This is a timeline of the when the departments commissioned their Motorcycle Unit
1904
Peoria, IL Police Department Motor Unit
1906
Des Moines, IA Police Department Motor Unit
Kansas City, MO Police Department Motor Unit
1907
Newark, NJ Police Department Motor Unit
St. Louis, MO Metro Police Department Motor Unit
1908
Detroit, MI Metroplitan Police Department Motor Unit
1909
Anaheim, CA Police Motor Unit
Pittsburgh, PA Police Department Motor Unit
Minneapolis, MN Police Department Motor Unit
Galveston, TX Police Department
Houston, TX Police Department Motor Unit
Los Angeles, CA Police Department Motor Unit
Topeka, KS Police Department Motor Unit
Dallas, TX Police Department Motor Unit
1910
Chicago, IL Police Department Motor Unit
Colorado Springs, CO Police Department Motor Unit
Spokane City, WA Police Department Motor Unit March 17, 1910
Erie, PA Police Department Motor Unit
Milwaukee, WI Police Department Motor Unit
Phoenix, A Police Department Motor Unit
Tampa, FL Police Department Motor Unit
1911
Appleton, WI Police Department Motor Unit, Oct. 02, 1911
Connecticut State Police Motor Unit
New York City, NY Police Department Motor Unit June 9, 1911
Buffalo, NY Police Department Motor Unit
Lincoln, NE Police Department Motor Unit
Los Angeles County, CA Police Department
1912
Boston, MA Police Department Motor Unit
Chattanooga, TN Police Department Motors Unit
Green Bay, WI Police Department Motor Unit May 17, 1912
Kansas City, KS Police Department Motor Unit
San Jose, CA Police Department Motor Unit Feb.14, 1912
Arlington, TX Police Department Motor Unit
Washington D.C. Metro Police Department Motor Unit
Kansas City, KS Police Department Motor Unit
1914
Balitmore City, MD Police Department Motor Unit, May 29, 1914
Manchester, NH Police Department Motor Unit
Fort Myers, FL Police Department Motor Unit
1915
San Bernardino County, CA Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Los Angles County, CA Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Salt Lake City, UT Police Department Motor Unit
New South Wales, Austrlia Police Department Motor Unit
1916
Boise, ID Police Department Motor Unit
Washoe County, NV Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
1917
United States Park Police Motor Unit
United States Secret Service Motor Unit Feb. 1917
Tucson, AZ Police Department Motor UNit
1918
Alexandria, VA Police Department Motor Unit
Reno, NV Police Department Motor Unit
Portsmouth, VA Police Department
Hermosa Beach, CA Police Department Motor Unit
National City, CA Police Department Motor Unit
1920
Melbourne, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Pennsylvania State Police Motor Unit April 1920
Athen-Clarke County, GA Police Department Motor Unit
Bridgeport, CT Police Department Motor Unit
Coeur D’ Alene, ID Police Department Motor Unt
Virginia Beach, VA Police Department
Elmhurt, IL Police Department Motor Unit
Homewood, AL Police Department Motor Unit
Huntington, CA Police Department Motor Unit
1921
Modesto, CA Police Department Motor Unit
Cambridge, MA Police Department Motor Unit
Washington State Patrol Motor Unit Sept. 1. 1921
Orlando, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Grand Prairie, TX Police Department Motor Unit
1922
Louisiana State Police Motor Unit
1923
Virginia State Police Motor Unit
Tulsa, OK Police Department Motor Unit
Delaware State Police Motor Unit
1925
Nassau County NY, Police Department Motor Unit
Vermont State Police Motor Unit
Malta Police Force Motor Unit
1926
Boca Raton, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Utah State Police Motor Unit
Ocala, FL Police Department Motor Unit
1927
Orange County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Petaluma, CA Police Department Motor Unit
Oceanside, CA Police Department Motor Unit
1928
Nampa, ID Police Department Motor Unit
Gainesville, FL Police Department Motor Unit
1929
Texas Highway Patrol Motor Unit
Kentucky Highway Patrol Motor Unit
California Highway Patrol Motor Unit
1930
Las Vegas, NV Police Department Motor Unit
Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom Motor Unit
South Carolina Highway Patrol Motor Unit
1931
Florida Highway Patrol Motor Unit
Missouri State Patrol Motor Unit
1932
Lafayette, CO Police Department Motor Unit
1933
Indiana State Police Motor Unit
New Mexico State Police Motor Unit
1935
Alabama Highway Patrol Motor Unit
Iowa State Patrol Motor Unit July 28, 1935
1937
Kansas Highway Patrol Motor Unit
New Hampshire State Police Motor Unit
North Dakota Highway Patrol Motor Unit
1939
Ohio Highway Patrol Motor Unit
1940
Motorola Radio First used on Police Motorcycles
Sioux Falls, SD Police Department Motor Unit
1941
Woodland, CA Police Department Motor Unit
1942
Iceland Police Motor Unit
1947
Las Cruces, NM Police Department Motor Unit
1948
Minnesota State Patrol Motor Unit
1949
Harrisonburg, VA Police Department Motor Unit
Johnson County, KS Sheriff’s Patrol Motor Unit
1952
Broward County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
City of Lausanne, Switerland Police Department Motor Unit
1953
Pima County, CA Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
1954
Myrtle Beach, SC Police Department Motor Unit
1955
Richfield, MN Police Department Motor Unit
1956
Whelen puts first emergency lights on Juliet, IL Police Department Motorcycle
1957
Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Unit
1958
Cookeville, TN Police Department Motor Unit
1960
Dane County, WI Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Madison, NJ Police Department Motor Unit
1964
Chesapeake, VA Police Department Motor Unit
1965
Plantation, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Englewood, CO Police Department Motor Unit
1971
Osceola County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
1975
Maryland National Park Capital Parks Police Motor Unit
1976
Sierra Vista, A Police Department Motor Unit
1977
Lebanese Police Department, Beirut, Lebanon Motor Unit
1978
Beaverton, OR Police Department Motor Unit
1979
Creve Coeur, MO Police Department Motor Unit
1980
Alachua County, FL Sheriff’s Office late 1980’s
1986
Vienna, VA Police Department Motor Unit
1987
Manteca, CA Police Department Motor Unit
1988
Hillsborough County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
1990
Flagstaff, AZ Police Department Motor Unit
1992
Portsmouth, VA Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Praha, Czech Republic Police Department Motor Unit
1993
Ashwaubenon, WI Public Safety
1994
Daytona Beach, FL Fire Rescue Motor Unit
Palm Beach County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Maui County, Hawaii Police Department Motor Unit
1995
Cary, NC Police Department Motor Unit
New Windsor, NY Police Department Motor Unit
1996
Ascension Parish, TX Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
1997
Desoto County, MS Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
North Myrtle Beach SC Police Department Motor Unit
Oklahoma County, OK Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Nantucket, MA Fire Department Rescue Unit
1999
Brillion, WI Police Department Motor Unit
University of Illinois Police Department Motor Unit
Buffalo Grove, IL Police Department Motor Unit
Pittsburgh, PA Paramedic Motor Unit
2000
Sauk County, WI Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit April 2000
2001
Amherst, NH Police Department Motor Unit
Rockingham County, VA Sheriff’s Office Sept. 2001
Greendale, WI Police Department Motor Unit
2002
Calvert County, MD Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Rocklin, CA Police Department Motor Unit
2003
Cherokee County, GA Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Collier County, FL Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
El Cerrito, CA Police Department Motor Unit
Richland County, SC Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Royal Palm Beach, FL Police Department Motor Unit
2004
Harker Heights, Tx Police Department Motor Unit May 24, 2004
Blount County, TN Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit Oct. 2004
Milford, NH Police Department Motor Unit
2005
New Paltz, NY Police Department Motor Unit
2006
Broward County, FL Sheriff’s Fire Rescue Motor Unit
Illinois State Police Motor Unit
Manlius, NY Police Department Motor Unit
Clermont, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Washoe County, NV School District Police Department Motor Unit
2007
Winter Gardens, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Randolph County, NC Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Rowlett, TX Police Department Motor Unit
2008
Brownsberg, IN Police Department May 1, 2008
Holly Springs, NC Police Department
Warren County, NY Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
Franklin, TN Police Department Motor Unit
2009
Fort Belvoir, VA Police Motor Unit
Davis County, UT Sheriff’s Department Motor Unit
Pinal County, AZ Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
2010
Wood Heights, MO Police Department Motor Unit, April
Williston, FL Police Department Motor Unit
Oak Grove, KY Police Department Motor Unit May 24, 2010
2011
Hopkinsville, KY Police Department Motor Unit Nov. 2011
James City County, VA Police Department Motor Unit Oct. 2011
Kyle, TX Police Department Motor Unit
2013
Whitetown, IN Police Department Motor Unit
2014
Quapaw Trail Marshal, OK Motor Unit May 01, 2014
Missouri City, TX Police Department Motor Unit June 2014
Summit County, UT Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit
2015
Palm Beach County, FL School District Police Department
Beachwood, NJ Police Department
Wake Forest, NC Police Department Motor Unit
2016
Wyandotte Nation Tribal, OK Police Department
Ardmore, OK Police Department