Actually the video is wrong, their needs to be two designated lanes for each rider to stay in and maintain. An entire width of a slow competition lane is only about 4 feet, which requires each rider to keep moving forward and not side to side. You put your foot down or go outside your boundary you lose. It wasn't until I participated a Yamaha Bike Night last year in Boise Idaho that I realized how many riders there were who sucked when it came to just parking lot riding techniques, riding slow, placing your bike when you want, where you want, everytime. After completing one heat, and watching the rest of my competition, I had a ten year old kid come up to me and say that I was going to win it.
This is even more difficult on an FZ6 with our choppy throttle and top high center of gravity. Well done.
I'd say the choppy throttle doesn't play in at all - I do all of my 'slow race' like riding without any throttle, I'm barely easing the clutch in and dragging the rear, who needs gas?
As said by outasight, I do it often in commute mode too. Far better than looking like an idjit with both feet down for 10 blocks! lol
Try this in an open parking lot; use the parking space lines as course. Easy you say; try it!
Head forward aligned with a line. At the end of the paint line cut it hard and go over one line and follow that line out. Cut over and follow the next line in. Continue until out of space and turn about - do it again all the way back. You will learn to trail brake or fall over. << or put your foot down.
Something to do when waiting for friends at lunch time Flip vs just sitting in your gear being hot and impatient!
I'd say the choppy throttle doesn't play in at all - I do all of my 'slow race' like riding without any throttle, I'm barely easing the clutch in and dragging the rear, who needs gas?