I want to start learning brake control on a smaller bike. I have been looking at the XR 50s and I am wondering if that is neccessarily the best bike to learn brake control on. What a bout a bigger bike, like a TTR90 or somthing like that. If the 50 is good, then I'll get one of those. I want to transfer the skills learned to my gixxer so does size matter?

 

good question i wanna the see the answer to this one.....
i got a xr 50 to mess around with and most people tell me its harder to wheelie the fiddy than the gixxer. ( haven't tried that yet)

 

no doubt. I know its gonna be harder to wheelie. Theres no power to work with so you gotta be good! heh. My friend just got a new suzuki drz110 and that thing is pretty hard to wheelie. Not real hard, but harder than the geez.

 

It really doesn't matter when it comes to minibikes. I just got the xr50 because it's a honda, and a year ago, it really looked like the best choice. I haven't ridden one of the 110's yet, but I saw a klx and it looked alot like the xr as far as size-wise. But it's up to you and whatever makes your motor purr. Any small bike is going to be hard to wheelie when you're dealing with that short of a wheelbase. But if you can't wheelie the fiddy, you probably shouldn't be riding a wheelie on a big bike, it is a good learning tool.

 

from what i have seen a XR100 is the best brake control bike...the 50 uses brake control but doesn't teach it as well as the 100

 

I'm telling you, the best way to learn brake control is on a good sized 4-wheeler. Thats how we did it. You can put your mind on learning brake control without worrying about the side to side balance thing.

 

Can you do a stand up wheelie on a xr100 .. have you seen any one pull it off?

 

ask nags

 

xr100's a great bike, I've got one of those too. You've got a clutch to work with, it's got a longer wheelbase than the 50, so wheelies are a lot more controlable. Yes, stand up wheelies can be done, and have been done for blocks.

 

it's possible, but just a bit hard cuz of your positioning and everything... I rarely rarely do them

Go with a CRF150 over the XR.. It's a bit bigger and has disk brakes up front

 

The CRF150 is HUGE! hehe. Its only 1/5th of an inch difference in seat height and ~3 inches difference in wheelbase than my gixxer. I can get ahold of an RM125, but its way to big IMO. I want something in between the fiddy and the crf150.

 

TTR-125L

 

Try out a honda Z50. Those things are the sh*t for having fun wheelieing around on, and you can get a decent used one for around $500. a spine protector isn't a bad investment while learning brake control on those little bastards either!!!!!

 

I have seen starboy kevin do a standup on a xr50 i was trying it and kept hitting the ground.

 

ttr 125L or xr100 is the best

 

I wouldnt know...I still cant wheelie my ****ing 50...I'm about to go up to the roof and see if 50s can fly.

 

having trouble with my wheelies too but then again i haven't had the time to really put into it. Can't find a way that really works for me....plus i think my dominican *** just throws me off balance

 

I just started ****** with 2nd gear last night.. dont need to much brake in 2nd unless you get too high, and its easy to get up.. cruise along about a jogging speed and rip the bars and throttle the same time..

 

What about the XR80 or maybe even the XR70? The only reason I am concerned is cause I think my lanky *** will be too wadded up on a fiddy. But I dont want anything with over a 30 inch seat height.