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The Japan method
Been wondering how you can scrape fairing at low speeds in a wet parking lot like a Japanese gymkhana rider? Well, that mostly involves bike setup and tires, but this video might be a good place to start. First, find a willing partner and have them kneel down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXUWVVxdoo8 Actually, aside from the bizarre focus on low-speed lean angles, this appears to be a general...
16 August 2011
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Watch this CBR600RR defy physics
In 2011, we tend to think of “gymkhana” as something Ken Block does with a rally car, energy drink sponsorship and a limitless tire budget. But before he was doing donuts around Segways, motorcycles were ripping up impossibly tight parking lot courses in Japan. This video of a CBR600RR performing impossible lean angles at low speed is simply stunning. What blows our minds is that he’s at ful...
07 March 2011