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My employer needs a fire motorcycle like this!
By Steve McKinney
OK, I have found
what my employer
needs.
Those of you who
know me know that I
am a career firefighter.
I am volunteering to be
the operator of the new apparatus. What
I have found is a “Fire Motorcycle.”
Now Harley Davidson has what is referred
to as a “Fire Bike” but it is basically
one of their everyday bikes with
some different badges and paint, it does
no firefighting.
The bike that I am talking about is an
actual firefighting vehicle. This would be
a dream assignment for me, as it is
even based on MY BIKE! That�s right
people, it is a BMW R1200RT that has
two tanks of water and a SCBA tank to
propel the water. There is a booster reel
where the trunk sits on my bike.
Because this bike uses a foam solution
for firefighting, it appears to be very effective
in their propaganda videos. I
would love to see this work in person
and see how well it does work.
BMW modified by FIREXPRESS from Denmark
I can see the big advantage of this fire
motorcycle would be the ability to get
through heavy traffic faster than a fire
engine.
Even if there was not enough water to
extinguish a larger fire, the water applied
by the motorcycle could at least
slow the development of the fire until a
real engine crew can get there. It is a
pretty cool concept, at least I think so.
I love my job, and I love riding, so
what could be better than being
paid to ride?
Der Polierlappen 19 July 2009