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Title: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: dwkfym on April 11, 2009, 09:55:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4LF40pNrPw

Good for new(er) riders!
Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: joshr08 on April 12, 2009, 06:16:38 AM
very informative video to bad even tho hes a cop he drive on the wrong side of the road in the entire video.......lol :thumb:
Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: cafeboy on April 12, 2009, 07:21:15 AM
How it that guy having all those Life Savers while ridding ???

Like every time he talks he says do this, Life Saver, do that , Life Saver.  :cookoo:
Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: ohgood on April 12, 2009, 08:52:30 AM
Quote from: dwkfym on April 11, 2009, 09:55:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4LF40pNrPw

Good for new(er) riders!

+1

and for seasoned riders  - nice find, thanks for sharing :)

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Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: bucks1605 on April 12, 2009, 09:01:19 AM
Thanks for the link. You see a video like that or any other vid teaching you how to ride safely and it has like 10,000 views, then you search "how to wheelie" and you get a vid that has over 1,100,000 views... and we wonder why there are some many accidents.
Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: fred on April 12, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
They seem to use a whole lot more hand signals than I've ever learned. I like how they call them "deviation signals." Seems like a bad idea to take your hand off the right bar though. Why would you risk increasing your time to get on the brake or gas to give a signal that's already redundant with your turn signals and brake lights? I know some British bikes have the totally crazy mirror image controls, but I thought the throttle was still on the right...
Title: Re: 1977 Police Motorcycle Roadcraft Video!
Post by: bill14224 on April 15, 2009, 07:04:17 AM
It's great advice to check your rear before braking and turning.  I've avoided getting run over many times by doing exactly that.  Sure, I missed a turn and had to go out of my way, but I'm still in one piece.  However, this copper is riding in general too slow, which invites getting run over or sideswiped, particulary in intersections.  I thought that should get a mention.  Notice how that cager passed him like he was sitting still.  He almost was!  I say his riding would be safer if he went 10 mph faster.  Too slow is dangerous too.  Where's the funeral?  It may be yours!