Great video. Big dude in the second half. I find it just as easy to do (the maneuvers in the video) with a low COG bike like a road king (v-twin bikes favored for agency use usually have a low center of gravity) as a topheavy bike like the FJR. With a topheavy bike, the weight has to be moved further when transferring right to left or vice versa (think in terms of a metronome, with the weight closer to the pivot point, it's easier/faster to transfer- but move it further, and things are either slower or take more effort). I run through maneuvers similar to those in the video almost weekly, because I'm ignorant, and because it's fun. The key is to keep the head up (never look down), look where you want to go (which means completely over the shoulder for a 180 degree turn), and maintain dynamic tension by applying light rear brake and keeping the clutch in the friction zone (see a Palladino video for a better description). My wife really likes NOT when we return from a big lunch and I decide to see how small a circle I make lapping our cul de sac. Far more challenging is doing maneuvers like those in the video on an incline or uneven surface. I was about to pull a U 2-up in a tiny town street last weekend, on a big hill, and chickened out and paddled. Between the clearance, the wife, and the hill, I just knew it would be bad juju to do it the hard way.... Stay safe all.
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