Hey guys,

Kinda bored tonight waiting for something to get done so I can go to bed, so I figured I'd ask this question.

What are the odd's for a person, who has barely even sat on a street bike before, to get circles down by the end of the summer?

Yeah, I just got my first bike back in November....haven't even ridden it yet. Just wondering what the average learning curve is, so I'll have have something to base my progress on at the end of the year.

Thanks for the info

-Josh

 

depends on your dedication bro.. you want it bad enough.. you`ll get it quickly

 

Man I think you replied to this before I even hit the "Post" button....lol.

I want it bad.....no doubt.....However, we are building a house and going through a lot of crap right now so money is kinda tight recreation wise. As it stands right now I couldn't even spend the cash to gear my bike if I wanted to.....that's probably whats going to stunt my growth in the sport (no pun intended).

Thanks for the encouragement.

-Josh

 

big dawg.. $100. and all your gearing is done... you should have no problem learning it.. if taht`s all you`re going to practice.. you shold have it within 3 months.. just go to it.. it will come faster than ya think

 

that kid Brando is doing circles like they're going out of style and he was doing them on a bone stock 954 or f4i so if you really want it you'll get there.

 

i road for two months, last year, almost three..june july and beginning of august, then stopped for rest of year, dedicated to xball...

i picked up all the slow stuff, no handers and stuff, ...

ull do it, if u want to ull get it, very simple, practice, and if ur hearts in it, ur good to go..

goodluck keep us all posted man

 

It totaly depends on your dedication. I learned to do everything on a quad in less than an hour (sorry i have no respect for stunt quad riders now that shi@ts way to easy). But on my F3 and ttr i'm not picking it up near as fast as i'd like. Once I move back home and have the bikes in hand everyday I hope to learn quick cause i won't stop riding till i have it.

Jon

 

Damn, all you guys are too nice....hehehe....

Anybody who knows me knows my dedication level...I think it's pretty high (borderline obsessed...lol).

Thanks everybody....I'll hopefully ride the bike for the first time within the next couple of weeks. Will be sure to keep ya posted on how it's going.

Now into one other quick question....first mod? As I said, I'm on a tight budget at the moment. Gear it? I can deal with dropping $100.

Thanks again.

-Josh

 

def. an acheivable goal.

my advice would be to buy a cage. other than that...

practice, practice, practice...

you'll soon learn circles aren't all there cut out to be. def. a cool trick to have locked. but boring once you have that much time into them.

my

 

you all are crazy... circles are hard!!! Good luck getting slow **** down by the end of the summer... circles.... never... but good luck and i hope you can do it... be sure to post the progress!!!!!!!

 

word...pick up a -2 front sprocket and a cage if you can afford it...circles are somewhat difficult at first, but kinda retarded after a while...i know guys who are rocking four or five and only been riding for literally about 2 weeks after 3 years of not riding at all...back in the day though, he hung with the DTE crew no problem....grew up on dirtbikes though. so yes, dedication plays a part, but so does natural ability...stock gears are fine for 0's but a little easier with some gears....

good luck. a little advice: you'll get more respect from the people who know if your game is round like a circle, instead of your game only being a circle. a lot of guys thinking they are the mac for riding in a circle, when their game is weak...

 

you'll soon learn circles aren't all there cut out to be. def. a cool trick to have locked. but boring once you have that much time into them.

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Agreed, cool have in your bag of tricks, but you need way more nowadays.

 

Thanks again everybody.

Of course, Yes I realize that I will want more than circles in my bag of tricks...just kind of using it as a goal because I am guessing that once you can do them, you have slowness and control on lock....I obviously won't quit there.

Hopefully I can somewhat keep my bike in one piece. I want to ride it on the street as much as possible just to get more familiar with it. Like I said, I have basically never "ridden" a streetbike before....so that doesn't increase my chances of catching on quickly....we'll see what my natural ability is....hopefully slightly above average rather than below...hehe.

Again, thanks for all of the advice, really appreciated.

-Josh

 

Yo if you want to keep your bike in one piece fu(k the gearing and spend your money on a cage and take off your bar ends to save your clipons when you crash because you will when practicing circles. Save up later for gearing, buy a cage trust me youll need that chit. It will save you alot of broken cases in the long run.

Peace Justin

 

well, it can be done. you have to practice a lot and devote your life to it. after that, i see it possible. each person has their own learning curve also, so it's hard to estimate.

here's what i think though, while you are spending your whole summer working on just circles, everyone else will be kicking your *** learning the fundamentals of everything else, then when you have your circle, and they are doing everything else which lays a good foundation for riding better, you'll hate life.

circles are 1 trick. you can do it, yay for your, you're still a crappy rider if you have no other skills or stuff. there are just things you need to get under control before doing some other things to lay a good base. it's like painting without putting a primer on the metal.

just ride yoru bike and have fun doing it, since it's your first bike i would recommend riding NORMAL to get used to it first and get the basic motorcycle stuff on 2 wheels down first, then you'll be 10 times better in teh long run when you come to do your stunts.

 

Yeah, I agree....I don't mean that I just want to be able to ride around in circles all day and do nothing else. I was simply using a pretty advanced trick as an example for my question. I'm not going to go out, the first day I get on my bike with my sights set on learning to do circles by the end of the summer. I'm going to go out there and learn as I go....

We'll see what happens....maybe I won't even be able to get my front tire off the ground by the end of the summer...lol....who knows. I'm gonna damn well try though

 

Heheh, I like your thinking....a lot.....but I have a family to support so they are my #1 commitment.....riding is a close second though and once this house thing is over with it'll be easier. The money issue sucks, and I've already experienced how much it can hold ya down....you're right about that for sure.

I don't spend my recreational money on anything but stunting for the most part though.....got a stupid snowmachine that I never ride that I'd love to get rid of.

thanks for the input...great point...totally agree.

-Josh