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Coppell TX Police motorcycle Skills Competition
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<blockquote data-quote="43Duc" data-source="post: 949717" data-attributes="member: 28583"><p>After looking at the video there I can say that looks like a good intro. The concepts are similar (head/eyes, clutch throttle), but for LEO training we don't use the rear brake except on two patterns. The patterns in the video also look a little larger which allows the rider to rely a bit more on momentum to get through the turns. Once you shrink down the patterns, and put tall cones in place, the concept of clutch/throttle (friction) come into play. You can't tip a bike over as far if you're trying to avoid hitting a 24" tall cone w/ your saddlebag. This looks like a good course for civilians though.</p><p></p><p>One negative I see though is the strong emphasis on the rear brake. As you all know, braking starts at 70 / 30 (front to rear) and grows to 90-95 front to 10-5 rear as you come closer to a stop. By having the riders train to constantly be using the rear brake, they may continue to do that for normal riding out on the streets which leads to many of the "I had to lay it down" statements that follow a 50' locked-rear skid into a guard rail. After my teaching experiences I find myself always looking at other rider's hands as they come to a stop and am constantly appalled at how many riders I see coming to a stop w/ no front brake at all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="43Duc, post: 949717, member: 28583"] After looking at the video there I can say that looks like a good intro. The concepts are similar (head/eyes, clutch throttle), but for LEO training we don't use the rear brake except on two patterns. The patterns in the video also look a little larger which allows the rider to rely a bit more on momentum to get through the turns. Once you shrink down the patterns, and put tall cones in place, the concept of clutch/throttle (friction) come into play. You can't tip a bike over as far if you're trying to avoid hitting a 24" tall cone w/ your saddlebag. This looks like a good course for civilians though. One negative I see though is the strong emphasis on the rear brake. As you all know, braking starts at 70 / 30 (front to rear) and grows to 90-95 front to 10-5 rear as you come closer to a stop. By having the riders train to constantly be using the rear brake, they may continue to do that for normal riding out on the streets which leads to many of the "I had to lay it down" statements that follow a 50' locked-rear skid into a guard rail. After my teaching experiences I find myself always looking at other rider's hands as they come to a stop and am constantly appalled at how many riders I see coming to a stop w/ no front brake at all! [/QUOTE]
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