BMW R1200GS chasing Thundercat in Germany

BMW R1200GS chasing Yamaha YZF 600 Thundercat in Germany

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[nobrains01]

No offence to you but the thundercat rider is crap, lol. Stiff as a board and leaning up on bends :) Could have beat him on a Honda CG125, lol.

[mecpilot65]

@nobrains01 Thanks for your comments but the guy only ever used his bike to commute before this and this was his first ever tour. He is now a very fast, smooth, consistent rider and proved himself on the stelvio pass. unfortunately my video camera packed up this year and got no video. So you'll need much more than a CG to keep up with him now.

[ssmith871]

Yeah I am ok now, I am looking for a thundercat as i hear they are good for tall ridres ( I am 6ft 6")I think i will make enquiries about that me and my brother past our test at the same time so we are in the same boat. Cheers for the advise mate

[mecpilot65]

now uploaded GS at faster pace. thundercat in video riding faster too

[MaxKetteler]

He's getting better every mile! ;-)

[mecpilot65]

thanks for your comment. to be fair to him, he had only recently passed his test and didnt have much experience. i used this and other videos to help improve. we all gotta start somewhere.

[mecpilot65]

Welcome to the world of biking. I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you're fit now. what kind of bike are you looking for? it so happens i'm selling the yellow triumph Daytona in the video. why dont you try a day at the Ron Haslam race school? it's a little expensive at £250 but it will do wonders for your bike handling skills. that price includes everything. you use their bikes, helmets, gloves, leathers etc.

[ssmith871]

I am in the same boat myself, i only past my test in the summer last year and only really had a couple of months exsperience before a van knocked me off when i was a set of traffic lights. Looking forward to this summer once i get a new bike i will try to build my confidence alot more especially cornering.

[mecpilot65]

you're right but the thundercat rider was on his 1st ever bike tour and had only ever used his bike for commuting before this. we used the video to show him what he's doing and how to improve. he was very nervous leaning the bike but is now taking it to the edge of the tyres. cheers for your comments though. always appreciated. i'll post some video of my GS chasing a zx12 soon. the pace was different from this.

[ssmith871]

Thundercat rider badlt needs some lessons on conering. Smooth is fast