Alright I wanna slow my stuff down so I can practice in smaller lots and eventually learn circles. I'm -1 +7 on a 98 f3. Everytime I try and slow a 1st gear down I start to get alot of wobble and end up either letting the front down a bit to stop the wobble or drop it all the way down. I try and clutch it straight to the bp from almost a stop but still usually end up doing 15-25 mph. Can you guys give me any advice on the best way to learn slow wheelies and anything that helped you?

Jon

 

just set it past balance point a little, and ride the brake, and it will slow it down, you have to be careful though, because those F3's are heavy and just a little too much brake, and your wheelie falls. dont be skurred to make that rotor glow!!!!!!!!!!!
turning your idle up a bit, can sometimes help, clutching form dead stop works better also.

 

That should be some good gears for a F3...I learned with +6 on mine. The key to learning slow stuff if rear brake control. To accomplish this I personally believe that you should not be so concerned with ripin' them up fast and keeping them slow (don't get me wrong that is the end product), but instead get them about 25 or so mph and learn to slow them down with the rear brake. Do this by getting them balenced and them let it SLOWLY fall back while making no throttle adjustments, just ease into the rear brake. Learn to slow them down with out making throttle adjustments and "fight the engine" with the rear brake. By doing this you eliminate one of the vairables...the throttle. This allows you to concentrate on the rear brake. Once you can consistantly slow them down severly then add the throttle back in. Start easing off the throttle as you are hitting the rear brake. This also takes some time to get use to.

As for the wobbles side to side, try dropping you tire pressure to 10 psi...BE CAREFUL...they will dent easily over potholes or on endos. This will make it extra stable while learning. After you get the hang of it, start increasing the pressure back up. I am back to 20+psi in the rear.

Hope this helps, the F3 rocks to learn on :YEAH

 

And Get A Cage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Fighting the wobble is just something you start doing naturally. At first, you will over correct and wobble the opposite way making each side to side bigger and bigger. Once you get better, you make many small adjustments that prevent the wobble from even happening in the 1st place. Its all time in the saddle. The more hours, not seconds, you have with the front wheel in the air, the easier it all becomes.

** Yo' CBR when you gonna come ride with the Texas cats in Austin bro??

 

This semester is kicking my *** in school...but it's the last...Next spring will be all the road trips. I am also working on my new F4i. Just need the last of components for the 954 front end and then it is getting slapped back together...then build a cage and 12 bar.

 

As for the wobbles side to side, try dropping you tire pressure to 10 psi