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woodboats
19th July 2008, 17:50
A bit old but impressive neverless.
I can hardly imagine the hours needed for formation riding.

http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=538343
Nagash
19th July 2008, 17:56
Haha, that was awsome!

You do see a couple of moments where they had a few accidents.. but that's completely understandable with the amount of bikers. Just amazing that none of them actually binned..

Nice find mate! +1
Katman
19th July 2008, 17:56
Yeah, it's right up there with synchronised swimming.
Motu
19th July 2008, 19:57
I doubt very much if any members of this site could get together and achieve bin free formation riding.

Now - prove me wrong.....:zzzz:
CB ARGH
19th July 2008, 20:07
That would take FARKING AGES!!! :wacko:
icekiwi
19th July 2008, 20:49
Awesome find Dude..
Griffin
19th July 2008, 23:37
Geez... imagine the retakes - having to reset every bugger back up in position. I think we may just depend on CGI nowadays for anything this difficult
young1
19th July 2008, 23:49
Geez... imagine the retakes - having to reset every bugger back up in position. I think we may just depend on CGI nowadays for anything this difficult

That is awesome, what would you do if you fell off, the embarassment!!
JMemonic
19th July 2008, 23:52
Actually seen a few of the Christchurch guys doing formation riding after a few hours on the rider development weekend we had, so the answer I would put forward is yes with practice and coaching.

Funny how a comment expresses disinterest and a lack of enthusiasm in the skill of the riders, yet the person making the comment is one of the first to claim accidents happen due to lack of rider skill, or is that just my observation.

Good find
EJK
19th July 2008, 23:54
Why havn't I seen that vid before? Nice find! :niceone:
Griffin
20th July 2008, 09:06
I once watched the NZ Police motorcycle section doing a 'synchronised display' but nothing on the size of this... was still cool to watch tho.

I think that synchronised swimming is in a different league myself - perhaps of interest to avid swimmers but nowhere near as difficult to co-ordinate as this clip...
bull
20th July 2008, 09:56
These riders are pretty sharp too.

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cowboyz
20th July 2008, 10:32
I doubt very much if any members of this site could get together and achieve bin free formation riding.

Now - prove me wrong.....:zzzz:
nice. but you are right. couldnt get kiwibiker together to do something like that without someone doing a burnout or wheelie.
NZsarge
20th July 2008, 10:33
Nice. :niceone:
Number One
20th July 2008, 10:48
That were cool - thanks for sharing :sunny:
I'm motarded
20th July 2008, 10:58
nice, that was impressive
Number One
20th July 2008, 11:15
Funny how a comment expresses disinterest and a lack of enthusiasm in the skill of the riders, yet the person making the comment is one of the first to claim accidents happen due to lack of rider skill, or is that just my observation.

Thanks for saying that! :sunny:
TOTO
20th July 2008, 11:17
These riders are pretty sharp too.



Yep , thats Hornets for you :woohoo:
roy.nz
20th July 2008, 11:39
Now thats crazy and reall really good........
Naki Rat
20th July 2008, 12:52
The world famous Purple Helmets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpq4OyPEt8E&feature=related
woodboats
20th July 2008, 13:02
Purple Helmets!!
LOL Now that "cracked" me up.
klingon
20th July 2008, 13:22
ooooh what excellent videos!

The thing standing in our way (KB) would be the teamwork required. I reckon we could get a bunch of skilled riders together, but could we get them to put their egos aside and not try to be the single stand-out attention-seeker? I doubt it.
JMemonic
20th July 2008, 19:19
ooooh what excellent videos!

The thing standing in our way (KB) would be the teamwork required. I reckon we could get a bunch of skilled riders together, but could we get them to put their egos aside and not try to be the single stand-out attention-seeker? I doubt it.

Sadly with some folks I guess this is true however those who wanted to do something like this would already realise that a single stand out attention seeker is not needed...

God the hope goes down doesn't it.
Nasty
20th July 2008, 19:32
Both those vids were awesome ... such amazing skill and paitence has gone into designing that stuff!:2thumbsup:2thumbsup
Forest
21st July 2008, 03:40
Last year I played my pipes at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

They had a motorcycle display team there which were called the IMPS. Basically a youth program that took at-risk young kids and trained them to ride bikes in formation. They were bloody good (even if one night a rider overshot the esplanade and broke his arm - whoops)

Lots of videos on youtube if you're interested.

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Mikkel
21st July 2008, 09:22
Awesome stuff all around.

The purple helmets just made my morning! :niceone: I have thought about the jousting thing though. Although it would be rather dangerous.