Roooooofl gifted i wish i just been on and off bike's for year's i'm nowhere as good as these lot on here but if i wanna do something i bloody will man even if i stack.
I got pretty good balance thru mate that might have something to do with the aggressive sk8ting i use to do plus the bmx riding i was never the best but the balance help's plus the balance of my kickboxing practice help's even thru i am currently training at home.
with the stoppies mate my only advice is pop it for a little get use to the back wheel coming up then get some speed the key is having the bollock's to go fast that's the hard bit make sure you know your limit's thru i just got faster and faster but i need more practice.

 

Kickboxing you say!. i was into MMA for a few years when i lived in Oz, i also train at home now. truth is im too unfit these days, id puke in the warm-up.

Im with you on the determination thing, but youve got to have ***** to make a 180kg piece of metal & rubber do the things they do. Ive only been riding a year and i was 33 when i took my test, loads of riders said i was too old to learn, get a 600cc, pass my test first time, get my knee down, do stunts, etc etc

Once you have got in the ring with someone who is trained & determined to hurt you over the next 5 rounds, after that all other sports seem less intimidating

 

haha you are a bit of an old man though

 

Personally i'd use blue tack hope this help's

 

True, but i could tell you some stories