My hat is off to all stunters
03-14-2008 | 01:44 PM
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From: Providence, Ut, USA
My hat is off to all stunters
I always thought streetbike freestyle looked easy and that there wasn't too much innovation in the sport. I have an R1 that I have ridden in the past and could do wheelies and stoppies. The wheelies were of course over 30 mph so there is no skill involved. So anyways, I sold my trx400 and bought a cbr600 this winter. I put a scotts damper, engine cage, MSR raptor clutch lever, and all the other goodies to stunt. Today the snow is finally melted enough to stunt. I went to the lot and started to learn the staggered stand up wheelie. After about an hour my arms and legs were so tired I could barely move. Just to balance the thing I had to flatten the back tire way down. I got the wheelie down to about 5-10mph to BP but it wasn't easy or consistent at all. And this is with a lot of experience on quads. This sport is harder than I imagined but I'm going to stick with it. I did have a good time. I have to admit, I was way scared to crash. I guess I still have to look forward to that first crash. But anyways, the point of all this is you stunters are AMAZING!!!
03-14-2008 | 01:54 PM
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03-14-2008 | 01:59 PM
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
Yeah, I think I need to just crash on purpose so I find out it isn't that bad. Or I'll find out that it IS that bad so I know what to expect on my way down to the pavement each time. I'm mostly worried about the bike landing on me, not so much the pavement part.
03-14-2008 | 02:02 PM
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Master of The Catapault!
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
each crash...
03-14-2008 | 02:11 PM
#10
Re: My hat is off to all stunters
***** knows all about going limp in his old age
03-14-2008 | 02:25 PM
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
Yea pretty much. I almost didn't even go there because it was too easy. Thought it was a setup
03-14-2008 | 02:35 PM
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
remember bro your only goin +- 10mph so it dont hurt that bad... just get used to hitting that engine kill switch that will save u and the bike more then u know. im still a beginner and i still havent developed the kill switch habit. thats y my bike is one year old and it looks like ****.
03-14-2008 | 02:37 PM
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
I've never hit the kill switch to save myself 
Most people have there kill switch disabled
Most people have there kill switch disabled
03-14-2008 | 02:49 PM
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Re: My hat is off to all stunters
remember bro your only goin +- 10mph so it dont hurt that bad... just get used to hitting that engine kill switch that will save u and the bike more then u know. im still a beginner and i still havent developed the kill switch habit. thats y my bike is one year old and it looks like ****.
Do you have kill switch and brake control mixed up?
03-14-2008 | 07:33 PM
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From: Oxford, MS and random couches in Louisiana
Re: My hat is off to all stunters
remember bro your only goin +- 10mph so it dont hurt that bad... just get used to hitting that engine kill switch that will save u and the bike more then u know. im still a beginner and i still havent developed the kill switch habit. thats y my bike is one year old and it looks like ****.
don't give bad advice......that hitting the kill switch could REALLY **** someone up.
03-14-2008 | 07:37 PM
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From: QUEENS, NY BITCHES
Re: My hat is off to all stunters
+1 on the filming. If you hit the kill switch your bike will lose power and slam you down to the ground and maybe flip you over the bars? Probably not what you wanna do. Hit the brake instead. I hear it works wonders.
