i may have to rethink the countersteering theory

[andmoon]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/34268/streetfighter_day_christian_pfeiffer/

[Cpl Punishment]

What is wit you a mIchael Jackson?  

[Lon]

   Ok, that guy's got a little bit of skill.

... and by that, I mean "more skill in his pinky finger than I have in my entire body..."

[chornbe]

I love that video. I have it on my hard drive. That guy absolutely defines "whole new level".

And notice he's not doing it on the highway and dying under a minivan.

[DogBoy]

I have the vid, too. He's done several quick shows between sessions during the MotoGP at Laguna. Really impressive doing lazy no-hands wheelies in circles...at the steepest part of the Corkscrew.  

Here's his site: http://www.chrispfeiffer.com/

[Lawn Dart]

Isn't he the BMW factory rider now?  I could be wrong - but I know he's tooling about on one of the F800's...

[Chick]

WOW!  That guy is so skilled, it's scary.  

[kerplode]

Isn't he the BMW factory rider now?  I could be wrong - but I know he's tooling about on one of the F800's...

Yeah...I think that's correct.  It's too bad.  He could do amazing things with a Ducati S2R800.

[R1150RTMark]

I watched that entire video and could NOT keep the grin off my face.

[cworley5150]

Yes, he is riding the BMW F800S.  Just think of how many bikes he trashed while learning those stunts.  

[R Doug]

Very impressive.  And, I like the cover of Billie Jean as the background.

Re: countersteering, remember that magic little thing of physics doesn't kick in unless you're going somewhere over 35 mph.  

[Capirex]

Re: countersteering, remember that magic little thing of physics doesn't kick in unless you're going somewhere over 35 mph.  

I know it was the thread subject but are you trying to cause an uproar?    

[R Doug]

I know it was the thread subject but are you trying to cause an uproar?    

  

I just wanted to make sure the replies didn't go too far off topic.

[andmoon]

I want to see the reaction on the face of the instructors w/ the no BS bike.

As for me I will keep the CS thing as it's the only way i can make a bike turn quickly....I don't know if I can do as tight a turn as that fella w/ both hands on the bar.

[cyeager]

Holy crap!

He did stuff on that Ducati that would have been damn impressive on a trials bike, nevermind the things that he did with an actual trials bike.

[Tritium]

Wow, I hope to some day have one thousandth of the control that he does over a motorcycle.
He made the streetbike look like a mountain bike, and the trials bike look like a BMX bike.

[Blues`]

Re: countersteering, remember that magic little thing of physics doesn't kick in unless you're going somewhere over 35 mph.  

actually convention says more like 10 mph

of course ymmv  

[Bodhi]

Is it different on bikes with different power or steering geometry? What sets the point where countersteering takes over?