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Dasxb9s
| | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 09:13 pm: | 
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Tripper...
Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean I don't got it! I have had my life threatened a number of times, and spent my entire LE career in this area. I cross paths with those I have had "professional" contact very often. Believe it or not... it is rare that they are happy to see me and want to laugh and joke and talk about "old times". You should see some of the bigger ones that I can't conceal... like the bag I kept with me when "everyone" though Y2K was gonna be nuts!!! I am thinking a Stoner M4 rifle in a rigged rack on my XB might attract a bit of attention as I rode around town!!!
He was out of season!!! ...though it would have at that second have been a mercy killing!!! AND... if you could get shot for doing goofy things... I would look like a peg board by now!!! |
Leftcoastal
| | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 10:33 pm: |
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Jeez Dennis - I'm 52 and I don't remember half of that stuff you are talking about! Maybe it's cause of those late 1960's. AL |
Dasxb9s
| | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 10:42 pm: |
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Left...
For many babyboomers there are parts of the late 60s and early 70s that are but a cloudy haze as to what the hell was experienced!
Far out!!! |
Smkdm2
| | Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 10:55 pm: |
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One of my hobbies is photography. I visit a site where people post photos for comment. This is not my photo, this is one I found there.
Part of photographer comments:
"I spent the day in the mountains on Highway 129. The road straddles the North Carolina, and Tennessee states’ border. This particular section of road is affectionately entitled "The Dragon’s Tail". It consists of 318 hair-pin turns in 11 measured miles, through incredibly spectacular and mountainous landscapes. It is a “CrotchRocket” rider’s paradise! It rained in the morning; the sun was in and out. This couple was FLYING!" |
Court
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 06:27 am: |
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Dennis:
Ahhhhh...sweet nostalgia!
I lived a stone's throw from you...bought gas at the Skelly station at the end of the Cheauteau Bridge for 19.9....earned $0.25 an hour when I started at Munns Medical Supply dusting off cases of B&D syringes...later I'd work at the Northeast Power Plant and the good folks at I.B.E.W. Local 3 (over on Admiral Blvd) fought and got me a $3.18 "working wage". Home was at CEntral-49571 and I recall visiting my Aunt Kay in Hoyt, KS the day her new phone was installed. I wasn't tall enough to reach the crank and besides the Moore family next door was always using the line anyway. I was too young to buy that new radical car called the Mustang in 1964, but I do recall the window sticker down at Laird Noller....$2,222.22, spent my days hanging out at Davis Honda dreaming of someday wondering if I could "step up" to a Sport 90 (jumping the intermediate S65 on the way from 50cc) and be able to handle it.
If someone had told us about $500,000 "starter homes, $8.00 to cross the Verazzano Bridge, $39,000 F-250 pick-up trucks and being called with an offer "It'd be fun, but doesn't pay much...only about $90,000", we'd have croaked.
Thanks for the memories....
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Road_thing
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 07:27 am: |
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...whippersnappers...
r-t |
Dasxb9s
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 11:31 am: |
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Smkdm2...
Cool photo. Kansas City is near dead center of the country. All the cool stuff should be in this area and a little further south. Deal's Gap, MMI, etc. That way two things would be possible. The distance would be more reasonable to all riders so more could enjoy the Gap. AND... Every other weekend while I was attending MMI I could ride the Gap.
I want to start a campaign to move Deal's Gap to the midwest. Who's with me???
Road...
I step aside to show respect to my elder. Personally... if I knew I was gonna live this long... I'da taken better care of myself! It's all fun and games until someone breaks a hip!!!
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S1joel
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 01:50 pm: |
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Dennis,
I would agree with you fully that the time has come to re-evaluate the way we uniform our motor officers. The main issue here though is the heat. Which is more dangerous, wearing britches, a short sleeved shirt, and a 3/4 helmet, or passing out from heat exhaustion due to wearing armour. The temp regularly is in the mid ninetys, with a pavement temp well over 110, and how ever much heat is the twin cam putting out. I drink close to two gallons of water per shift. One of the first steps is getting away from the Harley and onto BMWs or Hondas. We pushed for the BMW but the Chief likes the traditional look of the Harleys. Moving the gun around front in a cross-draw pattern would have saved me several weeks of pain but it doesn't seem to be the safest place to carry. As for carry off duty I usually don't. If you see me off duty you would never know I'm a cop and that's the way I like it. I suppose if I found a small enough gun that could be totally concealed I might, but right now I don't have one, and that .45 Glock is like trying to hide a small cat under my shirt. In the winter I'm as well armored on duty as I am when I ride off duty. The vest provides more impact protection than any race jacket your going to find and we are issued Vanson leathers to wear. I purchased Alpinstar gauntlet style gloves, and the boots seem to work quite will. I had my reservations about the britches, but the way they are constructed they fare better than heavy denim, no padding though. Leather would be better but there are already too many Village People jokes out there. As for the Glock, it fared quite well. The holster was trashed but it is a Level III so I retained by weapon. If you have any great ideas as to the future outfitting of Urban Motor Officers let me know. We'll go into business.
Joel |
Dasxb9s
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 03:34 pm: |
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Joel...
YES... heat is a major issue. Many many years ago on a very hot and humid day I was assisting with a fatal accident. Truck driver had a heart attack and went off the road, across a field and eventually stopped by a tree line. He was crumpled under the dash, being dead long before the vehicle stopped. We had to somehow get him out of the truck for the field coroner. About half way through that I suddenly began to "vapor lock" out of the shirt, body armor off, and I almost became a heat casualty! You are handling it correctly though... hyper-hydrate! As you know, if you wait until you are thirsty, it is already too late, you are behind the curve!!!
We also agree that the BMW is a much better police bike. The R1150RT-P is great. I will someday get a "retired" RT-P and re-do it to German Polizei markings for sh*ts & grins and BMW rally stuff.
As far as heat management. Joe Rocket has a (Sahara) liner vest for the Pheonix jacket that you soak in water for about a minute, and it cools by evaporation. I did a LONG ride last summer when it was over 100 degrees, and it worked great. It barely made my t-shirt damp, and I felt cool and I conserved perspiration. The technology is out there to improve the motor officer gear. The market is small, and cost would be high... and once again often the one's who decide what the uniform and equipment should be, does not have to work the streets in what they mandate! The technology IS now there, there just has not been enough demand for anyone to market it. I wish I had the money to do so. I always worry a little more about the fellow LEOs who are motor officer... You guys hang out there more than you should considering tradition and lack of available current technology!!!
As far as the gun... there is no place that will eliminate that problem... you may land in any position in a highside and land on it.
Pants... there are a bunch of textile materials that would work great taylored to the motor officer mission without looking like a "macho macho man!"
I love the Glock. Duty a G-22 (we are not happy trying to conceal that, the pencil pushers chose it over the G-23) Before that I did the G-32 (.357 SIG cal) and off duty a G-26, which may change to a G-27, assuming I don't retire next April. I also have a .45 like yours and the 10mm model... BIG gun is an understatement!!!
stay safe!!!
Dennis |
R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 06:37 pm: |
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Is this a squid?
Who's the squid here..rider or passenger or both?
BTW...thats the first time I have ever seen a women piloting a sportbike while the guy rides bitch. |
Evaddave
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:13 pm: |
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wow... Either:
1. it's *really* early in the season, or
2. she stops every 5-10 miles to apply sunblock, or
3. she doesn't ride like that very often.
That's some of the palest skin I've ever seen!
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R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 11:35 pm: |
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Its actually only about the third day of the year where we actually saw the sun. Lots of real white folks running around here, almost looks like a freakin Klan convention. |
R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 12:30 am: |
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Squid or not?
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R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 12:30 am: |
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Couldnt possibly be a squid.
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R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 12:32 am: |
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Are these 2 squids?
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Turnagain
| | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 01:24 pm: |
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>> Squid or not?
man, dude...., don't you recognize tuna when you see it? 
now this one looks pretty squidly. 
sorry, havin' fun with ya. Did you catch McGuinness doin' the TT?
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Outrider
| | Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 10:03 pm: |
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Hey Dyna...How much did you have to pay her to sit on your bike? |
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