Could You Do This On Your 5Th Gen?

Note to self: don't try and outrun a Japanese police biker...or complain your bike needs better suspension, tyres, etc etc

Nope. I wouldn't stand a chance haha.

Given enough practice and some bar-risers like his and I reckon I could.

That's obviously on well laid, well taken care of asphalt with excellent grip.

It is definitely not like Spanish streets: oily/greasy, worn smooth, pothole ridden, anything but safe!!

So my statement is subject to being on that very same surface with that very same bike!!

We used to do a similar (although much shorter) test as part of getting our bike licences in Spain. I practiced for weeks, day in day out. On a Yamaha Special 250 chopper style piece of proverbial, seated on the pillion part of the seat cause my 195 cm in height mean I didn't fit.

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But it is lovely to watch!!

If I had those bars, Id try it.

Sure enuf ...the first thing that crossed my mind was the rider position/wide and high bars...and the crash bars too. But then again the guys like Kiyonari in BSB seem to drift in the wet hunched over their scoots like a dog humpin a football ... the formula is Big Cojones + Mucho Practice + having a sponsorship to replace whatever gets busted on crashes = slick riding. IMHO.

all I hear are a lot of excuses......

Watching other similar videos, those guys go down a lot before getting to that level. If the average rider did that their plastic would be totaled. I would have to have a beater (and maybe track) bike that I could put bars on / take off to try that. Japanese LEO's definitely set the standard as to what's possible.

There's a group out in here in So. Cal that host these Gymkana events, haven't gone to one yet, but would love to give it a go, just not with any of my full fairing bikes! I always wanted a Honda Hawk, think this would be a good bike to try it on.

Fascinating to watch the head, and upper body positioning as he navigates the different sections. Also very telling how much traction is actually available in the wet.

Nope, couldn't do that on dry pavement with hot slicks.

I'd love to have that engine guard! :D

I would sure be willing to try on someone elses bike with crash bars fore and aft and full gear. Thats what he did. Why the hell not? Specially if my boss told me to!

Having those crash bar, for sure I'd follow thoses classes to do that!