[Lotensin22]

Hey all, just wondering if someone could post a stoppie 101, I think they're bad ass, but not sure how to go about trying them without eating asphault. Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

I might write up one sometime, but there are some posts floating around that have REALLY good info - everything you need to know. I'd search in this forum under 'endoe' & 'stoppie' & see what you find.

 

[Lotensin22]

Thanks for the tip, I'll do that.

 

[Ramedogg1983]

What's up people. I started doing wheelies last week and got the "OH SHIT" part outa the way. I got one good one up for about 20 ft. before it dropped so im working on it. I worked up some balls to start doing stoppies. I actually did one good one out of 5 tries. What gear and speed do you think is the best in order to learn how to get the technique down. Thanks and

to all. Be safe and Merry X-mas.

Ramy

 

[RedlineExtreme*Jimmy*]

Stoppies are your basic trick and probably should be the first thing to learn. There are various techniques depending on your riding level, so I will assume that this is for a Beginner level rider:

Since this is for beginners you will want to start out small as it will feel awkward at first...like anything you start to learn.

1.) Accelerate your bike to about 25mph-30mph and compress the front brakes slowly until you start to feel the back of the bike rise up. You may also want to pump the front brakes at least twice and then apply more pressure on the front brakes as the forks start to decompress.

2.) Continue with the 1st step multiple times until you become comfortable with the height.

3.) One you become comfortable with the height, you can then move on to rolling stoppies.

4.) Follow Step one, however you will need to accelerate up to 30mph-50mph. You will control your height by fluctuating your brake pressure. You can steer by locking your elbows and lean/steer with your shoulders. Steering is the hardest part to learn, but with lots of patients and practice you will soon be rolling 100+ Feet.

[ 12-27-2002, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: RedlineExtreme*Jimmy* ]

 

[sweet2bad]

'REDLINEEXTREME' make sit sound so simple!!
I can do 'em, but i don't feel comfortable giving others advice on doing them - just be VERY carefull!!

 

[3179]

Hey guy's..This is the only picture I have .I usually don't do this but this was a 1 time deal.Picture thing.You can find a lot of helpful info. on endo's a few pages back under stunt and trick's.

 

[Jazz]

if you go to www.garyrothwell.com, he has a lessons section on wheelies and stoppies. they are really good lessons and simple to remember. plus they it is actually easier to do them with the way he suggest. i learned using the brake pumping method but had to re-learn using the bounce method. (read and you will know what i am talking about). he also has videos doing them if you have any questions that it works. he even does one on wet pavement.

 

[AggieGixxer]

I'm not even going to try this

 

[girlonthegsxR600]

Stoppies are my favorite thing to do. I dont remember how i started doing them I juat did one day it took me a while to get them up there and now i am working on the rolling stoppies which are a little scarey at this point in time. I wish I new how to explain but all i can say is practice practice practice and dont think your gonna get it in a day. you will get pissed and tired but it will come.

 

[No_Einstein]

you go girl!!

not that i would do that on my bike....

but you go! haha

 

[Lotensin22]

Thanks for the responses all, but I found something else to keep me busy for a while....No-Footers. Fun for the whole family!!! (in the cage next to me)

 

[JBarbosa]

Did it, listened to him, and am now addicted to them. Thanks for the post, they really are that easy! Each day they are getting higher and higher, looking to pull off the one handed in the future.

Peace and twisties,

Jason

 

[ta2drvn]

my kid doing one...no footer

 

[SHAGGIESXR]

I really want to do a stoppie, but im afraid of dumping the bike. What would you recommend?

 

[Jazz]

are you guys dropping your tire pressure and if so to what?

 

[gimpsta]

First of all noone answered what gear to do a stoppie in. If your just doing a dead stop stoppie, u'll want to be in first cause when u come down if your in second u're probably kill it. With this u're weight is still going forward from the stoppie and u might drop the bike. I learned stoppies about a month after riding my first bike and about 1 month before wheelies. Find a good road " not all roads will grab" and get u're front tire warmed. Make sure your free of traffic so your mind is clear and just have at it. Just work u're way up slowly. Pull the clutch back and at start pushing the brake at about 20 mph. Pull it harder and harder slowly till you feel the bike swinging up. Once you get good and high, u'll feel the balance pt in the bike where once u're at a certain heighth u'd better let off some of the brake or u'll just wing all the way over.

I did it on Sat. it was a nice 12 oclocker for about 3 secs then bang. I had no hope for it. well get frame savers is all i'm saying. Good Luck and wear u're helmet.

 

[Aloth600]

ok i have been reading about stoppies for a while now and can do them a bit but not rolling ones.... was wonder what gear you guys are in or do you go into netrual before anthing??? got me puzzled


Ryan

 

[street tactic]

after riding for a year and riding all the way down to the edges of my tires..im pretty set on the twisties..

i've been fucking with wheelies for a bit ( dont feel like looping )..

but i went out today to a practice spot and had consistant stoppies after 30 minutes..had to come to work but im off tommorrow..i figure at this rate i should be able to pull 'decent' stoppies by the end of this week..

sounds stupid but the fact that i do rolling stoppies on my mountain bike like a pro

actually helped me on the gixxer...i wasn't paying attention to anything other than my speed..20~25 mph..ease some weight off the seat..and focus ONLY on compressing the forks..and viola..physics takes care of the rest and brings the back end up smoothly

 

[Trouble]

Is the initial grab on the brakes really slow or relatively hard? I can do dead stop (stoppies), but when I try to do rolling endos, I grab pretty softly to start, but I just end up slowing the bike down and the thing doesn't come up at all.

Trouble