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Old 10-06-2006 | 02:15 AM
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Stoppie Theroy
Just wondering if anyone has tired raising their fork tubes to increase trail and move the center of gravity closer to the front axle.Wouldnt this lower the balance point of the stoppie and make the bike more stable?
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Old 10-06-2006 | 02:19 AM
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
I think most of us lower the fork tubes into the triple for stoppies. The opposite way makes the bike less stable
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Old 10-06-2006 | 02:20 AM
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
Refer to this thread.. It's all been discussed already;

https://www.stuntlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=165143
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
The front axle IS the center of gravity. The shorter your front end is, the higher your bike will need to be, making it less stable or prone to shake.
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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Refer to this thread.. It's all been discussed already;

https://www.stuntlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=165143
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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Refer to this thread.. It's all been discussed already;

https://www.stuntlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=165143

Refer to this thread if you're not doing ANYTHING this weekend!
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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The front axle IS the center of gravity. The shorter your front end is, the higher your bike will need to be, making it less stable.

Yea, that too.
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
Ive read that thread.This is also what ive read.

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0310_art/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_and_trail
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...pension/forks/
http://www.jpcycles.com/Tech/Articles/tripletrees.aspx
http://www.msgroup.org/TIP106.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...rcycle_physics

Now here is where I am confused.You say the motorcycles center of gravity is the front axle.I would think the center of gravity is the center of mass in relation to the rotating mass.(axle)
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
What we said works
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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Refer to this thread if you're not doing ANYTHING this weekend!
No **** right. Good information in there though
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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Refer to this thread if you're not doing ANYTHING this weekend!
It's easily one of the best reads on SL
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
Lowering the front is great for racing/handling only when both wheels are planted.
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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It's easily one of the best reads on SL

Agreed,Mike!!!
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
I give up.
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
So I hear guys putting the clip ons on top of the tripple clamp.. Doesn't that lower the front?
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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So I hear guys putting the clip ons on top of the tripple clamp.. Doesn't that lower the front?
Yep, and makes stoppies not as good
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
Originally Posted by Disturbed6R
So I hear guys putting the clip ons on top of the tripple clamp.. Doesn't that lower the front?
anyone ever done the opposite on a stock f4i front end?
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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anyone ever done the opposite on a stock f4i front end?
It's crossed my mind but I actually like the stock setup quite a bit
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
i got my vortex clipons today, so i'm installing them flipped and lowering the forks into the triple a bit, so that they are flush with the top of the clipons. gonna see how that turns out..
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Re: Stoppie Theroy
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i got my vortex clipons today, so i'm installing them flipped and lowering the forks into the triple a bit, so that they are flush with the top of the clipons. gonna see how that turns out..

youll like it.. feels just like dirtbike bars though.. just not as wide... i went back to the bars
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