Are stopples bad for the bike, some people here say that it's one of the few stunts that doesn't actually screw the bike over that much, is this true? I'm just not comfortable with the feeling of 160KG jumping up and down. So, to stoppie or not to stoppie?
id say its bad for the bike but if i wa to go out and do thm id be more worried about myself if i wasnt competant or still learning how to do them
can someone give me a run down on how to do these i've had a few goes at it but i find my front wheel starts to slide and the back just doesnt seem to lift
Stoppies are probably easier on the bike than wheelies (you can absorb much of your own impact with your legs), but both are pretty severe shocks to the frame and suspension. I have a pic on my desktop of a bare-armed, bare-headed stunter doing a stoppy; the look on his face as he realizes his left fork leg has just sheared at the axle clamp (oil spraying everywhere) is priceless. If you're skidding your front tire in straight-line braking on clean dry pavement (anyone stunting on an uncertain surface deserves what he gets), you need to pry open the wallet and replace that dessicated husk wrapped around your front rim with something manufactured int the last few years. "Good tread" is absolutely the least important aspect of a motorcycle tire; a sun-baked, hardened chunk of vulcanized hockey puck is pretty well useless. Grip is a function of how well the carcass wraps itself around and imbeds itself into the roughness of the road surface; a soft-compound racing slick can be cut with a thumbnail. A street tire will obviously be harder, but the principle is the same.
i could do stoppies for ages on my dirt bike(yz250f), but its fkn hard to get you weight foward and balance on the fzr's
Not to mention how much strain it puts on the neck and neck bearings. Be prepared for the expense of throwing the bike down the road and the injuries you can do to yourself.
i have broken hard enough to just get the back wheel off the ground just a little. i think if i was going to try it i would get my bike running sweet, put bars around it like a learner bike and take off the side fairings just while i was learning, wear very padded clothing and be prepard the damage to the bike and me. Please dont try these by your self ask a friend to watch or something. imagine the bike coming down and one of the various peices of metal like the fule switch, fairing holders ect.. going into your leg as you land and you not being able to pick the bike up because of your position and sholder, wrist ect... injuries.
this is for x5466. i just learned to stoppies and sometimes rolling stoppies. watching guys on youtube helps and i got some advice from a guy at work hu can do it with his girlfriend on the back so if you cant do it that means your techniques wrong. if you find your front tyre locking up and sliding (scary) its cos of 3 things . 1 mainly technique or if u think u got tht down pat let a little presure outa ur tyre bout 8psi should do. increases surface area of tyre contacting road therefore increasing grip. and do it on warm day warm tyres and road are lot grippier we al know tht. i wont go on and on. 3 main things i found u need ... 1) SPEED: begin at around 20kph.. i found this best if u aproach 30kph itl be slightly to fast your bordering on rolling stoppie there... 2)THE LIFT: 4 things need to happen and in this order quite close together when lifting the back up... a)quick short jump up off seat into the forward positionto help the back up easier b)grip the tank with your thighs and lift up with them while applying the c)front brake at the same time. d) during this time u ABSOLUTLY MUST keep your arms and stiff as posible in there L position to effectivly transfer your body weight into the handle bars therefore further helping the back tyre come up. 3)BACK TO EARTH: when your up try and keep your eye sight looking roughly in the direction your going not straight at the ground. if you think your gona go over just release the brake easy as tht. to help ease the landing let your legs take the impact instead of your but.... o and practise practise practise. i got a good one after 5 tries...and ther rolling stoppie (6meters well tht was kinda by accident <!-- s:biker3: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/th_Biker_3.gif" alt=":biker3:" title="Biker 3" /><!-- s:biker3: --> angels five over and out
