Slow Cone Weave

Here is Chris running the Slow Cone Weave. This is the first cone pattern of motor school. The cones are in a straight line, 12 feet apart (base-to-base). As Chris rides toward the camera, notice his head and eyes are straight ahead. he is using his peripheral vision to locate and avoid the cones. If he were looking at them, he would hit them. Pay attention to how important motor placement is. In order to provide enough room for the rear of the motor to clear the cones, Chris gets the front end well out from each cone. You can see how far the rear wheel tracks inside the front in a tight turn. Failure to account for this "rear wheel cheat" will cause a cone down in practice and a collision on the street. It is not enough to just steer the motor in this exercise. It's critical to use the "friction zone of the clutch to induce lean and recovery. Finally, you can see that the speed of the motorcycle is controlled solely through the clutch. Chris does not use the rear brake, and maintains the RPM's just above idle with a steady throttle.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Harley
• Police
• Motorcycle
• Cone
• Pattern
• Motor
• School
• Parking
• Lot
• Practice
• Exercise
• cop
• crash

[viggoM35]

Damn... that's pretty good considering the bike probably weighs over 700 lbs. ☺

[gnrands50]

Head and eyes up and focused above the last cone. Swing the bars and dip the bike in a good steady rhythm. This is perfect technique. Thanks for posting.

[TheLadyrider1957]

Very nice and smooth, looks like you're dancing with your bike.  Excellent!