Thanks for bringing this back. The more I've thought about it, the more I've concluded this guy cannot be a motor officer, because no motor officer would put that much stuff in front of himself. They're too well trained to avoid distractions to pay attention to all the stuff this guy wants in his field of vision. He may be a LEO, but he's no motor officer.

Carl

 

your kidding right? Most counties ADD Stereos so the motor officers have a radio to listen to when their bikes dont come with radios. THey have TONS of distractions. Would you like me to take some pics and show you? I have 7 different counties motor bikes sitting here. From secret service to municipal counties.

Should I remind you what a iron butt handlebar set up looks like? the guys who put in more miles in a short amount of time have more distractions then you could imagine....

 

YOU'RE kidding, right? YES, I would like to see all those pictures that YOU offer, and more of the one you supplied (above)... And I don't need YOUR reminder of what an Iron Butt's handlebar looks like (I have seen several and I have one [though I am not particularly proud of the title... Several have died in the often fool-hardy process including one recently from this forum])...

Are YOU suggesting that it is perfectly OK/normal for all handlebars to look like competition/extreme riders, adventure sport bikes, motor officers or an unkempt teenager's bedroom? Let's see the pictures please; "Would you like me to take some pics and show you? I have 7 different counties motor bikes sitting here. From secret service to municipal counties." YES...

 

Putting a GPS, phone and gopro is far from a competing iron butt bike. Pretty common gadgets these days... Admit it, over reaction!!

 

YOU are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine, which will not change as a result of your exclamations/demand nor via any other(‘s)explicatives…

Three multi-function devices on the handlebars of a motorcycle is TWO many... It is consistent however with the TOO common practice of perpetrating/advancing the ME-Me-me’ism rampant in our current society (and apparently with some in this sport)… ‘Call ME, here is where YOU can find ME, I posted this on my FaceBook page so that you can Like ME, Twit ME, can YOU hear ME, watch ME take a picture of YOU, this is a current picture of ME, text ME, look at ME now…’ is what all YOUR handle-bar-stuff really says (about YOU perhaps)… We all know the drill Lad… I got news for YOU, NOBODY is THAT important and most people don’t care THAT much about YOU… The only thing I may concede is that if you are a trained professional, and on a not-so-routine mission, and it requires specialized instruments/machines, THAT MAY be different...But even then, seasoned-pros eliminate unnecessary distractions and minimize the rest…


My recommendation; Ditch the camera until you stop/get off the bike because we have already seen/heard endless miles of dangerous/foolish monotony and YOU don’t look/sound any different… Put the cell-phone away/in your tourpack… Mount your GPS in an unobtrusive/optimized location and pair the so-called smart-phone with the GPS so that you can see in-coming calls (BUT DO NOT ANSWER THEM) and safely pull off the road/stop if/when you need to return a call… Even that one multi-function instrument is a hand-full for an experienced rider…

If YOU don't like my recommendation/opinion, I refer YOU to MY first post on this matter... Good day...

 

Ok, you high testosterone guys can take your "Mine's bigger" fight off the boards. Go PM each other. The rest of us don't need to see it.