Motogymkhana at CB1100

[Verlinia_imp]

I bet it was fun to watch them ride it.

[Jurlie_imp]

Just emazing skill on mighty CB
Is this real or AI?

Check the guy's YT channel. It's even more impressive when he rides the bike which he is used to (and purposely modified for this kind of riding)

Really highlighting the thing that I've always held as this bikes number one advantage: it has superior car ntrol and balance for it's size. The best I've ever ridden. Those big wide bars and that butter smooth idle make it maneuver like magic.

Exactly! This is what Artem says: "unexpectedly well balanced bike"; "feels much lighter than its actual weight"

[Tev62]

The smooth power delivery and progressive clutch of the CB help a lot I'm sure. I did a slow speed handling course last year (nowhere near as good as this fella) and the big takeaway item is looking where you want to go. Look where this guy is looking in your video, where he wants to go and not where his front wheel is currently pointing. At some points his head will be at 90 degrees to his body. I rode the Dolomites over Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia last year, a million hairpins. (OK, slight exaggeration) and that head position was invaluable. I was heavily loaded two up and I never had a problem.

Check out this fellas YouTube Channel, he videos riders falling off on the Stelvio :-0 Some of these slow speed crashes will make you cringe!

http://youtube.com/shorts/Jzz9tFZf5m4?si...jaSiMk_98T

[Nachodaddy]

Tev, your comment on looking where you want to go is absolutely essential. Another thing I learned the hard way is to avoid using the front brake at slow speed when turning.

[Jurlie_imp]

Tev, your comment on looking where you want to go is absolutely essential. Another thing I learned the hard way is to avoid using the front brake at slow speed when turning.

I would respectfully argue with this one. If you see the speed Artem is moving with, there’s no way it is possible with only rear brake.
I practice these exercises as well, not as much as him, though, and I can confirm, you can and should use the front brake during maneuvering. It just takes time to learn how to use it properly without locking the wheel.

You can start applying slight force on the front brake, and go up by tiny increments from exercise to exercise. Of course, you should pay close attention to the state of pavement you’re riding at. Even tiny amount of gravel can screw you up. But dry clean asphalt makes grip much stronger than you typically expect.

The benefit of this is that you become much more confident in day to day riding when you know how to use your front brake in different situations: on a straight line, in turn, at clean road, at road with some dirt or gravel on it. You just measure proper amount of braking for each of these situations