precision formation riding

allanoue · February 23rd, 2014, 12:35 PM

Need a lot of trust in the guy coming at you

Sirref · February 23rd, 2014, 12:40 PM

It's like marching bands except with bikes. Stuff like this is disturbingly easy on foot and I can't imagine it being too difficult with bikes so long as everyone is concentrating on it.

Motofool · February 23rd, 2014, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

Need a lot of trust in the guy coming at you

In the 50's ???

How could they do that without GPS, Android phones, slip-clutchs, apps or ABS brakes?

dcj13 · February 23rd, 2014, 01:23 PM

A perennial classic that makes its rounds on the various lists, groups, and forums from time to time. Excellent every time!

allanoue · February 23rd, 2014, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

In the 50's ???

How could they do that without GPS, Android phones, slip-clutchs, apps or ABS brakes?

1932

allanoue · February 23rd, 2014, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcj13

A perennial classic that makes its rounds on the various lists, groups, and forums from time to time. Excellent every time!

80+ years old. Stands the test of time.

Klondike1020 · February 23rd, 2014, 02:19 PM

I doubt that was "easy"
With the number of people and relatively complex formations.
bikes were a bit more tricky to operate in 1932

It shows discipline and attention to detail.

It was an excellent display!

And my head hurts.... Crazy IDEA HITTING ME

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akima · February 23rd, 2014, 02:39 PM

@Klondike1020: that sounds like such an awesome idea! Ninjette army. You might want to put a disclaimer on the poster that if you have a phobia of bees, the performance could be a trigger for you.

@allanoue great video!

allanoue · February 23rd, 2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

@Klondike1020: that sounds like such an awesome idea! Ninjette army. You might want to put a disclaimer on the poster that if you have a phobia of bees, the performance could be a trigger for you.

@allanoue great video!

csmith12 · February 23rd, 2014, 03:00 PM

It's hard enough to get more than 5 people on the same page to do anything. This took some practice no doubt.

misfitsailor · February 23rd, 2014, 08:57 PM

Synchronized riding is not easy. Anything done really well looks easy.

jcgss77 · February 24th, 2014, 09:41 PM

That is awesome!

And it was by no means easy. I wonder how much practice went into that!

Sirref · February 24th, 2014, 10:44 PM

to those who may think that I said this is easy, I mean that at the point where they are at with the amount of practice that they have put in it is easy to them at that point. In the beginning it was likely a bit of a cluster**** where everyone was riding the clutch to make sure they weren't hitting each other. With marching band the movements are second nature and inherently easy as a result of the number of times that you have done the drills. The more experienced you get the less time it takes to learn the drills.

That said, I'm down to try this and I think it could definitely be done again if enough people are willing. the skill and technique of actually pulling it off would be easier than getting the people to practice it and do it.

Klondike1020 · February 25th, 2014, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

That said, I'm down to try this and I think it could definitely be done again if enough people are willing. the skill and technique of actually pulling it off would be easier than getting the people to practice it and do it.

- I think it would be great to try ! Too bad we dot have the resources of the military

Ya know
Motorcycles uniforms fuel parking lots and hundreds of people who spend their days rehearsing formations.

Sirref · February 25th, 2014, 06:50 AM

yea it'd be easier to join a drum corps if you wanted to do formation related stuff

Motofool · February 25th, 2014, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

1932

I respectfully disagree.

The quality of the film looks from the 50's to me.

Those bikes in the vid look more like Guzzi Falcone militare (500 cc) 1950 - 1967 than like G.T. 17 (500 cc) 1932 - 1939.

Military versions of the Guzzi Falcone Sport 500 singles were made from 1950 to 1967 and were long favored by the Italian police.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...istoric_models

http://www.motorcycles20thcentury.co...page_Guzzi.htm

allanoue · February 25th, 2014, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

I respectfully disagree.

The quality of the film looks from the 50's to me.

Those bikes in the vid look more like Guzzi Falcone militare (500 cc) 1950 - 1967 than like G.T. 17 (500 cc) 1932 - 1939.

Military versions of the Guzzi Falcone Sport 500 singles were made from 1950 to 1967 and were long favored by the Italian police.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...istoric_models

http://www.motorcycles20thcentury.co...page_Guzzi.htm

but itt said so on the Internets, so it must be true.
No wait, now the Internets is saying something else.

Herman

subxero · February 25th, 2014, 08:39 AM

the cris cross formations are crazy! you can see a few that cut it really, really close.

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February 23rd, 2014, 02:39 PM	#8
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	@Klondike1020: that sounds like such an awesome idea! Ninjette army. You might want to put a disclaimer on the poster that if you have a phobia of bees, the performance could be a trigger for you. @allanoue great video!

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jcgss77 Its not a 250,its a Ninja Name: Shaun Location: Little Rock, AR Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): '11 CBR250R, '22 CFMOTO 300NK Posts: 278	That is awesome! And it was by no means easy. I wonder how much practice went into that!

February 24th, 2014, 10:44 PM	#13
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	to those who may think that I said this is easy, I mean that at the point where they are at with the amount of practice that they have put in it is easy to them at that point. In the beginning it was likely a bit of a cluster**** where everyone was riding the clutch to make sure they weren't hitting each other. With marching band the movements are second nature and inherently easy as a result of the number of times that you have done the drills. The more experienced you get the less time it takes to learn the drills. That said, I'm down to try this and I think it could definitely be done again if enough people are willing. the skill and technique of actually pulling it off would be easier than getting the people to practice it and do it.

February 25th, 2014, 06:50 AM	#15
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