On the other side, BMW’s attention to comfort and luxury has made its bikes appreciated among the police officers.
After all, it would be better to spend your days patrolling the busy streets of New York. On a comfortable F 850 GS than on its bigger sibling, the R 1200 GS.
But there are situations where you’ll need more than just power and comfort.Situations where an officer thrives for speed and agility. Especially when chasing someone at high speeds or defusing a critical situation like a hostage-taking or an active shooter.
With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that the German brand has today taken the wraps off two special-edition bikes explicitly made for law enforcement applications.
F900XR and CE-04
At its world preview event Milipol Paris 2021. BMW Motorrad unveiled the BMW CE-04 and the BMW F 900 XR Police Edition motorcycles.
Meanwhile, the F 900 XR Police Edition comes primarily aimed at highway patrol use. With a top speed of 200 kilometres per hour, this variant derives power from an 895cc parallel-twin motor.
Side cases are also part of the package, as are LED lights upfront.
And again, there’s a siren.Although wouldn’t it be more fitting if this one were for the long-range radar guns used to generate speeding infraction tickets?
The F 800 R-based BMW F 800 XR Police Edition.Intended for use on closed-road public order duty, unlike its CE-04 sibling which comes optimized for inner-city use.Rather than the highway—gets provisions for luggage storage, and side-cases.
With the help of a 30 kW electric motor, it has a top speed of 120 kilometres per hour.
Its design certainly is excellent, and BMW claims it can travel up to 130 km on a single charge.Which should be more than enough distance for a day’s worth of patrolling provided, of course. It isn’t involved in any high-speed pursuits with mopeds and e-bikes.
via Motorradonline
