The capital's traffic police is purchasing patrol motorcycles that are poorly suited for patrolling. Reedus

What kind of motorcycles does Motobat ride in Moscow?

Looking through numerous reviews of various motorcycles for beginners, most bloggers do not raise the question of the densely populated city in which they will operate this or that motorcycle. When we are talking about some small city with a population of 200 thousand people where the largest highway has two lanes in each direction, it is a completely different matter when we are talking about a 20 million metropolis with huge overpasses, highways and a ring road. highway, the average speed of which is 120 km/h.

The minimum volume of a motorcycle that will be driven around Moscow must be at least 400 cubic meters. see. Anything less will have “crappy” dynamics and, by default, will be driven in the driving lanes in which the largest number of accidents occur.

Do not forget that Moscow is also the most affluent city in the Russian Federation, in which about half of the cars have quite impressive dynamic characteristics and, even though the speed of most roads is limited to 70-80 km/h, owners of expensive foreign cars try to race motorcycles at almost every traffic light , demonstrating the excellent dynamic characteristics of their German cars, while creating emergency situations in which bikers find themselves.

After some time, motorcyclists who started with 400 cubic meters switched to more serious equipment with a volume of 600 and 1000 cubic meters. This type of motorcycle is distinguished by “killer” dynamics and excellent driving characteristics, capable of accelerating the device to 100 km/h in 3-4 seconds.

Naturally, in such conditions, small-sized Chinese motorcycles are not suitable for service in the traffic police, as we see in most regions.

90% of Motobat in Moscow ride police versions of German BMW R1200RT motorcycles of the 1st (2003-2009) and 2nd generation (2008-2014)

You can also find models such as:

BMW G650GS

F800GT

But it is these devices that are found in the smallest quantities, since they do not have such a high safety margin as the R1200RT, the engine of which is designed for 250-300 thousand km.

In fact, it is “Ertech” that serve in the police for more than 10 years and serve, it must be said, faithfully. The cost of such a device on the secondary market today averages 500-700 thousand rubles. Available only in ABS.

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Penalties

Untimely registration of motor vehicles (delay of 10 days established by law) leads to a fine of up to 2,000 rubles. The statute of limitations for this violation is 2 months.

For driving an unregistered motorcycle, the driver is punished:

for a primary violation – a fine of up to 800 rubles;
for the second time the amount will be 5,000 rubles;
In case of regular disobedience, the driver may be deprived of his driving license for 4 months.

Registering a motorbike is a standard procedure that guarantees the owner compliance with the law. Registration is not difficult; you just need to spend a little time collecting documents and preparing equipment.

Motorcycles in the service of traffic police

Since its inception, the motorcycle has become one of the main means of transport not only for civilians, but also for law enforcement agencies. In pre-war times, units of the NKVD of the USSR used PMZ-A-750 motorcycles, produced in the period from 1935 to 1939 at the Podolsk Mechanical Plant in the Moscow region and they can be called the “first police”, as well as those purchased in the late 20s - early 30s -x for traffic control departments (TRAC) and police BMW R11.

After the Great Patriotic War, traffic on the streets began to expand, the number of still luxury cars and much more affordable motorcycles, the movement of which needed to be controlled, increased. Various types of equipment were accepted for service at that time, but still, the main police motorcycle of those years was the M-72, although there were also quite a few IZH-49s.

Until 1953, a police motorcycle could be found in almost any color - uniformity was introduced only by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of December 31, 1953 No. 266 “On the special painting of police cars,” which standardized the color of police cars and motorcycles. It was then that the first color scheme appeared, which included a basic blue color with red stripes. The models of motorcycles in the traffic police service changed at this time, but mostly they were “Urals”. The old ones were in no hurry to be written off, and new models arrived at law enforcement agencies chaotically, and each region remembered its own motorcycles: M-62, M-61, K-750 and other models that served well for decades

In general, Ural motorcycles were the most numerous of all brands produced by the Soviet motorcycle industry and in the service of the State Traffic Inspectorate.

At this time, motorcycles began to be modified specifically for service in the police in general and the traffic police in particular, installing additional equipment (walkie-talkies, SGU, sirens, etc.), as well as changing some parts. For example, some Urals were equipped with generators of increased power. Such motorcycles were assigned additional indices in the model name at the factories. In addition to production motorcycles, prototypes also entered service. The most famous of these was the 1967 Ural M-100 motorcycle with a 1040 cc overhead valve engine and a huge fairing. Unfortunately, the motorcycle, like many other IMZ developments, did not go into mass production, remaining a legend and a collector’s dream along with other prototypes.

In general, traffic police motorcycles were distinguished by higher engine power and installed special equipment. As befits police equipment, they could reach higher speeds than their civilian equivalents. For example, the single model M67P, the production of which began in 1974, accelerated to 125 km/h, and the experienced M-100 easily reached almost the same speed with a side trailer.

Without a stroller, he reached a maximum of 150 km/h. Also among the features of the latter was the use of a hydraulic drive of the brake system, even on the wheel of a side trailer. In the late 60s, the coloring of police motorcycles changed again and became more noticeable. First, in accordance with the industry standard of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then in accordance with GOST 21392-75, they received a special color using lemon and blue colors, blue light signals and sound signals with a change in sound frequency. In addition to the inscription “police”, the motorcycles of the State Traffic Inspectorate were marked with the abbreviation “GAI” and the coat of arms of the USSR.

The cars were produced in blue and yellow colors and were specially equipped with a siren, devices for installing traffic police devices, safety bars, and signal lights. In conditions of automobile shortages, motorcycles until the mid-70s made up the majority of the fleet of ORUD and traffic police. And a motorcycle with a sidecar generally became one of the symbols of the State Traffic Inspectorate service of the USSR era. Currently, in many departments, Ural motorcycles are installed on pedestals as a memory of the Soviet period of service.

A new era for the mechanization of traffic police began in the seventies after the introduction of speed limit norms into Soviet traffic regulations. In addition, more and more fast motorcycles began to appear on the roads, which the heavy IMZ could not keep up with even without a sidecar. It is to combat such violators that a special motorized battalion is created in the capital’s traffic police, which later received the name “Motobat” from drivers. At the same time, the Urals continued to be actively used by traffic police officers, but against their background, Motobat employees were equipped with advanced equipment from foreign countries. For them, in 1973-1975, brand new 900 cc BMW R90s were purchased. It was this time that can be considered the beginning of the history of the modern “Motobat”.

In 1990, the coloring of all State Traffic Inspectorate cars changed: instead of yellow, the main color became white, combined with blue elements and inscriptions, and in 1998, the traffic police was renamed the traffic police. At that time, against the backdrop of a deep economic crisis, employees switched to domestic motorcycles, which became the IZH “Jupiter 5” and “Ural”, and later, in the early 2000s, the “Junker”4

Almost all IZHs and Urals in the capital were written off by the end of the 2000s, and until recently these motorcycles could only be found in the regions. All domestic motorcycles that were in the service of the State Traffic Inspectorate became a thing of the past along with the police, becoming part of its history.

Motorized vehicles are currently used in traffic police departments for prompt arrival at the scene of a traffic accident in congestion during rush hour in large cities, for patrolling in the warm season, and also for identifying traffic violations among motorcyclists.

Based on materials from the Research Center for Database, VARIANT LLC, personal photographs of the author.

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Documents for registration

To complete the registration procedure, the following documents are required:

statement;
receipts for payment of state fees;
owner's passport;
motorcycle technical passport (PTS);
fact of compulsory insurance (MTPL policy in paper or electronic form);
a document on the basis of which ownership can be established (sale and purchase agreement, store receipt, customs certificate, etc.).

Additionally you may need:

transit numbers;
customs documentation if the motorcycle was purchased abroad;
STS and documents for old numbers, if you plan to keep them;
certificates from law enforcement agencies if the motorcycle was wanted after the theft.