In Search of Single Track Roads

[Boomer]

(12-19-2011 12:14 AM)Neilbubbachuck Wrote:  I had a so much fun at the Maryland State Police Motor Unit school in Prince Georges county. We spend many days patroling the woods, cow fields and floodwalls. We took many "lovely" rides off road. Up over trees, through mud, cow poop and rutts. And all on a Police RoadKings.
My partner (police partner that is) and I destroyed two roadkings during that two and a half week course. We were never real popular with the Brass anyway. So we didnt care. The course included controlled falls on pavement at various speeds (up to 20 mph). That sucked!

Seriously that was the hardest thing Ive ever done. Insaine, Insaine stuff. I was one of six who passed the course, only to resign shortly after.


But twaz fun! Pics pending. (of course ill send the pics to Boomski so that he can post. Cuz im computer smert)

Send away brotha - always glad to help a friend! Dont know if I would have the courage to be taking even controlled spills on any two wheeled machine. Working for the Dept of Transportation you get to see videos a lot of folks would cringe at. Saw one where they had a guy doing controlled drops at 40mph, and just watching made me hurt. Dont care how armored your gear is how safe you try to be, once a bike drops, it goes where IT wants to. YOU are just along for the ride.

Got my ride in yesterday - all 5 hours, and that included a one stop Christmas shopping trip to the mall. What little we could do is done, but its not much this year.