RE: Police RS in UK - 2

Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #15

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Vehicle Fitments ( plate in photo on bike fairing) is a specialist fit out form in Hampshire. They list Nedplex as a supplier and Nedplex used to make city lids for previous BMW panniers. Inference being that NedPlex have manufactured these slim lids .I have emailed Vehicle Fitments

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Freddie FB -

You didn't image it.

Escort bike for PM's Jag

Met Police 'Special Escort Group' (SEG) Bikes are always different to standard Police Traffic Bikes... all the riders are Armed.. They mostly they have different bikes to traffic patrol without bulky fairings....the slimmer panniers are needed for filtering .... and carrying Weapons, in addition to those worn on their belt.

I like the slim panniers... look much more sporty. Excellent that they are on R1200RS' I wonder if they went for the sport SE and all the toys? Gold front forks would suggest yes to ESA

JR

These are the new bikes for the Metpol SEG, being supplied by BMW via Bahnstormers, Farringdon, to replace the Hondas.

I had city lids on my previous 1150 RS and thought they were great, so getting them for the 1200 would be good (depending on price)

Let us know if you find out anything

I heard a rumour that the met police purchase of the RS were a bulk buy of the last of the “fast” Lupins.

Apparently the Police wanted the full power version of the RS (so not the slow Grey) and as the Lupin is 1/2 white (ish) already it saved tax payers money on the cost of the re spray 😂😂🤡

Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #5

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Those are what used to be call 'city lids' that led to be fitted to older BMW panniers for police spec bikes.
Because the design of the R series pannier has a different type lid I was told it was not possible to design a city lid for the new pannier -

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London city,

Last week ago

They were rounding up protestors in Whitehall this afternoon.

Met, SPG, whistles......

Good to see they have recognised the finer qualities of the RS over the RT. I suspect it’s a sharper weapon for knocking tea leafs off their scooters!

A fine display today of the maneuverability of the RS which then switched to their "fast escort" role to whisk the new Prime Minister off to his new home. Whatever your thoughts on British politics at least the metropolitan police have made the right choice of bike.
A set of slim "city" panniers would do nicely for filtering through traffic although just fitting the blue lights might clear the way.

Definitely interested in the possibility of obtaining slim (city) lids. I'll be watching this thread with interest.

Taking a closer look, it appears to me that these are not city lids at all. The city lids were an independently molded alternative to the deeper, standard lid. These appear clearly to just be half-inch thick white caps that are bonded somehow to the original lid, which has just been scalped of half of its width. The Caps appear to be completely flat, so probably only have the half inch rim around them to provide a surface to bond them to the remaining half of the original lid.

I'd guess that BMW's suppliers are no longer prepared to make specialist lids in such small numbers and that the lids have been modified locally.

My comment above was perhaps a bit oblique? It was also wrong in that this is the Metropolitan Police SEG or Special Escort Group not SPG (Special Patrol Group). They do an amazing job of escorting VIPs and yes, they do use whistles to coordinate their roles on street.

I've a riding buddy who is ex SEG and Traffic Inspector.