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Old Sep 8, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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Damn balance point

Do any of you new stunters have a problem getting it to balance point sometimes? At times it feels like i can do it no problem and other times i cant get it there for the life of me. Its really frustrating.
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 10:47 AM
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I've had that problem forever.... I finally just said screw and leaned back some... Just keep practicing and soon you'll do it every time without thinking about it...
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 11:27 AM
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i do the best when i dont think , like the first wheelie of the day i just pop it and bam i go two miles, after that GA-BAGE!

i find that if i relax and just go with the flow, i use the front fender as a reference point, when i can see it poking ver the upper im right where i need to be, and the rest is throttle control,


the wors part about balancing wheelies, is when you finally get it and start going far my damn arm cramps up and i loose the touch of the throttle, i could go for miles if it werent for that
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 11:29 AM
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good advice, i think i do think about it too much. when i dont, it does feel like im doing it good. ill have to free my head a little more.
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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i run linkin park songs through my head,,,,, it sounds gay but it gets me amped up and i go farther, it also helps to wheelie in front of one of your boys who can go real far, i always go farther when im trying to get the nasty dudes respect, i also find doing it behind some who is balanced helps, then i can slow it down more
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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Re: Damn balance point

Originally posted by Fizzer
Do any of you new stunters have a problem getting it to balance point sometimes? At times it feels like i can do it no problem and other times i cant get it there for the life of me. Its really frustrating.
BALANCE POINT IS TRIKY JUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BACK BRAKE FOR INSURANCE
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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This is where i found myself at. I know for a fact i can power it up enough cause i felt the balance point for the first time the other night. And it wasn't a good feeling at all. Im nervous as hell now since im at the stage where a wreck is most possible. I wanna be able to ride a ****ing wheelie before the snow falls.....
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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yea one of the best ways to learn is through confidence of the rear brake. if you have a fifty or somethingto learn brake usage on then you won't be as concerned about bringing it up "too high" because you'll slap that f-cker back down if you can use that brake.
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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Well i cant really use the rear brake since i bounce the pegs. How can i bounce the pegs and then have my foot over that rear brake.......
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by shadownynja
Well i cant really use the rear brake since i bounce the pegs. How can i bounce the pegs and then have my foot over that rear brake.......
your foot is going to be on the pegs just your toes should be on the brake
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:43 PM
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Thats how i feel also, i feel like i couldnt hit the rear break even if i wanted to. i just cant reach it while im at that angel
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by Fizzer
Thats how i feel also, i feel like i couldnt hit the rear break even if i wanted to. i just cant reach it while im at that angel
PUT YOUR LEFT LEG ON THE BACK PEGS THAT WILL TAKE SOME PRESHER OF YOUR ARMS AND RIGHT LEG
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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All ive ever done is bounce, but everyone says clutch it. you gotta say fuKit and just keep goin back. once they stop accelerating, your there. when they slow down, i think your past b.p.
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 06:24 PM
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Yeah I said I'd always bounce too, but then one day I just decided to give it a try....and it's sooo much smoother and predictable. But the rear brake thing, just get used to doing it on wheelies that aren't close to b.p. then when you get to b.p. you'll know where it is.
Old Sep 8, 2003 | 08:47 PM
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Originally posted by shadownynja
Well i cant really use the rear brake since i bounce the pegs. How can i bounce the pegs and then have my foot over that rear brake.......
Everytime I have done mine lil ones I have my rear brake covered. Staying the the throttle is the thing that I'm having trouble with, but if you have seen mine I'm not even close to BP yet.
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