What is this? What is Travis County Motors? Is it the newest used car dealership on South Lamar? Not exactly. This is a logo painted on the fender of a Travis County Sheriff's Office BMW motorcycle. TCSO chose BMW police motorcycles for their deputies, the same choice made by hundreds of law enforcement agencies all over the world.

BMW's RTP models have all the features of the the standard RT model such as the legendary Boxer twin-cylinder engine, six-speed gearbox, Integral ABS, electrically adjustable windshield and an information display screen. The high performance BMW RTP police models have the raw horsepower for high speed law enforcement tasks and precise maneuverability for congested street work. BMW's new generation integral anti-lock braking system provides superb control in hard braking situations and an optional Automatic Stability Control (ASC) system provides additional safety. Front and rear protection bars provide extra protection for the driver. BMW's police version RTP is also equipped with lots of extra lights and a siren, an extra battery, a very, very accurate speedometer, Dunlop run-flat tires, special police carrying cases and a special rear axle (which is all we can say about that).

The above view is from the cockpit of a high performance BMW R1150RTP police motorcycle.

Lone Star's award-winning Service Department maintains Travis County's BMW police motorcycles. We take care of the routine maintenance procedures and any other services needed to keep these machines on the road and their riders performing their duties. Recently a deputy brought in a R1150RTP for routine service and its odometer read 102,404 miles. You can take our word for it that 100,000 miles of police patrol duty is a bit more demanding than 100,000 miles of normal riding. But the BMW RTP police models just keep on rolling. And their riders do look pretty cool while riding them.

Click for more information on the BMW R1200RTP Police Model.