[VaFish]

So I spent the last couple of days as a volunteer judge at the Mid Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo. Their skills are insane.

I always thought that police motor officer put a ton of miles on their bikes. From talking with quite a few of them they put probably 50-100 miles on their bike each day they ride. My commute is 54-86 miles round trip depending upon which route I choose. I put about 15,000 miles a year on my bike which is more than many of the motor officers. I've also been riding longer than most of them have. (I started riding before many of them were born) But too many of those miles are just rolling straight down the highway.

In talking with the officers most of them start and end the day with a quick cone course of some tight circles, u-turns, and quick stops.

I'm going to start putting more parking lot practice into my daily rides.

Of course those officers do have the advantage of the tax payers funding their motorcycles and any damage they do to them.