THIS is riding in the rain...

[george formby]

Posted here as an inspiration (or not) for those who don't like wet roads..

Shamelessly pinched from elsewhere & if it's a repost I grovel.

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[Desert Eagle]

:blink: Now thats pretty impressive.. wheres that empty carpark that I never get around to playing in?

Though whats with the riders looking out of a corner (like the guy at 0.16 in the first video)?

[jaffaonajappa]

Great vids, thank you for the post.

But you made me feel like an amatuer....:facepalm:
Im a chicken ass in the rain. Buuuut, better safe than down.

[riffer]

Though whats with the riders looking out of a corner (like the guy at 0.16 in the first video)?

They're practicing the ancient art of look where you want to go. I just played that to my oldest son (Tim - 11) and he commented on it too - how they more their head well before the corner - makes a lot of sense if you've done this stuff.

Some great inside peg weighting on the supermotard getting the back out - those bikes really are the shit when it comes to lean angles and grip.

[cheshirecat]

gt find

All I would need is some diesel, whilte lines, lost manhole covers, tram lines, cobble stones, 6inch pot holes ,black ice, black cabs and snow and it'll feel like the old days of DRing

nice section of road after 2 vd go pro effort. looks an excellent riding surface

[FJRider]

But you made me feel like an amatuer....:facepalm:


Judging by the numbers all partisipants wore ... they were NOT amatuer's ...

[Katman]

Though whats with the riders looking out of a corner (like the guy at 0.16 in the first video)?

I think they may have marshalls positioned on the course using flags to indicate whether a section of the course has been completed cleanly.

Might be wrong though.

[tigertim20]

Imagine if that was part of the licencing system!

[Brian d marge]

The rainy season has Just started today ,,,you want to see rain,,, next tropical downpour Ill see If I can take a vid ... ( those who live in the tropics will know )

Britain was light drizzle compared to some of these

Stephen

It would be better in the dirt ... In the wet ..... on slicks .......

[racefactory]

Holy shit, thanks for the videos! Been looking for gymkhana rain videos for ages now! Hahaha look at that guy at 1.06 in the first one it's like he's trying to turn it hard through a lake!!!

That motard is on slick tyres isn't it!?

[george formby]

Every time I see these videos I feel like finding an insurance write off, smashed plastics, & turning it into a gymkhana toy. Cheap & cheerful. Just need an event...:yes: It's slow enough even for me but still very skillful. I bet most of them are Tokyo couriers, nuff said!

[PrincessBandit]

I too was looking at the first one, about 1:07 where the bike looks like it hits a water trough! Looked like the oogies were doing their jobs... I'd still like to get some fitted to my bike, not that I'm about to go practicing what those guys were doing even in the dry (let alone the abundant liquid sunshine)

[Ender EnZed]

I know the topic has been raised before on here but I don't remember the outcome; is there anything like this going on in NZ?

[jaffaonajappa]

; is there anything like this going on in NZ?

About once a week, at any random intersection in Auckland.... :P

[B17DUF]

Fantastic videos!! :yes:

[LBD]

Quite some skill, talent and confidence on show there...

I take it they are not on slicks then?

[racefactory]

Every time I see these videos I feel like finding an insurance write off, smashed plastics, & turning it into a gymkhana toy. Cheap & cheerful. Just need an event...:yes: It's slow enough even for me but still very skillful. I bet most of them are Tokyo couriers, nuff said!

Why I bought a motard and I'm loving it. So crashable.

This form of motorsport needs to start in NZ now! Nearly any kind of bike can compete and do finel, minimal expenses, no danger, maximum accessibility. This is good stuff.

[Brian d marge]

Every time I see these videos I feel like finding an insurance write off, smashed plastics, & turning it into a gymkhana toy. Cheap & cheerful. Just need an event...:yes: It's slow enough even for me but still very skillful. I bet most of them are Tokyo couriers, nuff said!

isnt it called trials ??? No reason why it cant be on the tarmac!

Stephen

[george formby]

isnt it called trials ??? No reason why it cant be on the tarmac!

Stephen

I wonder if using a trials bike would be classed as cheating?:scooter:

[racefactory]

Motards are not cheating!

[george formby]

Motards are not cheating!

No, not a Motard. One of these tricksy wee things.



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[Slingshot]

Reminds me of a bucket race up at the Slipway in Wgtn a couple of years ago - was hosing down (and freezing and windy). Left a wake in the surface water as you rode through it.

[Katman]

Not in the rain but impressive none-the-less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twUAi1Q4o0&NR=1

[george formby]

Not in the rain but impressive none-the-less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twUAi1Q4o0&NR=1

Dang! Love the grazes on the bellypan..

[Spearfish]

Apart from all the obvious skills I'm lacking for a competition like this, the one I probably wouldn't overcome is forgetting the feckin course.

Would love to give it a crack anyway, it would be a hell of a sense of achievement building up to a eventually doing a clean run.

[Ricardo S]

buhu, refer to http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/77111-North-Auckland-Street-Skills-NASS?p=1130078624#post1130078624

i'm keen, should we start getting serious about it?

cheers

[rastuscat]

I know the topic has been raised before on here but I don't remember the outcome; is there anything like this going on in NZ?

Annual recertifications for the NZ Police riders. Not as hard out, but the bikes weigh a bloody ton. Try throwing one of them around.

[jaffaonajappa]

Annual recertifications for the NZ Police riders. Not as hard out, but the bikes weigh a bloody ton. Try throwing one of them around.

Throwing what around, exactly? I may be keen..... :shutup:

[kiwifruit]

Would love to give it a crack anyway, it would be a hell of a sense of achievement building up to a eventually doing a clean run.

Careful what you wish for! :msn-wink:


I know the topic has been raised before on here but I don't remember the outcome; is there anything like this going on in NZ?

There will be soon!

[george formby]

Careful what you wish for! :msn-wink:



There will be soon!

Does that imply I need to pull finger & get some engine bars, bubble wrap my plastics & get some oggy knobs?

[kiwifruit]

Does that imply I need to pull finger & get some engine bars, bubble wrap my plastics & get some oggy knobs?

Not necessarily... you don't HAVE to bin it :bleh:

[george formby]

Not necessarily... you don't HAVE to bin it :bleh:

Ah, but...... with my track record & mediocre talent it would be on the cards eventually.

[racefactory]

Who is it setting it up?

[Ender EnZed]

Who is it setting it up?

Probably you.

[Ricardo S]

Probably you.

+1 and i will be able to help