cone work

Both Eddie and Steve are instructors at San Jose Motor Officer Academy. They are no strangers to the motor office competitions either; in fact, Eddie runs top 3 every year. We met on a local forum and after a quick chat, among others, we met up with our bikes doing some slow exercise in a morning in Hollister, 60 miles South East.
In motorcycle terms, slow means hard. It considerably takes more skills and control going 4 miles per hour on a 500 lbs, or even 800+, motorcycle than 104 miles an hour. In solo races of the car world, we have time trials (solo1) and autocross (solo2). Each takes different skills, tire settings and importantly mindsets. Cone work is very similar to autocross. It rarely goes beyond 2nd gear, except that in a car you never worry about "fallen" over. In addition to head-n-eyes, body position and friction zone play an essential role on the bike. Don't wanna fall? Finesse the friction zone and stay on power during the lean; scope up the tank and close in on the bar; counter balance the bike while leaning. All opposite of what we are told about going fast.
Does every driver need to master autocross to survive the road? No. We should but not have to. Does every rider need to master weaving the cones to stay out of crashes? No, but it would help. Pick your poison. Just broke the 700 mile mark. Next. Superbike school!