NT1100P - Obstacle Course

It's a given that guy and that bike handle the course like a border collie herding sheep. But the part that always amazes me is know the patch of the course in the first place. I don't think I could walk that course correctly.
 
I love gymkhana and those close quarters cone drills... but they can be a challenge when they're that long and convoluted!
Coaching for the MSF was good preparation for this kind of thing.
There is / was a Bike Bonding and next, the Ultimate Bike Bonding courses which were full of that type of riding.
If you get a chance, take that class!
Tons of fun on any bike, but real fun on big bikes like the GSA or ST1300!
GoldWings, in the hands of a really good rider, can rail on those. It's impressive to watch, when done skillfully.
 
ST Gui said:
real fun, aye! Maybe on somebody else's ride. :redface: :laugh:
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Only problem with that idea is, I don't ride somebody else's ride every day.
Quite rarely, as a matter of fact.
But that was the first time I dropped the ST, practicing u-turns, 2 days after bringing it home from GA.
 
ST Gui said:
It's a given that guy and that bike handle the course like a border collie herding sheep. But the part that always amazes me is know the patch of the course in the first place. I don't think I could walk that course correctly.
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My feelings exactly!

ST Gui said:
real fun, aye! Maybe on somebody else's ride. :redface: :laugh:
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Again...my thoughts exactly. They have spent hours and hours and hours practicing on a course like that...and when the bike gets damaged, your tax dollars pay for the repairs. I drop mine...and my wallet becomes lighter. :D

Chris
 
Sadlsor said:
I love gymkhana and those close quarters cone drills... but they can be a challenge when they're that long and convoluted!
Coaching for the MSF was good preparation for this kind of thing.
There is / was a Bike Bonding and next, the Ultimate Bike Bonding courses which were full of that type of riding.
If you get a chance, take that class!
Tons of fun on any bike, but real fun on big bikes like the GSA or ST1300!
GoldWings, in the hands of a really good rider, can rail on those. It's impressive to watch, when done skillfully.
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Ditto...
The secret is: practice... (a handicap is the lack of, as can be observed ad nauseum on that Stelvio YouTube channel... :unsure:)
And lets be honest, early in spring our first two or three parking lot U-turns won't roll that easy either... ;)

Also our MSF have those "shamrock trails", either painted on the tarmac, or set with cones...
The first one~two runs you go like "... oooch..."
Then you loosen up, gain confidence, and start flying though...
(yeah, that stoic, smooth, analogue 1100cc V-4 assists a great deal, a significant advantage over jerky 2-cyl, sports, and EFI bikes attending...)
But imagine doing/training that for like 2 weeks straight in a row... 😎
 
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