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Welcome to City Channel Pittsburgh's Throwback Thursday series! We will upload a new episode each Thursday morning.
This week, we're going back to 2009. The Bureau of Police celebrated the 100th anniversary of the motorcycle unit. It was a great celebration worth looking back on.
A
This
has
been
a
labor
of
love,
not
only
for
me,
but
when
chief
Harper
bought
the
idea
to
me
and
said
that
you
know
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
Pittsburgh
Bureau
of
police
motorcycle
unit
is
coming
up.
He
says
we
have
to
do
something,
and
so
we
said
yes,
so
we
went
to
the
drawing
board
and-
and
this
was
the
outcome
this.
B
Is
truly
a
blessed
curious
thing
when
we
can
all
come
together
and
break
through
it
and
enjoy
each
other's
company,
because,
as
I
was
saying
earlier,
we
go
to
way
too
many
funerals
going
time
we
really
get
together.
Is
that
one
of
our
fallen
brothers
or
sisters
funerals?
So
this
is
a
very
special
occasion.
B
C
Thank
you
to
those
chief
Harper
said.
It's
really
heartening
to
see
everyone
here
today
and
at
last
I'm,
not
the
only
police
officer
of
white
hair
in
the
room.
So
but
it
is
great
to
see
all
of
you.
I
never
was
a
wheelman
or
a
psycho
man.
I
did
spend
about
two
months
in
traffic.
If
anyone
remembers
when
I
came
out
of
the
Academy
in
1976,
Horace
McDaniel
was
the
commander
down
there
and
John
McMahon
was
a
lieutenant
and
I
did
have
the
pleasure
of
spending
a
few
months
in
traffic.
C
I
worked
the
corner
of
Forbes
and
Grant
and
I
recall
I
was
too
young
and
dumb
to
know
to
get
out
of
the
cold,
so
I
sat
there
and
I
was
assured
that
someone
was
watching
me
out
of
that
City
Connie
bill,
but
thank
you,
I
know
most
of
you
in
the
room,
probably
all
of
you
in
the
room.
We
know
each
other
and
chief.
This
was
a
great
idea.
I
hope
we
do
it
again
for
105
years
or
110
years
and
I
have
to
say
we
packed
the
room.
D
Here
today,
as
a
fan
30
years,
my
kid
goes
that
goes
with
a
circus.
You
know
why
two
kids
go
to
the
circus.
They
go
to
the
circus,
to
see
things.
People
do
things
that
they
can't
do.
What
you
all
do
is
something
I
can't
do
the
precision
the
teamwork
I
mean
after
again
for
30
years,
when
watching
cycle
officers,
officers
and
with
what
was
so
much
pride.
D
We
you
know
watching
watching
day
by
day,
watching
the
officers
of
today
and
of
yesterday
watching
the
the
the
escorts
that
they
do.
They
did
all
the
functions
they
perform
again.
The
precision
that
who
can
ride
a
motorcycle,
that's
slow,
almost
come
to
a
stop
and
not
put
the
feet
on
I
know.
That's
that's
something
you
all
take
such
pride
in
you
know
and
to
see
it
day
after
day
after
day,
it's
sometimes
I'm
without
words,
because
again,
I
am
a
fan
and
you
younger
guys,
like
like
Donnie
Paige.
D
You
really
are.
You
really
are
our
rock
stars
on
this
job,
because
every
kid
is
a
fan
of
the
cycles.
You
they
go
by.
You
feel
them
in
your
chest:
I
mean
who
else?
Who
else
does
that?
Who
else
provokes
that
kind
of
emotion,
other
than
other
than
a
squad
of
cycles
going
down
the
street?
So
the
challenge
to
go
to
again,
you
younger
guys
when
you're,
not
cleaning,
your
bikes
and
you're
you've
got
the
leather
and
you
got
the
shades.
You
got
the
boots
and
you
got
the
chrome.
D
You
know
when
you're
cleaning
that
stuff
you're
not
cleaning
it
for
yourself,
you're
cleaning
it
for
the
guys
from
1909
that
started
your
cleaner
for
there.
You
come
you're
cleaning
that
for
our
officers
who
died
with
their
boots
on
and,
let's
not
forget
them,
you're
cleaning,
those
bikes
for
these
guys
and
yourselves
and
most
of
all
for
the
fans.
E
F
This
together,
it's
great
to
see
so
many
familiar
faces,
and
we
can
tell
a
lot
of
stories.
I
was
always
proud
to
be
a
motorcycle
police
officer.
I
rode
that
but
a
bike
liked
it
at
the
beginning,
but
for
eight
years
and
I
still
think
the
motorcycle
police
is
the
elite
of
the
Pittsburgh
Police
Department.
F
There
just
were
the
greatest
guys
and
we
were
so
tight
and
I
enjoyed
every
day
of
it,
maybe
except
for
the
night
of
the
Grateful
Dead,
but
there's
a
lot
of
fun
riding
with
all
these
guys
and
flipping
the
side
quarters
up
in
the
air
and
and
it's
all
the
fun
we
had
the
funnest
time
was
in
the
winter
and
the
snow.
We
were
just
like
kids
once
buds.
It's
a
great
job.
Like
I
said
it's
the
the
elite
of
the
department.
You
all
should
be
proud.
Thank
you
have
a
good
time.
G
G
The
thing
I
want
to
think
I
just
want
to
I
will
just
make
a
simple
and
plain:
it's
just
a
partner
to
be
here,
because
I
see
what
you
guys
do
with
these
motorcycles.
I
have
a
great
team
that
supports
you.
We
try
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
it
a
very
easy
machine
to
ride
and
very
comfortable
machine
ride.
The
new
Harley's
just
been
out
you're,
the
bikes
were
just
absolutely
gorgeous.
I've
had
an
opportunity
to
ride
them
and
they're
phenomenal
I
have
two
of
my
men
back
here:
Kurtz
and
John
Brown.
G
G
We've
had
ups
and
downs
with
problems,
but
we're
able
to
resolve
them
and
it's
been
very
good,
but
harley-davidson
being
a
hundred
and
some
years
old
and
you
guys
being
a
hundred
years
old,
it's
hard
to
believe
how
much
time
is
wind
by,
but
I,
think
everybody's
very
happy
with
the
new
bikes
everybody
I've
talked
to
you
see:
they're
handling,
real
well
and
they're
nice
nice
motorcycles,
but
there's
I
could
talk
on
for
10
minutes,
but
it's
going
to
Chile.
They
give
me
three
minutes
to
talk
so
I'm,
just
gonna.
G
Let
drop
it
out,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
your
business
and
anything
I
can
do
for
you
in
the
future.
Is
there
I
also
have
the
gateau
harley-davidson
Trenholm,
and
we
also
have
the
Three
Rivers
Harley
now,
which
is
a
little
bit
better,
because
we
get
the
machines
they're
a
lot
easier
to
work
on
and
support
you.
But
thank
you
for
inviting
me
and
join
the
next
hundred
years.
H
So
glad
that
the
chief
thought
of
this,
because
we
always
have
to
remember
the
people
who
held
us
all
up,
so
congratulations
on
the
100th
anniversary.
Thank
you
for
being
here
and
we
all
wouldn't
be
here.
If
it
wasn't
for
you,
because
you
really
have
ailment
how
you
I
mean
it
is
the
cycle
home
with
so
many
phases
that
I
know
mentored
me
and
mentored.
So
many
of
us,
because
all
the
white
shirts,
you
see
around
the
room
if
it
wasn't
for
you
showing
us
the
way
we
would
not
have
made
it
here.
I
Have
an
interesting
story
about
the
way
it
used
to
be
when
we
were
in
the
jaw.
We
of
course
I.
Don't
know
how
you
guys
are
we,
of
course,
we
goof
around
a
little
bit
here
and
there
not
much
just
a
little
bit
well
I
made
the
mistake
one
night
of
passing
the
chief
up
on
the
Bloomfield
bridge
by
about
50
miles
an
hour
well.
Needless
to
say,
he's
very
competitive
spirit,
and
he
caught
up
to
me
him
weighing
100
pounds,
lesson
on
the
same
fight.
I
Well,
we
got
up
to
there
and
I
said
pretty
good
back
there,
so
we
gave
it
a
go
down
to
Heron
Avenue
and
of
course
he
jumped
me
by
about
30
car
lengths
and
I
could
never
catch
up
pulling
two
extra
hundred
pounds.
As
I
said,
I'll
get
him
down
below.
We
were
first
in
line.
We
took
off
again
well,
we
went
in
Bigelow
Boulevard
passcard
Oak
Park,
going
down
to
hill
I'm
sure
you
all
know.
What's
at
while
I
backed
off
at
90
and
I
said,
I
know
he's
gonna
back
off,
he
didn't.
I
He
went
down
I'm
sure
you
know
where
the
bridge
goes
down
and
runs
around
the
Liberty
Bridge
and
across
town.
He
went
down
that
corner.
I
said:
oh
he's
gonna
fly
off
that,
but
he
went
down
around
that
corner.
That's
somewhere
about
90
miles
an
hour
and
it
looked
like
the
fourth
of
July,
the
running
board,
ground
off.
It's
parked
everywhere
and
I
can't
believe
you
kept
the
bike.
That
was
that
man
there
is
one
hell
of
a
rider.
Don't
you
ever
forget.
B
J
The
last
words
said
to
me
before
I
retired
from
the
police
department
was
I
was
useless.
I
was
a
dinosaur,
I
couldn't
go
on
and
do
anything
else.
Well
what
I
did
I
joined
the
Civil,
Air
Patrol
and
Frug
with
them
for
15
years
I
just
had
a
quadruple
bypass.
Try
to
take
me
away
from
this
thing
here.
I,
don't
know
who
prayed
for
me,
but
all
you
guys
that
were
in
traffic
that
I
I
work
with
I
came
on
in
55,
so
I
was
add,
I'm,
sorry,
I'm,
80
years
old,
feel
good.
J
J
What
they
do
is
he
joined
the
Fitchburg
police
department
and
all
you
guys
in
traffic
probably
know
him
because
he
went
through
hell
to
get
you
those
news
cycles
and
this
stuff
on
it,
and
he
did
remind
you
that
it's
not
your
cycle,
it's
the
city
cycle
and
he
came
home.
He
told
me
he
says
dead.
How
can
you
tell
somebody
that
I
said
she's
just
tell
him
and
if
they're
with
you
they'll,
do
it
no
names
on
the
back,
no
streamers
running
off
your
he'd
handle
grips
and
stuff
like
that.
J
J
She
had
a
problem
with
the
sergeant
because
she
was
too
tall
in
her
mind,
but
she
was
too
short
in
practicality.
The
first
place
they
put
her
to
work.
The
traffic
was
on
the
other
side
of
Smithfield
Street
Bridge,
the
last
name
with
flat
toe,
very
small
woman.
She
couldn't
see
over
the
cars
the
cars
couldn't
see
under
her
and
we
had
to
get
the
message
across
to
the
one
person
who
wanted
to
ride
her
off
the
job
she's
here,
she's
gonna
stay
here.
J
Nobody
wanted
women,
I
didn't
want
to
meet
her,
but
the
law
was
that
we're
here
I
did
everything
else
to
protect
them
and
giving
up
my
bathroom
and
Traffic
Division
and
that's
all
I
can
say
I'm
just
thinking
about
all
the
things
that
I
remember
about
some
of
you
guys
and
some
of
the
nice
things
you
did
and
also
some
of
the
bad
things
she
did
ones
appreciated.
The
others
forgot.
Okay,.
K
K
Just
can't
convey
the
pride
in
you
know
the
being
a
police
officer,
plus
you
know,
being
the
motorcycle
officer
and
my
grandfather
got
killed
in
1935
as
a
traffic
officer
and
from
the
PNL
be
stationed
on
the
Smithfield
Street
bridge
and
later
on,
when
the
boss
would
send
me
over
there
directing
traffic
on
a
Friday
night.
I
just
couldn't
believe
I
was,
in
that
same
spot,
where
my
grandfather
had
got
killed
in
I
was
hope.
K
K
You
know
it's
like
30
below
zero
with
the
wind,
but
you
just
kept
thinking.
This
is
this
is
what
it's
all
about,
and
this
is
what
I
wanted
to
be
and
there's
many
stories
I
see
some
of
the
guys
I
started
with
here:
Eddie
Horton
Tom,
Melek,
Harold
Cauchy
at
some,
the
other
fellas.
Here
we
can
tell
you
a
lot
of
stories,
and
today
you
probably
go
to
jail
for
the
stuff.
K
A
We
have
with
us
today,
Jimmy
Craig
Jimmy
is
the
person
who
has
collected
so
much
memorabilia
over
the
years
of
our
motorcycle
officers
that
it's
just
phenomenal.
The
amount
of
just
treasures
that
are
collected
here
Jimmy
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
and
tell
us
what
we
have
here.
How
you
came
to
do
all
of
this
and
I
know
that
you've
been
a
big
part
of
keeping
the
motorcycles
on
the
road.
A
L
It's
like
I'm
gonna
keep
this
legend
alive,
probably
as
long
as
I'm
alive,
there
will
be
a
game
room.
My
game
room
will
have
all
this
stuff
on
display
and
I've
got
other
stuff,
so
I
got
awards.
That
I
was
given
as
I
worked
on
the
bikes
and
and
magazine
articles
that
I
have
that
that
jeez
I
I
can't
just
goes
on.
A
L
On
it's,
it's
amazing
that
this
snowball
all
for
a
love
of
motorcycles
and
and
a
love
for
police
motorcycles
and
and
the
job
and
the
respect
that
I've
learned
for
these
guys.
It's
the
incredible
job
that
they've
done,
the
community
oriented
policing,
the
Minutemen,
hookah
art
they're
in
a
a
split-second.
You
know
they
they're
just
such
a
value
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
You
know
and
and
it's
great
that
they're
honoring
them
and
I'm
glad
I'm
here
being
part
of
honor
and
the
guys.
A
Well,
we
thank
you
so
much
for
sharing
all
of
this
wonderful
information.
All
of
these
pictures,
all
of
this
history
that
is
sitting
here
before
us
helmets,
motorcycle
jackets,
that
the
the
myths
that
they
wore
the
hats,
the
white
hats
that
they
wore
back
in
the
day
before
they
wore
the
helmet
I
mean
it's
just
a
wonderful
display
of
just
history,
and
we
thank
you
so
much
for
being
that
person
who
put
it
all
together
for
us.
M
M
Well,
as
I
said,
we
had
the
old
Kickstarter's
and
a
lot
of
times
that
Kickstarter
would
kick
back
and
you
end
up
with
bruise
these
and
fractures
and
all
that
stuff
they
didn't
have
any
radios
on
the
bikes.
Then
we
had
to
call
in
every
hour
you
had
to
make
a
pool
and
we
didn't
use
call
boxes
because
you
had
to
call
in
to
traffic
division.
M
So
you
had
to
know
where
the
you
had
either
go
to
police
station
or
he
had
to
go
to
one
of
the
divisions
where
they
were
working
at
to
make
your
pool
there.
We
are,
then,
if
they
had
some
place
they
wanted
to
take
you
move
you
to.
Then
they
told
you,
so
you
can
imagine
what
kind
of
jumble
come
out
of
that
at
times
there
were
no
radio,
as
I
said,
there
were
no
radios
on
the
bikes.
M
So
when
the
handy
talkies
come
out,
they
let
you
go
to
the
station
where
you
were
working
out
of
and
borrow
one
for
the
shift,
because
when
they
were
on
three
different
bands,
so
if
you
were
in
Northside
you'd
go
to
old
number
9
to
give
you
a
radio
if
fewer
in
number
two's
district.
That
goes
give
you
them
there.
When
they
finally
got
the
radios
for
the
bikes,
they
were
all
big
one
units
and
they
stuck
them
behind
the
handlebars,
which
made
the
front
of
the
bike.
Top-Heavy
so
I
mean
that
was
no
bargain.
M
M
Also
during
the
60s
and
70s,
the
only
the
only
tactical
unit
you
had
in
a
police
department
what
a
traffic
division
I
mean
the
moat.
The
guys
on
the
cycles
were
ready
to
go,
I
mean
there
were
mobile
plus
they
had
the
helmets.
So
if
there
was
a
problem
someplace
the
first
ones
they
sent
where
the
cycles
when
they
had
the
there's
the
strike
in
time
at
the
department
stores-
and
there
was
a
lot
of
problems-
that's
the
only
place,
that's
the
only
people
they
had
to
send.
They
sent
the
motorcycles
down
to
handle
it.
M
Then,
during
the
80s
and
90s
we
got
administration's
and
that
figured
well.
These
guys
don't
do
nothing,
so
we
might
as
well
do
away
with
them.
Well,
first,
first
of
all,
I
think
they
got
a
little
bit
of
a
word
like
the
federal
government
required
them
to
have
some
kind
of
a
Traffic
Division
on
the
books
in
order
to
get
some
federal
highway
money.
M
So
they
kept
you
kept
them
on
as
a
as
a
you
know,
like
an
evil
that
we
got
to
put
up
with,
but
then
they
they
started,
weeding
them
down
and
they
took
everybody
out
of
traffic
except
for
some
motorcycles,
and
even
then
we
didn't
have
too
many.
So
now
I
mean
you
look
at
this
equipment
out
here
now
I
mean
this
is
probably
the
best
police
motorcycles
that
you
can
get.
You
know,
I
mean
city,
didn't
spare
any
expense
here.
M
N
Very
pleased
to
see
so
many
guys
here,
it's
just
really
great,
and
it
reminds
me
of
the
great
tradition
and
the
work
that
you
guys
have
done
in
the
past.
It
brought
me
where
we
are
today
the
early
days
when
we
started
out
with
Vasc
art
was
a
new
thing,
we're
still
using
it
today,
the
stopwatches
as
we
progress
in
all
the
work
that
we
do.
Today's
its
reflection
of
what
this
generation,
one
of
the
greatest
generation
of
motor
officers,
has
started,
and
it's
been
very
successful.
N
The
work
we've
done
with
drunk
drivers,
school
zones,
the
the
speeding
in
different
neighborhoods,
it's
all
directly
related
to
the
initial
startups,
guys
like
Bart
skaila,
guys
getting
the
lines
out
on
the
street
right
knows
ticket
to
it
really
had
a
lot
to
do
with
what
the
generations
in
the
past
has
started
for
us
and
equipment
that
they
have
gotten
for
us.
Well,
you
come
on
this
job.
N
It
is
the
greatest
job
and
it
has
only
been
made
that
way
before
the
generation
before
us
and
truly
are
you
guys
have
been
a
true
great
generation
of
officers.
What
we
do
today
is
a
lot
different.
You
can
see
that
the
cycles
that
we
have
there's
not
kick-starts
or
suicide
shifts
they
start
electronically.
Computers
run
everything.
You
never
change.
A
spark
plug
you're,
not
drying
your
spark
plug
out
in
the
middle
of
51
trying
to
get
it
up
going.
N
So
you
can
get
home
some
night,
they're,
beautiful
police
equipment
and
and
tom
was
so
right-wing.
So
we
owe
so
much
of
that
to
Chief
Harper
to
get
this
kind
of
equipment.
It
is
truly
the
best
equipment
of
any
Police
Department
anywhere
in
the
country.
No
one
has
motorcycles
so
well
equipped
and
so
beautiful.
If
you've
looked
at
that
paint
scheme
and
the
remarks
that
we
get
from
people
on
the
street,
it
really
is
incredible.
N
As
for
the
generation
that
passed,
I,
just
I
just
a
couple
stories
that
made
it
easy
for
guys
like
me
when
I
started
in
86
on
a
cycle,
we
worked
hard
that
afternoon.
If
you
went
from
corner
to
corner
from
ballgame
to
a
hockey
game,
you
were
beat
by
the
time
you
got
home.
It
was.
It
was
a
rough
day
to
put
it
well.
Today
we
don't
direct
traffic.
N
You
know
we
got
a
few
break
corners,
it's
just
a
handful
of
guys.
Things
were
automated
Grant
Street
Boulevard,
the
Allies.
We
have
an
AM
rush,
I
think
we
towed
one
car
in
two
weeks.
People
know
Park
their
it.
Things
have
really
changed
over
the
years,
you'd
be
surprised
to
see
how
it's
developed,
but
it.
But
it's
give
us
time
to
move
into
the
other
parts.
The
duis
we
have
probably
the
best
accident
investigation
unit
anywhere
in
the
country.
N
We
have
a
truck
safety
unit
that
your
generation
started,
that
trucks
eighth
unit,
the
commercial
vehicle
enforcement,
is
second
to
none.
We
got
trucks,
you
know
what
you
would
stop
and
every
where
you
with
really
making
the
streets
safe.
Everybody
knows
they've
ever
been
to
some
of
the
truck
axles.
I
know
some
of
you
guys
have
yeah
the
one
that
came
into
time
from
way.
N
A
lot
of
bad
accidents
have
happened,
but
on
with
your
tradition,
the
police
department,
like
the
fire
department,
is
laced
in
tradition
and
some
of
the
greatest
things
that
we
do
is
is
do
to
your
credit
and
many
times
I
mind
it's
a
mild
evening
and
there's
so
many
motorcycle
enthusiasts
ago.
How
you
ride
was
this
cold
I
know
cold
god,
you
should
see
it
January
we
write
every
day
and
it's
raining
you
can't
go
out
today.
Do
you
go
to
the
station
to
get
a
car?
There's
no
cars
at
the
station?
N
For
us,
we
just
keep
going.
We
throw
together
whatever
we
have
in
a
saddlebag
to
keep
out
there
and
that
truly
is
a
tradition,
whether
it
makes
sense
or
not,
that
we
carry
on
and
we're
willing
to
fight
over.
What
guys
would
come
to
us,
and
it
is
probably
one
of
the
greatest
stories
we
have.
President
Porsche
shots
of
William
Penn
out
of
town
just
starts
to
rain,
and
not
only
is
it
rainin,
it's
sleeting,
it
could
be
ice
and
a
Secret
Service
came
up
with
a
detailing
in
the
State
Police.
N
You
know:
I
love
the
State,
Police
and
they're
beautiful.
He
must
have
been
a
major
and
here
comes
strutting
over.
You
know.
There's
no
fat
on
these
guys
are
all
business,
but
there's
no
grease
under
your
fingernails,
and
he
says
I'm
pulling
my
guys
off
this
detail,
we're
not
going
to
the
airport
and
we
looked
in
there.
Officers
were
obviously
yeah
a
little
perturbed
even
not
going
to
the
airport.
N
You
have
to
drive
to
the
airport
to
get
back
to
your
station
nope
I'm,
shutting
down
I'm,
not
putting
my
guys
out
in
the
rain,
a
secret,
your
service
guy
come
over
and
with
another
liaison
he
says
what
about
the
Pittsburgh
guys?
You
know
the
president
has
to
get
out
to
the
airports
is,
will
they
take
us?
This
is
I,
have
seen
no
weather,
no
condition
that
it
ever
stopped
to
Pittsburgh
police
officer
from
getting
up
in
here.
O
I'll
tell
wait:
it's
been
a
long
23
years
for
me
when
I
came
back
when
I
came
into
traffic
in
1986
in
June,
1986
I
met
a
lot
of
you
guys
sitting
here
and
I
felt
like
a
rookie,
not
knowing
anything.
So
we
worked
with
a
unit
that
no
matter
what
the
supervisor
gives
you
we
can
go
out
to
the
street
without
the
supervisor
you
get
our
jobs
done,
because
we
all
work
well
together.
We
know
what
each
other's
going
to
do.
We
got
each
other's
back.
O
This
equipment,
we
ride
this
up.
I
believe
this
is
my
third
model
of
motorcycle
since
I've
been
in
traffic
and
when
the
late
Chief
Muggsy
more
assigned
me
the
traffic,
that's
what
I
thought
I
was
gonna
be
riding
and
I
was
scared.
Like
I,
don't
know
what
about
that
tank
ship
and
I
thought
I
knew
everything,
but
when
I
seen
that
scare,
the
life
out
of
me,
then
that
FX
RP
come
out
with
a
brand
new
one.
It's
like
downtown
give
it
a
new
toy
I
enjoy
what
I
do
today.
I
enjoy
the
people.
O
I
work
with
I've
worked
with
young
guys
and
work
with
the
older
guys,
and
nothing
is
changing.
Traffic
division
is
still
progressive
out,
on
alone,
help
a
chief
chief
Harper
keeping
our
equipment
going.
Chief
Parker,
commander,
trotsky.
He
has
a
lot
of
input
on
that
because
he's
the
next
traffic
man
we're
going
to
keep
on
going
I
got
two
more
years,
God
willing,
then
I'll
retire
and
I'll
be
sitting
out
there
with
you
guys
it
won't
be
100
years
from
now.
P
Say
good
morning
to
everybody,
it's
a
great
pleasure
to
be
here
thanks,
everybody
to
had
a
part
in
making
this
happen.
It's
truly
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
I
was
asked
to
come
up
here
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
training.
I,
look
around
and
I
got.
To
be
honest.
We
I'm
pretty
much
intimidated
a
whole
bunch
of
knowledge
here,
I,
don't
know
how
much
more
I
can
add
to
that
I've
been
in
traffic
for
15
years.
P
A
lot
has
changed
just
in
that
short
time
the
equipment
is
different,
I
started
sergeant,
Duvall
talked
about
the
FX
RP
as
well
as
I.
Think
Tony
Paige
did
that's
what
I
started
on.
It's
even
migrated
to
a
much
better
machine
than
that
and
I
thought
back.
Then
that
was
that
was
the
thing.
It
was
a
really
nice
motorcycle,
but
now
we're
riding
these
electric
lies
out
here
heard
mention
of
the
heated
hand,
grips
we
have
needed
and
grips
I'm,
not
ashamed,
but
we
do
ride
all
year.
We're
out
there.
P
Don't
show
how
much
I
can
tell
you
guys,
there's
a
great
wealth
of
knowledge
in
this
crowd.
I'm
just
proud
to
be
here.
However,
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
I've
had
the
privilege
to
do
and
that's
back
in
I
think
it
was
2002
with
the
retirement
of
our
trainer.
Then
Ronnie,
sermon
era,
myself
and
officer
Shawn
Fidel
had
the
privilege
to
go
in
98,
qtm,
North
Florida
and
take
a
two-week
instructors
course
well
going
down
there.
P
But
I
gotta
say
Dhoni
page
probably
worked
the
hardest,
with
maybe
the
exception
of
Sammy
Dornan
and
coming
along,
and
those
two
guys
became
one
heck
of
a
good
riders
and
they're
out
there
every
day
doing
that
Sammy
since
retired,
but
Donny's
still
out
there
doing
it,
but
just
a
little
about
training.
We
have
two
weeks
of
a
very
rigorous
challenging
training
course
that
we
must
go
through
there's
a
pretest
prior
or
to
even
being
admitted
to
that.
P
That
course
you
learn
a
whole
bunch
of
techniques
for
slow
riding
control
of
that
motorcycle
and
that's
what
it's
about
as
well
as
high
speed,
evasive
maneuvers
in
braking.
It
exercises
one
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
now
that
I,
don't
believe
was
done
in
the
past,
was
a
lot
of
tactical
use
to
that
motorcycle.
How
you
can
use
that
motorcycle
for
cover,
if
you
get
yourself
in
a
particular
member
you're
out
in
the
street-
and
you
have
nothing
to
hide
behind
that
motorcycle-
will
offer
you
a
great
deal
of
protection.
P
That's
what
we're
teaching
our
guys
we're
doing,
live
fire
from
the
motorcycles
at
their
firing
range
and
unfortunately,
some
of
the
stuff
that
we're
doing
an
equipment
we're
using
today
has
been
brought
about
by
our
society.
I,
don't
know,
I
mean
in
I've,
been
on
this
job
17
years
and
every
day
now
it
seems
like
we're
involved
in
some
sort
of
firearms
call
where
someone's
been
shot
at
or
we're
returning
fire.
So
it's
important
for
us
guys
on
motorcycles
out
there
to
be
safe
and
that's
what
we
try
to
try
to
get
to
our
guys.
P
The
slow
portion
of
the
slow
riding
techniques
that
we
use
every
year,
we're
fourth
of
July
regattas
unfortunate.
We
just
had
a
very
big
tragedy
in
a
city,
as
we
all
know,
with
the
with
the
Stanton
Heights
incident,
a
lot
of
dignitary
escorts.
That's
where
that
stuff
comes
in
play.
Well,
you
got
to
get
that
motorcycle
from
point
A
to
point
B
at
half
a
mile
an
hour.
Anybody
can
ride
that
motorcycle
at
90
mile
an
hour
in
a
straight
line.
P
Try
do
it
at
a
half
a
mile
an
hour
from
here
to
there
when
you
got
a
billion
things
in
your
way.
That's
that's
what
we're
teaching
we
have
some
events
coming
up,
we're
going
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
dignitary,
escorts
and
I.
Think
our
guys
are
well
prepared
for
that.
I'm
proud
to
work
at
his
unit
tried
to
work
with
all
these
guys
and
I
hope
to
be
here
for
as
long
as
they.
Let
me
be.
Thank
you.