Re: Riding Skills - a perfect demonstration

Nice one, thanks for sharing. It's this skill that differentiates these officers from civilians. We can develop the same physical skills, but the training they go through to prepare themselves for such situations is not quite possible being a civilian.
It's not only these police forces but any special task force like firefighters, swat, etc are also different from us in the mindset they carry while encountering the situations they are trained for.
I am a trained black belt in Karate, Taekwon-do and have learnt kickboxing to some extent, but when my friends or relatives ask me to teach them, I always reply - "a person is a fighter from mind first, then from body". These guys are different from us mentally more than the physical ability they have.

Re: Riding Skills - a perfect demonstration

Glad you like it. And what you've stated makes perfect sense. Acquiring skills is not just about learning to make the right motions but also includes the decision-making that goes with their proper application. And thats the 'mind-set' you've mentioned.

For example taking a proper turn is not just about braking and down-shifting when upright, flicking through a late apex and powering out of the turn. It involves knowing the entire situational and environmental gamut of elements that shall influence the turn and allowing this knowledge to sew up the various inputs required from the rider into one smooth organic action that seamlessly blends the bike with the turn. And nothing ensures this better than the 'here and now' mindset that proper and consistent training imparts. The motorcycle officer in question here displays impeccable discipline in the application of skills even under extreme duress vis a vis a high speed chase. The discipline is a knowledge based order of priority of actions where the rider juggles safety margins with the need to keep up with the escaping offender. The overlaps exist as calculated risks where he relies on his own reactions and the capabilities of the bike to overcome a deviation towards danger if any. The elegance of correct decisions incites our admiration.

The origins truly lie in the mind before descending to the limbs.

Re: Riding Skills - a perfect demonstration

Very well. Loved the chase. The Cop rides like an A.I. does in videogames. No margin of error. He prioritizes safety and awareness, checking left and right at every intersection, body position, lean angle, just right speed to maintain the pursuit, maintains very safe distance from the offender's car while updating the control room about situation.. and most importantly Keeps Calm. Definitely commendable work there. But honestly, no offense Sir, his riding skills were barely strained to the limit, mostly empty roads, almost empty intersections, the offender itself was in a car not a bike, and wasn't driving like a super maniac... as insanely as he could. But it's definitely a great demonstration of perfect Riding skills, how we should go through intersections, improve awareness. But that's USA, we're in India. Our biggest worries and setbacks on the road here are the roads itself.

Re: Riding Skills - a perfect demonstration

yet another very informative & educative share from you Sir, Old Fox :-)
thank you!
ur other writeups & videos, especially the one about human vision - perimeter & focused - is to my particular liking.
keep up the good work & may the Gixxer gods be w/ u always [not many folks have taken her to where u have]