Why do motorcycle cops use cruiser/standard motorcycles instead of sportibikes?
Actually the vast majority of motorcycle law enforcement use Harley’s. Mostly because of the made in America issue. As for the style, cruiser vs. crotchrocket, they can be on patrol for up to 12 hrs per day. Cruiser styles are built for comfort, the other is meant for speed. I personally am a bike rider myself and the easiest way is to think of sitting on a chair for 12 hrs with or without a cushion. In reality both seats are cushioned but only one is comfortable.
I pulled up next to a Cheyenne Wyoming motorcycle cop on my Harley about 10 years ago at a 7-11 and was admiring HIS Harley. I mentioned that the Colorado cops I saw mostly rode Kawasaki’s His response was that they tried that there once but the citizens raised hell about them buying foreign motorcycles so they switched back to Harley’s He compared it to being about as popular as if they bought Toyotas for patrol cars insted of Fords or Dodges. The people just wouldn’t go for it. They apparently have a big “buy American” mentality in Wyoming.
