juha_teuvonnen
New member
http://www.sheriffacademy.com/classes/evoc/1day_adv_civ_motor/class.htm
The Sheriffs academy teaches a civilian class. It's $150 for the class and $50 for the bike. I strongly recommend renting theirs - your odds of dropping are very high. I went to the intermediate class on Saturday. I had a blast. The instructor was pretty cool, they adjust the curriculum to your level of skill. Before the class I sucked at doing u-turns, I have not had their basic class which I unfortunately missed. I decided to attend the intermediate class anyway. At the beginning of the day I had trouble making u-turn from lane 1 to lane 3. By the end of the day I could make a u-turn on a narrow steep uphill. We were riding KZ1000P police bikes, these are a little on the heavy side (600 lbs or so).
We also rode these bikes up a steep hill on a pretty beat up dirt trail, complete with gravel and potholes. The KZ1000 is no DRZ or KLR, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine doing stuff like that. Then we rode the same trail downhill which was a little more difficult.
It was an amazing experience. I knew that my skills needed improvement. Not only did I see the improvement by the end of the day, I had a lot of fun learning.
We did panic stops for 35 mph too. That was pretty cool.
I highly recommend this class. It's a lot of fun. I learned a lot and I walked out of the class with a homework assignment. I noted a few things that I need to practice. If you decide to take the class - definitely spend the extra $50 and rent their bike. It's way worth it. The odds of dropping the bike during this class are very high. Besides, once you learn how to throw around a heavy-ass police cruiser, riding more nimble sports bike becomes way easier. you really start appreciating how nimble these things are.
The Sheriffs academy teaches a civilian class. It's $150 for the class and $50 for the bike. I strongly recommend renting theirs - your odds of dropping are very high. I went to the intermediate class on Saturday. I had a blast. The instructor was pretty cool, they adjust the curriculum to your level of skill. Before the class I sucked at doing u-turns, I have not had their basic class which I unfortunately missed. I decided to attend the intermediate class anyway. At the beginning of the day I had trouble making u-turn from lane 1 to lane 3. By the end of the day I could make a u-turn on a narrow steep uphill. We were riding KZ1000P police bikes, these are a little on the heavy side (600 lbs or so).
We also rode these bikes up a steep hill on a pretty beat up dirt trail, complete with gravel and potholes. The KZ1000 is no DRZ or KLR, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine doing stuff like that. Then we rode the same trail downhill which was a little more difficult.
It was an amazing experience. I knew that my skills needed improvement. Not only did I see the improvement by the end of the day, I had a lot of fun learning.
We did panic stops for 35 mph too. That was pretty cool.
I highly recommend this class. It's a lot of fun. I learned a lot and I walked out of the class with a homework assignment. I noted a few things that I need to practice. If you decide to take the class - definitely spend the extra $50 and rent their bike. It's way worth it. The odds of dropping the bike during this class are very high. Besides, once you learn how to throw around a heavy-ass police cruiser, riding more nimble sports bike becomes way easier. you really start appreciating how nimble these things are.
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