Wow, just wow!

 

them are riding skills everyone should wish for if u dont already have them...ill be needing an extra bike to practice on though lol

 

That was sick, wish I was that good.

 

All i can say is WOW

 

that has to be my new all time fav vid. absolutely incredible.

 

It's incredibly popular in Japan and more recently in the UK. There are a couple of associations now in North America.
Last year they held one in Birmingham, Alabama, and I think they just did another one this summer. I'm pretty sure that's a local group that got together and started it up. Up here, Honda Canada just held the first organized one at their "Rock the Red" event on July 15th.
Moto-Gymkhana N.A. (North America) is authorized/affiliated/recognized (not sure of the relationship) by the Moto-Gymkhana Association in Japan. They have a facebook page Moto-Gymkhana N.A.
At the Honda event, they were true to the rules - riders were only permitted to walk around the course prior to riding it - no practice. Memorizing the layout is a big part of the competition - going the wrong way is a disqualification. In a promotional twist, Honda Canada provided the some new CBR250RA (no lights or signals, Akrapovic exhaust, crash bars installed) for the riders, so everyone rode identical bikes - with no opportunity to try them before the timed runs.
The runs were certainly slower than what we've been watching in the competitions from Japan, but they were on slower bikes and it was the first event. I hope the sport really takes off up here, because we've got great bikes for it. It's easier to set up (like Auto-X), and more accessible to more people than racing. As Yoshi Nakatani, the head of Moto-Gymkhana N.A. has said, "these are basic skills." Yes, Yoshi, but they're taken to a much, much higher level!
I competed in this inaugural event, and managed to squeak into 2nd place behind a police motor officer trainer. He beat me by a much bigger margin than I beat third place, but I'm not unhappy with the finish.