If this guy's on a 848 ...

IdZer0 · May 29, 2011, 01:17:31 PM

...,I guess the other ones are riding mopeds.

Ducati 848 onboard video - Oulton Park - Mike 'Spike' Edwards

Apparently he's a British national champion.

~~I wonder how 'stock' his bike is~~; I guess pretty standard as the ducati challenge doesn't allow a lot of changes except for suspension internals.

Novelo · May 29, 2011, 02:51:38 PM

He seems to be breaking pretty deep into those corners, really skilled guy bet he was having a blast though.

ManaloEA · May 30, 2011, 06:08:52 AM

Those are some insane riding skills...

Monsterlover · May 30, 2011, 06:52:14 AM

And he was riding in the a group

Made them look like C riders.

Damn.

Lars D · May 30, 2011, 11:57:41 AM

Videos like that screw up my shopping plans.

Latinbalar · May 31, 2011, 04:26:02 AM

Is the steering normally that crazy during aggressive riding?

accludetuner · May 31, 2011, 04:56:14 AM

Wish I had skills like that!!!

swampduc · May 31, 2011, 07:07:31 AM

Quote from: Latinbalar on May 31, 2011, 04:26:02 AM
Is the steering normally that crazy during aggressive riding?

Yes

At least, it is on my 1098. Happens when I get up in the rev range - there's more of a top end rush with the Testa Evo motors than older Duc motors I've been exposed to.

That rider is really impressive. What I noticed most was how smooth he is. I doubt he's even at a 90% pace (for him) in this video.

Cider · May 31, 2011, 07:38:06 AM

Quote from: Latinbalar on May 31, 2011, 04:26:02 AM
Is the steering normally that crazy during aggressive riding?

Rumblestrips (or other bumps), headshake, and wheelies can cause the bars to flop around a bit.

El Matador · May 31, 2011, 07:50:53 AM

Quote from: swampduc on May 31, 2011, 07:07:31 AM
Yes
At least, it is on my 1098. Happens when I get up in the rev range - there's more of a top end rush with the Testa Evo motors than older Duc motors I've been exposed to.

That rider is really impressive. What I noticed most was how smooth he is. I doubt he's even at a 90% pace (for him) in this video.

Yup, awesome throttle control. I dont think he ever as much as missed a blip.

Veloce-Fino · May 31, 2011, 10:35:13 AM

Wow, this guy is really impressive. All that fork shaking WITH a dampener.

This guy has huge balls and loads of skill.

Jester · May 31, 2011, 12:44:59 PM

You think that headshake is bad. Try it without the damper. Its all over the place.

OT · May 31, 2011, 06:35:30 PM

Wasn't that a demo day ride?

Billyzoom · June 07, 2011, 10:41:07 AM

These type of videos scare the crap out of me. I guess I'm not track material.

IdZer0 · June 08, 2011, 02:09:24 PM

$:-\$ I get excited; wonder what that means

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