1st 2nd and 3rd time dumping it all in one day

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Old 03-07-2013 | 09:13 PM
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If i wasnt wearing mx boots the last spill would have broke my ankle for sure, i felt it een in the boot
 
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Old 03-07-2013 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RockabillSlapMatt
If i wasnt wearing mx boots the last spill would have broke my ankle for sure, i felt it een in the boot
Good thing you weren't wearing your tennis shoes. ;-)
 
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Old 03-07-2013 | 09:55 PM
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No foolin.... On a side note i suck at wheelies... Anyone got tips haha?
 
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Old 03-07-2013 | 10:44 PM
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Rockabill, have you been taking riding lessons from dan888? If you're gonna ride like dan, you gotta be tough.
 
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Old 03-07-2013 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by RockabillSlapMatt
Yeah, I knew the risks, still, can't help but get mad at myself for those mistakes I knew better
That's exactly how I felt last Friday when I dropped my bike, I was so frustrated with myself. I didn't care about the bars I bent, the hand guards I tore up, the mirrors I ruined, or the bruises and gravel rash I received. Glad to hear you're okay, but sorry to hear you had such bad luck!

Oh and I did your 11:40 drop...
 
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Old 03-07-2013 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RockabillSlapMatt
No foolin.... On a side note i suck at wheelies... Anyone got tips haha?
Check out youtube, etc. There's some good instructions.
practice, practice, practice
It helps that I used to ride wheelies on my bicycle for blocks and blocks, around corners, over bumps, etc.
 
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Old 03-08-2013 | 02:05 AM
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You're just finding and eliminating the weak stuff. Has to happen....

The left rear blinker was the first to go off mine. Followed quickly by the right under my own power as I felt the institution had little left to offer it....
 
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Old 03-08-2013 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by HunnieToast
That's exactly how I felt last Friday when I dropped my bike, I was so frustrated with myself. I didn't care about the bars I bent, the hand guards I tore up, the mirrors I ruined, or the bruises and gravel rash I received. Glad to hear you're okay, but sorry to hear you had such bad luck!

Oh and I did your 11:40 drop...
Yeah frustration is the worst, $ isn't that big of an issue, now if it was a sport bike with fairings, I'd have another reason to be pissed haha, but this is a supermoto.
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Check out youtube, etc. There's some good instructions.
practice, practice, practice
It helps that I used to ride wheelies on my bicycle for blocks and blocks, around corners, over bumps, etc.
I can wheelie my mtb for as long as I want, I have read and looked and seen dozens of videos, threads, etc. on wheelieing but I just can't seem to get it up, 1st gear sitting on the rear of the seat (by the tool bag), 11mph or so, chop throttle and gun it, I don't get very high. Also with clutching it, with this bike do you slip the clutch, or literally dump it with a good rev?
 
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Old 03-08-2013 | 04:04 AM
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It also helps not to really tighten your lever perches so as to have some movement when they take a hard lick as this has paid for it's self over and over through the years for me.
 
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