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G234146
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 04:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

In my quest to match my bikes abilities. I'm going to:

http://www.ononewheel.com/

CA weather has been excruciating, but the class looks like a blast.

I've done the Keith code cornering before too and have found it most enlightening.

Peace!
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Skyguy
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 04:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Damm that is cool! I can see 5 bills going out of my pocket for that! That is if I ever get enough time between bike repairs to afford it.
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Xbeau12s
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 05:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

hahahhahahahah, That's just funny to me. Just practice on a dirtbike. Wheelie School! hahahahahahh
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Midknyte
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 05:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'd like to throw a few bills down here someday...

http://www.superbikeschool.com/

Check out the Machinery section
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Elff
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 07:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would like to do the one in NJ
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Black_sunshine
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just put on your gear and find a vacant parking lot......that's free, as long as the cops don't catch ya.
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Xb12rdude
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 08:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Seriously guys, buying an Honda XR50 and learning balance and break control is the best. Not to mention a total blast. I do circles, ape hangers and anything on my 50. besides the fun, it teaches brake control and reaction. I'm riding about a mile long standups on my XB12R, but still working on pulling it up in 3rd gear. You can pick up a used XR50 for almost as much as the class, sell it in a year for the same amount. Just my 2 cents.
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Elff
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 08:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I like that idea
hmmmmm
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G234146
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 08:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm a sucker for schools. If there was a "Learn-How-To-Put-Key-In-Ignition" school, I'd probably take it.

Maybe get the schools shirt and patch...

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New12r
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Buy a fiddy, way more fun than paying for a one day school. Makes a great pit bike too! But mine is a 80!



XB12rdude, You can get third up sitting or standing, takes some practice. I have only gotten about a mile and a half or so standing in third. I never let out tire pressure so I get the wobbles at about 85mph and bail out of the wheelie.
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Skyguy
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 12:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hmmm. lets see, Go thrash someone elses motorcycle all day, no fear of getting a ticket AND get expert level instruction.....................

Most peoples insurance deductable is $500.00 . I have seen a few threads on this board from people that have looped bikes and broken parts learning to do wheelies.

$500.00 seems like a pretty good deal.
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Xb12rdude
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 07:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey "new12r" how are you getting your Buell up in 3rd. Bouncing, clutching or both? Any RPM's in particular or mods I should know of. Thanks, I'm out to try it this weekend.

Yep......the XR50's rule, what a great way to learn wheelies without killing yourself. Remember the learning curve for wheelies is pretty steep, you mess up and die.
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Xb12rdude
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 07:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Almost forgot a pic, my almost famous "50 ape hangers". Wore out quit a few shoes though.

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Spatten1
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 08:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I did the ononewheel school.

I did crappy wheelies for 15 years and wanted to get over the fear of looping the bike so I could do better ones.

By the end of the day I was pulling good long wheelies, and so was one other guy. There were about 8 guys that never really got it.

Just be in the mindset to get aggressive. You can't loop the bike with their setup, so just hammer it and get the feeling down.

It is expensive, but I wheelie all the time now, and it was well worth it to me.
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New12r
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 08:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am running about 40-45mph, clutch it up for sure, the only real way to to do it. A little bounce and lean back and away you go!

I am just running a 03 9 race can and K&N filter. The 9 can is shorter than the 12 can and I had to modify it to fit but has great low end due to the shorter size.

BTW, Nice pic!

(Message edited by new12r on July 26, 2006)
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Pisymbol
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 08:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah, cool....I saw this and I want to do this in Englishtown as well. I believe they use Speed Triples too.
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Kccyclone
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 01:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

50's rule!!!!!!!!










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Duff24
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 01:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

heck yeah!











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Spatten1
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 09:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Where do you guys find such flat straight roads to practice on in Kansas?
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Wammy
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 02:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

G234146 :
check out this link, might help
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6656191590638402466&q=how+to+wheelie
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Xb12rdude
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 05:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How many of you ride wheelies with the belts or do most of you go to chain??
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Kccyclone
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 05:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

All the KC boys are runnin stock belts, and most of us are still runnin' on original 03 belts....
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G234146
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thnx for the advice and the link. I'll post a review after I take the class.


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Wammy
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 06:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the same ,only different...
anyone ever try the wheelie machine that travels to some of the shows?
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New12r
Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 06:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I run a belt, who want to screw with a chain???
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Oneway
Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 06:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

my belt broke on my 03 in a wheelie came down hard that would suck standing up
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Fastfxrs
Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 10:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Downhill is alot easier place to learn to modulate throttle for a longer wheelie. I'm really obsessed with wheelies down freeway on ramps ( 2nd gear with a little clutch and a tug on the bars). I'm talking pretty light traffic areas in Mn. I really need to stop doing this as the troupers like to sit under the overpass. Nevermind.
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Duff24
Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think downhill wheelies are a lot harder than uphill, that's how some of us learned to do longer wheelies is uphill because your balance point isn't quite as far back as it is on flat surface or downhill...
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New12r
Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I agree with duff, downhill picks up speed way too fast without brake control.
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Swordsman
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

$500 to learn a skill that's illegal on the highway? Sounds like a waste of good money to me....

~SM
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Kccyclone
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 01:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Illegal, and FUN are 2 separate issues.....Do you seriously obey all traffic laws when on your bike? 25 mph in turns with 25 mph speed limits? 65 mph on the highway all the time?...

Personally I speed, been known to ride a wheelie, and definitely take the twisties at a much higher rate of speed than the posted speed limits....I've done track day's to help with my cornering, and don't see any problem with somebody paying to learn a skill that they may not be accelerating at on their own....and if you want to keep it legal you can always ride wheelies on private lot's...so why not learn to do it safely from the jump?

Larry
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Swordsman
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 02:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I do see your point Larry... if you're going to do it, a class to keep you from screwing it up would be handy. I just can't help thinking of all the other things you could do with $500... guess that's just me. : )

Well, that, and I hate seeing people doing wheelies out on the highway. So many people are irresponsible with them, doing stunts in the middle of busy highways at high speed, putting other motorists in danger if they make a mistake. You know most of the people that take this class will be taking it just for that reason, so they can show off in public. I have no problem at all with wheelies out of traffic. ;)

~SM
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Court
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 02:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

>>>>>Illegal, and FUN are 2 separate issues

Shit . . . now you tell me!

I kept a log of Topeka to Lawrence times via the Farmer's Turnpike for 3 years. I was well into the sub-20's on both the 1990 Buell and the XR-1000.

Oh well . . I'll behave.

: )
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Shred
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 04:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Duff, Thats a cool pic' I like how your shadow shows off your wheelie ballet' That pic is priceless...

N12R doesn't need straight roads like I do. He rides wheelies through the curves for added excitement.

CRAZY AZZ CRACKER....

Here's one I like to call
'SQUID WHEELIE'...Its the only time I've ever worn shorts on my bike.


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Elff
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 04:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Its kind of funny
Your actually better off in shorts than you are in jeans.
The jeans disintegrate and then in your road rash.
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