German police to test Harley motorcycles

[Kellanved]

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Police officers on heavy BMW motorbikes are a familiar sight on German streets, but Hamburg police on Tuesday began giving U.S.-made Harley-Davidsons a try instead.

The first seven of 20 specially equipped Electra Glide motorcycles were officially handed over to the Hamburg police force for a free one-year test, complete with blue lights, radios and "Polizei" -- German for police -- emblazoned across the front.

Harley-Davidson police bikes have been around for more than 90 years and are used in 45 countries, but Hamburg's police force is the first one in Germany to try them out, the company says.

Hamburg police currently have a fleet of 30 bikes from Bavarian auto and motorcycle maker BMW.
http://business.boston.com/business/articles/2003/07/22/german_police_to_test_harley_motorcycles

[GOPisEvil]

1. Makes sense...Harley copied BMW in WWII

The world IS cyclical! :-)

Harley copied the BMW shaft drive for use in desert conditions because the sand got into the chains of the Harleys. So, the US captured a BMW and reverse-engineered it.