Motohaulic
12-12-2007, 05:09 PM
Each day I take a stroll around the ballpark after lunch to get some fresh air and stretch the legs a bit. Today, as I was coming back from the end of the pier behind the ballpark (by the ferry dock and Seal's Plaza gate entrance), and I see about 8 - 10 SF moto cops riding slowly along the portwalk towards the ferry entrance. I decided to stop and check out the bikes as they rode by. To my surprise they began to ride an obstacle course right in front of me using the various inanimate objects in the area.
The first exercise was to weave in between all the palm trees, make a tight u-turn and proceed back through he next row of trees in the same fashion until all rows (3) were complete. It was pretty cool to watch!
Next, they all rode in a small circle, making sure to keep their eyes on the rider directly across from themselves. After several revolutions, one rider broke the circle and began to ride towards the bathroom.
Once there they proceeded to ride through the entrance of the bathroom. Well, not into the bathroom as it may sound, but betwwen the structure and the wall which blocks people from seeing into the bathroom, which is about a 3 or 4-ft gap. Fairly tight for the Harleys.
The last exercise was to make a u-turn on the portwalk, which is about the same distance across as a single-lane, two-way street.
I wasn't sure if we had any SF Moto LEO's on the board or not, but it was cool to get to watch you guys run that course real quick. I made sure to give a quick :thumbup to you as you were passing by to leave.
Anyway, I just thought I would share. Not really that big of news, but cool to see nonetheless. I found it interesting how each rider had their own style, not unlike racers. Some made sure to look all the way over their shoulder before executing the u-turn and others only looked part way through. Some shifted their weight to do the tight maneuvers, while others did not. All riders completed each task with what seemed like little effort. Good to see other riders keeping the skills sharp!
The first exercise was to weave in between all the palm trees, make a tight u-turn and proceed back through he next row of trees in the same fashion until all rows (3) were complete. It was pretty cool to watch!
Next, they all rode in a small circle, making sure to keep their eyes on the rider directly across from themselves. After several revolutions, one rider broke the circle and began to ride towards the bathroom.
Once there they proceeded to ride through the entrance of the bathroom. Well, not into the bathroom as it may sound, but betwwen the structure and the wall which blocks people from seeing into the bathroom, which is about a 3 or 4-ft gap. Fairly tight for the Harleys.
The last exercise was to make a u-turn on the portwalk, which is about the same distance across as a single-lane, two-way street.
I wasn't sure if we had any SF Moto LEO's on the board or not, but it was cool to get to watch you guys run that course real quick. I made sure to give a quick :thumbup to you as you were passing by to leave.
Anyway, I just thought I would share. Not really that big of news, but cool to see nonetheless. I found it interesting how each rider had their own style, not unlike racers. Some made sure to look all the way over their shoulder before executing the u-turn and others only looked part way through. Some shifted their weight to do the tight maneuvers, while others did not. All riders completed each task with what seemed like little effort. Good to see other riders keeping the skills sharp!