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Trouble locking up front wheel?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:21 pm
by 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?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:32 pm
by Smitty
ummm...why do you wanna do 'dis...????
coz locking the front can cause a lowside
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:34 pm
by ZX10R King
Smitty wrote:ummm...why do you wanna do 'dis...????
coz locking the front can cause a lowside
My thoughts exactly
Re: Trouble locking up front wheel?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:35 pm
by ZX10R King
7THSIN wrote: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.
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:04 pm
by 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.
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:20 pm
by sneakypete
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:36 pm
by chameleon
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:59 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:14 am
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:51 am
by mick_dundee
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...
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:34 am
by chameleon
mick_dundee wrote:
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:41 am
by 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!
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:45 am
by mick_dundee
chameleon wrote:mick_dundee wrote:
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:28 pm
by Gosling1
mick_dundee wrote:......I would have thought it virtually impossible to do ANYTHING on a Gold Wing...
they are pretty comfortable to shag on
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:18 pm
by 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.