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Tag: Kawasaki
Vehicle Ops
Additional Kawasaki Motorcycles Recalled
In its initial notice, Kawasaki recalled 268 cycles in the 2009-2012 model years. A second recall filed Aug. 16 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 57 cycles in the 2012 and 2013 model years.
September 3, 2013
Vehicles
Michigan State Police To Test 2013 Patrol Vehicles
The Michigan State Police will test 19 law enforcement vehicles later this month slated for release by automotive and motorcycle manufacturers for the 2013 model year.
September 2, 2012
Vehicles
Kawasaki Shelves Concours 14P Motorcycle
Kawasaki Motors Corp. has suspended its Concours 14P police motorcycle program, after determining that dealer modifications were causing a blown main fuse, increasing the risk of a crash.
August 13, 2012
Vehicles
Why Motor Cops Should Wear a Full-Face Helmet
With the crop of quicker, more agile police motorcycles now arriving at law enforcement agencies, you would think helmet progression would be parallel. Agencies have hesitated to adopt advanced helmets such as Shoei's Multitec that are specifically designed for today's cycles.
January 30, 2012
Vehicles
Arizona Troopers Pick Kawasaki for Highway Patrol
The Arizona Department of Public Safety became the third state law enforcement agency in the western United States to adopt Kawasaki's Concours 14P as its primary motor unit.
December 28, 2011
Vehicle Ops
2012 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Motorcycles
Michigan State Police tested new cruisers from Victory Motorcycles—the Commander I and Vision—among the six police motorcycles to be offered in the 2012 model year.
November 10, 2011
Vehicles
Troopers Test New Police Motorcycles In Michigan
This year, the Michigan State Police tested new offerings from Victory Motorcycles—the Commander I and Vision cruisers—among the six police motorcycles to be offered in the 2012 model year. The state police also tested BMW's R1200-RTP, Harley-Davidson's Road King, and H-D's Electra Glide.
October 3, 2011
Vehicles
Beyond the Crown Vic: MSP Tests 19 Vehicles for 2012
For the first time in two decades, Ford's mainstay Crown Vic Police Interceptor will be absent from the track, when the Michigan State Police commence their annual test of law enforcement vehicles in September.
August 11, 2011
Vehicles
Rating the 2011 Police Motorcycles
Emergency vehicle operators with the drivers' training divisions of the LASD and LAPD evaluated the Honda ST1300, Kawasaki Concourse 14, BMW R1200 RT-P, Harley-Davidson Electra Glide and Harley-Davidson Road King. The testing regimen includes a 32-lap high-speed course, vehicle dynamics pursuit evaluation, hard-braking test, and ergonomic review.
May 18, 2011
Vehicles
Arizona Dealer Offers Kawasaki ZG1400 Enforcer
The ZG1400 Enforcer adds "drop bars" to protect the bike during cone-pattern training and cuts back to one battery to power its electronic police gear. The bike arrives with a radio kill switch so an officer can preserve battery life when booking a subject or processing a DUI.
March 9, 2011
Vehicle Ops
2011 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Motorcycles
Kawasaki's Concours 14P ABS motorcycle turned heads when it was relaunched in May (Kawasaki initially introduced it in 2009), and may have generated the most off-line conversations at this year's Michigan State Police vehicle testing.
December 8, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Michigan Vehicle Tests: 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14P
Steve Beaudry of Beaudry MotorSports gives a walkaround tour of the Kawasaki Concours 14P motorcycle at the Michigan State Police's annual vehicle evaluation.
December 8, 2010
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