I wan't this kind of slow speed control

Post by **iowabeakster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:03 pm

This is the type of slow speed control that I would like to have. Is this just a matter of practice makes perfect? Does anybody have suggestions on where to get this type of training, videos, for a non police person? Do the MSF programs do this kind of stuff? I thought they were more oriented towards real world traffic situtations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ByZ4Z4_fY

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:06 pm

Not bad riding....for cops..

DJ

R4R&R · Post by **R4R&R** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:39 am

A few years ago I went to my dealer's open house and they had a police demo there that was similar. The police were using the R1100RT-P models and threw those bikes around like they were 10 speed bicycles. I have some video of it and will try to post it. Anyway, I asked one of them how long he had been riding (thinking it would be like 20+ years) and he said three years. He said they went to a special four week class to learn that stuff.

Post by **sjbmw** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:04 am

If riding a motorcycle was your job, it would come to you naturally, given enough time.

Those lucky bastids.

Ves · Post by **Ves** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:59 pm

That's good stuff... What I want to know is how many times they dropped the bike in that four weeks training?

Post by **wncbmw** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:46 pm

I would love to take a course to learn to ride slow that well . . . using someone's else's bike!

Sit · Post by **Sit** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:20 pm

The motor course for my department is 3 weeks long. I lasted the first week before a back injury (previous) caused me to drop out. Watch the tape and you can hear his engine reving all the time. The trick that I picked up at the course was it is all about the head and eyes, as we all know, and about the clutch. The bikes my departmen uses have all had their throttle return springs cut so you can get a good throttle postion and then modulate the power in the course with the clutch. Talking to the experienced guys, they say it is easier on the Kawasaki and cruiser type bikes than the tall BMW's but they still made it look easy. Next time you walk by a police motor look close at his crash bars. I bet they are scratched up. The Kawi's we were on got dropped alot, but the things are tanks. The BMW's the regular guys ride all have scratched crash bars either from practice which they do once a month, mandatory, or from mishaps on the street working.

Do a google search for motorcycle cone course and you will find a number of pages with patterns. I bought some small soccer cones that are easily run over, and practice different patterns once a month or so just so I can keep what little I learned. Set the patterns wider than they say, some are for Kawi's and are tighter than BMW courses. Set them wide and dont be afraid to run over the cones. Better to run them over than drop the bike. The hard thing to get down is shifting your weight and keeping your shoulders level. And should it feel like its going to fall, more power and you should come upright.

Post by **iowabeakster** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:59 pm

A few days ago (just before posting this) I hung a tight left hand U turn (to avoid gravel). Easy, no problem.

Then I thought "Hmmmm.... I never do real tight RIGHT hand U-turns, I probably need practice". Three seconds later, the bike was on the ground. I was right, I needed practice. No damage, no big deal.

I would like to practice with somebody elses bike, anybody willing to loan me theirs?