What a sportbike can really do...

gogoKawi · February 24th, 2011, 07:32 PM

I would be happy to confidently lean over half as far as this guy. Amazing stuff!

bob706 · February 24th, 2011, 07:35 PM

I got goosebumps watching that! Simply incredible

oroboros · February 24th, 2011, 07:38 PM

Damn, I need to set up some cones (and grow big balls). So that's lots of breaks/clutch and practice huh?
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nexus · February 24th, 2011, 07:58 PM

Seriously, that takes some mad skills!

Live2ride · February 24th, 2011, 08:15 PM

darrell85 · February 24th, 2011, 08:31 PM

damn, hes gotta have a pair the size of watermelons. what a badass. just imagine what he could do on one of our little ninjas.

ungluck · February 24th, 2011, 08:41 PM

good rubber, alot of confidence and focus and def def....huge nuts!!!

Alex · February 24th, 2011, 09:13 PM

Impressive!

slolane · February 24th, 2011, 09:30 PM

Awesome!! I have seen a similar video with touring bikes, amazing.

gogoKawi · February 24th, 2011, 09:46 PM

Just in case you wanted to see what the 250 can do. Here is a yellow new-gen.

Link to original page on YouTube.

almost40 · February 24th, 2011, 09:46 PM

Im impressed.
Would love to try it. Looks like fun.

slolane · February 24th, 2011, 10:10 PM

Reminds me of my AutoX days. SCCA held Solo I and Solo II races at local parking lots and landing strips but I have never seen motorcycle racing setup around here. I imagine it would make a good amount of loot and provide people with a safe place to get on the throttle.

Cazper · February 24th, 2011, 10:50 PM

Those were definitely impressive... the 1st clip seems like the course is a little more technical, but both are really cool to watch!!

Xerxi · February 24th, 2011, 11:53 PM

This makes the MSF course look like a joke

Bols · February 24th, 2011, 11:54 PM

Damn that's skills!

mrlmd · February 25th, 2011, 09:09 AM

If you look at that first video, you will notice how he totally looks through every turn, his head is always into the turn, never looking down.
Not at all that I can do that, but one of the tricks is to keep your speed up a little - that's much easier than wobbling and trying to balance at really low speed, like 2mph or less.
There are also videos of motorcycle cops on the big 800 lb. Harleys doing those tight maneuvers through a cone obstacle course - amazing what you can do with training and practice.

spooph · February 25th, 2011, 09:45 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana_%28motorsport%29

Motorcycle Gymkhana. The ****! The 250 is very good bike for this, being that most people put handlebars on their bikes anyway to achieve the clearances clip-ons can't afford, and the 250 already comes with the perfect handlebars. Let's start something in the states, no?

oroboros · February 25th, 2011, 09:59 AM

Spooph, you go first!

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Racer x · February 25th, 2011, 10:06 AM

Look at the size of the rear tire. Dose not look like he needs more traction than that . Also try that with a 600 . Light fun bikes are just as cool as scarry fast ones. It is not about balls. It is about skill and practice.
I wish the manufactures would stop making little bikes only for beginneers and make some little bikes with top shelf components. End of rant. Sorry. The is so cool to watch and. I can relate to it better than stuff like moto GP.

sharky nrk · February 25th, 2011, 10:08 AM

That is freaking awesome

Jinx250 · February 25th, 2011, 10:09 AM

These should be in the "How to scuff in new tires" thread. They were good, but the LEOs doing essentially the same thing at slower speeds on their big honking bikes is actually more impressive.

Alex · February 25th, 2011, 10:15 AM

I think in some ways these events may be harder on sportbikes than more standard machines. One characteristic of sportbikes (but not necessarily our 250) is limited steering lock as the forks get wider/stiffer/steeper. Standard machines, even those big old Harleys, often have more steering lock to allow for sharp low-speed turns. It was clear on that 600 that the bars were at full lock for some of those tighter turns, and the bike needed tremendous lean angle in addition to the full lock in order to complete the turn in the proper radius.

spooph · February 25th, 2011, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oroboros

Spooph, you go first!

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Buy me a set of stock handlebars and I will...

I would really like to do some of this stuff this summer. No organized events in my area, but Sports Authority has cones for cheap!

jApOrMs · February 25th, 2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spooph

Buy me a set of stock handlebars and I will...

I would really like to do some of this stuff this summer. No organized events in my area, but Sports Authority has cones for cheap!

I'd donate my stockers if you would do it!

ally99 · February 25th, 2011, 05:36 PM

Wow, AWESOME videos! Inspiring.

setasai · February 25th, 2011, 06:22 PM

On some parts of the video I dont see alot of clutch manipulation. What's the concept behind those tight turns? From what I gather, confidence, throttle control, and just "fly" with the bike (for lack of a better word).

spooph · February 25th, 2011, 08:24 PM

I think it's mostly body position and excellent throttle control. Balance is key here, I think. Those who want, send me a PM, I'll get a set and make a video, or what else do you want? I know not of a sanctioned Ghymkana happening in CO.... If you do, let me know...

00NissanNinja · February 25th, 2011, 09:17 PM

Awesome vid. I'm nowhere near that level of lean. spooph if you do it I'll record you. I'd like to see that in person

setasai · February 26th, 2011, 12:34 AM

If I lived near you I'd totally be down to record it and even attempt it. I'm seriously considering finding a clean parking lot, putting some cones down and practicing this. No matter how you look at it, it's awesome and would help wonders with the slow hairpin twisties near me.

JeffM · February 26th, 2011, 08:03 AM

Very cool.

What I noticed is very relaxed body positioning with no hanging off or knees sticking out.

#73 in the second video is riding a sweet little two stroke. I wonder what that bike is?

ninjabrewer · February 26th, 2011, 08:37 AM

Wow

warlord · February 26th, 2011, 08:56 AM

Awesome. Love the bars too, gives the CBR600RR a more standard riding position.

paterick4o8 · February 26th, 2011, 06:36 PM

sugoi ne!

KGar · February 27th, 2011, 10:52 AM

Great riding abilities! Obviously not there first rodeo. It looked like they all had very soft compound slicks? I would have to have the crash bars or sliders like the stunt riders have. Awesome videos.

Mekkakat · March 1st, 2011, 06:29 AM

This was probably the coolest display of controlled driving I've ever seen for motorcycles. Holy cow.

caps · March 1st, 2011, 12:39 PM

dang... im just trying to make a u-turn on my small two lane road, and having problems

Raven · March 5th, 2011, 03:31 PM

Truly skilled...I wonder how many bikes he crashed before he gotten this good?

[edit] lol at the 2nd vid with yellow ninja...GSX-R badge on a Kawasaki?

gophurr · March 6th, 2011, 01:23 AM

That type of maneuvering is very typical for police training. You can find a bunch of videos of police officers doing the same stuff on bigger cruisers. If I recall correctly theres a training school in Michigan or something that is open to the public to learn how to do that. But it is none the less awesome! And I wish I could ride like that.

Samer · March 7th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Notice in the first video that he was riding the rear brake almost the entire time. You can see the rear brake light clearly on and his foot is on the brake. I think this helps a lot with low speed maneuvering. Either way, that video is both impressive and inspirational. I'll never get that good but there's a lot of room to improve ;-)

Flashmonkey · March 9th, 2011, 08:35 PM

Relevant and may answer a few questions:

http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/08...ycle-gymkhana/

There's also a few links at the bottom of the article....

February 24th, 2011, 07:32 PM	#1
gogoKawi ninjette.org sage Name: Dre Location: DMV Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300, 2008 ZX6, 2011 Ninja 1000 Posts: 622	What a sportbike can really do... I would be happy to confidently lean over half as far as this guy. Amazing stuff! Link to original page on YouTube. Last futzed with by Alex; February 24th, 2011 at 09:10 PM. Reason: embedded the video (hit edit to see how, it's easy)

February 24th, 2011, 08:15 PM	#5
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February 24th, 2011, 09:13 PM	#8
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Impressive! __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 24th, 2011, 09:46 PM	#11
almost40 ninjette.org Monkey Spank Name: Kevin Location: Illinois Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R Track-Bike Woodcraft clip-ons and rearsets FZ-6 track bike Posts: A lot.	Im impressed. Would love to try it. Looks like fun. __________________________________________________ Black 250R Full Area P QC Dyno Jet Kit 100 main 41T Rear Sprocket

February 24th, 2011, 10:50 PM	#13
Cazper ninjaholic Name: Dustin Location: Oceanside, CA Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 09' SE 250R (sold), 03' ZX-6R, 99' XL1200C SP Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	Those were definitely impressive... the 1st clip seems like the course is a little more technical, but both are really cool to watch!! __________________________________________________ 09' SE Ninja 250R $2,547.83 worth of mods installed... come on Unregistered, you know you want to know what? Check my Blog "Modification List"

February 24th, 2011, 07:35 PM	#2
bob706 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Mary Esther, FL Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.	I got goosebumps watching that! Simply incredible

February 24th, 2011, 07:38 PM	#3
oroboros GDTRFB Name: Drew Location: SE PA Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 - sold 2005 EX500R project Posts: 496	Damn, I need to set up some cones (and grow big balls). So that's lots of breaks/clutch and practice huh? Posted via Mobile Device

February 24th, 2011, 07:58 PM	#4
nexus ninjee two-fiddie Name: Chance Location: Ohio Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r Posts: 61	Seriously, that takes some mad skills!

February 24th, 2011, 08:31 PM	#6
darrell85 darrell85 Name: darrell Location: vandalia Mo. Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 250 ninja Posts: 91	damn, hes gotta have a pair the size of watermelons. what a badass. just imagine what he could do on one of our little ninjas.

February 24th, 2011, 08:41 PM	#7
ungluck sleeper Name: chris Location: Hawaii Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '10 690 duke Posts: 558	good rubber, alot of confidence and focus and def def....huge nuts!!!

February 24th, 2011, 09:30 PM	#9
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	Awesome!! I have seen a similar video with touring bikes, amazing.

February 24th, 2011, 10:10 PM	#12
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	Reminds me of my AutoX days. SCCA held Solo I and Solo II races at local parking lots and landing strips but I have never seen motorcycle racing setup around here. I imagine it would make a good amount of loot and provide people with a safe place to get on the throttle.

February 24th, 2011, 11:53 PM	#14
Xerxi ninjette.org member Name: Xerxi Location: san jose Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): Red 2009 ninja 250 Posts: 21	This makes the MSF course look like a joke

February 24th, 2011, 11:54 PM	#15
Bols Norwegian dude Name: Ole Location: Norway Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ducati 748 Posts: 120	Damn that's skills!

February 25th, 2011, 09:09 AM	#16
mrlmd ninjette.org sage Name: Marc Location: Crawfordville, Florida Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Suzuki S50, 2006 Kawasaki Ninja EX250F, 1990 Honda PC800, 2000 Yamaha TW200 Posts: 848	If you look at that first video, you will notice how he totally looks through every turn, his head is always into the turn, never looking down. Not at all that I can do that, but one of the tricks is to keep your speed up a little - that's much easier than wobbling and trying to balance at really low speed, like 2mph or less. There are also videos of motorcycle cops on the big 800 lb. Harleys doing those tight maneuvers through a cone obstacle course - amazing what you can do with training and practice.

February 25th, 2011, 09:45 AM	#17
spooph ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Spooph Location: Golden, CO Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '15	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymkhana_%28motorsport%29 Motorcycle Gymkhana. The ****! The 250 is very good bike for this, being that most people put handlebars on their bikes anyway to achieve the clearances clip-ons can't afford, and the 250 already comes with the perfect handlebars. Let's start something in the states, no? __________________________________________________ My therapist has 2 wheels and a seat. If you are ever in doubt to my tone, please refer to my avatar.

February 25th, 2011, 09:59 AM	#18
oroboros GDTRFB Name: Drew Location: SE PA Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 - sold 2005 EX500R project Posts: 496	Spooph, you go first! Posted via Mobile Device

February 25th, 2011, 10:06 AM	#19
Racer x ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Eric Location: Iowa City Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawmeracchi 350 2010 Project X Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 54 MOTM - Sep '18, Feb '16	Look at the size of the rear tire. Dose not look like he needs more traction than that . Also try that with a 600 . Light fun bikes are just as cool as scarry fast ones. It is not about balls. It is about skill and practice. I wish the manufactures would stop making little bikes only for beginneers and make some little bikes with top shelf components. End of rant. Sorry. The is so cool to watch and. I can relate to it better than stuff like moto GP.

February 25th, 2011, 10:08 AM	#20
sharky nrk Fighting Texas Aggie '05 Name: Neil Location: Hutto, TX Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '07 ZX6R, '08 Versys, '09 250R Track, '93 F2/F3 Track Posts: A lot.	That is freaking awesome

February 25th, 2011, 10:09 AM	#21
Jinx250 Smoker Name: Bob Location: SoCal Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): Guess.... Posts: 556	These should be in the "How to scuff in new tires" thread. They were good, but the LEOs doing essentially the same thing at slower speeds on their big honking bikes is actually more impressive.

February 25th, 2011, 10:15 AM	#22
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I think in some ways these events may be harder on sportbikes than more standard machines. One characteristic of sportbikes (but not necessarily our 250) is limited steering lock as the forks get wider/stiffer/steeper. Standard machines, even those big old Harleys, often have more steering lock to allow for sharp low-speed turns. It was clear on that 600 that the bars were at full lock for some of those tighter turns, and the bike needed tremendous lean angle in addition to the full lock in order to complete the turn in the proper radius. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 25th, 2011, 05:36 PM	#25
ally99 Ninja chick Name: Allyson Location: Athens, GA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 4 MOTM - Dec '13, Feb '15	Wow, AWESOME videos! Inspiring. __________________________________________________ Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. ~Drake Check out my Appalachian Trail journal, 2015! Postwhores are COOL! ~Allyson

February 25th, 2011, 06:22 PM	#26
setasai ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Brian Location: Detroit, MI Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Green Posts: A lot.	On some parts of the video I dont see alot of clutch manipulation. What's the concept behind those tight turns? From what I gather, confidence, throttle control, and just "fly" with the bike (for lack of a better word).

February 25th, 2011, 08:24 PM	#27
spooph ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Spooph Location: Golden, CO Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '15	I think it's mostly body position and excellent throttle control. Balance is key here, I think. Those who want, send me a PM, I'll get a set and make a video, or what else do you want? I know not of a sanctioned Ghymkana happening in CO.... If you do, let me know... __________________________________________________ My therapist has 2 wheels and a seat. If you are ever in doubt to my tone, please refer to my avatar.

February 25th, 2011, 09:17 PM	#28
00NissanNinja I hate driving... Name: S Location: SW Ohio Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 13 Triumph Street Triple R, 09 Ninja 250r (Sold 4/20/12) Posts: A lot.	Awesome vid. I'm nowhere near that level of lean. spooph if you do it I'll record you. I'd like to see that in person __________________________________________________ 09 ninja 2fiddy SE Driving slow things fast

February 26th, 2011, 12:34 AM	#29
setasai ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Brian Location: Detroit, MI Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Green Posts: A lot.	If I lived near you I'd totally be down to record it and even attempt it. I'm seriously considering finding a clean parking lot, putting some cones down and practicing this. No matter how you look at it, it's awesome and would help wonders with the slow hairpin twisties near me.

February 26th, 2011, 08:03 AM	#30
JeffM Mr. 988 Name: Jeff Location: Sandy, Utah Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): One Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Very cool. What I noticed is very relaxed body positioning with no hanging off or knees sticking out. #73 in the second video is riding a sweet little two stroke. I wonder what that bike is? __________________________________________________ "I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to" - Jimi Hendrix Cancer

February 26th, 2011, 08:37 AM	#31
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Wow __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

February 26th, 2011, 08:56 AM	#32
warlord ninjette.org guru Name: war Location: north chicago burbs Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ducati Panigale 899 Posts: 325	Awesome. Love the bars too, gives the CBR600RR a more standard riding position.

February 26th, 2011, 06:36 PM	#33
paterick4o8 ninjette.org sage Name: patricK Location: San Jose, CA--BAY AREA! Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 blue 250R [sold]. '09 lime ZX-6R [stolen :( ]. '06 blue 636. Posts: 918	sugoi ne!

February 27th, 2011, 10:52 AM	#34
KGar Mid Life Crisis Name: Ken Location: Phoenix, Arizona Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r (Passion Red); 1999 BMW K1200RS (Marrakesh Red) Posts: 81	Great riding abilities! Obviously not there first rodeo. It looked like they all had very soft compound slicks? I would have to have the crash bars or sliders like the stunt riders have. Awesome videos.

March 1st, 2011, 06:29 AM	#35
Mekkakat Eternal Noob Name: Chase Location: Pittsburgh PA Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): "Blanka" 07' Ninja 250 Posts: 247	This was probably the coolest display of controlled driving I've ever seen for motorcycles. Holy cow.

March 1st, 2011, 12:39 PM	#36
caps Sexy Beast Name: Mat Location: Tampa Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R, 2006 ZX-14, 2012 Ducati Monster Posts: A lot.	dang... im just trying to make a u-turn on my small two lane road, and having problems

March 5th, 2011, 03:31 PM	#37
Raven ninjette.org member Name: Neil Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja ZX6R Posts: 106	Truly skilled...I wonder how many bikes he crashed before he gotten this good? [edit] lol at the 2nd vid with yellow ninja...GSX-R badge on a Kawasaki?

March 6th, 2011, 01:23 AM	#38
gophurr ninjette.org member Name: Kevin Location: Chicago Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r SE, 2007 Daytona 675 Posts: 95	That type of maneuvering is very typical for police training. You can find a bunch of videos of police officers doing the same stuff on bigger cruisers. If I recall correctly theres a training school in Michigan or something that is open to the public to learn how to do that. But it is none the less awesome! And I wish I could ride like that.