Police Motorcycles: a brief history

[Tiermann]

The offroad bike (I still need to get the plain saddlebags from the other version of this. I have an extra bike just need a few parts to fake it up)



The quads, the left one is from the beach theme and has the tropical look for the driver, the right one is from the recent advent calendar

[Tiermann]

I guess this must be the fifth type of bike they have done. The two on the left here are discontinued now, with the three on the right in current release



just the three available now



and the most recent by itself, reviewed in the Reviews forum 5043 Carabinieri

[playmofire]

The liveries on the three current bikes are more impressive than those on the two discontinued ones.  I bought the first blue and white version but was disappointed with the livery and the very plain clothing of the rider,  I really do prefer the the next to the right hand end bike and livery of the fourth type, but may buy one of the new style if it looks as good in real life as in the photos.

[DrDalek6]

  Wow so many bikes thanks to everyone for contributing your own indivdual and shard knowledge on this topic. Loving the close up photos those very old bikes and figures still very detailed bikes but, got to love the simple charm of the figures and their uniforms, I'm really liking the look of that new Offroad Police bike the details of the headlight desing and general look of the bike and something about the shade of blue on that uniform really appeals to me but, I think one of my all time favourites still has to remain the Harley type perhaps I'm biased but, that's what I grew up seeing and at present it's my only Police motorbike almost complete apart from that I need one of the panniers and some of the correct white cuffs to complete it, aside from that I just love the design of the bike it looks so elegant and the Police officer looks very smart in his simple blue and white uniform  .       

[PlayMoto]

love the pics Tim. You beat me to it 
I had my sets lined up and photgraphed last week, and was planning to do the same 
I love the carabinieri one, it's soooo nice. I had it unpacked just after X-mas. ALthough it had been in my closet for weeks 



[edit]
hey, you missed a couple 
the 3rd Harley and the second SWAT bike.

and i'm still looking to get my hands on the Famobil policebikes, like the grey 3572. They are also awesome.


image by todocoleccion.net

[Wolf Knight]

Thank you for all the updated info and pics, Tim! 

[Tiermann]

I know I missed the second SWAT bike, I need to get a few parts and convert a second first version I have. I thought I had the third Harley but then it wasn't in the bike bag with the others. I will have to hunt through my other police stuff and see if its there somewhere.

[Hadoque]

Nice thread!

Though as an adult I'm not much into the modern themes, I did have several of Playmobil's police sets during my childhood with the motorbikes being favorites.  I have restarted collecting motorbikes again (one of the few things from the modern themes I buy), but the farthest I go back is to the Harley-type (and I've converted the police Harley into a normal motorbike). I'm limiting myself to a few types though (retro-bikes, choppers and custombikes) so no Police ones in my inventory...

It's the first time I see that grey (black?) Famobil one, thanks for sharing the picture.

Thank you for all the updated info and pics, Tim! 

Good to see you're still around, Panos! 

[PlayMoto]

Famobil actually created a couple of sets in different colours then the original Geobra ones, some very nice indeed. And pretty hard to find.