I heard somewhere that its best to stay on the out side of the bike, I recently learned on the inside with one foot in the seat and i dip into the right. just wondering how some of you first learned them, like on the outside or inside, and what stance?

 

I am right there too, i have found it stays up for me easier when i put my body wait to the right, while doing them to the left, otherwise it just seems to fall in and doesnt get all the way around, i try to remeber to be up close to the bars and wait to the right, this is in the staggerd position,
i am still learning though

 

I"m not sure Iv'e gotten like 2 twice.. I hate circles.. I gave up on staggard.. Learning SS and I got 1 after about 3 sessions of practice

 

ive done a total of 3 or 4 all real wide to the right with my left foot on the seat, i can kill it on the fiddy but the big bike is a good challenge

 

Those aren't circles..That's steering..Called Recons

 

yeah mine arnt super tight yet, like 10 to 15 ft wide, but i was busting one hander circles yesterday!

 

Doing a wide steered "circle" is not the same as an actual circle at all.

 

Do you have a hb?

 

RECON Guy!!!

 

yeah sure do

 

I'd learn SS idle and work on SS circles.. I realized learning staggered Os is a waste of time. I guess it helps with others a little but everything comes off SS circles so I started working on those and in 3 sessions I've gotten 1 so far compared to like a month on staggard

 

nice i need a new rear seat or i would have been trying them, i just put one foot in the trunk for now.

 

circle to the left.

 

yea lefts are pretty easy.... go left seat standers..... slow it down and transfer all your weight to your left foot it will go on its own... once you get about halfway around just tap the gas acordingly and it will keep going... the trick is hitting the gas becuase it will go halfway on its own to get it to keep coming around u need to give it a boost. thats how i do em they are pretty easy.

 

ill start working on that tonight. i havent really tried them to the left yet.

 

Eh you'll get it man..

 

yeah, in about 6 months to a year

 

I know there gonna take time, but i have heart and dedication, i have only been riding for a little over a year. I bet ill have them in 2 months.

 

Definetely go to the left. I also understand what you ment by not wasting your time learnin stagard o;s I spent a year learnin stagard and with one foot on the seat o's, now Im learnin ss o's and can turn 3-4 pretty consistantly at a good lot. Its true you can learn everything from ss and its probably easier but i worked on staggard first bc I didnt have a HB. I seen dudes taht can kill ss but cant do more than 1-2 staggard. Circles take forever to learn but to be considered "good" you gotta have em on your resume.

 

I think its all about seat time, and havin the ***** to keep tryin after a nasty high side. Also let the bike do the work dont try to just muscle it around because youll get off your balance, and your not learnin anything. Good luck its a struggle, I only learned how to do them 6 months ago so I still remember how hard it was. Id get one or two then I would nt be able to do it again then after time tthey got more consistent and smoother. Nobody ever learned circles in a day.