The UK's Fastest Police Motorcycle - Kawasaki H2 (INSANE!)

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  • @Crosshatch1212
    @Crosshatch1212 21 день тому +4

    Got chased by one of these .just pull over the skill level is on another level and I consider myself an advanced rider .

    • @blackk1UK
      @blackk1UK 14 днів тому +2

      100% agree. Going fast is easy. Going fast safely is a very different matter.

  • @austinmatthews347
    @austinmatthews347 27 днів тому +7

    the main reason i ride a gsa now is i dont want to go at ballistic speeds i now enjoy my riding for a totally different reason i now enjoy the scenery

  • @hakunkamminga3915
    @hakunkamminga3915 27 днів тому +3

    It really hits home with me how this bike policeman has to put in track hours. I rode from Wales to Denmark and my bones, joints and everything else felt shattered. It is not comfortable yet I did but a smidgen of what this dude does for a career. His bones must be some sort of space-age alloy. As exciting as it sounds, it's pure pain that you just have to get used to.

  • @Fabulousprofound168
    @Fabulousprofound168 28 днів тому +16

    Wow it’s insane we live in a time where this kind of firepower is necessary to catch speeders. My local police force just got defunded again and are not able to update our aging motor pool… something like this would be a pipe dream 😢

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 28 днів тому +3

      its cheaper than a motorway car, around 27K I think, plus it will last a long while and retain a good resale value due to its rarity, having seen the way some of the big mouths ride up that way, I think its cheap at the price

    • @evelghostrider
      @evelghostrider 27 днів тому +4

      No no it's not to catch speeders.....
      Listen to what they say at the start..

    • @statius2
      @statius2 27 днів тому

      Why on earth would you want the police to have more vehicles to drive dangerously in & harass the public? Do you even drive on public roads 🤣

    • @Fabulousprofound168
      @Fabulousprofound168 27 днів тому +3

      @@evelghostrideryes, it is an “engagement tool”. Where I’m from we used to have these as well that were bought and used for this sole purpose, but today the ones that see actual police use are only repurposed police seizures or work as ghost cars. Exhibition vehicles are usually sponsored by manufacturers, etc. that only live a trailer queen life.

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому

      @@Fabulousprofound168 transit vans with bullbars
      They stop most things

  • @skts2610
    @skts2610 20 днів тому +4

    I’ve got one of these and firstly, it won’t do over 200mph! Mines been remapped and puts out 222bhp but it’s not capable of over 200mph!!

    • @blackk1UK
      @blackk1UK 14 днів тому +4

      I had a 2019 one and now have a 2024 model. They are extremely quick but the figures quoted at the start of the video are pub banter at best.

  • @rynss
    @rynss 27 днів тому +18

    Funny how bike theft and other crimes are at its highest and there focus is on catching speedsters doing 33 in a 30 and not stopping the people doing the actual crime, lets be real about this behind the scenes they just got this bike to have fun and speed its not like at 150mph ur gonna do anything physical against the other rider. they refuse to hit these little bike thieves of bikes as they are scared of hurting them, but you think chasing them at 150mph is safer LOL makes sense bud! The revenue collectors doing what they do best.

  • @garethhelliwell9736
    @garethhelliwell9736 27 днів тому +4

    I was unfortunate enough in June this year to be first on scene at a potential fatal motorcycle accident. The first thing I was faced with was the riders shin bone in approximately 5 pieces. Luckily I was at work for one of the emergency services and got him help fairly quickly. The one thing I want to say is please wear the right gear. This chap that I came across was wearing tracksuit bottoms and trainers, and when he went down against a wall it ripped his leg apart. I am more than sure that if he had had leathers on he would not have lost his leg.

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому

      @@garethhelliwell9736 as a motorcyclist of 50 years riding experience, it shocks me to see trainer clad imbeciles, no gloves and often shorts tearing around on high powered sportsbikes
      Luckily on a building site, they don't get a choice about wearing safety gear

    • @evelghostrider
      @evelghostrider 27 днів тому

      The rite gear ?
      Do we live in a free world of one where society wants to tell others what todo ??
      Life is dangerous, people are free to choose what they want.

    • @drazi5201
      @drazi5201 27 днів тому

      @@evelghostrider sure. natural selection for people that does not use the right gear. From my 21 years experience of riding bikes. The people who drive motorbikes without gear is usually low iq and always end up in a bad way. He wasn't saying anything about people must wear the right gear, he stated that they should. I drive like a maniac in the mountains and i would never ever do that without a full tracksuit and preferably airtech system.

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому +4

      @@evelghostrider guess why the HSE regulations became law on a building site ? you need to spend a little time in a hospital Trauma unit, then see how much time people like yourself waste in being patched up through not wearing decent gear, the time spent treating morons ,means that other people who really need the surgeons and nurses help are losing out , and often die, I keep my machine properly maintained, ride wearing the correct gear, its all about lowering the risk, oh and I dont show off and ride like a council estate yob, I dont need to impress any one, guess thats how I got to retirement in one piece

  • @michellebulmer9911
    @michellebulmer9911 28 днів тому +3

    Just like something they'd 've shown us on Tomorrow's World in the 80s as the bike of the future😊

  • @lesleygunn6661
    @lesleygunn6661 28 днів тому +1

    Wow, I don’t know anything about bikes, but that looks neat! 😮

  • @pinabruno-grieve1988
    @pinabruno-grieve1988 13 днів тому

    FABULOUS!

  • @stuartlindle4908
    @stuartlindle4908 28 днів тому +3

    I think you will find , by law you can carry on to a place you feel safe to stop regardless weather the blue lights are on. This is not a fail to stop!

    • @BenPearson1965
      @BenPearson1965  28 днів тому +2

      I think you’ll find…….you can’t!

    • @stuartlindle4908
      @stuartlindle4908 27 днів тому

      Well someone is telling porkys become one of your esteemed colleagues said that was the law . This was stated on a police interceptors a few years ago so someone doesn't n the the law! Who is it then?

    • @BenPearson1965
      @BenPearson1965  27 днів тому +2

      It’s the law….simple! How about you try it and see what happens. Then tell the judge and your insurance when you are boxed in and your car is damaged.

    • @taono
      @taono 27 днів тому +1

      sorry to butter it up but...,.Fuck sake m8 if you have blue lights behind you no matter where you are there's a police car lit up like a christmas tree behind you! even santa gonna see that before he sets off from the north pole ffs,..on that note have a great christmas everyone!,..(but lock ya presents up)

    • @Dandeano
      @Dandeano 21 день тому

      ​@BenPearson1965 when i used to do adr loads, we was given a card to hold up saying that we wouldn't stop until we reached a safe place which I believe was a national thing for adr/high value loads

  • @russthebiker
    @russthebiker 28 днів тому +4

    An awesome motorcycle, if ridden carefully, I bet a few of the show offs are surprised when this pulls up on their number plate
    As for the Billy Big Balls who say you wont catch them, you cannot outrun radio waves ! ( 300,000,00 metres per second = 270 Million miles per hour )

    • @LelandHarrison-z6s
      @LelandHarrison-z6s 27 днів тому

      struggle to go through concrete tho ah into the sewers it is

  • @leshall4285
    @leshall4285 28 днів тому +3

    I,m not a biker but a lgv driver and some bikers take unnecessary risks when on the roads ,I have witnessed many near misses

    • @davetrousers
      @davetrousers 26 днів тому

      Indeed, no other road users take unnecessary risks

    • @iio58
      @iio58 21 день тому

      So do truckers, cyclists and car users.

    • @hgv1883
      @hgv1883 21 день тому

      🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

  • @markgr1nyer
    @markgr1nyer 27 днів тому +3

    Those comments in the BMW video appear to be confusing KPH for MPH
    When you get up to bikes with this amount of power the bike has nothing to do with it. It's about the rider and I know for sure police riders will outride 99% of civilians WHILE being safer.
    I've done bike safe and IAM, and I know it's saved my life MULTIPLE times.
    Just remember, on a bike, your face is your airbag and crumple zone

    • @robw4633
      @robw4633 27 днів тому

      IAM has repetitively saved my life from cagers.
      And it’s also made me a more mature, sensible rider.

    • @Crosshatch1212
      @Crosshatch1212 21 день тому

      There skill level is unsurpassed by you being unsurpassed 😅

  • @animal100000
    @animal100000 21 день тому +1

    All about the ££££

  • @WILSHIRERN
    @WILSHIRERN 20 днів тому

    I want one 😊😊!

  •  8 днів тому

    NYPD have these now
    Is that what your 😅telling me

  • @graysono
    @graysono 27 днів тому

    Fab story and what a bike.
    I can only imagine what people say to the Officer rider when they see it. Probably don't believe they use it.
    Certainly they'll know they'll never get away from it doesn't matter what car they're in. Even a Chiron!
    I looked it up and saw the H2R on the 400km/h ride over the bridge in Japan. Wow!
    Neat placement of Beacon lights.
    Hidden away but very bright.
    I can't tell you about any mods. Secret!
    But why Green?
    You can get White ones.
    Neat watch Ben.
    Best from me way down under in Middle Earth.

    • @Crosshatch1212
      @Crosshatch1212 21 день тому +1

      Sometimes yo dnt know till you get home .

  • @TacticalKeyboardOperator
    @TacticalKeyboardOperator 28 днів тому +1

    i have actually been "stopped" by some random lads thinking it was funny to go driving round and flash a blue strobe at drivers... didnt do anything really bad just pulled up next to me like "waaaay" and just drove off.... but should make it a standed if your pulling someone with a unmarked 100% all the time siren with the lights not just lights

    • @TacticalKeyboardOperator
      @TacticalKeyboardOperator 28 днів тому

      with the current situation in the UK and the world i think it would be fair to say should really siren and lights everytime you want to stop someone in any vehicle, unless its very very clear its not spoof eg marked or uniformed and pulled up next to them or doing the traffic control thing infront of drivers etc

  • @tonyspudcallycally7066
    @tonyspudcallycally7066 27 днів тому +1

    Hi Ben what are your thoughts on UA-camrs like max wrist?

  • @ChristopherLehane-nl1tk
    @ChristopherLehane-nl1tk 26 днів тому

    It's another, quite possibly a UA-cam question, Shazam thing, and SO14/SEG
    Music thing..
    What is the name of that tune?..
    Fade into darkness was AVICCI, aka Tim..
    Blackrat media,
    And in my defence, it's a wonderful tune, with full orchestra!
    Just trying to remember it.
    Inconspicuous ingenuity allegedly...

  • @marc-ip6fo
    @marc-ip6fo 26 днів тому

    Why is there a passenger seat??

  • @seantuaima
    @seantuaima 27 днів тому

    I thought there was a Suzuki Hyabusa Turbo that reached up to 220MPH top speed!

    • @RollinRoadblock
      @RollinRoadblock 26 днів тому +1

      People build hayabusa turbos, the h2 is a bike you buy direct from kawasaki.

  • @redtela
    @redtela 27 днів тому

    Rather interestingly, Leeds purchased that from Kawasaki Bristol... and growing up riding bikes near Leeds, I wouldn't trust a local bike dealer either 😆

    • @redtela
      @redtela 27 днів тому

      @@danimayb I can't confess to know anything about Fowlers, but the bike was registered in Bristol when first built, and the cops tend to use main dealers, so... probably.
      The dealerships around the outskirts of Leeds have an awful history (they might have improved over the years, who knows?).

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому

      @@redtela It may well be leased, lots of Police vehicles are, in which case the leasing company will choose the supplier

  • @nikkiguy100
    @nikkiguy100 21 день тому

    Like we suppost to be scared

  • @Infinity56516
    @Infinity56516 25 днів тому

    Is anyone else here in the us

  • @martincowling6562
    @martincowling6562 19 днів тому

    Best thing to catch up with crap cars, even the top dog of a police car like the Audi and the BMW is no way as fast as this great bike,
    And some years ago, they had the Suzuki Hayabusa as that still from this day is a beast of a bike,
    And in reality, the H2R is top speed over 250 mph, and still think on a long straight road, no cop car will catch you in speed,

  • @bradthepit
    @bradthepit 17 днів тому

    The baby brother is the H2, this is sports tourer h2 sx. Great bike, but limited to 186mph. Most zzr14's from 2012 onwards will leave this bike. It is a superb handling bike though, test rode 2 now and very comfortable.

  • @TeezerDriz
    @TeezerDriz 25 днів тому

    200mph with the panniers attached..... lol. The bike will be unstable over 150mph, hello wobble tankslapper.

    • @skts2610
      @skts2610 20 днів тому

      Panniers are speed tested at 186mph…

  • @cpt-Jay-Birdseye
    @cpt-Jay-Birdseye 28 днів тому +1

    I love it how they keep banging on about how biker's need to do advice riding course when car drivers do sod all when are they going to charge the car test so that young drivers are restricted to 1.1 liter cars when young riders are restricted to 33 bhp under the age of 21 surly it should be the same for both

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому

      guess what
      it hurts more when you come off a motorcycle ! sadly the young gobby know it all yobs driving Audis at high speed, are usually well protected when they crash, I saw a youth walk away from what looked like a plane crash, seatbelts and airbags did their job, and the tree did a better job on his chavmobile

  • @iio58
    @iio58 21 день тому

    In unmarked bikes can have blue lights on what’s to stop bike thieving gangs doing the same? Making you stop then mugging you for your bike? Doesn’t sound right to me. Leave the blue light stuff to clearly marked bikes to make it feel safer for us to stop

  • @theequalizer3330
    @theequalizer3330 27 днів тому

    Speeding isn’t the issue. Speeding can be perfectly safe. It’s all the slow drivers that cause the problem, and all the dummies that was given a license and haven’t improved since they’ve passed their test. Start penalising the ones who come down a slip road at 50mph when traffic on the motorway is going 70, all the idiots who slow down to be nosy when there is a car crash on the other side of the motorway, all the middle lane hogs are a massive problem especially when there is a 50mph speed limit on a motorway, they also cause congestion, leave the speeder alone and penalise the shit drivers.

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому +1

      it can be very safe, often safer , but having ridden along the cat and fiddle pass, and seen groups of males riding sportsbikes at silly speeds, and then crashing, its all about where you use that speed

    • @PNH63
      @PNH63 22 дні тому

      There are no safe speeders!

  • @stephencook6188
    @stephencook6188 28 днів тому +4

    200mph = 293 ft/sec An average reaction time of 0.7 sec = 205 ft travelled. If someone pulls out in front of you at that speed the next thing you will see is either St Peter or the Devil welcoming you to their domain. ⚰️🪦

    • @russthebiker
      @russthebiker 27 днів тому +1

      @@stephencook6188 it is very unlikely that this machine will be ridden at it's limit
      However the power comes in useful on catching up with offenders

    • @rynss
      @rynss 27 днів тому

      exactly braindead police force as always classic UK

  • @berniecoles2337
    @berniecoles2337 25 днів тому +1

    Bikers I’ve chatted to here in mid Wales find stealth Police bikes tend to goad bikers into having a dabble, then when they do press on a bit they get pulled over and get nicked.🫤