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A MOTORCYCLE RODEO put on by the West Sacramento Police Department demonstrated with several games some of the ways the motor officers practice to hone their riding
skills and to maintain familarity and confidence with their motorcycle...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... games such as...
- slow drag: a familiar race where the winner is the last to the finish line, put your
foot down or not the last to reach the finish and you loooooose...
- follow the leader: the leader goes slower and slower until someone puts their foot
down, put your foot down and you're "out"...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
- riding side-saddle: hmmmmm... done a lot of stuff on a motorcycle... not sure I want to try this...
apparently this is good practice for a quick dismount should you end up using your motorcycle to ram
a another motorcycle or a fleeing perp... watch out for that first step! Seems to me it would be less
risky to just unholster your service revolver and put a KTW in the suspect's engine.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
- dog fights: similar to jet fighter pilots manouvering in which each rider's strategy is to position his motorcycle so as to leave the the other rider no alternative (escape) except
to put his foot down or hit a cone... not the kind of things I typically consider while playing "what if" in every day riding...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... this strategy can be accomplished in a variety of methods... with squeeze manouvers or blocking manouvers...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... note however, it's against the rules to intentionally ram another motorcycle with your motorcycle... like this... oops... hehehe...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... but, it is not against the rules to kick the other rider or his motorcycle... hmmmmm... shades of dirt track racing...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... and, don't forget about the other bike in this game... it's every man for himself; thinking about trying to out run or out manouver a motorcycle officer?... they are prepared for you to try it.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
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... photograph by Russell Holder
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... photograph by Russell Holder
ROUND #3 PHOTOS
A MOTORCYCLE RODEO featuring Walt, a retired motor officer, MC instructor, trainer, and trainer of trainers...
well drat!!!... Walt arrived after this reporter had left, but, he participated in skills demonstrations
with his personal Ultra-Classic!
Would you like to see more?... photos of Walt from last years open house... click here
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