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Photo courtesy of Harley-Davidson VEHICLES together safely and effectively. Motor officers need to have complete confidence in the motor officer next to them, knowing that they will react/act in the same manner as they will in a split second decision moment—?partner training is vital." The motorcycles Harley-Davidson is the big dog in the United States, with a large percentage of the motor units riding police Harleys. BMW is second, with a smaller percentage but is gaining in popularity. These two are the major suppliers and have been making police motorcycles for quite some time, resulting in motorcycles that really work, with integrated systems specific for law enforcement. Kawasaki used to be an active player in the police motorcycle business, but they stopped making factory police motorcycles in 2005. Their flagship sports tourer, the Concours 14, is available to retrofit as a police motorcycle. Victory, which is owned by Polaris, has begun a police motorcycle program, and Indian, who is also owned by Polaris, has a long tradition of police motorcycles, may get back into the game. The benefit of buying a dedicated police motorcycle from the manufacturer, rather than a retrofit, is that all the systems needed are already fitted and the bike is purpose-built for law enforcement use. And, very importantly, the bike and all the Circle 55 on Reader Service Card www.officer.com November 2013 Law Enforcement Technology 19