ive heard of puttin your front tire on backwards for endos does this realy help or is it just a myth. i heard it helps from the tire not hookin up

 

i meant i heard it helps the tire hook up better

 

I say its a myth, I dont know for sure, but one time I did mount a dunlop 207 on the rear wheel facing the wrong way. didnt really notice anything.

 

i was askin about front tires ive just heard they hook up better that way im tired of startin to roll endos and it slippin on me when my tire is warm or maybe its just my body langauge at that time

 

not true, get a michelin pilot sport and you will never skid the front ever again

 

I used to stunt on a Pilot Sport Race on the front of my gixxer. I had it skid a bunch of times. Then I switched to a Pirelli Super Corsa on the front and I never had a problem since. Even 3 and 4 Up Stoppies are possible ... just look below.

 

pics..!

 

https://www.stuntlife.com/forums/444-service-repair-maintenance/72189-washing-out.html

 

Thanx ... do you have any you'd like to share?

 

This is only true for cars/trucks. Motorcycle front tires are desgned for cornering and stopping, not accelerating. If you were putting a rear tire on the front (for whatever reason) only then it would help to put it on backwards.

 

No one I know has the ***** to shoot pictures for/with me.
ONE TIME I got a buddy to follow me around on the streets in his stang w/his digital. All he took is in my photo gallery, and that feels like 6 months ago. I really want to get my one-handed & 90 degree endos in pics. I can't rock any real ****, but I'll get there.

 

Patience grasshopper ... the student has become the teacher.

 

i used pilot race before to ,now i;m using pirelli and it;s bether for long endos to ,

 

Look at that pic! Martin you are a PIMP! A 5 Up Stoppie ... sweet! That makes my 4 Up Stoppie look like child's play. LOL

 

Krazywhite...are those roling...or just a stoppie

 

The 3 Up I rolled for about 60 feet. The 4 Up I rolled only like 20 feet. The reason I didn't get the 4 Up any higher is because my buddy right behind me was laying on me because of his girlfriend behind him was pushing him forward. And that was all I needed to get the stoppie high and have 3 people fall on me. LOL That pic that Crazy Martin posted was sweet, 5 Up Stoppie. This year we are going to practice on more multi-person stunts. So I'm sure you'll be seeing, hopefully, 200+ foot 3 Up Stoppies. It is hard as **** to try and steer the multi-person stoppies because of all the extra weight. LOL So I'll see what I can pull off.

 

The myth of running a front tire backwards is not a myth. But it has nothing to do with achieving an increase in grip. It has to do with the tread pattern. It started with the Dunlop 207GP. A DOT race tire made in Great Brittan and Buffalo, NY. Evidently, one of the two, by mistake reversed the tire mold and started making the tires with a “backward” tread pattern. After running this pattern they found that wear characteristics were much better. So when anyone would get a tire with the original intended pattern they would just flip it and run it “backwards”. It made no difference in traction it just increased the life of the tire.


To the dude breaking off multiple passenger endos

 

GOOD LUCK WHIT THE SUB FRAME,last year i did stoppie whit 7 , roldet for about 15-20 feet , and my sub frame brock!! now i want to do my no handet stoppis long,at list 100 feet ,

 

You're useless knowledge is very impressive my freind.

 

what keeps your bike from going to the left ???sterring stabilizer??