Well, these have POLICE painted on the side- that's what makes them so tightly held. If all they said was Smith and Wesson, I'dhave rolled my eyes and not cared- kind of silly for a Mt bike. The difference is the police sign on any bike- that's when it becomes impersonating an officer. You can put a POLICE decal on any bike and put it into service as police equipment. The S&W bikes on Ebay have this painted on, they're brand new and listed as police bikes, and there's no mention that the bike will arrive with patches of paint sanded off. And really- I can buy a Crown Vic to tool around in, but as soon as I put POLICE on the side, I'm up to no good. The arrest and test case is long past- you can't even put a made up Emerald city of Oz Coroner sign on your 1958 Caddy hearse and drive around. That cat did four months. And it was just a fashion statement!
The Treck is being touted as police surplus- except it has police decals all over, lights and siren, big rack trunk that says police, helmet that says police... Bike equivalent of an in service patrol car.
I understand the distinctions- thats why this is creepy. It's service ready stuff.

Lizzy