If PLP was optional why is there so much emphasis on motor police skills and why do they work on it in PLP? Outside of competitions motor police are the most poised and polished riders in North America. My terrain is different but I want the same thing and the skills it reflects. Why not?
Police officers practice these skills because of their
job. I agree that a portion of it is to remain safe in
normal riding, but you are ignoring the other part: they need to catch and occasionally quickly escape from
bad guys. They also spend time driving automobiles in a manner that most of the public does not. I have to wonder if you hold them in equally high regard for their 4-wheel techniques?
Posed and Polished? Really? There is a metric shit-ton of pride involved. Many riders pride themselves on their skills and ability to put the motorcycle exactly where they want it (at higher speeds even). Your location and your desire to remove yourself from human contact limits your perspective. On any given day here in the Bay Area, we can observe 20-200 motorcycles/motorcyclists.
beginner, your desire to improve your skill isn't the issue with your threads here on BARF. Your inaccurate assumptions of their importance to actual street riding is the issue. Many techniques used in your parking lot riding do transfer over to the street, but not all of them.
Let me blow your mind a bit:
I know of a few Motor Officers that have crashed hard due to their lack of judgment and skill. I know more than a few Motor Officers that are sub-standard street riders. While on duty, their focus when riding is very different than that of an average rider. They are damn good at their job (enforcement), not so good at actual riding. SilverSVS and his Team are a notable exception, as are the Officers that have gravitated to BARF. There is so much more to riding skill than that demonstrated by motor officers. Some officers only know what they were taught at motor school and don't ride off duty, or even seek out additional training.
I'll make you a deal, If you stop drawing wild ass assumptions of street riding based on your
plp, and I'll stop pointing out the errors in your assumptions. The ball is in your court.
)... and let's not forget the previous bikes I owned... easily putting my total mileage at over 100,000 with no crashes whatsoever, and 2 drops- both at a complete stop- 1 from coolant or oil when I put my foot down & it slipped out, and one because my bad hip gave out as I put my foot down. You've got both crashes AND drops, totalling EIGHT.
That was pretty awesome, wasn't it???
