I want to try a SS special K (throw a leg over the bars) I belive thats what its called i could be wrong anyways im not very flexible but I have been streching at night to help loosen me up, any advice on getting my leg up there and possibly more important getting it down?

 

it's called podium....

 

yea special k is foot on opposite peg right? what ever its called i wanna do it!

 

as far as i know a special k is like doing a high chair with one leg between you arms and one to the outside and what your describing above is called a ralph louie.

 

see i thought that was a 50/50?

 

Podium if you just stick your leg in between your arms over the front with one foot still on the seat.. saran wrap if you take your throttle hand off and swing your leg over. And yea.. I tried those podiums a few times and my damn foot gets stuck on my headlight.

 

Yea Ive tried on the kickstand and on the bar (I know its different) but i have a feeling I might not be able to get it back down if i get it up there. Guess I should be asking anyone know how to set down a podium without crashing.

 

On the kickstand I gotta swing my leg to the left and then I can get it over but even then it's still hard as ****..I know it's possible, I've seen some shorter people like MikeyD do it. Maybe he has some input..

 

Mikey D does a saran wrap to podium. Meaning he takes his throttle hand off and swings his leg over to podium. Thats the sick way to do it, and now he's doing that mid circle and sitting to 50/50 still circling

 

yea it would be pretty easy to transfer to 50/50 from a podium wouldnt it?

 

I have problem pulling my leg through because of windshield, and im like 6'2" (almost 2m) maybe even more not shure in the conversion...from podium to special K is easy...but then from K to HC is a ****ing pain in the *** again...I should get DB bars and move to dark side

but just a tip on ss to special K - try to lower your *** down, that way it'll be easier to pull the leg through...

 

In a straight line yeah kinda, but mid circle, thats a real skill trick.

Are you asking about jumping from SS to 50/50. or just throwing your leg over and holding it there still standing up (podium)?

 

for now just wanna throw a leg over, how hard is it in a frog? I can do flamingo frogs but they are a strain on the arms it looks like you dont have to strech as far though when your on the tank.

 

From frog, its EXTREMELY hard. It puts soooo much strain on your arms. If you think frog flamingo's put strain, wait till you try to throw a leg over the front from frog

 

So then.. is there any trick to getting that leg through into podium from ss? I don't know if I just need to stretch more or something, but my foot was violating my acerbis light trying to go over.

 

Dont stick your leg through, just do a saran wrap. Looks waay better that way.....your not trying to 50/50 jump right?

 

Nah.. but I wouldn't mind trying it. Do you do something else when jumping to 50/50? I figured I'd try to get my leg over the same way.

 

Its jump and throw the leg all at the same time. Just gotta commit

 

Hmm.. I need to setup my key/kill switch. Nearly smacked my killswitch trying to jam my foot into podium the other day. I heard Tony fell victim to the elusive key kicking a few weeks ago. Did he have his key set up like Mikey's? If not, how the hell do you guys do that? I heard something about washers and key trimming.

 

so your saying do a saran wrap instaed of steping through?