How Japanese MOTORCYCLE POLICE Get Such a Perfect Balance on a Motorcycle

In fact this exercise is difficult on the linked-brakes VFR Gen 5- both brakes are applied

I get plenty of practice by riding in NY beach traffic during the summer time and NYC traffic in general (even in the dead of winter) and I was so happy to have moved on from heavy cruisers to more lightweight sport oriented bikes.

I was ‘slow bike race’ champion at my primary school sports day in the 80’s. I need to rekindle those skills on my new Triumph Tiger 1200 as my legs are so short!

Wow, absolutely loved the contents! Learn so much from your explanations as to why they do each of the things in the video. Keep them coming!

more show than practical on a small bike, esp if the bike is < 120kg + you can flat foot both feet...

do they run a vfr 800? it's my dream bike!!

I got a ticket from a cop for failure to stop at a stop sign. I could see him as I came to a stop, then he pulled me over after I resumed riding. He said it isn’t considered a complete stop if I don’t touch a foot to the ground. 🤷🏻‍♂️

can someone tell me what handlebars they are using, these are not standard bars.

Training and practice? Seems like the way to go to me.

You made comments that the foot position at the pegs is on the balls of feet in an off-road position. Do you really stand on the balls of your feet with off-road riding and standing? Your quads would be fatigued pretty quickly. You'll find more pros have the pegs closer to their heels and flex their ankles quite a bit to do so while positioning their hips in line with their ankles. Allowing flexion at the knees too, but not as much as if on the balls of your feet.

On a road bike this is a standard track stand. But you get a lot less steering lock on a motorcycle. On a bike you just turn the bars until the wheel is almost perpendicular and hold the front brake.

This looks like a handy technique for parking in a tight spot. Do you use it much on the road?

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Great video. I like slow cornering ect. I practice a few times a week. I'm interested in you online advanced riding course. I like to do so much more tricks on the motorbike, so every course is helpfull. In the Netherlands there is no course in slow cornering, so please let us know when your course is online. What i like to see and explaned on the Channel is how to became of the fear of falling in corners during rain/wet road conditions. How can i overcome this fear on rainy days? How can i became better on this point?

Yeah it looks great , any competent bike rider doing the amount of practice practice practice that they do would sort it out.

This exercise is a combination of basic trials maneuvers. In trials riding, to make a right turn, the rider stands on the left peg and pushes the right handlebar down (really down and slightly forward) to lean the bike to the right. There should be space between the rider's left knee and the seat. The right leg is not needed at all -- the rider's foot may be lifted off the peg, if desired. But, the right knee will be in contact with the seat simply because the motorcycle is being leaned to the right and the rider's lower body remains essentially upright. You do NOT want to hold the tank with your knees, however. Reverse of the above for left turn. The balancing exercise shown is a combination of left and right turns, with the rider repeatedly alternating between the two very quickly. It helps to practice these turns on a bicycle first to get the balance point between the force applied to the peg (pedal) and the force applied to the handlebar on the opposite side. In the example above, the force on the handlebar must momentarily exceed the force on the peg to make the motorcycle lean and turn (once the bike is turning in a desired arc, the forces are equalized). A more advanced (and more difficult) version of the trials turn is where the force on the foot peg momentarily exceeds the force on the handlebar on the opposite side of the bike. In that case, the motorcycle will lean to the side of the weighted peg (e.g., left side of the motorcycle), and the bars will automatically turn in the same direction (left) -- most likely to full lock.

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It seems they go into the box with the bars turned sharply to the right, then never deviate from that angle unless stationary and even then only slightly.

Notice how they look over their shoulder (for traffic) before pulling off.

this is literally the test from my country to get a license for riding a basic motorcycle , most people just pay the officer

I remember a TV show once. Where a factory Rider from Japan took a large displacement Suzuki street bike to a 1/4 mile drag strip. Everyone was thinking that this is going to be real fast. And it was.

Except in his case he launched from the start line in a stand up wheelie and apparently went through the gearbox and never set her down. Everyone was floored.

Loved this video. The perfect timing and balance. Amazing.

the last part is the best because otherwise my clutch will press charges for abuse

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Maybe no front brake with lever but they are VFR800’s with linked brakes, so they automatically have front brake applied when back brake is applied.

Awesome drill. I do try coming to a stop without putting my feet down. Looking straight forward is key.

You ARE the bomb, which is 'old school' speak for Great!! Thanks and keep posting your videos and commentary.

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Who uses just 1 finger on the clutch? Or better yet, who doesn't use all 4 fingers??

As always your insightful commentary and demonstrations in slow spreed manoeuvres are brilliant, in my opinion the best out there.

Brilliant video....Thank you so much !

I work on slow speed control & have prior watched footage of Japanese bike cops.

I am UK based advanced rider with respect for what is shown here by Japanese Police & YOU !

I ride Gen1 Honda CB1000RA with Combined Braking & ABS.

I believe the 5th Gen VFR800 also had ABS...exclusive to the Police Spec models.

Really good to see/hear the breakdown & also you demonstrating.

My main concerns in practice are damage &/or injury.

Thanks again 👍🏍👏😎

Great upload 👌
Stay safe out there everyone ❤

Interesting bars the Japanese cops put on their VFRs. I have the same model VFR. Great bike.

I guess you nailed their way of doing it.
Great content as always. A real pleasure to watch your videos!

Looks like 3 fingers on the clutch with pointer finger straight on the grip

Nice. Now do it on a VFR.

I like when the Japanese moto cops do u-turns with no hands! I practiced for a while, but stopped before I ever got good enough to be able to do it reliably. You should try it!

I'm from Arg. Where is that parking lot ?

About the ball vs arch of the foot off road, it was hard for me until I started using proper boots with rigid soles. The ones in the video seem way to soft to relax your calves standing in the balls. Also even more than the "suspension" I think it's helpful because you aren't accidentally kicking the levers or getting your toes caught in branches/touching the floor when you bottom out the suspension

Riders who do trail riding over obstacles have great balance to navigating over boulders, trees, or other obstacles. Their bikes are super light and agile. On the street I have never placed as much importance on balancing on a street bike in traffic. It is a good maneuver to practice for balance but not really needed unless you have a ton of stops in your everyday rides.

They are using a trials format as that's what they ride when starting Police training at the offroad riding schools .

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I can relate to that big guy in the background struggling with his bike.

Must be interesting being four feet tall.

When it comes to slow speed stuff. Nothing impresses me as much as trials riding.