| Author | Message | ||
     Norrisperformance |
Any of you guys having any luck with stopies?? I'd like all the details please. | ||
| Dilysi73 |
Well here is what I have learned in my small amount of time on the XB(3 months). First to define STOPPIE: Stop at a point and arse end comes up. Indo: Keep rolling with arse end up. I can do decent stoppies, but haven't perfected indos yet. For a stoppie I started off slow 5-10 mph and sqeased the tank VERY HARD with my legs(or you'll sound like mike tyson) and grabbed front brake with full hand and began to sqease. Get use to how fast the back comes up compaired to how hard you sqease. Once you become comfortable( I use the term loosly)with that speed, go a little faster. No more than 3-5 mph faster at a time. Get use to the whole thing and have fun. And of course please wear the brain bucket and proper gear.  | ||
| Buelltroll |
http://www.uponone.com/viewhowtos5.php http://www.uponone.com/viewhowtos20.php Good luck with that.  | ||
| Tucsonxb9s |
Buells are too hard to do stoppies on.... okay, maybe not.  http://www.craigjones.com/record-stoppie.html Watch and be amazed! | ||
| Tucsonxb9s |
Dang...no video anymore...oh well, his site is still worth a look. Check out some of his photo albums. | ||
| Kdan |
I learned stoppies on my mountain bike(yeah, with pedals). So the feeling of doing it on my KZ1000 wasn't incredibly scary the first time. The XB9S loves low speed stoppies which impress my friends and the gurl, but I'm 42 and have no intention of even attempting a rolling stoppie at speed. Call me chicken, call me wise, whatever. Wear protective gear and realize that having a 400lb motorcycle follow your a$$ over the handlebars will likely break your neck. | ||
| Court |
>>>>Buells are too hard to do stoppies on.... Welcome to Earth. Where are you from?  | ||
| Glitch |
First and foremost you must be willing to get hurt and crash your bike. | ||
| Drift |
amen Glitch. | ||
| Djkaplan |
My advice? If ya gotta do 'em, get a dirtbike and learn offroad. I'm sure lots of great stunters learned on the asphalt, but their bikes eventually get trashed and covered with fur. Do you want your bike covered with fur? | ||
| Djkaplan |
"Call me chicken, call me wise, whatever." You're a wise chicken. Heh, heh. We're the same age and still doing stoppies (albeit small ones). I guess there are bold chickens, and old chickens, but no old, bold chickens. | ||
| Rek |
I did a stoppie the other day, right in front of the doorie into my garagie. Then I got off the bike and did an openie of the garagie followed by a parkie the bikie. Rob | ||
| Norrisperformance |
Thanks Guys I do them on the mountain bike and when I was younger on dirt bikes, just haven't got up the nerve to do it on a street bike. The Buell just feels nimble enough to do one. | ||
| Tucsonxb9s |
Court...read the rest of my post...I was joking! | ||
| Court |
I know. The XB, with it's itsy bitsy wheelbase is hard to NOT do stoppies on. I was coming down the Westside Highway in Manhattan the other day and at each light I'd rirnghnrngdingh...you get the idea. The guy sin the car next to me kept looking and at each corner I'd reach back, slap the rear swing arm and say "Stop it damnit". I looked at them and said "I hate it when it doesn't want to stop". They were either totally confused (slim possibility) or thought I was off my rocker (fat possiblity). Too fun. LEARN IN THE DIRT. Court | ||
| Nateman |
Here's a working link to the world stoppie record. http://www.buellmediaeurope.com/video/stoppie_2003/stoppie_2003.html | ||
| Hanses25 |
Check this site out, under the gallery tab you will find some demo videos, check out Jeff's Demo!! http://www.harleystunts.com/ | ||
| Rocketman |
Two things...... World record attempts - stunters etc, reduce front tyre pressure for optimum performance. Getting it back down smoothly and balanced is the key to a good stoppie. Anyone can get it up. Too high and you let off the front brake. What happens next involves skill or luck! Rocket | ||
| Norrisperformance |
Wish me luck, I'll be trying this weekend. But very small ones to start with. Smooth release, is what I'm sweating. | ||
| Scitz |
http://www.buell.com/en_us/mania/videos.asp Watch the do it again video. | ||
| Cmm213 |
Norris I used to do stoppies all the time on my old gxxr 6-,but I did learn to to flip one first on a yz125!! My best advise is to get good lines for better feel. Its kinda like shooting you want to squeeze into the brake for best results. My longest was about 35 feet. I dont know the best way on a xb but I do know they have great brakes to do that stuff- If you ride wheelies you can do this too- good luck | ||
| Dropnstyle |
its not hard..make sure you hold the bike with your knees. that is what keep you stable and straight. also lock your arms and keep your head up..do not look down, look forward, you will still go where you look. if you get goin about 40 you can get a good 50 foot endo with no problem. with practice from 40 you can get around 100 foot. just work on being smooth.oh yea i forgot..get your butt off the seat. itll probally hover a couple inches off it when you shift your weight forward...good luck..let the brakes cool off after awhile as well |
