The French administration again on BMW motorcycles

BMW Motorrad France has won the tender for the supply of motorcycles over 1000 cc to the French administration for the next three years. Bikers from the police, gendarmerie, customs and official escorts will now ride in R1200RT, BMW’s top-of-the-range road twin (read our MNC test of July 30 …

BMW Motorrad France has won the tender for the supply of motorcycles over 1000 cc to the French administration for the next three years. Bikers from the police, the gendarmerie, customs and official escorts will now ride in R1200RT, BMW’s top-of-the-range road twin (read our).

"The return of BMW Motorrad to the government market in France is not only a commercial victory in an extremely competitive market, it is the recognition of technical knowledge combined with the qualities of BMW motorcycles", the brand welcomes. the propeller whose service the "Public Organizations" has supplied motorcycles to the various administrations of the world since 1928 (it was then the R24).

"I would like to thank all the people who contributed to the development of this project, the meticulous work of the engineers to always provide the most suitable technical solution", comments Marcel Driessen, Director of BMW Motorrad France. "I am very proud that BMW Motorrad is once again supporting the police in their work and being able to help them face the sometimes extreme conditions they encounter in the performance of their duties with our motorcycles ".

The French subsidiary of the Bavarian manufacturer takes its role very seriously since it will set up a research and development service close to the various administrations concerned "in order to offer versions that perfectly meet the requirements of each service".

The police will they be entitled to the "RT1 Pack" with on-board computer, heated grips and electrical outlet, while their "colleagues" gendarmes will enjoy in addition to the services provided by ESA, the cruise control, the heated saddles offered in the "RT2 Pack"? Suspense !

More seriously, these RT1200RT "Special Administrations" will be built at the BMW plant in Berlin where all their accessories will be assembled and checked, "thus guaranteeing an excellent level of finish and better longevity of all peripherals", assures the manufacturer of across the Rhine.

At the editorial staff of Site, we know a few bikers from the police who will welcome the news with joy: if the extension of the in-line 4-cylinder of their current Yamaha FJR1300 was appreciated, many regretted the superior handling of the BMW R1150RT they previously patrolled with.

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