Tp1989 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 so this is to you stunt riders out there........how did you feel when you popped you first wheelie and rode it for a few feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Oh god.... Here we go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Tp.....you don't even ride yet. Don't worry about stunting. And don't make stunting a goal. You made a good choice coming to this forum. The vast majority of active members here are very safe, skilled, committed riders and will be more than happy to guide you, a neophyte, in your journey to become a good rider, myself among them. You have hundreds, maybe thousands of cumulative years of experience here to draw from. Be humble. Be eager to learn. Be a sponge, ready to absorb the wealth of knowledge that lives in this forum.or be a squid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dying Shadow Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Oh god.... Here we go!popcorn?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 It's in the stunting section where it belongs. Why be haters because you can't get it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I've since change my hooligan ways and no longer violate any traffic laws. I recommend you do the same.LIES LIES LIES !!I have plenty of video from June that's shows otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I can't wheelie to save my life. I need to spend some quality time with the XR100 and invest in new clutch plates and springs, then ruin the old parts. I have wheelied the 600RR by accident in a couple of WERA races, and that is thoroughly exhilarating; although equally as terrifying in a swarm of other bikes all jockeying for position into turn 1. The only way I can intentionally wheelie the XR right now is to hit the little bump by pit-out and bouncing the forks and smacking the throttle open as I go over it. Accidental wheelies on race starts have been relatively infrequent, and far less dramatic than when it's done on a 400 lbs. bike, at 50mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Just pin the throttle and dump the clutch, it'll come up.My first wheelie was also a surprise and also scary. I've wheelie a fee times intentionally but it still scares the shit out of me if it gets up too high. My tl 1000s used to float the front wheel a few inches off the ground all the way thru 1st and 2nd gear, that was pretty cool but not exactly safe. My bandit 1200 will yank the front end right up if I roll on it in 1st gear over 5k rpm and will easily loop it if I don't get off the throttle or on the rear brake. Scary as fuck. Edited March 4, 2014 by CrazySkullCrusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thus why I think learning the proper technique on a 100 would be safer for me, and the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Totally agree. Xr100 is about the perfect bike to learn wheel stands on. My cousin used to stunt his gsxr. He once rode a wheelie up 77 from canton to akron. Kid was crazy good at wheelies....couldn't hold a line for shit but stunt shit for days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Totally agree. Xr100 is about the perfect bike to learn wheel stands on. My cousin used to stunt his gsxr. He once rode a wheelie up 77 from canton to akron. Kid was crazy good at wheelies....couldn't hold a line for shit but stunt shit for days. Back when MotoSeries was still "Fasttrax," I took their rider school. This was in 2008. I don't know who was instructing, but he said they had one of the "Star Boys" take the school once, and he could wheelie the whole front straight, or stoppie from the bridge well into turn 1, but he couldn't get a knee down to save his life. I think it's really hard to learn new skills that conflict with your existing 'brain riding program.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 It's pretty common for stunt guys to be worthless on the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZxHooligan Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I'm a fan of the 1 foot floater wheelie. It means your hooking up good with no slip. Plus a little bit of weight transfer is good. Oh wait we talking about 12 o'clockin, tractor pulling, or drag racing I'm confused 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango_sv Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 My tl 1000s used to float the front wheel a few inches off the ground all the way thru 1st and 2nd gear Ah the difference an ECU can make. My brother old TLS had the original 97 ECU. Recall not done. It would lift it in 1-3 no problem. Chop the throttle in 3rd, it would come straight up. There was a reason it was nicknamed "The Widowmaker." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yeah mine just wasn't that jumpy. Stock everything but the cans. I'm fat tho, so that could have helped keep the front end grounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 My bike wheelies all by itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 i wish i could wheelie. don't listen to the haters. follow your dreams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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redkow97 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I'm almost thankful that I can't wheelie. I feel like it would only get me into trouble. ...but I'd like to be able to be a squid on the cool-down lap after a race win. Seems like a win deserves some tomfoolery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark615 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I'm almost thankful that I can't wheelie. I feel like it would only get me into trouble. ...but I'd like to be able to be a squid on the cool-down lap after a race win. Seems like a win deserves some tomfoolery. Nothing like crashing out on the cool-down lap!! Who am I to talk... I crashed on the warm up lap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Nothing like crashing out on the cool-down lap!! Who am I to talk... I crashed on the warm up lap! I've done both, more than once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollnhot Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Where's Ringo when you need him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dp1099 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hey I am actually wanting to get into stunting and would greatly appreciate it if someone could point me in the direction of class or where I could go to learn. I know stunting can be very dangerous but that is why I came here to figure out if there are class that I can be professionally taught in a safe environment rather than some youtube teacher. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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