Bringing it up at speed

[CVentures]

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[Pooley]

Zooooom! Love it!

Want to see one from @HippoDrone

 

[Hippo-Drones]

hahaha, I can't wheelie for toffee!

 

[Titter]

hahaha, I can't wheelie for toffee!

You're not on your own there! I'm hopeless at them!

 

[Pooley]

You're not on your own there! I'm hopeless at them!

Closest I've come is when I had the bike jacked up and I sat on it

 

[City Bob]

Has anyone ever done the wheelie school? I am tempted!

On my list:
1) Knee down school (planning on doing this for my 40th this year)
2) Wheelie school (just for fun!)
3) Track day training / noobie riding.

 

[Titter]

Has anyone ever done the wheelie school? I am tempted!

On my list:
1) Knee down school (planning on doing this for my 40th this year)
2) Wheelie school (just for fun!)
3) Track day training / noobie riding.

I'm tempted to do a track day on my Street Triple, friend of mine does them quite regularly at Brands

 

[City Bob]

I'm tempted to do a track day on my Street Triple, friend of mine does them quite regularly at Brands

Track day will be a lot of fun, but I think the knee down school will be a great place to start on my route to become a better rider. Of course, track day will do too, but I think the knee down school is a better place to start before moving onto the track day.

Plus I get to have a lot of fun, think I'll do some recording too if it's allowed

 

[motosera]

Wheelies.... get a 250cc 2 stroke, find a field.... fall off lots...have loads of fun!

That pretty much defined my youth - I need another dirt bike!

 

[City Bob]

Wheelies.... get a 250cc 2 stroke, find a field.... fall off lots...have loads of fun!

That pretty much defined my youth - I need another dirt bike!

Ahh the good old youth days! I remember wheeling my Kawasaki AR50 after school!!! It wasn't easy, as you can imagine!

 

[Hippo-Drones]

A mate was running a wheelie school, not sure if he still is. I'll see if I can organise anything if UK folk are interested?

 

[City Bob]

A mate was running a wheelie school, not sure if he still is. I'll see if I can organise anything if UK folk are interested?

Was it official or in the local B&Q car park after dark?

 

[Hippo-Drones]

Was it official or in the local B&Q car park after dark?

Official, think over at the Top Gear Test Track

 

[City Bob]

Official, think over at the Top Gear Test Track

Top gear test track-
I guess that's a selling point in itself.

I'm in.

(To be honest I probably still would have been in if it was held over the local B&Q car park!)

 

[Titter]

Track day will be a lot of fun, but I think the knee down school will be a great place to start on my route to become a better rider. Of course, track day will do too, but I think the knee down school is a better place to start before moving onto the track day.

Plus I get to have a lot of fun, think I'll do some recording too if it's allowed

I'm not sure that getting your need down is relevant to becoming a better rider. I know a few blokes that can get their knee down on the track without too much problem, never seen them attempt it on the road unless they're messing about on a roundabout. What they do say is that track days help you understand the grip and braking capabilities of your bike which then translates into making you a better rider on the road so they're worth doing just for that

 

[YBGuy]

Very cool!! : D I power wheelie from time to time, but normally not on purpose! LoL. ; )

 

[LandyVlad]

hahaha, I can't wheelie for toffee!

Me too in the 8 years since I've had my current bike, but I did once. An accidental power wheelie as leaving traffic lights - police car was in opposite direction. Lucky he didn't turn around ! That would have sucked!

Why not wheelie? Coz I hate changing fork seals. A lot.

 

[YBGuy]

YES!!!! Speaking of fork seals..mine are close to needing replacement. : / Ah...bike ownership...yay! Cheap therapy though. : )