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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2011

Detroit Homicide Sergeant Killed In Motorcycle Wreck

Michael Martell, 42, died at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center on Sunday. He had not been wearing a helmet.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2011

Kustom Signals Announces Winners of Police Motorcycle Competition

Seventeen Kansas and Missouri police agencies attended the event with 32 competitors. In all, 155 people turned out for the first-time event, including Lenexa Mayor Michael Boehm and State Senator Julia Lynn.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonJune 30, 2011

BMW Considers Sport Bike for Police Market

BMW plans to field-test a sport bike now being used by police agencies in Europe as an off-road option for American law enforcement. BMW is currently selling a civilian version of its F800-GS in the United States, and could easily convert it for police use, the company's law enforcement manager tells POLICE Magazine.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonMay 19, 2011

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2011

Washington Troopers Get Honda ST1300 for Highway Enforcement

The Washington State Patrol has begun adopting the Honda ST1300PA motorcycle and shifting away from BMW motorcycles for highway enforcement. There are currently 43 full-time troopers on motorcycles across the state and 12 have just completed the transition.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2011

Customized H-D Fat Boy by Paul Jr. Designs Benefits NLEOMF

A Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle from Paul Jr. Designs customized in honor of a St. Paul, Minn., Police officer killed in the line of duty will be featured at National Police Week and auctioned later this year.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonMarch 10, 2011

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2011

N.J. Township Renews Lease To Upgrade Police Motorcycles

The Bloomfield Township (N.J.) PD can now upgrade its motorcycle fleet under a program that has expanded to include other types of equipment, such as police cruisers, EMS vehicles, fire trucks, buses, tactical vehicles, or surveillance equipment.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2011

Zero Upgrades Electric Motorcycles for 2011

The Zero S and Zero DS have been given a new look; and the street and dual sport models will become the world's first production electric motorcycles to feature a maintenance-free belt drive system. Zero has also increased the capacity of the power packs by 12.5% to extend the motorcycles' range.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2011

Faro Celebrates 30 Years With Custom Motorcycle

With the FaroArm, craftsmen are able to digitize the exact shape and placement of components, virtually eliminating the need to trace and create cardboard templates.

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