go sell that **** at a fleamarket.

i would not take this guys advise about wheelies

 

I've had my 50 for almost two months (read: noob) and ive been practising mostly 2nd gear sitdowns in a carpark. longest i've held one for is 350ft. That was in and out of bp and chasing bp for the last 80ft sort of..
What i find that helps is: (now anyone else let me know if there's something else i should be doing, because im new to this too. so any help appreciated!)
Lean back, relax on the bike, keep my knee's in and on the pegs.
With the left to right balance i find that picking a target and focusing straight ahead on it stops you from falling to a side. eg. pick a wall,fence,car,etc at the end of the road and aim to get there!

 

if you go out and ride rather than sitting at your computer reading stuntlife.com you definitely have a better chance at being a good "stunna." ahaha. If you really need to see someone else do the tricks first there are tons of great videos on youtube. i personally think towilee's videos are top notch. also some of the guys doing unicycles really inspire me. ahahhaha.

 

 

1st gear is best to learn slow control. with better engine braking if you don't have a handbrake. Just blip the throttle and get the front end to hop up a bit then when it comes down, the forks will compress a tad then rebound. The rebound is what you time. As it's rebounding, time it right and pull back and throttle. Find the balance point and steer with your knees.

Make sure your shoulders are square and level with the bars and pull up evenly with both arms.

 

ya i also find pulling up to hard will throw u off balance too. i do a nice soft tug.

 

I usually go from 1st up to neutral, then back down to 2nd while revving the bike up, i would say it's kinda like slipping the clutch. Give it a easy tug on the bars and lean back. Like everyone says timing is crucial but since the 50 comes up a few inches shifting from 1st to 2nd anyway it makes it a lot easier.

also if you havn't already done so, bend your rear brake pedal out away from the bike. I was so inconsistant using my toe to work the brake. It will give you a little more comfort when bringing it up to bp

 

Or better yet, do the brake mod in sticky and install a handbrake.

 

I practice everyday and it is hard to keep it side to side. Balance point isn't the issue it is the side to side ****.

 

Try lowering rear tire pressure to about 18psi for straight line practice. Air back up to 30+ for circles. Street tires are a God send. I can ride a sit down for miles of corners litterally until my forearm gives out on street tires but am more squirly than a pecan orchard on dirt tires.

Use your knees and slight leans to steer, sometime even throwing a leg way out as needed. Loosen up and move around as needed. Dont just freeze your *** stationary to the seat. It's a whole body affair.

Sometimes a long wheelie is simply achieved by constant struggle and ignoring forearm pump and ignoring pain. Dont get lazy in a wheelie. Fight that bitch and keep it going.

I think thats the difference between those who get good or not. The ones who get good just keep fighting the squirlees. The ones who choke and set her down in a bobble and ride lazy, unwilling to fight the bitch, just dont.

When it goes sideways in a sit down, just throw the opposite knee out and compensate. In a peg stander or unicycle, just slightly tilt the bars the opposite direction of the way your turning and lean a tad.

TIME will make a rider of you if you devote enough. Once your muscle memory is trained, it becomes second nature. Thats when the tricks and TRUE FUN BEGINS!!

 

I've seen a few posts in the past about tires and junk but I thought I would throw this in there.

I had so much trouble doing circles and slow wheelies wit dirt tires so the streets are definatly a must. I started with my feet always down then slowly worked my way up to bringing them out to spreaders and up on the pegs. Had to get used to the small bp of a 50 and havin your feet down let you focus more on your throttle control instead of falling over on your side. It probably looked pretty gay rollin down the street like that but it really helped a lot.

and as far as street tires go i think a 3inch is as wide as you can go on the 10 inch wheel right?

 

I found that sitting farther forward on the seat really helped me lock BP on my 50. I was always sitting way back and having trouble and then one day I moved forward and locked that **** immediately. 1st gear sit downs are fun.

 

I just chill wherever the bike puts my *** when it comes up.

i agree wit the idea of fighting the bike. I'm still perfecting sitdowns and i am all over the place leaning and throwin legs and knees out there. Youll eventually fine tune your riding and you wont be as erractic. just get out there an experiment.

a bent knee or locked leg in a stand up can make all the difference and the only way i found that out was doing anything possible to keep that front end up.

 

ya i find fighting the bike helps alot........just got to be prepared for the shift in direction/motion and fight that too....lol

 

yea lol! i was horrible about jumping all around and today things are starting to get a little smoother. Instead of actually taking my feet of the pegs to balance a sit down i'm usually able to steer just throwin a knee out there and making minor adjustments.


Just takes practice!

 

this is how

 

you cant buy skill man