sit down circles - Service, Repair, and Maintenance

standy · 10-05-2004, 12:14 PM

well, I finally got stand up circles, and now its time to move to sit downs. Does anyone have any good tips on rocking these things? Same technique as stand ups, or a totally different ballgame? I can get about two before I speed up or fall in. Teach, Sillyneck, anyone?

TEACH C6 · 10-05-2004, 12:27 PM

you have to have MAD clutch slippage....if not, then you will stall or just spin too fast to control the bike/hang on.

i like to come in really slow and then as it turns it, i try to keep it nice and smooth (kinda hard, sometimes i fall in becasue i am going too slow) using the clutch/gas/brake.

same basic idea as any other cirlce, just diff body pos. experiment with your body, i found i like to scootch up toward the gas tank when doing them, when i sit all the way back agains the rear seat, they go around in a downward spiral and i can't really control them-although for one hadners that is what i have to do.....

remember, much more clutch action (unless you are really smooth like JB) because you have less body leverage to move around on the bike....

and no it doesnt matter if you lean in or sit on top---i find that if i sit on top of the bike that it wants to highside really easy, but that is how i keep them nice and smooth:::if i lean in i get a whip action and have to clutch out and do ovals kinda like...

zannmann's clip (if you have it) has some decent sitdowns and you can see what i'm talking about with the ovals-same thing with the JB/Darius clip

you got it!

teach

standy · 10-05-2004, 12:40 PM

Teach, I'm gonna have to get you a CASE of beer soon. I watched both clips, and I have played with the clutch. Now I am more confident knowing what to do- thank you again, Sir.

TEACH C6 · 10-05-2004, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by standy

Teach, I'm gonna have to get you a CASE of beer soon. I watched both clips, and I have played with the clutch. Now I am more confident knowing what to do- thank you again, Sir.

DO IT

DO IT

:YEAH

standy · 10-06-2004, 12:07 AM

well, I was all fired up to go out tonight, but it dropped to about 38 degrees here.

I guess I'm gonna have to wait 'till the end of this week. I am starting to dislike Michigan.

02redr1 · 10-06-2004, 02:50 AM

i'm trying to learn them, but i just started out draggin my inside foot (cheating) is there a better way? or is this how most people learn?

TEACH C6 · 10-06-2004, 09:17 AM

dragging my inside foot is hard cuz i can't reach the ground very easily-i also like to pull myself nearer to the tank and hold on hard with my hands. chauncey does them foot down and i swear he could eat a meal while doing it-he is also a lot more lanky. i'd say save foot down for later, but who knows!

Michael D Rickman · 11-28-2004, 01:16 PM

draging foot is real easy and im short 5' 7" you just have to sit way back against the rear seat. i can go endless like this(100)what ever you want + no handed o's

con man · 12-18-2004, 07:43 PM

i cant do them at all unless i have a foot down... then again its on a dirtbike and im a newbie so i dunno

middleschooler · 01-12-2005, 03:12 PM

shift you weight back and forth........like counter turning the angle your bike is going......ive been able to get them extrmly tight that way if your looking for perfection.......... :YEAH
middleschooler..teamoutermost.com

Emrock · 01-12-2005, 03:14 PM

i like sitdown circles

SAMBO · 01-12-2005, 05:17 PM

i just started doing those this weekend. They are scary but fun to try all at the same time.
I was using a lot of clutch slipping and using throttle to whip around. This method only worked for 1 complete sit down to the right. Most on the time i was doing 180's or 270's, so i know my technique is off.

oh yeah, i lean back on the seat.

Keep preaching it Teach!

MR. RYAN SMITH · 01-12-2005, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSE_STUNNERZ

i just started doing those this weekend. They are scary but fun to try all at the same time.
I was using a lot of clutch slipping and using throttle to whip around. This method only worked for 1 complete sit down to the right. Most on the time i was doing 180's or 270's, so i know my technique is off.

oh yeah, i lean back on the seat.

Keep preaching it Teach!

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CIRCLE WHEELIES NOT BURNOUTS.

SAMBO · 01-12-2005, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR. RYAN SMITH

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CIRCLE WHEELIES NOT BURNOUTS.

OOPS wrong thread!

J/K

alexander88 · 11-06-2005, 09:11 PM

Is there anyone here in surrounding Georgia that has these circle wheelies down? I need some serious coaching. Just need someone to watch me and tell me what i need to do and what I am doing right so far.

f4rider · 11-06-2005, 10:26 PM

sit down circles are hard as hell. with my near stock gearing, it feels like i'm being thrown into the spin cycle.

atnuts · 11-06-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by standy

Teach, I'm gonna have to get you a CASE of beer soon. I watched both clips, and I have played with the clutch. Now I am more confident knowing what to do- thank you again, Sir.

where are these clip you speak of???

Danger_Dave · 09-09-2007, 02:40 AM

man that guy halfrican has the most gangster sitdown circles. i've been workin on them quite a bit and at first had a hard time getting the bike to dip/turn, but now my problem is staying on the thing! it highsides me once i get halfway around

siknotch89 · 09-10-2007, 12:39 PM

Im so sick of circles, well its cuase I dont have them consistant at all. I can do 1/2 sitting / 1/2 standing at most out of 10 half circle attempts. I was told the first dip is the hardest than you just spin around...buts its the 2nd turn after the firest dip that really gets to me, I have no problem going into the turn. I dont really slip the clutch, but Im gonna try that, cuase I do stall alot....

Im on a 954/ or my 929 -1 down stock rear gearing with about 3,000 rpm of idle.

Do you think it will be easier with sprocket?

E-Loc540 · 09-11-2007, 11:10 PM

im on a motard which is different but it takes ALOT of clutch, like Teach said before...

10-05-2004, 12:14 PM	#1
standy LAWN JOCKEY Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Royal Oak, Mi. Age: 29 Bike: '94 900RR/'01F4i Gender: Male Posts: 1,542	sit down circles well, I finally got stand up circles, and now its time to move to sit downs. Does anyone have any good tips on rocking these things? Same technique as stand ups, or a totally different ballgame? I can get about two before I speed up or fall in. Teach, Sillyneck, anyone?

10-05-2004, 12:27 PM	#2
TEACH C6 Gas'er!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: from the East to the West Age: 30 Bike: BMW F800s Gender: Male Posts: 5,920	Re: sit down circles you have to have MAD clutch slippage....if not, then you will stall or just spin too fast to control the bike/hang on. i like to come in really slow and then as it turns it, i try to keep it nice and smooth (kinda hard, sometimes i fall in becasue i am going too slow) using the clutch/gas/brake. same basic idea as any other cirlce, just diff body pos. experiment with your body, i found i like to scootch up toward the gas tank when doing them, when i sit all the way back agains the rear seat, they go around in a downward spiral and i can't really control them-although for one hadners that is what i have to do..... remember, much more clutch action (unless you are really smooth like JB) because you have less body leverage to move around on the bike.... and no it doesnt matter if you lean in or sit on top---i find that if i sit on top of the bike that it wants to highside really easy, but that is how i keep them nice and smooth:::if i lean in i get a whip action and have to clutch out and do ovals kinda like... zannmann's clip (if you have it) has some decent sitdowns and you can see what i'm talking about with the ovals-same thing with the JB/Darius clip you got it! teach __________________ WWW.TEACHTRIX.NET myspace.com/teachmcneil

10-05-2004, 12:40 PM	#3
standy LAWN JOCKEY Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Royal Oak, Mi. Age: 29 Bike: '94 900RR/'01F4i Gender: Male Posts: 1,542	Re: sit down circles Teach, I'm gonna have to get you a CASE of beer soon. I watched both clips, and I have played with the clutch. Now I am more confident knowing what to do- thank you again, Sir.

10-06-2004, 12:07 AM	#5
standy LAWN JOCKEY Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Royal Oak, Mi. Age: 29 Bike: '94 900RR/'01F4i Gender: Male Posts: 1,542	Re: sit down circles well, I was all fired up to go out tonight, but it dropped to about 38 degrees here. I guess I'm gonna have to wait 'till the end of this week. I am starting to dislike Michigan.

10-06-2004, 02:50 AM	#6
02redr1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: OKC, OK Age: 26 Bike: too many, not enough... Gender: Male Posts: 1,356	Re: sit down circles i'm trying to learn them, but i just started out draggin my inside foot (cheating) is there a better way? or is this how most people learn? __________________ [img]http://www.speed-tribe.com/viewImage.asp?id=2631[/img] [URL=www.speed-tribe.com]Speed Tribe OKC Sportbike Club[/url] [url=r1-forum.com] R1-Forum [/url] 2002 YZF-R1: Red, Rear Seat Cowl, Toby Steering Damper, Akrapovic Slip-On, Fender Eliminator, Rear Spools, Pit Bull Stand, polished heel guards, zero gravity lt. smoke db, polished bar ends, ebc hh fr.pads, gregg's flushies.....more to come!!!!

10-06-2004, 09:17 AM	#7
TEACH C6 Gas'er!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: from the East to the West Age: 30 Bike: BMW F800s Gender: Male Posts: 5,920	Re: sit down circles dragging my inside foot is hard cuz i can't reach the ground very easily-i also like to pull myself nearer to the tank and hold on hard with my hands. chauncey does them foot down and i swear he could eat a meal while doing it-he is also a lot more lanky. i'd say save foot down for later, but who knows! __________________ WWW.TEACHTRIX.NET myspace.com/teachmcneil

11-28-2004, 01:16 PM	#8
Michael D Rickman www.mxdcages.com Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: CA Age: 39 Bike: 2 F4I'S SOON TO BE 1 636 Gender: Male Posts: 1,857	Re: sit down circles draging foot is real easy and im short 5' 7" you just have to sit way back against the rear seat. i can go endless like this(100)what ever you want + no handed o's

12-18-2004, 07:43 PM	#9
con man Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kansas City Age: 20 Bike: 92 CBR F2 Gender: Male Posts: 53	Re: sit down circles i cant do them at all unless i have a foot down... then again its on a dirtbike and im a newbie so i dunno

01-12-2005, 03:12 PM	#10
middleschooler Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Albuquerque, Newmexico Age: 18 Bike: drz400 Gender: Male Posts: 3,870	Re: sit down circles shift you weight back and forth........like counter turning the angle your bike is going......ive been able to get them extrmly tight that way if your looking for perfection.......... :YEAH middleschooler..teamoutermost.com

01-12-2005, 03:14 PM	#11
Emrock www.myspace.com/emrock Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tampa,FL Age: 28 Bike: f4i Gender: Male Posts: 4,446	Re: sit down circles i like sitdown circles

01-12-2005, 05:17 PM	#12
SAMBO Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TEXAS/MEXICO Age: 28 Bike: 6TRE6 Gender: Male Posts: 5,187	Re: sit down circles i just started doing those this weekend. They are scary but fun to try all at the same time. I was using a lot of clutch slipping and using throttle to whip around. This method only worked for 1 complete sit down to the right. Most on the time i was doing 180's or 270's, so i know my technique is off. oh yeah, i lean back on the seat. Keep preaching it Teach! __________________ 2004 636 parts for sale

11-06-2005, 09:11 PM	#15
alexander88 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Age: 39 Bike: '03zuk1k Gender: Male Posts: 8	Re: sit down circles Is there anyone here in surrounding Georgia that has these circle wheelies down? I need some serious coaching. Just need someone to watch me and tell me what i need to do and what I am doing right so far.

11-06-2005, 10:26 PM	#16
f4rider Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Minneapolis Age: 24 Bike: cbr600f4, javo's 50 Gender: Male Posts: 1,579	Re: sit down circles sit down circles are hard as hell. with my near stock gearing, it feels like i'm being thrown into the spin cycle.

09-09-2007, 02:40 AM	#18
Danger_Dave Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: stuntshine state Age: 26 Bike: F4i, Crf88, Gixxer 750 ressurection Gender: Male Posts: 2,285	Re: sit down circles man that guy halfrican has the most gangster sitdown circles. i've been workin on them quite a bit and at first had a hard time getting the bike to dip/turn, but now my problem is staying on the thing! it highsides me once i get halfway around

09-10-2007, 12:39 PM	#19
siknotch89 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 11104 - New York Age: Bike: A few Gender: Male Posts: 125	Re: sit down circles Im so sick of circles, well its cuase I dont have them consistant at all. I can do 1/2 sitting / 1/2 standing at most out of 10 half circle attempts. I was told the first dip is the hardest than you just spin around...buts its the 2nd turn after the firest dip that really gets to me, I have no problem going into the turn. I dont really slip the clutch, but Im gonna try that, cuase I do stall alot.... Im on a 954/ or my 929 -1 down stock rear gearing with about 3,000 rpm of idle. Do you think it will be easier with sprocket?

09-11-2007, 11:10 PM	#20
E-Loc540 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Age: 27 Bike: 540Boyz-Motard YZ250F, Motocross CRF250 and KX125 Gender: Male Posts: 977	Re: sit down circles im on a motard which is different but it takes ALOT of clutch, like Teach said before...