See what I mean?? Lol I found about 4 bad cut ones. Everything else looks like pin connectors to either the sirens that were removed or the radio/PA system. Looks like the amp back there is still good and runs to all this extra stuff. I'm just not entirely sure what they went to in the first place. Like each individual wire that's ran. It's annoying at best but most aren't in the way of any of the main wires. I want to keep the strobes (since they still work) and would be curious to see if I could get the siren to work again. (Not on public roads of course) But then there's wires that look like they went to a laptop case or something lol
Would a police department have designated escort bikes vs just police bikes?
Now that it runs, rather than pull out all the wiring right now, I would just grab a volt meter or a test light. Make sure you switches are all off (except your headlights) on the right hand switches and then verify none of those cut wires have power to them. Maybe after verifying just put a wrap of electrical tape, just in case. You can choose what you want to keep and plan for removal when it is more convenient (like at a tech event).See what I mean?? Lol I found about 4 bad cut ones. Everything else looks like pin connectors to either the sirens that were removed or the radio/PA system. Looks like the amp back there is still good and runs to all this extra stuff. I'm just not entirely sure what they went to in the first place. Like each individual wire that's ran. It's annoying at best but most aren't in the way of any of the main wires. I want to keep the strobes (since they still work) and would be curious to see if I could get the siren to work again. (Not on public roads of course) But then there's wires that look like they went to a laptop case or something lol
If by "designated" you mean bikes built for escort duty and not police work I'd say not very likely. A police department doing escort work might need to do police work at any given time. Or if a motor is down for repair or service an "escort" bike might be needed to fill in. So it would have to be enforcement-ready. Which civilian escort bikes are not.
That doesn't seem like something a PD/SO would leave behind. Not after cutting off all the lights and siren. It could happen of course. Likely? I think not.
I got it down in Cali from a private party. He buys from a buddy that buys routinely from police auctions. The bike still has all the old sticker looks from where it was in service.
I'm not gonna pretend like I know much about these. There's old residue all over the bike that says City of Gilroy Police. Paperwork that showed transfer from Gilroy Police to 3rd party then to me.
You know where the bike came from. It's still odd that the amp was left in the bike. But that could be a great freebie. I'd get it working for the air horn. That'd be awesome!
Mine was a freakin' disaster when I started to dig into de-policing it. The person who did the electrical needs my boot up his arse!. The Honda harness that travels down the left side has a blue band on it, but far too difficult to remove from the system. Go to the "amp box" in the rear, remove it, and use butt connectors to isolate the harness side from grounding. Remove the two relays in the back. Band up everything in a length of pipe insulation, and lay it down in the rear tail section. Your horn is gone - replaced with a speaker - but the connectors for the factory horn are still there.
and if the siren is wired to the horn, could I just wire the horn to that location? And what the heck am I supposed to do with that amp? How do I know if it's still a good amp or not? Any purpose for it to use now?
Theoretically, it should not be a big deal to trace the wires from said strobes to the power supply point. I say in theory because the wires are likely in a harness wrapped with loom and/or tape. What does the amp feed? I'd guess the siren, if that is electronic, and perhaps a speaker if it has a jack for a mike. Testing it shouldn't be a big deal. Are the various jacks and connectors on the amp labeled?The strobes were working when I purchased the bike. I would love to have them available not necessarily use them...some private road stuff
Thank you. That was not the total finished product. I'll have to take another photo when I have the "pig hump" back off the bike. I modified the hump to be a Corbin-Style Smuggler (I wanted to preserve the "look").
Red/blue flashers and siren. The whites should be okay to go (at least in Colorado). The others will earn a set of silver bracelets for impersonating a Police Officer.
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That is a fully complete bike. I would discourage taking any cutters to it.
