Matty, got PS or something with layers? There are a ton of ways to do it, depending on what program you have to work with. Look at the links at the bottom of this page.
Forget the "assume no tripod" part for an image like that.
Shoot w/tripod. Keep the base (background) layer, & add the moving element above the base layer in a separate layer with a Layer Mask to hide the part that you don't want to show. Photoshop CS6 Tutorial - Understanding Layer Masks
Three pages on Layer Masks
To the left is the PS Layers Palette. To the right are the individual images made from the following step.
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Here's what the Harley animation looks like: https://photography-on-the.net …p=16328015&postcount=2047
Then you can make individual images of the base layer, base layer merged with layer 2, base layer merged with layer 3, base layer merged with layer 4, etc.
Assemble them into an animation with whatever program that you have. One easy way is with UnFREEz.
More: An animated .gif file made with Photoshop
