Can you handle a big bike?
#81
04-04-2014 | 04:18 PM
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Also, gotta give orops to RideLikeAPro and similar dvd's on bike handling and countersteering at high-speeds: SAVED MY **** more than a few times in last 12 months and 10,000 miles ! Sometimes it was kane swerve at 60mph, sometimes a decreasing radius SURPRISE exit or on ramp to bridge ir hiway (one would have had me flying into NY's Hudson River in Arnold S. Terminator style ! :-((( ), so I gotta encourage anybody that don't do these kind of larking lot drills abd then some 49-59mph drills on abandoned airstrip or backroads on a sleepy Sunday sunrise..... Just Do It. Gotta trust laying that bike over and making her carve with countersteer. Got to. Full Stop. Saved my ****. :-)))
#82
04-04-2014 | 10:00 PM
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From: Lubbock, Tx
Some friends and I have been practicing the Ride Like A Pro exercises and we all feel like our riding has improved considerably. Not only slow maneuvers but going down winding roads. Riding feels more enjoyable.
The local Police Dept. put on a bike show at the Harley dealer last year and I was mighty impressed with their skills. Talking with one of the motor cops about how they practice, how much rear brake he used, throttle control and so forth, he smiles and said he was just hoping he kept it upright during the demo.
The local Police Dept. put on a bike show at the Harley dealer last year and I was mighty impressed with their skills. Talking with one of the motor cops about how they practice, how much rear brake he used, throttle control and so forth, he smiles and said he was just hoping he kept it upright during the demo.
#86
07-01-2014 | 05:22 PM
Learning the skills
Anyone can learn this. For those of you who have purchased a Ride Like a Pro video, here is a suggestion. Have another rider who is studying the techniques also watch you as you execute the exercises. As the rider you will not be able to see if you are doing things correctly. Eyes outside of the course will help spot errors.
The course the motor officers take was created by North Western University and Harley Davidson and requires a minimum of 80 hours of training. As stated before, the failure rate is high.
Where I work, motormen are required to train 8 hours a month and re-qualify each year. Miss 2 months of training and you have to wait for the re-qualifying month in order to ride again. Training includes the regular 10 course exercises, night riding with emergency lights on through the obstacles, off road riding, processional riding, escort/rolling roadblock practice and practicing for the annual Police Skills Rodeo.
I am also a member of Miami Harley Davidson's Precision Thunder Drill Team. Along with practicing for our demonstration shows we offer anyone who comes to our practice field, twice a week instruction by certified MSF Rider Coaches and one certified <me> Motor officer. All free of charge. We have all the obstacles motormen use painted on a parking lot surface and marked with cones. We even give a "2-Up Class" on or about Valentines day.
This stuff takes practice, continuously, with instructors who know what they are doing. These skills are perishable. They deteriorate if you don't use them. A few hours a month to brush up on skills isn't a a high premium to pay for you and/or maybe you passenger.
The course the motor officers take was created by North Western University and Harley Davidson and requires a minimum of 80 hours of training. As stated before, the failure rate is high.
Where I work, motormen are required to train 8 hours a month and re-qualify each year. Miss 2 months of training and you have to wait for the re-qualifying month in order to ride again. Training includes the regular 10 course exercises, night riding with emergency lights on through the obstacles, off road riding, processional riding, escort/rolling roadblock practice and practicing for the annual Police Skills Rodeo.
I am also a member of Miami Harley Davidson's Precision Thunder Drill Team. Along with practicing for our demonstration shows we offer anyone who comes to our practice field, twice a week instruction by certified MSF Rider Coaches and one certified <me> Motor officer. All free of charge. We have all the obstacles motormen use painted on a parking lot surface and marked with cones. We even give a "2-Up Class" on or about Valentines day.
This stuff takes practice, continuously, with instructors who know what they are doing. These skills are perishable. They deteriorate if you don't use them. A few hours a month to brush up on skills isn't a a high premium to pay for you and/or maybe you passenger.
#87
07-02-2014 | 09:09 AM
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From: Plainview, NY
Anyone can learn this. For those of you who have purchased a Ride Like a Pro video, here is a suggestion. Have another rider who is studying the techniques also watch you as you execute the exercises. As the rider you will not be able to see if you are doing things correctly. Eyes outside of the course will help spot errors.
The course the motor officers take was created by North Western University and Harley Davidson and requires a minimum of 80 hours of training. As stated before, the failure rate is high.
Where I work, motormen are required to train 8 hours a month and re-qualify each year. Miss 2 months of training and you have to wait for the re-qualifying month in order to ride again. Training includes the regular 10 course exercises, night riding with emergency lights on through the obstacles, off road riding, processional riding, escort/rolling roadblock practice and practicing for the annual Police Skills Rodeo.
I am also a member of Miami Harley Davidson's Precision Thunder Drill Team. Along with practicing for our demonstration shows we offer anyone who comes to our practice field, twice a week instruction by certified MSF Rider Coaches and one certified <me> Motor officer. All free of charge. We have all the obstacles motormen use painted on a parking lot surface and marked with cones. We even give a "2-Up Class" on or about Valentines day.
This stuff takes practice, continuously, with instructors who know what they are doing. These skills are perishable. They deteriorate if you don't use them. A few hours a month to brush up on skills isn't a a high premium to pay for you and/or maybe you passenger.
The course the motor officers take was created by North Western University and Harley Davidson and requires a minimum of 80 hours of training. As stated before, the failure rate is high.
Where I work, motormen are required to train 8 hours a month and re-qualify each year. Miss 2 months of training and you have to wait for the re-qualifying month in order to ride again. Training includes the regular 10 course exercises, night riding with emergency lights on through the obstacles, off road riding, processional riding, escort/rolling roadblock practice and practicing for the annual Police Skills Rodeo.
I am also a member of Miami Harley Davidson's Precision Thunder Drill Team. Along with practicing for our demonstration shows we offer anyone who comes to our practice field, twice a week instruction by certified MSF Rider Coaches and one certified <me> Motor officer. All free of charge. We have all the obstacles motormen use painted on a parking lot surface and marked with cones. We even give a "2-Up Class" on or about Valentines day.
This stuff takes practice, continuously, with instructors who know what they are doing. These skills are perishable. They deteriorate if you don't use them. A few hours a month to brush up on skills isn't a a high premium to pay for you and/or maybe you passenger.
In NYPD we spent A LOT of time off road! You learn a lot riding on a slimy boat ramp in the water with it over your feet! Not to mention trail riding, on the beach and climbing grassy hills. A guy in my class lost it 3/4 of the way going up and I remember just trying to get out of the way of an RK tumbling down the hill at me!
I'm very out of practice when it comes to doing to come courses, I have all the layouts and keep saying I'm going to get a few buddies together and go set up our own.
#89
07-02-2014 | 01:17 PM
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From: NY State
Dear MotorMedic300,
Are you offering the free lessons during July and August or too hot? I'm up near NJ, but would love to motor down to The Keys, etc.! Any weeks you are NOT offering the lessons? I have a latemodel FatBoy with crash-bar. I've done most of the RideLikeAPro dvd's but, oh Man, I am STILL not scraping them boards. :-))) I need some ***-kicking!
#90
07-02-2014 | 01:28 PM
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From: Edmond Oklahoma