I posted this on the "How to" section, but will try here also:

ok, just picked up a new Ducati Hypermotard yesterday. Riding home I tried a couple of endos. First one worked just fine, and I rolled it probably for 30 to 40 feet. The second, I tried it at about 60 mph and the front wheel locked up. I tried the 3rd and 4th with the same results.
Now, I can do endos just fine, weather on my Aprilia SVX or my wife's Gixxer600. This thing just didn't want to do them for me. I know the brakes are super sensitive and you really have to be careful with them, but I'm thinking there's other issues. The front suspension is really stiff and it seemed that the bike wasn't dipping the front enough to bring up the rear wheel, causing it to lock up. You guys think I'm just not used to the front brake, or could the suspension have something to do with it? Any thought?

 

if its brand new straight from the dealer break the tires in first

they still have that slippery stuff on them i forget what its called but youll just end up eating **** until that stuff wears off

 

word, the release agent.

 

I normally dont give advice on here, But this is what works for me. Pick up a little more speed than you need and slowly squeeze the brake to prelode the fron suspension. Then once it is preloaded give it a little more brake and just slightly bounce the bike with your body weight. It should come up no problem.


That and make sure the tires are scrubbed in too. That wax **** from them being new will kill ya if you aren't careful.

 

I think if you could already roll them 30 - 40 you wouldnt be asking ...

 

 

I do them no problem on my Aprilia supermoto, but it's much lighter. The first one I did came up right away. It was all the other ones after that that the front wheel went into a skid. And the tires were already scubbed in pretty good, there's a pretty long and twisty mountain road before I got home.

 

its cuz they have the most ungodly tight brakes ever