Honda Africa Twin, London commuter

I've seen this guy in my part of SW London once before. He's riding an old school Honda Africa Twin with the full overland accessory kit.

Looks like he's having an adventure on the way to work. Nice one.

 

Another good town bike - Honda CB500

Spotted this afternoon. Sorted Givi aftermarket screen and top box.

Ideal town runabout. Bit dull though

 

London MET Police BMW R1200 RT-P

Today's photo; London's bike cops. They're riding the BMW R1200 RT Police variant. This one rolls out of the Bayerische Moteren Werke factory specifically designed for traffic law enforcement. The panniers are different; have a look and you can see the separate keyed locks for the top loading access on both sides. In place of the pillion seat is an extra storage locker protected with a cowl - above the rear brake light in the photo - most commonly used for the VHF radio. The blue lights front and rear run off the 12v main relay and there are two additional 12v power outlets. The bike has a back up battery wired in as well. You can just see the extra police crash bars low down at the front as well.

If you ever see one of these come up for sale secondhand then snap it up! Great touring bike.

 

BSA classic bike spotted today...

BSA

What a fantastic bike!

Part chromed tank looked pretty cool. The oil puddle underneath didn't though.

It'ss got old but very useful top loading Givi panniers.

 

Great town bike

Sorted with an aftermarket screen and top box. Cheap and reliable. Maybe I should have got a jap runabout rather than the KTM?