View Poll Results: how long did it take you to catch idle
a day
8
10.26%
a few days
19
24.36%
about a week or so
10
12.82%
more than a month
41
52.56%
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catching idle
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,176
From: NY
Re: catching idle
Originally Posted by STICKYstunts
It took me forever to learn idle. Then someone watched me do it one day and saw what I was doing wrong. I was clutching it up and hitting the brake too early.
To catch idle, have your foot on the brake pedal. Dont apply pressure just make sure your foot it touching the pedal. Then roll about 1-2 mph and pull in the clutch. When you are slightly moving, dab the brake to make the bike stop. As soon as you do that, blip the gas and clutch it up. This will make you come up quick and high without gaining alot of speed. Clutch it up and dont hit the brake til you feel the idle pull you back. Keep practicing that and getting used to the idle pulling you. You are allowed to hit the brake when u feel the idle kick in. If you dont feel the idle blip the gas a bit and DONT touch the brake til you feel the idle. Hope this helps. Once I did this I was riding idle in 2 minutes.
To catch idle, have your foot on the brake pedal. Dont apply pressure just make sure your foot it touching the pedal. Then roll about 1-2 mph and pull in the clutch. When you are slightly moving, dab the brake to make the bike stop. As soon as you do that, blip the gas and clutch it up. This will make you come up quick and high without gaining alot of speed. Clutch it up and dont hit the brake til you feel the idle pull you back. Keep practicing that and getting used to the idle pulling you. You are allowed to hit the brake when u feel the idle kick in. If you dont feel the idle blip the gas a bit and DONT touch the brake til you feel the idle. Hope this helps. Once I did this I was riding idle in 2 minutes.
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 366
From: Saratoga, NY
Re: catching idle
quick question, should I learn to use the foot brake first or just jump right to the hand brake for learning idle? alot of people are telling me to use the foot brake but i want to jump right to the handbrake.
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 365
From: Tracy, California
Re: catching idle
i clutch it past balance point or right around it and just hit the break enough to slow it down and stop it from going back any further then just coast until it starts going down then blip the gas or tap the brakes as needed. Just idle stuff i usually run my idle around 3k
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 38
From: Ewa Beach Hawaii
Re: catching idle
It took me forever to learn idle. Then someone watched me do it one day and saw what I was doing wrong. I was clutching it up and hitting the brake too early.
To catch idle, have your foot on the brake pedal. Dont apply pressure just make sure your foot it touching the pedal. Then roll about 1-2 mph and pull in the clutch. When you are slightly moving, dab the brake to make the bike stop. As soon as you do that, blip the gas and clutch it up. This will make you come up quick and high without gaining alot of speed. Clutch it up and dont hit the brake til you feel the idle pull you back. Keep practicing that and getting used to the idle pulling you. You are allowed to hit the brake when u feel the idle kick in. If you dont feel the idle blip the gas a bit and DONT touch the brake til you feel the idle. Hope this helps. Once I did this I was riding idle in 2 minutes.
To catch idle, have your foot on the brake pedal. Dont apply pressure just make sure your foot it touching the pedal. Then roll about 1-2 mph and pull in the clutch. When you are slightly moving, dab the brake to make the bike stop. As soon as you do that, blip the gas and clutch it up. This will make you come up quick and high without gaining alot of speed. Clutch it up and dont hit the brake til you feel the idle pull you back. Keep practicing that and getting used to the idle pulling you. You are allowed to hit the brake when u feel the idle kick in. If you dont feel the idle blip the gas a bit and DONT touch the brake til you feel the idle. Hope this helps. Once I did this I was riding idle in 2 minutes.
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 513
From: eastern panhandle wv, usa
Re: catching idle
took me about two hours to catch idle. just don't be afraid to stand that bitch up, and do not jam the brake when you get it up, just gently get on it and let the idle do the work. And occasionally blip the gas. Stickystunts couldn't possibly explain it any better. good job sticky
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