I do mine completely opposite, bring it back past balance, turn in, let off brake completely (for the most part) and complete a half, brake lightly then gas it to turn it again. Once I learned that the gas is my friend, I was getting 1 very consistant, and now 1 1/2 to 2. I go right, but left is starting to look more appealing after a few lowside with my leg under the bike.

 

thanks for the input guys...

any and all is appreciated....

we just got our first big snow today here in ohio...

so as the weather breaks......i'll be bcak in here reading all this **** and going over it in my head..

thanx again

jay

 

I try & try & try & try but damn imposible to do!! a newbie GSX can't be crashed yet!! I will wait my first crash to begin into the practics

 

WHOOOOLA! It's ****ing snow outside, but my boy hooked us up with a roofed and pretty empty parking lot of some shopping center and we had few hours of practice, and I just got 360, but bailed out after that unfortunately. Till now I could turn it 180 sometimes and bail out. After a good guideance session of a one circle pimp I think I finnaly figured it out!!! The thing is to slip the clutch and work the throttle every 1/4 of a circle. I'm currently rockin' borrowed 900rr, but man I whish I have my old 636, it's so much easier with it. Didn't know to appreciate 636 "the circle machine" when I had it...

 

good info, but I'm new so I am working on rear braking for control

 

Ok, few other things that helped me...when doin it staggered (as I always do) strech your inner leg (left) and lock it. Then you have the feeling like your leg is an axis on which you turn around. Much more control this way. Also when entering circle I pull the bike to the left (toward the circle direction) and throw my body to the right putting more preassure to rear left peg. This way I can do more narrow diameter circle. If I don't pull it in and throw my body out I'm more like steering than doing circle. I also figured out that staying on the RB when entering circle will make smaller diameter circles - tighter ones. If I enter it without using the brake it goes a little too fast and widenes the diameter of a circle and I get the feel that the rear wheel will run away under me. And if I don't work on throttle/clutch I always stall out! This **** is heavy to learn...too much things to think about...

 

sic circles

 

is it better to have my idle up around 3500 or 2500 for attempting circles ?

 

I'm probably not the best person for advice but it's just my . I perfer it higher in the learning process, so you will need less concentration on throttle, I keep it let's say 3500 (no ODO), but be shure that you are on the brake with that idle. btw, how's your progress on circles?

 

up here in ohio we only got 2 days to ride so far.

but i worked on em for these 2 days...

but i need more gearing for one.

and i waned to know how high the idle was for u guys..

i tried a couple diff. idle settings and it seems a lil better up a lil higher .

cant wait till summer.

 

good for you that you even have gearing, what do you have? im stock on 900rr and besides idle I have to work alot on gas and that makes it look chopy and out of control - totally opposite of smooth I had just few days, maybe 2 hrs a day of practice...

 

im on the 900 rr too (98)

and im basickly 2 hours a day for those 2 days max of practice too.

 

I think when the weather clears I will be going back to circle attempts on the rear peg..I can go right with BIG circles all day long but my foot is in the subframe and I am steering the bike and not letting it fall in at all.
Its also hard as hell to get the bike to move left that way..
But the upside is zero arm pump..
Nutha month and we should be full speed ahead.

Hey J, we should be coming down this year for StuntFest again but would like to come down Thurs and maybe hookup with guys for a friday stunt session..

I'll keep you posted man..

later

SK

 

I actually ment what gearing, but I read it in other topic. I know you have 900rr, mine is '98 also (acutally im borrowing it from a friend who works abroad and comes once in 2 months).

btw it's snowing again!!!

 

circles suck, my body hurts.
first day out trying em and I got 3/4 but that's about it. I've got tonnes of work to do I guess. My front end kept dipping down andp utting it around at 1/2.

and highsiding them sucks.

 

yep, they are a *****, you can learn 1/2 to 1 pretty fast, but after that it's realy shitty...


and what's highsiding? is it when rear wheel runs away from you (under you) and bike falls to inner side of circle?

 

nope just the opposite.

bike kinda whips out to the other side. (out side.)

 

circle wheelies are simple.!!! i do a wheelie..then park it ..then run in circles to i fall...dizzy...whoooo.then i wheelie again... :YEAH

 

is me having my knee in the seat a problem for tryin gcircles ?

i have my foot in the subframe. knee in the front seat.

should i have my leg straight and off the seat ?

im makeing some progress but need some more pointers.

heresa pic to give u an idea.

 

ok, from what i have been learnin, you need to stand up more straight and be parallel with the bike, so that way your weight is on your feet and not your arms, i am just learning to rock with my foot in the subframe. but it looks like you need to pull yourself in closer to the bike. just get it to the point where the bike feels really light and you can move it around alot.