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Old 08-28-2008, 09:45 AM
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Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

It Starts To Wobble When I Keep It Up For A While And The Wobble Just Keeps Getting Worse And Worse... Anyone Know Why??
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

axle nut tight?
is the chain adjusted properly (with both sides the same)?
is the tire completely flat?

These are the problems I would look at first... tire between like 16 and 35 psi... all by preferance
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

I would look at your right hand. Wobbles are caused by throttle chopping 90% of the time.
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

are you throttle jockying it? be smooth on the throttle! if your on offing it, the bike will keep "wobbling". use your rear brake to control the height of the wheelie and lock your throttle hand in place.
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Westchester, Oh ****, what part?
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

im gunna go **** with the tire pressure and see what happens...thanks guys
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

high tire pressure will make slow wheelies wobble and low tire pressure will make fast wheelies wobble until you have good control then it doesn't matter much and as far as your back brake goes , you only need to use your back brake on slow wheelies or if you just dip back too far for your engine brake to save you ..

if you hold your throttle and use your rear brake to adjust the height of the wheelie when you are going fast you run the risk of over heating your brake and then it wont be there if you need it ....

smooth throttle control makes for a non wobbly wheelie...
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

Originally Posted by old man roger
high tire pressure will make slow wheelies wobble and low tire pressure will make fast wheelies wobble until you have good control then it doesn't matter much and as far as your back brake goes , you only need to use your back brake on slow wheelies or if you just dip back too far for your engine brake to save you ..

if you hold your throttle and use your rear brake to adjust the height of the wheelie when you are going fast you run the risk of over heating your brake and then it wont be there if you need it ....

smooth throttle control makes for a non wobbly wheelie...
I guess i should have asked if he was rocking slow wheelies or if hes still pow powing . if you prep your bike you shouldnt have a problem with brake fade.. ie...braided lines and dot 4 fluid will help that situation. but if your power wheeling and using the brake you will make the rotor glow and all kind of **** can happen.
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

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I guess i should have asked if he was rocking slow wheelies or if hes still pow powing . if you prep your bike you shouldnt have a problem with brake fade.. ie...braided lines and dot 4 fluid will help that situation.
at 80 they will still fade if you your hammering the brake .
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

Cool, Im just north of the bronx.

Ive been looking for someone to ride with weeknights but I dont know if that Gixxer 1000 will get along with you in my gravely 300 ft long lot LOL
Lemme know if you wanna get up sometime.
Im not all that good but Im sure I could help a bit
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

Originally Posted by old man roger
at 80 they will still fade if you your hammering the brake .
this is the truth. In my squidly days my rotor glowed alot
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nah im doing them starting at like 40 clutching it up and ive been trying to just chill at like 60-65.. no "pow powing" here buddie
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

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nah im doing them starting at like 40 clutching it up and ive been trying to just chill at like 60-65.. no "pow powing" here buddie

There will be no 40 mph in my lot unless you wish to go through the fence or under a dumpster.
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

60mph? are you hitting the limiter during your wheelie?
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

yo im getting a stunt bike b4 thanksgiving or somewhere around there so the 1k will be away for the whole winter... and i just tap my back brake when i need to im not riding that ****.. it is somthing im doing cause i can rock a sitdown with no wobble or nothing
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

Originally Posted by S.O.R Josh
60mph? are you hitting the limiter during your wheelie?

That bike will top out over 70 in first but Im guessing hes talking about 2nd
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

bro my bike does 104 in first, im doing these standups in second
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Re: Why Is My Bike Wobbling When I Do Standups

forget everything i posted. I didnt know you were going that fast just use the brake to save your *** if you come back to far.
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