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March 25, 2008
Florida Police Dump Harleys for Hondas
By John Coyle
Editor
Here’s a story that’s sure to get some people upset. The police department in Lake Mary, Florida has decided to replace their fleet of Harley patrol bikes with new Hondas. The reason? Money. Over the course of a typical year, the Harleys cost almost $3000—per bike—to maintain, compared with the Honda’s $520 dollars, and get far worse gas mileage—30MPG to the Honda’s 42MPG. While I have to admit I like the idea of cops riding American iron, a $3000 bill seems pretty steep for a modern motorcycle. And given that the Honda is lighter, faster and more agile, this decision seems like a no-brainer. Read more over on the local ABC affiliate site.
Comments
Axel
Sep 15, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Since when do japanese bikes get better gas mileage than Harleys? My last 750cc japbike got 40mpg, my current 1338cc Harley gets 50. Lots of big japbikes are lucky to get 30mpg. Sounds like some BS reasoning to me.
cknarf
Mar 26, 2008 at 5:05 am
i’d like to get me an AMA flat track bike, and give it some brakes so i could drive around town.
Evan
Mar 26, 2008 at 3:36 am
Victoria BC did that about 4 years ago. Then they auctioned off the Harley’s to the Public, minus all the Lighting etc…
GTwildfire
Mar 26, 2008 at 12:41 am
While I’m all-for American cars, My experience with bikes was quite different. Harleys are great. They’re beautiful machines. When I was younger though, there was no way I could afford one. I owned 2 Kawasaki LTD’s and a Yamaha SECA 750.
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Looking back, I would have had it no other way. They were awesome bikes and the inline 4 was a wonderful engine.
Trevor Johnson
Mar 25, 2008 at 11:22 pm
just buying a new honda i can see why they would switch… these things are unreal…
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