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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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Now that I'm getting it to BP I was just wondering what to expect if I accidentally 12 it? I wanna know so I can react right away and tap the rear brake.
Old Jul 17, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Expect to leave your mark on the street. And not a red plastic mark either, I mean a black oily one. And then I expect an essay of exactly 500 words about how cool you were, and which hoes try to jock you. And then we can all laugh 'with' you about it.
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Originally Posted by MikeM
Expect to leave your mark on the street. And not a red plastic mark either, I mean a black oily one. And then I expect an essay of exactly 500 words about how cool you were, and which hoes try to jock you. And then we can all laugh 'with' you about it.



yeh and if yorue lucky like me, you can leave a nice big ashtray looking area behind too.. complete with melted fairing!
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So if I ever go past BP I'll crash immediately? What's the point of covering the rear brake then?
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 12:58 AM
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if you were to accidentally 12 it...you would bust your *** unless you understand the fundamentals of the 12 oclock and balance point...its not that easy to do it and get away with it
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 12:59 AM
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So if I ever go past BP I'll crash immediately? What's the point of covering the rear brake then?
dude....... sell your bike man. Seriously.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 01:00 AM
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go home "pop can wheelies"

Old Jul 18, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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yo I thought this was help and how to? not laugh at everyone cuz Im cool??? quit hating yall.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 01:05 AM
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it is help and how to, but this kid is an idiot. he cant ride a first gear sit down and hes asking bout 12's and BP
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 01:07 AM
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what gives you the right to ****** laugh at him? you could do balance point wheelies when you first sat on a bike? shut the fukk up
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 02:52 AM
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Tiz jokes mang.. hes doing his thing, more power to him.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 03:09 AM
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You can come really far back past the BP and still be safe, just stay on the break. If you are powering real hard under the bp and the bike is still coming up, then when it hits the bp it will shoot back really fast, but it can still be easily saved, and even ridden out. I'de work on clutching it up to/slightly past the bp, and catching it with the breaks so that you don't have to worry about this happening now. It might sound wrong, but it is alot safer and more controlled. People usually think they are alot higher than they really are, but almost anything can be saved with the rear break. Whatever you do, don't get spooked and bail if it comes up higher than you were expecting. I've seen it happen before. Somone will come past the bp a bit, get spooked, and bail on something that could have been easily saved. Good luck, and stay safe!
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Re: 12's

watching someone jump off a "" looped "" wheelie and then watching the bike come back down on its own and riding back on 2 wheels while they skid down the road is fawkin crazy! Especially if the tail never even hit!
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by XPnugget
what gives you the right to ****** laugh at him? you could do balance point wheelies when you first sat on a bike? shut the fukk up
he's a ****in troll, thats what gives me the right to laugh at him.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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If the bike goes past BP you will know because the bike will just start to fall back then all you have to do is close the throtle and tap the rear brake. Gearing the bike could help to, so that you can rock a higher balance point because you would have more ENGINE BRAKE.
Old Jul 18, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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For all you sticking up for FHL, read his threads and posts then come back.
People talking **** have good reason to.
I have Pm'd him and left him my phone# to go ride, not a word yet.
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Originally Posted by Ice Mike
You can come really far back past the BP and still be safe, just stay on the break. If you are powering real hard under the bp and the bike is still coming up, then when it hits the bp it will shoot back really fast, but it can still be easily saved, and even ridden out. I'de work on clutching it up to/slightly past the bp, and catching it with the breaks so that you don't have to worry about this happening now. It might sound wrong, but it is alot safer and more controlled. People usually think they are alot higher than they really are, but almost anything can be saved with the rear break. Whatever you do, don't get spooked and bail if it comes up higher than you were expecting. I've seen it happen before. Somone will come past the bp a bit, get spooked, and bail on something that could have been easily saved. Good luck, and stay safe!
good info
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Re: 12's

All I wanted to know was what the difference between balance point and beyond balance point feels like so I can be prepared to use the rear brake. Does it fall down like if you were below BP? My wheelies aren't popcan either, and I clutch it up to a bit higher than the picture and adjust my height until I hit BP. I'm still practicing but I won't get back from wisconsin until friday.

Anyway, Brandolb, I don't talk on the phone. So good luck getting me to call you, and I really have no desire to go out and ride with people your age.



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