Trouble locking up front wheel?

[7THSIN]

Hey y'all

I'm having trouble trying to lock up my front wheel, I'm trying at around 20-40kmh but all the bike wants to do is endo, even with me sitting as far back as I can.

Tomorrow I'm going to try first thing in the morning when the tyres are cold, but apart from that the only other thing I could think of would be to try it in the wet, but I feel that might be a little too slippery.

Any tips?

[Smitty]

ummm...why do you wanna do 'dis...????

coz locking the front can cause a lowside

[ZX10R King]

ummm...why do you wanna do 'dis...????

coz locking the front can cause a lowside

My thoughts exactly

[ZX10R King]

Hey y'all

I'm having trouble trying to lock up my front wheel, I'm trying at around 20-40kmh but all the bike wants to do is endo, even with me sitting as far back as I can.

Tomorrow I'm going to try first thing in the morning when the tyres are cold, but apart from that the only other thing I could think of would be to try it in the wet, but I feel that might be a little too slippery.

Any tips?

Please post photos after the bike has lowsided.

[mick_dundee]

I'm with the rest of the crowd, assuming you don't want to endo then wtf would you want to lock the front wheel up? Back wheel I can kinda understand, don't recommend it necessarily but can be kinda fun if it's controlled, front is just friggin stupid IMO.

[sneakypete]

[chameleon]

This might be of help to ya..
http://www.msgroup.org/TIP028.html

[photomike666]

Front skids are almost impossible to control; I'd suggest practicing on a push bike in mud. Once you've tried that'll you'll think twice before having a go on your pride and joy

[zx12B2]

when i worked as a casual postie one christmas they gave us newbies a training lesson before we started.
one lesson was to practise front wheel lockups at around 15-20 k's in the carpark.
only for a second but it was quite fun and harmless on the mighty ct110.

[mick_dundee]

This might be of help to ya..
http://www.msgroup.org/TIP028.html

I feel this is somehwat understated. "in a later article I will demonstrate that it is virtually impossible to do a 'stoppie' with a GoldWing."

I would have thought it virtually impossible to do ANYTHING on a Gold Wing...

[chameleon]

I would have thought it virtually impossible to do ANYTHING on a Gold Wing...

Not quite true! You can reinforce a small concrete slab with them, and you can hold a moderately sized trawler against the tide with one or two over the side.

[swabio-ACT]

locking up the front wheel, man are you nuts!? I guess you may want a new paint job or something!

Seriously though, as everyone else has said you run an insanely high risk of ending up doing a little skid and then sliding along the ground until you stop!

[mick_dundee]

I would have thought it virtually impossible to do ANYTHING on a Gold Wing...

Not quite true! You can reinforce a small concrete slab with them, and you can hold a moderately sized trawler against the tide with one or two over the side.

thanks cham, never thought about these side benefits I must admit.

[Gosling1]

......I would have thought it virtually impossible to do ANYTHING on a Gold Wing...

they are pretty comfortable to shag on

[7THSIN]

Never mind I got it this afternoon

Didnt lowside, didnt fold up underneath me, it only slid for a second or so till I let off the brakes.
But now I know how my bike reacts to a front wheel lock, and how I react as well.

I'd rather find out in my sidestreets than at 110km/h when a cager changes lanes on top of me.