Wow wish I could do that

[MSTASam]

[RichGrab]

Wow. Something tells me this guy has more riding experience than his motor officer training - a lot more.

[EricLarsen]

My brother took one of the police motor officers training classes and got a glimpse of how that type of riding is possible. Lots of rear brake while using the throttle, keeping the RPMS up. I've played around with it and it works. I would think at the level this officer rides, he would have worn out a lot of clutches and rear brake pads/rotors, not to mention dropping the bike a few hundred times. The technics work and after nearly 40 years of riding, I'm working an a totally new (to me) skill set development.

[stevegrab]

Very cool.

[RIDEMYST]

..... I would think at the level this officer rides, he would have worn out a lot of clutches and rear brake pads/rotors, not to mention dropping the bike a few hundred times.....

Yes they do drop their bikes! -JEP-

[HawkGTRider]

I've signed up for a class in North Carolina the day before SE-Star, and I am really looking forward to my participation. The class is called BikeSafe North Carolina, is sponsored by North Carolina, and is free to anyone that signs up. It's a one day class offered by various motor officer corps around the state. The average rider should never consider doing anything other than pull over if they are being pursued by any motor officer. The average motor officer probably has better motorcycle control than I can imagine. Seeing that slow race in the video is just phenomenal. It's hard enough to go a slow crawling pace in a straight line, but to do it in a tight circle is just flat out amazing.

[MSTASam]

Yes they do drop their bikes! -JEP-

Jim, as I told my Harley riding friend who sent the video to me 'I bet you can't do that on a Harley'. YOu just proved my point. Those damn pegs get in the way every time.

[HawkGTRider]

I don't know about the H-Ds (they are really quite good at that slow speed stuff), but the old Kawasaki police bikes were not only as tough as nails but were quite good for their day and time.

As always, it's more about the rider than the bike.

[leonardlloyd]

I could not even follow the course correctly with those circles. The Road King based H-D's do well in this type riding and with their guard bars, do not fall all the way to the pavement, making for less body damage and a bit easier to restore to vertical. Some motor officers I know were a bit hesitant to do this kind of competition on the R series BMW to begin with. After a few drops, they became just as proficient with the BMW police bikes.