200s
have big 16 inch wheels front and rear which can help soak up the bumps
on rough roads and even walking paths better than the 13 or 14 inchers
more common on most scooters.
NYPD modified theirs with larger windscreens, painted them white, added
NYPD decals, etc. With those big tires, this might be the perfect scooter
for a campus patrol bike or any other application that doesn't have
highway riding on a regular basis. (They'll go up to 75MPH, but I wouldn't
do it a lot. My old CH250 was used for every day freeway commuting,
and it was pushing things a bit.)
Here's a photo of a stock BV200:
http://www.piaggiousa.com/pimages/bv_large.jpg
NYPD used Lambrettas back in the '60s, replacing them in the '80s with Yamahas.
http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/images/v ... bretta.gif
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pix/ssb/repnwheels.jpg
They also count the 3-wheeled Cushmans (background) as "scooters,"
but we know better. :wink: