Dallas Motorcops
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From: la porte, texas
i have yet to se a motorcycle cop with a fullface helmet on. they all wear the half helmets around here. visiblity reason i would expect to be the reason. I know when on the sport bike with the FF, my field of vision is crapola!
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From: Hudson Valley, NY
Believe it or not a lot of these maneuvers can be learned in a few weekends with a little practice. You won't be ready for motor cop training but you would be surprised how quickly slow maneuvers come with the right practice and how good you can get with just a little of the right training. Most people never practice it though, I've seen riders with 20 years experience who still can't pull of a u-turn in a two lane road, it's like the guys who strength train properly and the guys who sit in the gym doing curls all day.
Last edited by babalu; Sep 30, 2011 at 08:56 PM.
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Great riding, and gee I hate to bring this up but notice that the cop is not ATGATT. No full face helmet, no armour, bare exposed arms, etc. Perhaps our forum safety preachers should contact him and get him squared away. However, they may not be reading this thread since Helmet is not in the title. 
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Believe it or not a lot of these maneuvers can be learned in a few weekends with a little practice. You won't be ready for motor cop training but you would be surprised how quickly slow maneuvers come with the right practice and how good you can get with just a little of the right training. Most people never practice it though, I've seen riders with 20 years experience who still can't pull of a u-turn in a two lane road, it's like the guys who strength train properly and the guys who sit in the gym doing curls all day.
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From: Herrin, Illinois
It also takes good crash bars and the ability to lay the bike on em. You can see the sparks in many parts of the video. On youtube there is a video of a guy on a BMW police bike, no metal parts to put down. Puts the harley and victory guys to shame.
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The cost and commitment is the key factor. I know there is a place in the San Francisco Bay area and also one in the Pacific Northwest (names and addresses not recalled). To become that good you need time and lots of it. I'm not too sure how many civillians would be willing to pay for two weeks of class 8 hours a day. The RLAP course is 4-5 hours and it only scratches the surface. It gives you the basic skills and techniques, the rest is up to you. How often you practice is crucial.
I don't run my Motor Officer Prep Course too often, maybe once or twice a year. I am VERY selective and discriminating about the attendees.They are usually guys who have already washed out of motor school, and riders who have demonstrated superb command and control of their bike. The exercises are very frustating and at times very risky. I don't like riders to become frustrated as that can lead to loss of confidence. I also don't want anyone to get injured. All riders MUST use a Kawasaki Police Bike (mine or theirs) as the exercises come rght out of the LAPD and are configured to making that bike do slow riding full lock turns with a good board dragging lean.
I don't run my Motor Officer Prep Course too often, maybe once or twice a year. I am VERY selective and discriminating about the attendees.They are usually guys who have already washed out of motor school, and riders who have demonstrated superb command and control of their bike. The exercises are very frustating and at times very risky. I don't like riders to become frustrated as that can lead to loss of confidence. I also don't want anyone to get injured. All riders MUST use a Kawasaki Police Bike (mine or theirs) as the exercises come rght out of the LAPD and are configured to making that bike do slow riding full lock turns with a good board dragging lean.
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From: Nevada
The BMW police bikes do have guards added. See Here
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The bike course I took last spring had us on kiddy bikes for a day and a half. First day we weren't past 2nd gear doing maneuvers and obstacle course. It felt like a bear on a trycycle....feet always flopping out to save it from dropping. As soon as we got back on the big bikes....I was amazed how much an improvement to my slow riding.
Company that ran the course is involved with the city cops training also.
Company that ran the course is involved with the city cops training also.