i can do a popastoppie, but when i try to roll the bike, the front tire skids, what am i doin wrong??????? please help me.

 

First make sure that tire is properly warmed up through some heavy braking.

When rolling there is one key word: smooth. Skids are often caused by a few things:

1) Not enough grip. Cold tires, slippery/cold road surfaces. Make sure your tires are warm and road surface is clear and not too cold.

2) Overly aggressive braking. You want to grab a lot of brake but gradually. Make sure you transfer the weight of the bike forward and that your forks are compressed all the way.

3) Improper body position. Make sure your arms are stiff, body is forward, legs gripping the tank.

Hope this helps. Work up slowly.

 

Perhaps you need a grippier front tire. I can't stand slippery front tires. My new favorite tire is the Pirelli Diablo. I'm also a fan of the Michelin Pilot Sport. If you have a Dunlop D207 or, even worse, a Bridgestone Battleax, you definitely need to do something about that. With my preferred tires, it is quite uncommon to not have enough grip to flip the bike over. Then I spend $32.50 for another chiropractor visit, and I'm good to go.

 

Oh, and I highly recommend some kind of spine protection. UFO makes a very nice one that covers your whole back for $52.50.

 

get a michelin pilot sport and drop your tire pressure a little

go to like 26 lbs to start off

 

I never put more than 25 psi in my front tire, and only that much when it's a hundred degrees out. Usually 20 psi, but sometimes 15 in the winter. 10 when I need to stoppie with little warmup time when we've got record low temperatures. It's okay, they won't overheat or anything. 15 psi or less makes the steering feel awkward though.

 

i think i have some knowledge for front end set up......lol,

 

too low of a tire pressure and you are just slowing yourself down and taking away distance. Like Ryan said, 26 psi is excellent.
I recommend a Diablo, Battlax 010 or 012 or a M1

 

yeah, 26 is good, im going back to that this year, when you run low pressure it really helps, but different pressures for different bikes. i was at 22/23, but once you get used to what its purpose is for, you can bump back up a lil so you dont lose so much speed

 

no.. no you dont.. please do not ever give anyone advice on setting up a front end.

thats all.

love,
nags

 

damnit nags, you let the secret out ,

thats all.

love,
ryan

 

I had alot of those when I started doing them too. I was grabbing too much brake too fast. You have to kinda feather the brake and feel what the bike is doing. Start small see what the bike does and pick it up a little more each time. I usually go like this. Alot of brake to bring it up then back off some when I feel it reach the point where I want it then maintain it from there. I know it probably sounds different but once you actually feel it you'll be rolling them like a pro.

Good luck!!

 

thanks guys, it is kindof cold out, i do have shitty tires, and i think they have more than 25 lbs of pressure in them, ill try your guys advice.