I may not be a cop, but I can sure ride like one. The local Sheriff's Motors Unit offered an advanced Motor's class to us civilians. One day, 8 hours, mostly riding around a bunch of cones. The same patterns and dimensions that the officers must get certified in order for them to ride. Although I pretty much was proficient on most of the patterns, it certainly honed my skills. One poor rider crashed his new HD three times, then he dissapeared but came back on a Street Triple. Crashed on that real hard, broke his mirror, signal and fairing and he got hurt. Not a good day for him, great day for the shop who will do the repairs. We also played some cone games, such as last man standing. Where all six riders enter a confined box with a bunch of obstacles. The objective is to try to out maneuver another rider so that they will put a foot down, hit a cone or obstacle or go out of bounds. Lot of potential for crashes as the who point of the game is to pretty much run each other off the course or hit a cone. But this is done at very slow speeds, so it requires a lot of tight turns and holding your bike stopped for several seconds. I did manage to beat out each of my motor instructors.
So on the very same evening, I go into downtown Reno where they are holding the Spring Rally Street Vibrations, a motorcycle event with hundreds of bikes, live music, etc. Turns out that there was a slow ride event. Since I was in the zone, I entered. As you can see, the Reno Police Officer has barely even rolled and his opponent is already a 1/4 ways down to the finish line. First one who crosses the finish line losses! First one who goes outside of their 3 foot lane losses! First one who puts their foot down losses! Obviously I won my heat, so it came down to Reno's Finest, apparently hasn't lost in over two years. Until now. You would think with all these people, and all the professional photographers who took our pictures, I could find one photo of me beating out Reno's finest. I guess I will keep searching for the photos.
It was quite a rush, the place was packed. The MC on his microphone which carried over the entire six blocks, hundreds of people watching, yelling. RPD, RPD, LOL...It was a great Rush!
So on the very same evening, I go into downtown Reno where they are holding the Spring Rally Street Vibrations, a motorcycle event with hundreds of bikes, live music, etc. Turns out that there was a slow ride event. Since I was in the zone, I entered. As you can see, the Reno Police Officer has barely even rolled and his opponent is already a 1/4 ways down to the finish line. First one who crosses the finish line losses! First one who goes outside of their 3 foot lane losses! First one who puts their foot down losses! Obviously I won my heat, so it came down to Reno's Finest, apparently hasn't lost in over two years. Until now. You would think with all these people, and all the professional photographers who took our pictures, I could find one photo of me beating out Reno's finest. I guess I will keep searching for the photos.
It was quite a rush, the place was packed. The MC on his microphone which carried over the entire six blocks, hundreds of people watching, yelling. RPD, RPD, LOL...It was a great Rush!
