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If you get a bike JP, you'll need to find someway to mount a patrol carbine.
No way... the MP5 fits right in the saddle bag with no mods!!
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Motor Position Opening
- Thread starter LongGoneJohn
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No way... the MP5 fits right in the saddle bag with no mods!!
silversvs
Lean, Twist, repeat.....
But the real question is, because it's an HD, is it oil blowing past the rings out the exhaust or oil that had leaked out onto the exhaust pipes!
I’m sorry Silver, I owe you a round.
Actually that was a brand new training bike the Harley rep let us torture. So it wasn't smoking oil that day, but probably was when we were done with it
LongGoneJohn
Gone
Update (for anyone who cares!):
Did another 4 hour block of pre-training today, and will get one more full day in prior to the start of motor school.
Today I did "the box" with a 14 foot width (instead of the 18feet the alameda school apparently gives) and did figure 8's, u-turns and circles within. Went well, getting more and more comfortable every hour.
Also worked on hills today.... W O W. We went to a hill with a serious SF-style grade hill, lined with curbs on both sides. The roadway was 16 feet wide. Did uphill and downhill u-turns and figure 8's. Fell twice, once super-manning through the windshield! HAHAAH!
The uphill was really getting to me as I was doing the "fast" method, where you more or less carry a good amount of speed, pick your spot and go for it... at a lot faster of a speed than you would on flat or downhill. I'm sure my overall net-speed, due to the incline, was the same as flat ground... but it was messing with my head. We figure another 4-5 hours of hill work and I should be as comfortable on that as I am on flat ground, or close to it.
I'm down to 12 feet on flat ground, consistently. Still not where I want to be, but it feels good to do it each and everytime and feel in control of it rather than letting the bike take me for a ride.
All in all, I cant believe I get paid to do this crap!
Did another 4 hour block of pre-training today, and will get one more full day in prior to the start of motor school.
Today I did "the box" with a 14 foot width (instead of the 18feet the alameda school apparently gives) and did figure 8's, u-turns and circles within. Went well, getting more and more comfortable every hour.
Also worked on hills today.... W O W. We went to a hill with a serious SF-style grade hill, lined with curbs on both sides. The roadway was 16 feet wide. Did uphill and downhill u-turns and figure 8's. Fell twice, once super-manning through the windshield! HAHAAH!
The uphill was really getting to me as I was doing the "fast" method, where you more or less carry a good amount of speed, pick your spot and go for it... at a lot faster of a speed than you would on flat or downhill. I'm sure my overall net-speed, due to the incline, was the same as flat ground... but it was messing with my head. We figure another 4-5 hours of hill work and I should be as comfortable on that as I am on flat ground, or close to it.
I'm down to 12 feet on flat ground, consistently. Still not where I want to be, but it feels good to do it each and everytime and feel in control of it rather than letting the bike take me for a ride.
All in all, I cant believe I get paid to do this crap!
LongGoneJohn
Gone
That's so awesome!!
paroxysm
576cc PieGP world champ.
Wow, where the hell did this thread come from? I always thought it was pretty much a sure thing 
I guess my advice isn't needed, but I'll post up my thoughts on the application anyway.
Short and simple. You're not along winded person (usually...), so why would your application be? To the point - I want the job, I'm qualified for the job, I have a passion for the job - thats it, though maybe more formal than the last two applicants.
So, hows that for too late? Feel better, you are gonna be a busy busy man for the next few weeks.
I guess my advice isn't needed, but I'll post up my thoughts on the application anyway.
Short and simple. You're not along winded person (usually...), so why would your application be? To the point - I want the job, I'm qualified for the job, I have a passion for the job - thats it, though maybe more formal than the last two applicants.
So, hows that for too late? Feel better, you are gonna be a busy busy man for the next few weeks.
mnb
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You're not on a Harley, I guess. 14' is pretty much the tightest for an HD unless you learn to master sliding the rear wheel. IMO, consistently doing 12' on any bike is damned impressive. Now you can concentrate on form and style.
Aren't hills fun, Kal El?
LongGoneJohn
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mnb,
They're a blast!
They're a blast!
LongGoneJohn
Gone
Well... all finished!
It was fun, and wet. I must have swallowed more rain-water last week than I have in my entire life.
Had a good time though... final pic:
and a pic of one of the "steep" hills, though it wasn't as bad as some of the others we encountered. Steep, but plenty wide. No, that's not me... that's a guy we called Farva, for obvious reasons.... Very good rider though.
It was fun, and wet. I must have swallowed more rain-water last week than I have in my entire life.
Had a good time though... final pic:
and a pic of one of the "steep" hills, though it wasn't as bad as some of the others we encountered. Steep, but plenty wide. No, that's not me... that's a guy we called Farva, for obvious reasons.... Very good rider though.
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silversvs
Lean, Twist, repeat.....
Nice job JP! 
Now the real work begins. Who is going to train you on doing actual police work on the bike?
Its up to you now to continue your training and making a daily ritual of practicing your new found skills.
Now the real work begins. Who is going to train you on doing actual police work on the bike?
Its up to you now to continue your training and making a daily ritual of practicing your new found skills.
LongGoneJohn
Gone
The debrief:
It was awesome. I had some problems on hill-work which were ironed out through repetition and trusting the techniques, but other than that it was more or less smoothing out what I had learned in pre-training. By the end a buddy and myself started mixing it up and doing weird-crap in the eliminator (two in at once w/ mixed patterns inside the regular eliminator) and more or less just had fun with it.
The second week was, well, just flat out fun. We did a lot of off-campus riding (I'd say 3 days out of the 5), some in the pouring rain / wind, all in formation. It was interesting to see us progress as a group, rather than just individually.
I'm excited to get back to work Wednesday, hop on the Road King, and go tear up some cone patterns to get used to that bike instead of the Kawi's. I figure I'll spend a solid hour or more doing that on Wednesday, then it's off with our previous motor to San Francisco to get fitted for boots and the jacket.
My department does not have a motor program as of now (our last motor just left) and thus, no FTO program. We more or less learn as we go. When I accepted the position I did it with the intention of making a true motor program, not just to ride the bike and patrol. (We're patrol not just traffic).
What I'm trying to get to is I'll get back and see what is reasonable in the terms of how much training to do each day, or week, or month -- more or less just by doing it myself and seeing how it works with our work-load and schedule. I'll write that up and while it won't be mandatory, it will be laid out by the time we get another motor unit signed up so when he gets out of school, he has a more scheduled "FTO" (or FTO type) program rather than just being thrown out there.
I'll be partnering up with a couple guys from the school who have good training programs in regards to firearms and "tactical" things along those lines, and will be doing that at least three times a year to start before I'll look at making that happen in my own county with the equipment and space we have.
All in all, I'll more or less be developing *my departments* training program, both by my own experience and through using the training of other departments. I'll write that up, create a program, and then train the next motor within those guidelines when he comes through.
Somehow I think the 80 hour class was the easy part....
The worst part is I injured my knee while loading my personal bike today. Nothing major that I can tell, but it's definitely going to be sore for a week or two. Could have been a lot worse.
It was awesome. I had some problems on hill-work which were ironed out through repetition and trusting the techniques, but other than that it was more or less smoothing out what I had learned in pre-training. By the end a buddy and myself started mixing it up and doing weird-crap in the eliminator (two in at once w/ mixed patterns inside the regular eliminator) and more or less just had fun with it.
The second week was, well, just flat out fun. We did a lot of off-campus riding (I'd say 3 days out of the 5), some in the pouring rain / wind, all in formation. It was interesting to see us progress as a group, rather than just individually.
I'm excited to get back to work Wednesday, hop on the Road King, and go tear up some cone patterns to get used to that bike instead of the Kawi's. I figure I'll spend a solid hour or more doing that on Wednesday, then it's off with our previous motor to San Francisco to get fitted for boots and the jacket.
My department does not have a motor program as of now (our last motor just left) and thus, no FTO program. We more or less learn as we go. When I accepted the position I did it with the intention of making a true motor program, not just to ride the bike and patrol. (We're patrol not just traffic).
What I'm trying to get to is I'll get back and see what is reasonable in the terms of how much training to do each day, or week, or month -- more or less just by doing it myself and seeing how it works with our work-load and schedule. I'll write that up and while it won't be mandatory, it will be laid out by the time we get another motor unit signed up so when he gets out of school, he has a more scheduled "FTO" (or FTO type) program rather than just being thrown out there.
I'll be partnering up with a couple guys from the school who have good training programs in regards to firearms and "tactical" things along those lines, and will be doing that at least three times a year to start before I'll look at making that happen in my own county with the equipment and space we have.
All in all, I'll more or less be developing *my departments* training program, both by my own experience and through using the training of other departments. I'll write that up, create a program, and then train the next motor within those guidelines when he comes through.
Somehow I think the 80 hour class was the easy part....
The worst part is I injured my knee while loading my personal bike today. Nothing major that I can tell, but it's definitely going to be sore for a week or two. Could have been a lot worse.
mnb
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Just be forewarned that the Harley's a fat sow compared to the much more nimble Kawi when it comes to those tight turns...