I just got some stunt pegs and i am trying to do stand-ups. everytime i try i end up coming up crooked or just 12 o clocking it. should my legs be straight or bent? can you guys give me some pointers. i have the stock tires, does street tires make a difference? thanks

 

cover the brake man to keep from 12 and it shouldnt matter if it comes up crooked or not

 

Definately get a street tire . Try it in the beginning of second gear too .

If you have a hand brake it would be easier for you to catch the bike when it is coming back .

But the reason it is coming up crooked is maybe cause you are not balanced on the bike when you tug on the bars

 

shift ur weight ... n lay off the throttle so much if ur gonna have both feet on the pegs n not covering the brake...

 

yep stand ups are all about weight distribution

 

i had the same prob when i started out. it takes practice. try and pull it up straight. i bend my knees. then if you feel it leaning to 1 side, i press harder on the oppsite peg to counter weight it.

 

thanks for the pointers :YEAH

 

when you dont have a hand brake its sometimes easier to have your left foot ont he stunt peg and your right foot on the regular peg to cover the footbrake, second gear is always a great gear for me but when you get good with balance point and breaking first is nasty to see how close to 12 you can go with out hitting that fender! good luck tho and just practice you'll get the feel

 

Practice it in first so when you do bust your *** it doesnt hurt as much and also you will learn to balance better because of the slower speeds...

 

I used to have that same problem. What I do is take it in steps. 1st I get my left foot on the rear peg and my right front on the front. MAKE SURE TO COVER YOUR REAR BRAKE. Then I balence my weight and only focus on bringing the front wheel up straight. Once I'm to the ballence point then I try to be as smooth on the throttle as possible to keep me there. I found that when you start to come back to far, just ease off the gas slightly "not all the way" and gently apply the rear brake. The less chopy you are on the throttle and less hard you are on the rear brake the smoother and longer you will ride wheelies. Just remember don't focus on riding the wheelie a first, just try to get it up even and smoothly and straight once it is up be smooth as possible and everything will come together slowly. Once I got smoother on my throttle, brake control steering wheelies was alot easier by just shifting my weight. You migh also try learning in the grass cause it hurts alot less when you fall. I am not saying this is the right way but it is the way I started and it helped me out so much. Good luck!

 

I find that sticking your butt out and keeping your legs sorta bent helps keep you at that perfect balance point when you most need it. Everyone has there own style though. Keep practicing!

 

The higher you bring it the easier it is to control

 

stand up straight adn bring the bars to your waist.. just try adn weight your feet evenly, but i noticed the more i think about it the worse my weight distribution is... i have the best luck not thinkng, i can rock them untill i run out of gas or road, wichever comes first..

just watch some vids of others and try adn picck up from their techniques, that's how i learned, but the 2 biggest things i remembered that heloed were to stand straight, adn bring the bars as close to your waist as you can.. and looking ahead helps too

 

your gonna crash

 

stand over the bike. dont lean back. and don't use the pegs, stand on the seat

 

just hold it wide open and fling it

 

that works too.

 

standups on the stock pegs are alot of fun in 2nd or 3rd but you got to use your arms alot to hold yourself up, and definitely need to know where the brake is

 

I hate front peg stand-ups, they take too much effort

 

ya they do... they hurt my arm from holding on tight....:YEAH :YEAH