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Hey guys, question that I figured the ones who stunt their bikes would know a bit about.
I really really would like to learn to wheelie/endo, problem is- I really really dont want to mess my bike up. Im not really afraid of going down so much- i just cant afford replacing parts on the bike, and its my only form of transport..... anyway....
A friend and I were practicing slow (10mph) clutch wheelies on my 84 shadow 500 for a good 45 minutes until we decided to call it quits. We were pretty comfortable pulling the clutch and revving it to about 6.5 k and dumping it- and it would come up... the thing is we must have done this many many times in a 45 minute span just going back and forth, slipping the clutch and getting the hang of it. It was fun as hell- we were laughing so hard. We knew we sucked but thought 'this is the shit'.
Now this bike is older than me, isnt too powerful, but i tried a wheelie on the way home and the clutch just slipped (i wasnt suprised, it lasted a long ass time) and also slipped at WOT. Now it wont start from unrelated issues.
So now all i have is my 600RR, i really want to get wheelies down- I have a place to practice and everything, but I just cant justify the high possiblility of messing it up...
Currently i have powerwheelied it a couple of times (1st), but it feels a bit uncontrolled and i have to do it at a speed of 50 mph or so. I would love to practice low speed clutch wheelies, but am afraid of damaging the clutch, and fork seals. :dunno
My question is- How much would it cost to replace a clutch and fork seals for a 600RR. ? How much abuse can it approximately take before its toast? Also, what would many of you do in my situation? I want to be able to stunt .... but also dont want to fug up my bike. I like my bike. How applicable would it be to save up and have a few friends and me go in on a dirtbike to practice wheelies on? would the skills learned there apply somewhat to street stunting?
Thanks alot guys.
I really really would like to learn to wheelie/endo, problem is- I really really dont want to mess my bike up. Im not really afraid of going down so much- i just cant afford replacing parts on the bike, and its my only form of transport..... anyway....
A friend and I were practicing slow (10mph) clutch wheelies on my 84 shadow 500 for a good 45 minutes until we decided to call it quits. We were pretty comfortable pulling the clutch and revving it to about 6.5 k and dumping it- and it would come up... the thing is we must have done this many many times in a 45 minute span just going back and forth, slipping the clutch and getting the hang of it. It was fun as hell- we were laughing so hard. We knew we sucked but thought 'this is the shit'.
Now this bike is older than me, isnt too powerful, but i tried a wheelie on the way home and the clutch just slipped (i wasnt suprised, it lasted a long ass time) and also slipped at WOT. Now it wont start from unrelated issues.
So now all i have is my 600RR, i really want to get wheelies down- I have a place to practice and everything, but I just cant justify the high possiblility of messing it up...
Currently i have powerwheelied it a couple of times (1st), but it feels a bit uncontrolled and i have to do it at a speed of 50 mph or so. I would love to practice low speed clutch wheelies, but am afraid of damaging the clutch, and fork seals. :dunno
My question is- How much would it cost to replace a clutch and fork seals for a 600RR. ? How much abuse can it approximately take before its toast? Also, what would many of you do in my situation? I want to be able to stunt .... but also dont want to fug up my bike. I like my bike. How applicable would it be to save up and have a few friends and me go in on a dirtbike to practice wheelies on? would the skills learned there apply somewhat to street stunting?
Thanks alot guys.