Me in a carpark getting some practise in pics...

**paturoa** · 7th August 2006, 20:20

Originally Posted by renegade master

Why?
10chars

cos you'd have a big hole in your knee and no little toe

**Sketchy_Racer** · 7th August 2006, 20:23

Because it is "alot harder to handle"

you may drop it and scratch yourself. Then you would need to go to Doc' and get fixxed up..... Skin Graphts aren't cheap you know, and we're all the ones paying

But opps forgive me, Your " The MAN ....

**ZeroIndex** · 7th August 2006, 20:31

Originally Posted by markauckland

yeri have an arm injury with my left arm from a previous bike accident....elbow can't fully straighten and yeah i was holding on for dear life lol

that's kinda a good thing.. the only real time you should tension your upper body (arms) is in a stoppie.. the rest of the time, the handlebars will take care of themselves..

**Qkchk:Me** · 7th August 2006, 20:33

BTW Mark,

When a truck toots at you on the Victoria Park Flyover, the common thing is to wave back, not pull the fingers! Did you think I was an irrate driver trying to tell you off?

If only you looked in your mirrors eh? Show some RESPECT man........

**Patch** · 7th August 2006, 20:37

Originally Posted by renegade master

260kg dry is alot harder to control than your 160-180kg.....

lay off the pies then ya fatty

Marcus, where's the real pics of you in the flesh, showin' us what a big cock you are

Originally Posted by Qkchk

Mark a man

**Sketchy_Racer** · 7th August 2006, 20:37

Buwahahahahaha @ Qkchk!!!

Its cause mark must get it all the time, that its just a natural instinct to rip the One fingered salute back

**skidMark** · 7th August 2006, 22:19

Originally Posted by Qkchk

BTW Mark,

When a truck toots at you on the Victoria Park Flyover, the common thing is to wave back, not pull the fingers! Did you think I was an irrate driver trying to tell you off?

If only you looked in your mirrors eh? Show some RESPECT man........

yer i thought it may have been you.....but it looked like i was getting the v symbol up yours so i was like :O LOL

i actually looked back to see if it was you but ddn't think it was first thought was is that dawn...

well yer i thought you may have been telling me off...cus i was weaving side to side in my lane warming the tyres prior to going past LOL

ill be a good boy next time LOL

obviously if i'd known it was you being friendly i woulda waved LOL but i thoughti was getting the twin v fingered up yours LOL which i prob was lol

**Gwinch** · 7th August 2006, 22:44

Oh please, can this be done?

**gijoe1313** · 7th August 2006, 22:50

Wow, good to see riders getting into improving their skills and with piccies even! Thanks for sharing and for all the constructive observations and comments by others! (filing away it all for future reference...)

**Jonny Rotten** · 7th August 2006, 23:42

nice one mark ( im really just posting here to make it 100 posts hahaha)

**James Deuce** · 8th August 2006, 08:02

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

that's kinda a good thing.. the only real time you should tension your upper body (arms) is in a stoppie.. the rest of the time, the handlebars will take care of themselves..

Err not. You should be carrying most of your body weight by gripping the tank with your knees.

**ZeroIndex** · 8th August 2006, 13:16

Originally Posted by Jim2

Err not. You should be carrying most of your body weight by gripping the tank with your knees.

for stoppies? yeah, although, according to an article i read, you should stiffen your arms, and yes, gripping the tank with your knees is very important too

Basic Stoppie
Body position--specifically, keeping your body centered over the bike--is probably the most important aspect of pulling off a safe stoppie. You must first get your body dead-center over the middle of the bike with your head straight, shoulders squared and arms stiff. Having your body off-center is what's going to cause the back end to kick out once you get the back wheel up.

**James Deuce** · 8th August 2006, 15:22

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

for stoppies? yeah, although, according to an article i read, you should stiffen your arms, and

I found that made my shoulders a pivot point for my body weight. You want the combined mass to rotate around the front axle, not the front axle and the grips.

But then I am a fat bastard.