Cycle whore thread
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Re: Cycle whore thread
seriously, ya'll need to learn rear brake control before you go rocking wheelies, or you're gonna end up on your ass. A proper wheelie is controlled with the back brake ALOT more than the throttle. If you're "chasing" the bike (constantly gaining speed and/or applying more throttle) to keep it up, you're gonna one day catch a dip in the road that WILL cause you to loop it, and then you just dumped your $X,000 bike, and probably totaled it.
(Insert E-buisness card here, for when that happens)
Pool your money, go buy an XR50, and learn. You can loop a 50 a thousand times before you really break it beyond repair, and even then, even with no gear, you won't hurt yourself like you would on even a 600 at any street speeds WITH proper gear. Once you get comfy with that, then worry about doing it on a bike worth ALOT more money.
/ old man "been there, done that" rant
(Insert E-buisness card here, for when that happens)
Pool your money, go buy an XR50, and learn. You can loop a 50 a thousand times before you really break it beyond repair, and even then, even with no gear, you won't hurt yourself like you would on even a 600 at any street speeds WITH proper gear. Once you get comfy with that, then worry about doing it on a bike worth ALOT more money.
/ old man "been there, done that" rant
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From: Newport News
Re: Cycle whore thread
Trust me you are not high enough and from what I can see in that video that camera should be pointing almost up towards the sky. R1's have a higher balance point but when you do hit it you'll tell yourself WTF. I remember when I used to do stand ups on an 01 R1 the bike is nearly at 11 oclock. Good luck and be safe out there!
^^^^ This
You are probably only coming off the ground about a foot... I know it probably feels like alot more.. but its not.. I was doing the samething when I started doing wheelies... and even now.. mine are still a touch low... I have to chase them out instead of riding them... You have to be way up. The fact that I can still see the horizon in the video is a clear indication that you are still way too low. Have somebody take a video from a car and you will see what I am talking about. It will change how you feel in the wheelie when you know you aren't very high at all.
I will see if I can find one of my first wheelie videos... when I found out that I was only getting like a foot off the ground.. then throwing my weight forward. LOL... Just takes practice and some getting used to it.
You are probably only coming off the ground about a foot... I know it probably feels like alot more.. but its not.. I was doing the samething when I started doing wheelies... and even now.. mine are still a touch low... I have to chase them out instead of riding them... You have to be way up. The fact that I can still see the horizon in the video is a clear indication that you are still way too low. Have somebody take a video from a car and you will see what I am talking about. It will change how you feel in the wheelie when you know you aren't very high at all.
I will see if I can find one of my first wheelie videos... when I found out that I was only getting like a foot off the ground.. then throwing my weight forward. LOL... Just takes practice and some getting used to it.
seriously, ya'll need to learn rear brake control before you go rocking wheelies, or you're gonna end up on your ass. A proper wheelie is controlled with the back brake ALOT more than the throttle. If you're "chasing" the bike (constantly gaining speed and/or applying more throttle) to keep it up, you're gonna one day catch a dip in the road that WILL cause you to loop it, and then you just dumped your $X,000 bike, and probably totaled it.
(Insert E-buisness card here, for when that happens)
Pool your money, go buy an XR50, and learn. You can loop a 50 a thousand times before you really break it beyond repair, and even then, even with no gear, you won't hurt yourself like you would on even a 600 at any street speeds WITH proper gear. Once you get comfy with that, then worry about doing it on a bike worth ALOT more money.
/ old man "been there, done that" rant
(Insert E-buisness card here, for when that happens)
Pool your money, go buy an XR50, and learn. You can loop a 50 a thousand times before you really break it beyond repair, and even then, even with no gear, you won't hurt yourself like you would on even a 600 at any street speeds WITH proper gear. Once you get comfy with that, then worry about doing it on a bike worth ALOT more money.
/ old man "been there, done that" rant
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Re: Cycle whore thread
Here is a video of my brothers seated wheelies (he is just starting out too)... Now look at the angle of the nose of the bike. There is NO WAY that you would be able to see the horizon or the road for that matter... all you would be able to see is the blue sky (and he is only getting about 2 maybe 3 feet). Now if you look at your videos... you barely get your guage cluster level with the horizon. He would not be able to see the horizon. I know that your camera sits much lower than I would on my bike... and I cant see over my windscreen to see the horizon... I have to lean off the side to see anything.
Again... I am not trying to bust you balls or anything... but you are only getting about a foot off the ground... it takes time and practice... dont rush it... but I am telling you... You have to take into consideration that the forks are compressed... then when you do a wheelie.. they extend cause the weight of the bike is no longer on it... so... you may feel like your coming up alot.. but your really not due to the fact the forks have to decompress before you are actually getting any height.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98CjcIo2eks