What's the rules with doing burnouts?

[gammaguy]

According to the po-po if you are going to do a burnout you also need to smash bottles and spread diesel over the road. They say this is mandatory for a good skid.

In chch its also compulsory to have slappers standing around encouraging the pilots with implied promises of moist encounters

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In chch its also compulsory to have slappers standing around encouraging the pilots with implied promises of moist encounters

...that's the bit where they end up in the damp ditch on the side of the road, innit...

[Trade_nancy]

I've never bothered to do a "burn out". I've always owned a bike that I respected and wanted to keep intact. Tyre is only one item worn badly by this business. As mentioned by earlier wise old owls - your clutch will hate you. So will your 1st gear and maybe your chain or shaft...

[Banditbandit]

I just can't do burnouts... Or rather i can't face the mess and damage to the bike... Its the curse of being your own mechanic and a bit fussy I suppose...

Me neither .. bikes were not built to do that - and I just can't mistreat a bike that much

...have you done it yet?...

Pics or ...

[bogan]

What's with the nana spanner brigade turning up. You probably put more stress on the driveline under heavy acceleration than you do doing a burnout (unless you do it most poorly).

[Reckless]

... wont hide anything, their burgers taste like burnt rubber as it is with that fake added charred grill flavour.

Now that was good rep added

What's with the nana spanner brigade turning up. You probably put more stress on the driveline under heavy acceleration than you do doing a burnout (unless you do it most poorly).

Shit yes Bogan
Very true you don't have to redline it or trash the clutch to get back spinning? Once its going you can change through the gearbox?
Nothin like the smell of Methanol or burning rubber
Quite like the little bit of hoon in me at my age? We are bikers ain't we? There's a little bit of biker in all of us or has that died as well in these modern PC times???

[haydes55]

What's with the nana spanner brigade turning up. You probably put more stress on the driveline under heavy acceleration than you do doing a burnout (unless you do it most poorly).

This!

Just lean forward, rev it close to red line and dump the clutch with the front brake on.

I learnt how to do burn outs on grass with no brakes and my foot under the engine to stop it going forwards haha come at me PC brigade.

[jasonu]

Do one like this dude...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAuPTo2XfJI
(your DRZ prolly has more power so ya should be able to do better)

[SMOKEU]

I need to pop a skid on my SRAD since the rear tyre is at the wear indicators.

...that's the bit where they end up in the damp ditch on the side of the road, innit...

I remember that happening to me one night at the skids. I had to climb out the drivers window. I wasn't driving though. It was a good night, and I got a free ride back to my mates place in a Commodore with those flashing lights on the roof.

[scumdog]

I've never bothered to do a "burn out". I've always owned a bike that I respected and wanted to keep intact. Tyre is only one item worn badly by this business. As mentioned by earlier wise old owls - your clutch will hate you. So will your 1st gear and maybe your chain or shaft...

Also probably reduce engine life on an air-cooled motor that is revving fast enough for 200kph - while sitting still.

[FJRider]

Also probably reduce engine life on an air-cooled motor that is revving fast enough for 200kph - while sitting still.

Water/oil cooled ones need the air flow too ... alloy heads don't like getting too hot ...

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[tri boy]

Just do it for crissake.
Red hot headers are awesome

[AllanB]

I've never bothered to do a "burn out". I've always owned a bike that I respected and wanted to keep intact. Tyre is only one item worn badly by this business. As mentioned by earlier wise old owls - your clutch will hate you. So will your 1st gear and maybe your chain or shaft...

You clutch has minimal use in producing a burnout - you'll do more damage farting around town taking off from light to light to light

Chain is doing what a chain is designed to do - spin happily along the sprockets - just as it does running down the road.

Sure the engine may head up for a short period of time but again no more than sitting at a traffic light.

It's a friggen one off end of tyre spin up - half of you will be doing more harm to your engines by idling the cold engine far too long thinking you are doing it a favour by carefully warming it up in the garage for 5 minutes.

[Katman]

What's with the nana spanner brigade turning up. You probably put more stress on the driveline under heavy acceleration than you do doing a burnout (unless you do it most poorly).

Yeah, who gives a fuck about the motor/radiator not having any air flow around/through it while stressing all the components to the max?

You prove the point that burnouts are just for bogans.

My sense of mechanical sympathy says forget the burnout - just replace the tyre.

[fridayflash]

I just can't do burnouts... Or rather i can't face the mess and damage to the bike... Its the curse of being your own mechanic and a bit fussy I suppose...

ditto, not worth thrashing the chain/sprockets/clutch etc and the mess of getting rubber everywhere just for some smelly bogan thrill. ive gotta admit to having done them in cars before tho, although its been over twenty years