squidly question
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squidly question
be easy on me have a question about slow wheelies as in 10-15mph....im startin to get em smooth but theyre jerkin around too, do i need to ride the clutch alot for slower wheelies to smooth em out? and im also doin em in 1st gear, im only geared up 1 tooth in rear so no big sprocket..any tips would be great thanks
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Re: squidly question
lean back and cover that break... you have a cage on that thing right? bc when you first start slowin them down people tend to drop them and then all the sudden your wondering why the **** is there oil coming outta my stator cover!!!
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practice. When in first gear you still have a lot of engine brake even without a big sprocket. Make shure you are centered on the bike as much as possible and be ready to jump off when it gets wild.
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well, I can see you use the fiddy a lot, which uses a lot of throttle to get it done. The big bikes on a stock sprocket going slow in first..... well the smoother you are the better, and controlling the wheelie with your brake more than your throttle will provide better results.... Practice practice....
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Re: squidly question
Like everyone says practice practice, turn your idle up clutch it up COVER REAR BRAKE, once you hit balance it will pretty much feel like it is floating, if it is jerking around that means your not at balance right yet cause your still usin the throttle to keep it up. also a really good idea for practicing is limit yourself to a small area when trying to get idle, like try being able to clutch it up and hit balance right away instead of clutching it up and letting the front dip a little then giving it more gas, this will end up with you doing a very scary first gear power wheelie going like 50+ mph before you know it. so just try and clutch it up to balance if you don't get it put the wheelie down, try again.
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Re: squidly question
i could use some of this advice, my 636 with the huge sprocket gets very touchy and i'm not as smooth as i would like to be, i can get a little choppy sometimes.
for me at a very slow speed its best to clutch up to or almost a tick past BP and the use throttle and brake control to maintain it at a consistant (slow) speed.
for me at a very slow speed its best to clutch up to or almost a tick past BP and the use throttle and brake control to maintain it at a consistant (slow) speed.
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Re: squidly question
Like everyone says practice practice, turn your idle up clutch it up COVER REAR BRAKE, once you hit balance it will pretty much feel like it is floating, if it is jerking around that means your not at balance right yet cause your still usin the throttle to keep it up. also a really good idea for practicing is limit yourself to a small area when trying to get idle, like try being able to clutch it up and hit balance right away instead of clutching it up and letting the front dip a little then giving it more gas, this will end up with you doing a very scary first gear power wheelie going like 50+ mph before you know it. so just try and clutch it up to balance if you don't get it put the wheelie down, try again.
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