My fully sick VTR 250 keeps pushing the front end when I try to do stoppies. Any advice?
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My fully sick VTR 250 keeps pushing the front end when I try to do stoppies. Any advice?
im no pro mate but try dropin ya forx through ya tripples bout 8-10mm and raisin ya rear pre-load to max.(250,TOOL,fuckin thing is missin 877cc's,it must have been free[:o)])
grab a bit of front brake, let the forks compress, then when you grab the lever harder to do the stoppie bring your weight forward onto the bars and off the pegs a bit so its got a chance to come up. thatll start you off.
What slip sayed and also get a soft compuond front tyre eg pilot race etc.
if your serious about it, i drop a few psi out of my tyres when stunting to increase surface area. my mates got a stock vtr250 and he stoppies like mad, hes 95kg to.
I use standard pressure in front tyre, am 120ks and do a fairly good roling stoppie, including high chair stoppies. the trick is in the technique, as proved by many riding schools if you grab a load of front lever without setting up the front ( ie take up preload, lfatten out front tyre etc ) it dosent matter how much pressure you got , or how soft the tyre is etc, you will lock the front wheel. Learn to stop quickley without lifting the back first then the rest will come.
im with clive on this one.....
k dude this is how it goes (on my bike anyway) if your locking up the tyre your not preloading your forks enought.... u wanna grab a bit of break compress those forks then sort of shift your weight forward and push down on the bars from your shoulder (get the weight of the back) then grab some more till the wheel comes up... u have no preload ajustment on the forks so dont worrie about that.. droping a few psi will make it a bit easyer but ull just lock it up more if your not excituing it properly just make certain u pump it up before u ride again.... tankslappers suck... on mine vtr 250 05 its 41 stock and i use about 32-35 frount 4 stoppies (got 14m down)... hope that helps dude
Peace :D