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Tomica NO.4 Honda VFR White Bai (Tire rotation/Manufacturer's suggested retail price 495 yen/tax included)

Ibaraki Prefectural Police Honda VFR white motorcycle.This image can be obtained from the Ibaraki Prefectural Police's website "Kabagami" corner.(Image: Ibaraki Prefectural Police)

BC-RC46, a commercial specification of Honda VFR that appeared in 1998, which was the source of the white motorcycle specification.

Tomica, which is a collaboration between "Tomica", the standard of domestic diet minicars, which has been supported for more than 50 years and over half a century since its release, and "Motor Fan", which has a long history since the war.All -catalog of real cars.What kind of car is that "Tomica"? What kind of car? The traffic control or transportation guidance for traffic guidance used by members of the prefectural police and highway traffic police squads that have been specially trained.It is "white motorcycle".As the name suggests, "white painted motorcycle" is the etymology, but it was influenced by foreign police motorcycles in 1936 (Showa 11).It seems that the one painted in blue and red was used.In addition, famous places are the motorcycle unit of the Wakayama Prefectural Police Countermeasures Countermeasures Headquarters, commonly known as "Black Birthday," uses black -painted motorcycles.This is often worked at night, so that the other party cannot be found in the darkness of the night, and the uniforms of members are unified in black.In order to track high -speed cars, white biki basically uses large displacement large motorcycles that are fast.The most distinctive equipment is a "measurement speed meter" or a "measurement speed indicator" that measures and records the speed of the speed violation vehicle.Of course, in addition to red rotating lights and sirens, warning megaphones are also required.In the back and right boxes and side boxes, the tools required for the violation kip, such as bundles of the violation kip, are provided, and the box on the top of the seat and the top box are wireless.White motorcycles are mainly used for traffic control, but they are used for marathon competitions, led by relay games, and parades, and dispatched to local elementary schools and other traffic safety classes.It is also known as the success.Tomica NO.The white bike of 4 is modeled on Honda VFR800P, which has been used by the Metropolitan Police Department since 2001.Honda VFR is a road sports model motorcycle that appeared in 1986, which incorporates the latest technology cultivated and demonstrated in racing, and pursues Super Aero Forms that pursues the comfort of riders and human horses.It became a high -performance thing like a race motorcycle.Depending on the displacement of the engine, there are models of 400cc (399cc), 750cc (748cc), 800cc (781cc), and 1200cc (1236cc).The VFR800P, which became Tomica, was modified for white motorcycles based on the 800cc model, RC46, which was released in 1998, and was given a model name of the RC49 type.The word "p" of VFR800P is, of course, the English head of "POLICE".Of course, this motorcycle is a special model that ordinary people cannot buy, and the major changes from the commercial model are basically a major change in the brake system and the larger oil cooler.Although the VFR800P was afraid of traffic offenders with a very high performance, it was discontinued in 2008 due to the strengthening of automobile emissions regulations, and now the same Honda car is used by the CB1300P equipped with a larger aircraft.It has been.■ Honda VFR (BC-RC46 type) Major (VFR800P white bai) Total length x full width x total height (mm): 2095 × 735 × 1190 Wheelbase (mm): 1440 vehicle weight (kg): 209 engine: 209 engineRC46E type 90 ° V type 4 -cylinder DOHC displacement (CC): 781 maximum output 59kW (80ps)/9500rpm maximum torque: 68 nm (6).9kgm)/7000rpm suspension (before/later): Terescopic/Swing arm brake (front/later): Double disk/single disc tire: (front) 120/70 ZR17 (58W) (after) 180/55 ZR17 (73W)

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