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Yes, my son is a traffic officer, in a large city police dept. He proudly rides, a motorcycle. There is a lot of training and skill riding one these beauty's. It is a big privilege. Love this vedio, will end to my son.
These guys are great. Riding one day, I stopped for gas and had a chance to chat with a motor officer at the gas station. Great guy, they ride many, many miles during the riding season and get constant practice and training. His attitude and friendliness will always stick with me.
I took a course given by the Virginia State Police called "Ride 2 Save Lives" where they taught the basics they learn in MC school. It was fantastic...! I was able to learn a lot of new technics to incorporate into my riding. And it was free.... But, watching the Troopers demonstrate how to perform the perticular exercise was worth going. What these Officers can do with a motorcycle is nothing short of amazing...
Get an engine protection kit and it won't go much farther than your side stand lets it go. Saves your legs and lets you land on your feet a little easier. Plus it saves your paint.
Man... so much respect for motorcycle cops. I wish I had those skills. Shout out and Mad Respect for my Orlando P.D. :-) Shout out to MCrider for his amazing channel
Get out there and practice. This isn't as hard as you might think. I've been riding for 6 months, and if you gave me a Harley and 1 week to practice, I could do this on a Harley. I do it on my Supermoto already.
Anything over 1mph makes the bike stand up on its own. If you walk next to the bike, let the clutch out and let go, the bike will keep going until it hits something.
Because the road king chassis almost wants to balance on 2 wheels sitting still without the kick stand. It handles incredibly well. Harley really outdid themselves with that one.
Wow that's amazing skills, but two riders riding together while a strap keep them together it's incredible. If one goes down everyone leaves no man behind, they also go down. Such incredible support, I love motorcycles and obstacle course are my favorite part. Those guys they rock 🤩
One of the guys that trained me in our state sponsered beginners course was a retire motor officer. What he couldn't do with a motorcycle wasn't worth knowing. He could hold his bike at a dead stop (for as long as he needed), then make an escape maneuver (right or left) to the next lane. Beginners were required to hold the bike for 3 seconds, but no escape on that drill. 3 seconds is a lifetime for a newbie.
They make it look SO easy, don't they?!! You can see and hear the motorcycles grounding on the turns, yet they look SO relaxed! Love watching cops do this stuff. Also good to see that THEY sometimes get it slightly wrong too though! Gives hope to the rest of us! I was looking for the disclaimer stating that "NO HARLEYS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS" !!!
Poetry in motion. Skillful riding all-around. 👍 These bikes are not light, but these guys have amazing control over them! * Yes, bad stuff will happen, but still, amazing. I wouldn't want to see one of these men in my rearview mirror! 😅
Awesome slow riding skills by the motor officer near the end of the video. Great technique - full-lock to create, forward resistance, steady throttle, use slight clutch friction zone engagement to correct balance, and slight resr brake actuation to control forward movement and speed. So well-done.
I work with the announcer /DJ at that event. There's no chance of becoming a motor Officer at my department, and I'm having to watch these videos to learn how to ride like those guys. Thanks for posting, and keep up the good work on the videos!
throwing those 800 #+ bikes around like that requires strength, skill and determination plus a lot of practice. I rode motorcross and trials bikes in my younger years, but there is a huge difference between a 200# dirtbike and those fully equipped cruisers. Hats off to these guys. And if anyone thinks this is easy, just get your harley bagger out in an empty parking lot and try it.
twcaldwell1951 I have a 2010 streetglide that's 840 pounds. It feels 400 pounds to me. The balance on these big harleys is pretty amazing. I can't do what these guys are doing but I can navigate tight parking lots like I know what I'm doing. It's the machine, not the rider In my situation.
totally wrong, it has absolutely nothing to do with the riders strength, it's all to do with clutch and throttle control. just took an advanced rider class, and one of the instructors is a woman weigh's all of 120 lbs. Friction zone, head and eyes, and rear brake.
@@triathletechink69 if you think anyone can jump on one of these bikes and ride like a pro without any training and being physically fit, you're nuts. I've been riding for better than 60 years and I know what I'm talking about.
Watch Jerry Paladino's Ride like a Pro Videos. I was just making a point, that you said it takes strength to throw around an 800lb bike as opposed to a 200 lb dirt bike the tires don't care how much the bike weighs, just takes the right technique. And the technique for making tight turns with a 200lb bike is the same as an 800lb bike, as long as you got power going to the back wheel and your over 5mph momentum wants to pull you forward more than gravity wants to pull you down, unless you hit the front brake with your steering turned then it's just gonna pull you straight to the ground. Just because you been doing something for 60 years, don't make you an expert, what if you been doing it wrong for 60 years?
AMAZING! What i learned: lead/direct bike with your head, NOT your eyes. Let the metal scrape...trying to preserve your pretty (replaceable) bike will get you permanent scars. Embrace the roll and wobble. Ride like a kid on a $100 Schwinn instead of a scared man on an expensive shiny road princess.
I've watched a lot of these cop bikers on YT. I would really like to take a course that teaches these skills. I am unaware of any available offerings here in southern Ontario, Canada. I met a moto training officer 2 yrs ago but not come across him again. If I do, I'll ask him for some instructional help, see what he says.
My problem isn't handling the bike, my problem is following the course of those damn cones. If I'm following somebody I never have an issue, but if I'm the leader or I'm solo I get lost, the cones just never make sense to me.
In all seriousness. The cones would make way more sense when you have an opportunity to do numerous slow speed passes. Most times in class situations where time is of the essence you get a one or two pass demonstration and on your own. If you are the leader you get all the pressure to memorize it and execute. More passes and time is the key for most people.
Every yr. , we have a state m/c skill competition for motor officers, great to attend live. Also have taken( with 2 local HD msf rider coaches instructors) an advance class form 2 local city motor officers that teach. I believe they have the best knowledge of techniques for slow turn maneuvers and on the street riding.
the moment 1:11 - 1:16 when the other officers dropper their bikes on purpose: i really can't decide if it was for entertainment or respect; i just really appreciate how the other riders dropped their bikes when the others did
Did not expect the drops, should have known it happens. Thought I saw one officers do a unique pick-up, by pressing down further and using the momentum the stand it up.
What kind of motorcycles do cops ride? I saw one today in harris county, TX that dropped my jaws. I want to learn how to ride and ride a cop motorcycle
Those bikes obviously have very limited clearance for leaning. Also, when they are dropped, they don't go down very far. Thus, practicing those maneuvers would be relatively risk free. With bikes that go all the way down when dropped and are easily damaged by being dropped, riders are far more reluctant to practice turning as short as possible at low speeds.
MCrider, check out (ride like a pro Jerry Palladino),he teaches courses similar to these on large bikes like those.Good video and thanks for your knowledge.
Event coming up in the Dallas area on September 28th, 29th, and 30th. The North Texas Motorcycle Challenge. Best riders in the country will be there , both citizen and motorcop. Saturday is the best day for watching finals and special events like those shown here. Visit www.rideskillfully.com.
The bike itself has an iron protective tool under the engineer that protects not only the engineer but also the side parts of the motorcycle. In Brazil, we call it: dog-killer (that name has nothing to do with its actual function). The real name is engineer protector though.
I once got the opportunity to watch mc cops in New York City take down a Hayabusa with a young man riding... Well, let's just say Mc cops 1,young Hayabusa 0😉😁😂😂 it will always be a cherished memory👏👏👏
This is the TOP GUN of all MC skills. I was a Motor Officer in Arizona (DPS) In the early 1980's. Rode Moto Guzzi bikes.I've never seen anything like this! These men are the finest indeed,and these are almost 1000 pound bikes they are delicately painting with. Believe me, this takes a lot of self-control and discipline.
To do that the bike has to fit you perfectly. If you’re reaching too far, you can’t easily maintain consistent throttle in a hard left turn. The amazing thing to me is they never bottom out.
If you are a new rider or a rider who wants to continue to grow (That should be all of us ;) ) and you are not a Member at MCrider you are missing out on the best part of MCrider. Go to www.MCrider.com/Member and get access to the Forums and Field Guide.
- The Forum is an active, friendly place where riders share riding tips, ideas, travel photos, and show off their new motorcycles. Riders and instructors from all over the world are active on the forums and ready to share in the adventure with you.
- The Field Guide is a section of the forums that have very specific training exercises that you can work on in any open parking lot to develop your riding skills.
In addition to these resources, you can discuss every MCrider video, suggest future training videos, read and share gear reviews, and more.
By becoming a member you help support MCrider and keep the weekly videos coming but you also get access to a world of riders who share tips and techniques to help us all enjoy the ride and increase our skills.
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Love the boys in blue, awesome skills... now stop giving me tickets while I’m practicing “speeding”.
I am gonna call them biker cops "boyz in black". They wear BLACK LEATHER biker cop jacket! Ain't blue leathers, ya know! Yeah. Lol.
haahaa! No Doubt, Bro! Awesome Riding skills though... Respect!
That's why you practice .." that" on a race track where it belongs..not on the streets.
Yes, my son is a traffic officer, in a large city police dept. He proudly rides, a motorcycle. There is a lot of training and skill riding one these beauty's. It is a big privilege. Love this vedio, will end to my son.
These guys are great. Riding one day, I stopped for gas and had a chance to chat with a motor officer at the gas station. Great guy, they ride many, many miles during the riding season and get constant practice and training. His attitude and friendliness will always stick with me.
I took a course given by the Virginia State Police called "Ride 2 Save Lives" where they taught the basics they learn in MC school.
It was fantastic...! I was able to learn a lot of new technics to incorporate into my riding. And it was free....
But, watching the Troopers demonstrate how to perform the perticular exercise was worth going. What these Officers can do with a motorcycle is nothing short of amazing...
Absolutely beautiful, graceful even. Hats off to these officers and their skill levels. They didn't get that good overnight.
I sure wish I could throw my bike down the way they do, it would definitely reduce some fear. Awesome skills.
tax payers money lets them beat up the bikes like that
@@Richierich1285 And puts them on freaking Harleys to begin with! Why not put them in Mercedes cars?
Get an engine protection kit and it won't go much farther than your side stand lets it go. Saves your legs and lets you land on your feet a little easier. Plus it saves your paint.
Man... so much respect for motorcycle cops. I wish I had those skills. Shout out and Mad Respect for my Orlando P.D. :-) Shout out to MCrider for his amazing channel
Get out there and practice. This isn't as hard as you might think. I've been riding for 6 months, and if you gave me a Harley and 1 week to practice, I could do this on a Harley. I do it on my Supermoto already.
You can have those "skills". Buy crash bars.
I cannot get enough of watching people handle their bikes with such control and precision - I absolutely love it!
The very best of two worlds, being a total badass and being a protector at the same time. Gotta love MC.
How those folks do that with those 900lb Harley's is beyond me, amazing balance!
Juror63 clutch my friend, clutch!!
@@DrWho007 and rear brake
Anything over 1mph makes the bike stand up on its own. If you walk next to the bike, let the clutch out and let go, the bike will keep going until it hits something.
Because the road king chassis almost wants to balance on 2 wheels sitting still without the kick stand. It handles incredibly well. Harley really outdid themselves with that one.
Build, clutch & rear brake, I'm guessing! I wonder which one it two I'm missing!!??
love military and pd...you guys are the BEST....appreciate youre getting some respect for once!!!
And here I am worrying about a little figure 8 between parking spaces!
LOL
Hahaha you're not alone!! I'm laughing here...me and my two cones....
👍
And I couldn't even get a single double U-Turn down in my MSF Basic Rider course this weekend. Bravo to these guys.
Friggin' awesome skills and riding. Really love the guys riding side-by-side. That takes it to a whole other level.
I know I am late to the party but watching the hiccups at the end makes me feel better knowing even the best sometimes make mistakes.
Very impressive. Those cops can ride
Cops are some seriously badass riders.
Wow that's amazing skills, but two riders riding together while a strap keep them together it's incredible. If one goes down everyone leaves no man behind, they also go down. Such incredible support, I love motorcycles and obstacle course are my favorite part. Those guys they rock 🤩
One of the guys that trained me in our state sponsered beginners course was a retire motor officer. What he couldn't do with a motorcycle wasn't worth knowing. He could hold his bike at a dead stop (for as long as he needed), then make an escape maneuver (right or left) to the next lane. Beginners were required to hold the bike for 3 seconds, but no escape on that drill. 3 seconds is a lifetime for a newbie.
Ron Carpenter was that by chance in Wisconsin?
Ohio, but I would guess they have retired motor officers in every state that just love to show off in front of newbies.
"what he couldn't do on a motorcycle wasn't worth knowing.".. 😅😅😂😂
They make it look SO easy, don't they?!! You can see and hear the motorcycles grounding on the turns, yet they look SO relaxed! Love watching cops do this stuff. Also good to see that THEY sometimes get it slightly wrong too though! Gives hope to the rest of us! I was looking for the disclaimer stating that "NO HARLEYS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS" !!!
lmao...... Great post.. 👍
Now that I've watched this video, I feel my motorcycling skills magically improved.
Much respect to these officers!!! God bless y’all! So impressed with the skills!
Poetry in motion.
Skillful riding all-around. 👍
These bikes are not light, but these guys have amazing control over them!
* Yes, bad stuff will happen, but still, amazing.
I wouldn't want to see one of these men in my rearview mirror! 😅
Awesome slow riding skills by the motor officer near the end of the video. Great technique - full-lock to create, forward resistance, steady throttle, use slight clutch friction zone engagement to correct balance, and slight resr brake actuation to control forward movement and speed. So well-done.
"Lightly ridden, never dropped"
“Only ten thousand miles, but on its seventh clutch…”
Amazing Police Officers and Awesome Motorcycle Riding
The V-Twin ballet. Very nice work.
I like how they handle their mistakes and crashes. I hope to be as good as them. these guys are amazing.
Bodies stay upright, heads always turned, not just eyes, elbows always up and lever for control.
Gotta give these guys props. They have some serious skills.
God bless our law enforcement officers 👮🇺🇸
Hey guys thank you for all you do for us and the community keep riding be safe
I work with the announcer /DJ at that event. There's no chance of becoming a motor Officer at my department, and I'm having to watch these videos to learn how to ride like those guys. Thanks for posting, and keep up the good work on the videos!
I love watching these guys do their thing. I wish the MC police in Australia held events like this.
Great video MCrider!
The motor cops who patrol our school zones are a big hit with the kids, and are always kind.
It’s amazing how these guys can ride like that. Would love from them
Thank you very very much for sharing an excellent video with awesome riding skills... Now, need practices :-)
throwing those 800 #+ bikes around like that requires strength, skill and determination plus a lot of practice. I rode motorcross and trials bikes in my younger years, but there is a huge difference between a 200# dirtbike and those fully equipped cruisers. Hats off to these guys. And if anyone thinks this is easy, just get your harley bagger out in an empty parking lot and try it.
twcaldwell1951 I have a 2010 streetglide that's 840 pounds. It feels 400 pounds to me. The balance on these big harleys is pretty amazing. I can't do what these guys are doing but I can navigate tight parking lots like I know what I'm doing. It's the machine, not the rider In my situation.
totally wrong, it has absolutely nothing to do with the riders strength, it's all to do with clutch and throttle control. just took an advanced rider class, and one of the instructors is a woman weigh's all of 120 lbs. Friction zone, head and eyes, and rear brake.
@@triathletechink69 if you think anyone can jump on one of these bikes and ride like a pro without any training and being physically fit, you're nuts. I've been riding for better than 60 years and I know what I'm talking about.
Watch Jerry Paladino's Ride like a Pro Videos. I was just making a point, that you said it takes strength to throw around an 800lb bike as opposed to a 200 lb dirt bike the tires don't care how much the bike weighs, just takes the right technique. And the technique for making tight turns with a 200lb bike is the same as an 800lb bike, as long as you got power going to the back wheel and your over 5mph momentum wants to pull you forward more than gravity wants to pull you down, unless you hit the front brake with your steering turned then it's just gonna pull you straight to the ground. Just because you been doing something for 60 years, don't make you an expert, what if you been doing it wrong for 60 years?
AMAZING! What i learned: lead/direct bike with your head, NOT your eyes. Let the metal scrape...trying to preserve your pretty (replaceable) bike will get you permanent scars. Embrace the roll and wobble. Ride like a kid on a $100 Schwinn instead of a scared man on an expensive shiny road princess.
this is so badass! Its fun to watch!
I'd love to go to one of these events in person.
Thanks for posting this, it was a lot of fun to watch.
Yeah, me too.
Absolutely Incredible 👌🏾😎👍🏾👍🏾❤️
Amazing skills,they manouver those harleys as if they were little scooters.
I think the side by side one is the best skills ever
They might have had a few wrecks but those guys are awesome! Its going to take a lot of practice for me to get up to that level!
Tis a fine show but i would like to see theses same riders do this course on super sport bikes it would be very interesting .
I enjoyed watching this video and these guys are really good
awesome stuff!
the bottom of the bikes hit the pavement. does that do anything to them?
Absolutely awesome!
👁️ Whats the best tips or secret for praticar as curvas no formato 8, PLEASE?
Where's Eric Estrada.................?
I've watched a lot of these cop bikers on YT. I would really like to take a course that teaches these skills. I am unaware of any available offerings here in southern Ontario, Canada. I met a moto training officer 2 yrs ago but not come across him again. If I do, I'll ask him for some instructional help, see what he says.
Me too, I'd love to take the full blown Moto Officer Course.
I hope u get it man!
Why is all the footage fast forwarded ?
My problem isn't handling the bike, my problem is following the course of those damn cones. If I'm following somebody I never have an issue, but if I'm the leader or I'm solo I get lost, the cones just never make sense to me.
Maybe Garmin has a training course GPS. 😀
In all seriousness. The cones would make way more sense when you have an opportunity to do numerous slow speed passes. Most times in class situations where time is of the essence you get a one or two pass demonstration and on your own. If you are the leader you get all the pressure to memorize it and execute. More passes and time is the key for most people.
I wish there would be a training here in Berlin Germany to learn to ride like that
Wow! Those are huge motorcycles too.. 😲
Every yr. , we have a state m/c skill competition for motor officers, great to attend live. Also have taken( with 2 local HD msf rider coaches instructors) an advance class form 2 local city motor officers that teach. I believe they have the best knowledge of techniques for slow turn maneuvers and on the street riding.
Awesome video
the moment 1:11 - 1:16 when the other officers dropper their bikes on purpose: i really can't decide if it was for entertainment or respect; i just really appreciate how the other riders dropped their bikes when the others did
At 1:08 why did they all just throw their bikes like that and raise their hands?
cool but can they handle a Honda Grom?
These guys are great, also watch Japanese motor cop rodeo It's a little different from how our guys do it.
I love they toss their bikes together in solidarity 😂
Scraping peg at 4 mph, the skill is unbelievable!
Budd McStudd its not about scraping the peg buth about control... Lets see you do that at 1mph
Did not expect the drops, should have known it happens. Thought I saw one officers do a unique pick-up, by pressing down further and using the momentum the stand it up.
What kind of motorcycles do cops ride? I saw one today in harris county, TX that dropped my jaws. I want to learn how to ride and ride a cop motorcycle
Those bikes obviously have very limited clearance for leaning. Also, when they are dropped, they don't go down very far. Thus, practicing those maneuvers would be relatively risk free. With bikes that go all the way down when dropped and are easily damaged by being dropped, riders are far more reluctant to practice turning as short as possible at low speeds.
Thats where crash bars help
Kevin I have a question.. why do officers ride Harleys the over heat when they get hot, I heard they break down slot too... I am just asking
I am in India and after going through this video I am want to be an American police when I grow up
WOW, amazing skills! How much such a motorcycle weights?
900-1500 pounds
First of all, I wonder how much wear they have on the undersides, from all of the scraping. And the tethered ones are pretty crazy.
Where can I get that jacket that they're riding with?.... I need something with high vis
Excellent.
MCrider, check out (ride like a pro Jerry Palladino),he teaches courses similar to these on large bikes like those.Good video and thanks for your knowledge.
Decemeber Gee because he was one of these guys for years
Event coming up in the Dallas area on September 28th, 29th, and 30th. The North Texas Motorcycle Challenge. Best riders in the country will be there , both citizen and motorcop. Saturday is the best day for watching finals and special events like those shown here. Visit www.rideskillfully.com.
That dude at 1:13 dumping his bike on purpose... LOL
Is there any clutch at all or is this just real steady throttle??
+M D Clutch in the friction zone.
i dont play the clutch i just lut it all the way out n just idle trew..n i do it on a 06 road star 1700
Clutch, throttle, rear brake
Must be a fun day for them!
Gotta hand it to the fellas - they can really handle those Harleys!
Always wonder how you train for one of those? And do you do anything to protect the bike while practicing?
The bike itself has an iron protective tool under the engineer that protects not only the engineer but also the side parts of the motorcycle. In Brazil, we call it: dog-killer (that name has nothing to do with its actual function). The real name is engineer protector though.
5:48 Wow! Cool bike lifting. 👍👍
Часттое явление мото экипаж наезд на пешехода или ребёнка на пешеходной зоне🎉😂❤
I'm impressed
Those are some serious skills. I get dizzy watching them.
I once got the opportunity to watch mc cops in New York City take down a Hayabusa with a young man riding... Well, let's just say Mc cops 1,young Hayabusa 0😉😁😂😂 it will always be a cherished memory👏👏👏
This is the TOP GUN of all MC skills. I was a Motor Officer in Arizona (DPS) In the early 1980's. Rode Moto Guzzi bikes.I've never seen anything like this! These men are the finest indeed,and these are almost 1000 pound bikes they are delicately painting with. Believe me, this takes a lot of self-control and discipline.
I assume these are Harley Davidson motorcycles but what model is this? Or is it specially mad for the police?
I believe they're based on the electra glides but they definitely have some lower centers of gravity and I believe bigger foot boards.
They are HD Road King Police models.
Us Motorcop uniform are the best !
I dream of going through the same training as these officers
Right on man! Be a biker cop!
Hey MCrider, check out a guy by the name of Quinn Redeker of Ventura PD. He wins most of these. The guy's incredible.
like swans in a lake. amazing
To do that the bike has to fit you perfectly. If you’re reaching too far, you can’t easily maintain consistent throttle in a hard left turn. The amazing thing to me is they never bottom out.
Those guys are good.
Nice control. Wish I could take this myself rofl
thats amazing
I like this job😍
From 1:04 - 1:23 was hilarious! 😆 When you buy one of these bikes in an auction atleast you know they were treated with dignity and grace. 😳
There skills are next level