I know this sounds like a stupid question, but i have never done a stoppie before, can someone explain the concept to me? Thanks.

 

This is a how to do a stoppie question by the way, i know what a stoppie is.

 

i would suggest get your bike to about 15-20 mph and fit up forward close to your tank, grab the frontbrakes and hold on!!!

seriously, thats all there is to it, you may wanna kinda jump forward a bit first as your appling the breaks, when you get comfortable with the rear comming up slowly start going faster....
i watched a video and saw someone grab the breaks, let off, the squeeze them sorta like they were appling a rocking method to the bike, some say this is good to do starting out, some say its a bad habbit....there are 2 key things to do while you do them though...
first, lookup to where you are going, second, make sure the front tire is warmed up, dont gout out and squeeze the **** out of the breaks the first time neither, you have to learn how much pressure you need to apply, it is different depending on pad wear, and ergonomics of that bike....

i think that about sums it up....good luck!!!

 

Very good advice!

Now I am not one of the best but I can roll them out fairly deacent the thing that helped me the most is once the front tire is nice and sticky (warmed up) go about 30 miles per hour start to apply front break rather quick once you feel your front forks compress almost all the way shift your weight forward and GET YOUR *** OFF THE SEAT and bam you are now a pimp that can roll out some fat endows! As you get better start going faster and don’t try and do them at stoplights and intersections or you will bust your ***! Because that is where cars are stopped and leak oil and other fluids witch make the roads slippery!

Just be safe and give it time remember, "Time is free in my book!"

Hope this helps!

 

bout time i did something right, i swear my wife thinks im am idiot cause i dont fold the laundy right or something,

but this proves im on my game!!!

 

accually the faster you go the less likely it is for your front to lock up. so if your starting at 15-20 be sure you dont just grab a whole lotta brake. for a beginner heres my advice to add:
start at about 40, because you need to apply presure to compress your forks before you can pick up the rear. it wont come up till about 20 or so. you have to gradually apply more pressure as you slow down and the back will come up with more braking. the more you get the feeling of getting the rear in the air the higher and further you can roll them. but the main thing is to compress your forks then use more brakes to lift the back. lean forward and put weight on your bars and grip the tank with your knees.

 

Thanks for the advice guys, i'm gonna start trying them at 30 mph. Any advice on how much pressure should be given, because i don't wanna flip it right off the bat.

 

you just have to play around, it will feel like your squeezing hard, but all it does is slow you down fast, you just have to try again, untill it lifts...

 

it was my first trick ever learned. because i felt that slowing down was safer than speeding up.. but anyway...

i'd start at 40-50 mph. Press the front brake so the front shocks press down and your front end is compressed.. then give your *** a little hop on the seat, lean forward and hit the brake a little more. everything is technique, but i'm sure you'll get it..
~J

 

Just dont jack on the front brake too fast or U'll end up on your head! NEVER PANIC BRO!!!!!!!!!!

 

THE BEST WAY (IMO) TO LEARN IS TO RIDE THE BRAKE HARDER AND HARDER, BASICALLY ABRUPT STOPPING, REMEMBER, KEEP UR WEIGHT OVER THE FRONT

Z.

 

post up about how it went cuz i wanna see how hard it is to bring up the rear tire on that 250.......i've done it once but that was when i was a squid who got freaked out and slammed on the front brake and then i fell over side ways
but tell me how it was with that one disc brake

 

wow, i didnt notice ur on a 250, that might not work with such a weak brake on that bike
Z.

 

Trust me it'll work

 

how'd you bring it up without swervin the tire???

 

I'm pretty damn good at rolling stoppies and i have to say the 96 250 i had would just lock up the tire......not a good bike at all to do a stoppie on. I can roll my tlr in from like 70 or so, but i cant seem to do one on the 250, wierd huh?

 

that's what happen's to me
i'll get some speed and then pull in the front brakes but the tire just lock's up and squeels

 

warming up your tire might help you....plus dont just grab your lever with all your might......there is an art to it!

 

Like Fuzz said warm your tires first before tring it.

When your going to try one shif you waight forward alot, and it helps to bunce on the pegs a little bit right before you get on the brakes hard.



What do you mean by "swervin the tire"? Im a bit confused on that one.

 

it means that, with only one disc brake, when I pull in the front brake it will make it jolt to one side so it swerve's...................................