Any Motormen out there?

[Motor51]

I'm a motorman for the Baton Rouge PD in Louisiana and was just wondering if there were anymore on here.

[Longitude Zero]

Welcome. I spent6 all my street career in a four wheeled vehicles. Motors was just not my thing for on-duty.

[Motor51]

Welcome. I spent6 all my street career in a four wheeled vehicles. Motors was just not my thing for on-duty.

Thanks for the welcome and I won't hold that 4 wheeled vehicle against you :)

[mser]

Former; 8 years. Best assignment of my career. Back patrolling in a cage now, but ride my personal bike more than I drive the family sedan.

[jocko]

Former; 8 years. Best assignment of my career. Back patrolling in a cage now, but ride my personal bike more than I drive the family sedan.

nothing like the open air now is there. People just don't understand.:der:

[josp]

Ride mine to and from work about everyday, but that's the one assignment the wife said no too. She didn't care if I was the point man running through the door, but was too scared of the morons on the road.

[Motor51]

Former; 8 years. Best assignment of my career. Back patrolling in a cage now, but ride my personal bike more than I drive the family sedan.

It is def the best job on the department. I've been assigned to motors since 2003 and have enjoyed it. My only complaint is we are only assigned a motor and not a car, so I have been on a bike in every type of weather imaginable.

[jocko]

Our state boys here in Indiana have both. Thgey tell me if it is abouve 40 out and not snowing or raining, they best be on the Harleys. otherwise it is in the cages. We have about 26 bike statecops today. It is growing a few more every year. they are finding out in the metro area like Indy that ther motorcycles are just "ticket" machines.

Course Indianapolis has been know for years of having the finest motor cops in parades. They have performed all over the united states..

[MikeyKahr]

Will be driving through Indiana starting in about five minutes, I would like to see as few of those Motormen as possible! :D

[Longitude Zero]

At my dept if there is precipitation they go in cars. However policy does not allow them to opt into cars until the temps drop below 32. And there is no option for cars in the heat.

[JFootin]

It is def the best job on the department. I've been assigned to motors since 2003 and have enjoyed it. My only complaint is we are only assigned a motor and not a car, so I have been on a bike in every type of weather imaginable.

Well I met a white haired 60-ish Georgia Highway Patrolman who must disagree with you. He used to (maybe still does) patrol the northern side of I-285 in Atlanta with a not too great looking motor, a radar gun and a permanent frown on his face. Must have committed a huge political faux paux and got permanently assigned to that duty. I got a speeding ticket from him once when I was just trying to get out of the way of an aggressive driver who was trying to climb up my tail pipe, who then sped on down the road much faster than I was going. But I got caught by the radar gun. No point trying to explain it to him, though. He was the angriest, most disagreeable police officer I ever met. :mad:

[Longitude Zero]

Buummer. In most depts the motor jocks main purpose is escorts and to write as many tickets as possible. I know more than one dept that has minimum daily contact goals.

[Motor51]

Buummer. In most depts the motor jocks main purpose is escorts and to write as many tickets as possible. I know more than one dept that has minimum daily contact goals.

That is the way we are set up. We don't have quotas, we have performance standards :)

[jocko]

yup code word for QUOTAS.

[Goldstar225]

As much as I would have loved to be a motor officer, it wasn't in the cards. My agency doesn't have bikes. Oh well, the only dream job I can't fulfill. I did get to work as a K-9 officer for 6 years. That will probably be the favorite part of my career.

[jocko]

My x-wife was a real dog,I tried to give her to the local PD. Just sayin

[Bawanna]

Many years ago when I worked in a tool warehouse in Seattle a Motor officer turned into the little street our loading dock was on to make a U turn. There was gravel and loose dirt and he lost it and it fell over. I happened to see it so I jumped off the dock and ran over and helped him get it upright.
At first he was a little put out but then he realized I was just trying to help and wasn't questioning his man hood trying to right that heavy thing.

It paid off in spades and many of the motor officers had lunch at the little cafe across the street where I went frequently too. Got invited to sit with them many times and even a free lunch from time to time.

Got me out of a ticket once too.

[jocko]

ain'tmuch u won't do to get out of a rticket. I bet it was not gravel but probably ice cream. Just sayin.

[jlottmc]

One (actually most) of the departments I'm applying to doesn't have a motor unit, but as I am just getting started we can only see what happens. FYI, for those that are going to ask, we take the TCLEOSE test on the 27'th of this month. Until then, it is all test and review, so we're pretty well done.

[Tinman507]

Congrats and good luck!

[gb6491]

Congrats and good luck!
I'll second that! "Congrats and good luck!"
Regards,
Greg

[jlottmc]

Thanks you gents. I'm looking forward to all of this.