Sup ppls, as the title says im haveing problems doing stand ups, mainly because im 5'4 and some change 5'5 rounded off . any ways when im in the stand up position it just feels like the bike is gonna just fly out from under me, so i really lack the ***** of clutching it up as hard as i would when sitting. if any one has some tips on this issue please feel free to chime in. thank u's

 

it will feel real uncomfortable on 2 wheels ,just before you clutch it, but once its near BP, its butter

 

The bike will not shoot out unless you gas it too hard at once. Like what happens in power wheelies.
Being a little short should help you be able to stand in the "up right" position more comfortably.

 

wow standing up is the way i started out and it felt 10x more comfortable to me than sitting down. especially if your short you gotta peep through the windscreen or hang off the side and it feels like the bike is overwhelming. if your standing up you can use tons of body english and its more like you are standing over the bike controlling it.

 

Well i would start just trying staggered(right foot on the rear foot brake left foot on the pass peg), try to lock your left knee and clutch it up.. You dont have to clutch the livin hell out of it or anything just start easy and proggressively get higher. The key is to start learning to use the rear brake without even thinking of it, so everytime you clutch it up hit the rear brake to bring the front down a little. After a while your be getting higher and higher and more comfortable. After a few hunderd times your start hearing the engine lose r.p.m.s and your be right where you need to be.... oh yea ,,, i would start tring in second, thats how i learn back in the day................ Whats everyones elses opinion?

 

i learned sitting down and standups felt strange till i got used to them and now they are way more comfortable

 

squid.

 

well i can slow a sit down wheelie to like say 19 mph so my back brake/trottle control is up to par, its just that i learned sitting down and every time i stand up staggered it just feels so wired. guess i just gotta grow some ball and go for it

 

^Me too. I did sit downs forever before I grew my ***** and tried a stand up. They felt super weird at first, but after I did them over and over, they started to feel more natural. One thing that really helped me with them was slipping the clutch with one finger instead of two like I do with sitdowns. Slipping with two made it feel like I didn't have a firm grip. Oh, and I'm only 5'6" or so, so I know what you mean.

 

ur height has nothing to do with it. im only 5'6 and its never caused a prob for me or my best friend who is 5'4. just takes time, everythng new feels wierd, if it didnt we'd all be pros first week of riding.

 

:YEAH u rule kid, as i was, i came to the conclusion that i just need to grow some, ill get at it and will be sure to post a vid of either a wheelie or crash

 

Dude if you can slow a sit down to 19mph you will kill it on stand ups. They are way more comfortable and i always felt safer because i could just bail if i knew i was about to crash... Dude your right then GROW SOME *****... Watch i bet you can go out and have staggers on lock tonight!

 

Hey shadymike, what county you in?

 

Right on the polk country hillsboro line(The Wonderful World of Plant City)

 

You know what isnt your avatar the sarasota spot next to the airport?? Ive been there!??!?!?!?!

 

Yep, thats the spot. I don't live in sarasota though. Your a little far from my area. I was hoping to hear your from Highlands county. I have no one to ride with in my area.

 

Well theres a few here in town, but towards tampa theres someone pullin o's in every zip... but hell if you ever want to coem up here ill hit ya up when everyone gets together.... thats how i make it down there soemtimes

 

Thats cool. I travel a lot to ride with people, I was just hoping for a new local rider.

 

i know the feeling man, practicing by your self or riding long to stunt sucks, folks that i ride with are all grown circuit guys and the folks my age are scared to stunt what they have, i cant wait to find at least one person to stunt with.

 

Good luck man. I haven't found anyone local yet that will stick with it.