Lots of fun, and some funny. But I'm going to have to be one of those party-poopers who pushes his old-man sensibilities onto everyone around him.
A couple of years ago, I was riding the dragon on a Saturday. (Won't do that again). I live pretty close, and so I can ride it pretty much any time I want to. About 4-5 miles in, I came upon an accident scene. Some squid, who thought he was as skilled as the rider in that original video, had crossed the centerline, laid his sport bike down, and slid into the path of a gentleman on a BMW ST bike. (At that time I rode a Valkyrie Interstate, so I was not familiar with the BMW product line, nor did I understand that his fellow was my sworn enemy.)
While the punk was walking around, crying about how banged up his bike was, the BMW rider was laying on the street, moaning in severe pain. I was first on scene, and I flagged down several others to help. We set up "flag men" to warn the traffic, and sent one rider down to find a cell phone signal. I was trying to keep the rider calm and as comfortable as possible without moving him or removing his helmet. It was very hot, and we managed to shade him, and give him water to sip on. I'm pretty sure he had at least one broken leg, one broken arm, a broken collar bone, and he said his back hurt. I made it my job to keep all the well meaning fools from trying to move him until the ambulance could arrive. One woman tried to push me out of the way, she wanted to pick him up and move him to a more comfortable spot further from the road. I run about 280, so I did not push easily. She announced that she was a Nurse, so I needed to accept her judgement. But since she was trying to move an injured man, without making any attempt to assess the extent of his injuries, I stopped her. (in fact, I told her it was nice of the Veterinarian she worked for to give her the weekend off. She could have been stuck feeding the boarded animals.) After nearly 3 hours, an ambulance arrived, and I filled them in on what I knew, then moved into traffic control. This permanantly impacted my ability to enjoy the Dragon. It also limits my ability to appreciate the achievements of people like that rider who started this whole thread. One mistake, and someone could have been hurt badly, or even killed. That video would not have been nearly as fun to watch.
I appreciate the photographers on the Dragon. Heck, my avitar is from a US129 Photos picture. But I have to agree with another member, videos like this make every moron with $2000 to buy a used 600 think he's that rider and should be able to do the same thing. This type of riding belongs on the race track, not a public roadway. (pulling on my nomex suit, give me just a sec...)