Seen quite a few but this was outstanding. Great skills from both the persued  and the cop. Nice little flying ass to watch too.

 

 

Great entertainment, and there's no doubt about the skills of police motorcyclist - he has to ride within reasonable safety limits, whereas the pursued rider does not.

 

But I wonder whether the original crime (or, maybe just a traffic infringement) justified risking the life of the cop and innocent bystanders. Probably not.

 

In the UK (probably other places too) the chase would have been called off within the first minute - not by the cop, but by his control room supervisor.

 

Also, yes nice ass!

6 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Great entertainment, and there's no doubt about the skills of police motorcyclist - he has to ride within reasonable safety limits, whereas the pursued rider does not.

 

But I wonder whether the original crime (or, maybe just a traffic infringement) justified risking the life of the cop and innocent bystanders. Probably not.

 

In the UK (probably other places too) the chase would have been called off within the first minute - not by the cop, but by his control room supervisor.

 

Also, yes nice ass!

Maybe the other cop at the beginning  got a call to stop or his skills were not up to it and he dropped out of the chase. Like the way the cop laughed at the end.

My new coffee machine arrived yesterday and I made some exquisite coffee today! It's amazing!

With this year's TT week starting Saturday, practice week is nearly over.

This from 2011 comes close to catching the magic of the event. Been track side on a couple of occasions, unbelievable the speeds these guys pull on the open road. 

In terms of Best Real Motorcycle Chase Ever, was there in 2010 for Hutchinson vs Dunlop in the Supersport race 2, both set new lap records during the 3 lap race, with  1.45 seconds separating the two at the end, Guy Martin came 4th, absolute magic.