Introducing Harry

[wysper]

depending on whether they are just out of line or truely bent, straighting them will weaking them more. They have been stressed do you really wanna go to lift the front wheel one day and have them break. Nothing worse than riding with bent bars, buy some good quality ones.

man would I love to be able to lift the front wheel, that is just another of my inadequacies!
It is also something I would like to learn.

[yafeetup]

man would I love to be able to lift the front wheel, that is just another of my inadequacies!
It is also something I would like to learn.

easy to teach wheel stands, its like pulling up to a stop sign and not putting your feet down, play and practice

[clint640]

man would I love to be able to lift the front wheel, that is just another of my inadequacies!
It is also something I would like to learn.

I'm shit at proper multi-gear 100km/h impress the chix type wheelies too, but being able to lighten the front is a good thing to practice for when that hidden killer rut/tree branch/poodle jumps out in front of ye. Lay a wee stick on the ground, putt up to it standing up in 1st or 2nd, then put yer weight back, give her a handful & pull up on the bars to wheelie over your mark. Good fun.

Cheers
Clint

[wysper]

I'm shit at proper multi-gear 100km/h impress the chix type wheelies too, but being able to lighten the front is a good thing to practice for when that hidden killer rut/tree branch/poodle jumps out in front of ye. Lay a wee stick on the ground, putt up to it standing up in 1st or 2nd, then put yer weight back, give her a handful & pull up on the bars to wheelie over your mark. Good fun.

Cheers
Clint

Might try that before I straighten the bars

[cooneyr]

Since I've had the old XR250 I've been trying to improve my wheelie/log hopping skills and I reckon that compressing the suspension i.e. jumping and gassing on the rebound helps. I can get the front of the 950 of the ground (a few mm) doing this as well. You just have to learn how fast the suspension compresses and rebounds so you can get the timing right if you actually want to get over a log.

If you feel like abusing your clutch, just dip it as you are accelerating but be prepared with the rear brake. Did this once on a RMX250 and have never done it again.