Wish I could do this

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Baltimore Newbie · Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:43 pm

Saw this on another forum, don't know if you guys have seen it yet. I wish I could ride my little ninja 250 like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuxjr7vfSp8

TechTMW · #2 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:08 pm

This has been posted here a few times, but thanks. It reminds all of us how you don't have to have your Rear end off the bike in order to make it handle the way you want it to.

oldschoolorange · Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:12 pm

that was awesome

GrandGT · #4 Unread post by **GrandGT** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:00 am

that slow spin around the cone in the middle was pretty impressive

spinner · #5 Unread post by **spinner** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:55 am

Just as the MSF teaches: look where you want to go, and counter-balance.

younggun · #6 Unread post by **younggun** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:17 am

pretty impressive

Kaiser Soze · Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:29 am

Wow, that's some nice technique there.

I suddenly feel clumsy and inadequate.

Sculelos · #8 Unread post by **Sculelos** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:17 am

Kaiser Soze wrote:Wow, that's some nice technique there.

I suddenly feel clumsy and inadequate.

Yep, compared to him we are, I think I would be lucky to do that course in half the time it took him to do it, but then again I still am probably better then 50% of the people who own motorcycles, that guy however is probably in the top 1% of motorcycle riders.

TechTMW · #9 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:19 am

I think most of us could do it with a run or two on that track. Maybe not as fast, but all the technical stuff we could do. It's just a matter of confidence really. And whether or not you used your tire warmers that morning...

But really, the only thing stopping me from doing a course like that would be the two cylinders sticking out on either side of my bike.

#10 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:15 pm

Another perfect example of how a small bike and slow speed can improve your overall riding. If I had a chance to do it all again, I would start on a bike like that and practice until the damned thing died. Then move on up to bigger and better bikes.

One of the things new riders have as an advantage over us vets is sites like TMW, (Thanks Mike!) There was no such thing as the internet back then and most of us were pretty much on our own when it came to learning how to ride. Even though I took what was probably the first safety course offered in the area, it wasn't anywhere near as informative as the current course. Nor did I have the support of such a great group as those that post here.

Doug