Yeh, I agree but if he was on a more stable platform he'd be able to trust it a little more and thus concentrate on the breathing & tensing exercises.
I got the feeling from watching it that the Indian held it's line better than the bitza.
A great achievement.
The bike he built didn't look like the logical choice ( fairly high centre of gravity and a large tank.) But maybe he wanted a bike that needed rider input to remind him of his own limits.