Hows this balance point
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Re: Hows this balance point
Originally posted by dblnaknak
njfiddyfreak said that quads dont have a balance point. Sounds like he dosent know how to ride!
njfiddyfreak said that quads dont have a balance point. Sounds like he dosent know how to ride!
I've never really ridden quads, but I thought quads were supposed to be the easiest thing to learn wheelies on? Isn't that why the Starboyz use em for level 1 of their wheelie school?
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Re: Re: Hows this balance point
Originally posted by GixxerPete
Really? Where did he say that??? Anything that can do a wheelie (bike, quad, bicycle, etc) has a balance point. Simple physics dictate as much. Some vehicles may have a bigger or smaller balance point, based on size, weight, wheelbase, etc, but all have a balance point somewhere.
I've never really ridden quads, but I thought quads were supposed to be the easiest thing to learn wheelies on? Isn't that why the Starboyz use em for level 1 of their wheelie school?
Really? Where did he say that??? Anything that can do a wheelie (bike, quad, bicycle, etc) has a balance point. Simple physics dictate as much. Some vehicles may have a bigger or smaller balance point, based on size, weight, wheelbase, etc, but all have a balance point somewhere.
I've never really ridden quads, but I thought quads were supposed to be the easiest thing to learn wheelies on? Isn't that why the Starboyz use em for level 1 of their wheelie school?
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okl guys cut the ****, the fact is quads have more grip, with two tires you cant fall from side to side doing a wheelie, so yes it has a balance point but its easy as **** to do a wheelie on. the balance point is simple and if you cant find it you can still do a wheelie, thats all i was trying to say and you guys are freaking out because i said it doesnt have a balance point. quads suck. they are just bikes with training wheels. at least 3 wheelers take some skill to ride
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Bikes aren't that hard to balance side-to-side. You ever hear of cintrifical (how ever you spell it) force?? It's like the same thing as ghost ridin a bicycle. I ride bikes and quads, I think they're both the same in wheelin, it all depends on what you doin in a wheelie too. It all changes the balance point, which they both have. With 7 people on a 400 and no nerf bars we can balance a quad pretty good.
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Originally posted by NJfiddyfreak
and by the way, leaning back with me doesnt help because then the front end comes up too much and i land on my ***. i ride on dirt i have no pavement. its impossible to hold wheelies going over bumps even if they are maybe a inch ground level differnce. trust me when i get my big bore kit itll be better. unlevel surface ='s changed balance point - changed balance point = fall - so basically ... torque means you dont need as much of a balance point. look at quads for instance, you dont need a balance point, torque keeps up the wheelies if they arnt like 10 to 12 o'clockers
and by the way, leaning back with me doesnt help because then the front end comes up too much and i land on my ***. i ride on dirt i have no pavement. its impossible to hold wheelies going over bumps even if they are maybe a inch ground level differnce. trust me when i get my big bore kit itll be better. unlevel surface ='s changed balance point - changed balance point = fall - so basically ... torque means you dont need as much of a balance point. look at quads for instance, you dont need a balance point, torque keeps up the wheelies if they arnt like 10 to 12 o'clockers
Originally posted by NJfiddyfreak
okl guys cut the ****, the fact is quads have more grip, with two tires you cant fall from side to side doing a wheelie, so yes it has a balance point but its easy as **** to do a wheelie on. the balance point is simple and if you cant find it you can still do a wheelie, thats all i was trying to say and you guys are freaking out because i said it doesnt have a balance point. quads suck. they are just bikes with training wheels. at least 3 wheelers take some skill to ride
okl guys cut the ****, the fact is quads have more grip, with two tires you cant fall from side to side doing a wheelie, so yes it has a balance point but its easy as **** to do a wheelie on. the balance point is simple and if you cant find it you can still do a wheelie, thats all i was trying to say and you guys are freaking out because i said it doesnt have a balance point. quads suck. they are just bikes with training wheels. at least 3 wheelers take some skill to ride
So which is it, Balance Point, No balance point, Or just full of Shi*. At least be consistant. Wee 50 is more consistant then you and he is 12. 
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Funny... I was out riding my fiddy in a little field behind my house the other day, doing wheelies all over the place, up slight inclines, down slight declines, and there were small bumps and other irregularities all over the place. My fiddy is bone stock, and I'm 5'11" and 235 lbs.
Oh, and I've only had my fiddy a week... that's with just a few hours practice.
Oh, and I've only had my fiddy a week... that's with just a few hours practice.
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