Bench-Stunting??

NONE_too_SOFT · 06-11-2008, 09:04 PM

pretty cool, besides the fact that anything wheelie related we are supposed to automatically dismiss on this forum.

wanna see him loop it though, wonder if it'd go upside down.

azoomm · 06-11-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

pretty cool, besides the fact that anything wheelie related we are supposed to automatically dismiss on this forum.

wanna see him loop it though, wonder if it'd go upside down.

I understand. And, I'm not one for stunting either. See, this weekend in Austin we are going to be taken over by Harleys. About 100,000 of the buggers are being trailered in as we type. It's the ROT (Republic of Texas) rally... or as we call it Ride on Trailer weekend. I refuse to ride this weekend as we are over-run by those that don't know how to go up and down hills. Let's just forget the ones that might maybe possibly know how to turn.

But, I was asked my opinion on buying one of these contraptions to have at the rally. My answer was:

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I think it would encourage bad behavior, but then I'm not one for stunting. I know quite a few professional stunters that frown upon stunting for kicks and grins. So, I might not be the one to ask for the investment factor. I also don't know how many others will be showing up that already have an associated business in the market.

I thought it was a fair answer

Dnyce · 06-12-2008, 12:24 AM

na, thats sorta like a wheelie skool thing. i remember seeing one a few years ago when they first came out. you pay a couple bucks or something, and you get to learn how to find the balance point, work the torque curve, clutch/throttle control etc etc. without wreckin your bike, wearin it out, or fear of getting hurt. its got a tether on the front, once it goes past a certain point it hits the tether and kills the ignition.

Vettezilla (Impala Balko) · 06-12-2008, 12:11 PM

I think its cool as hell. It is a safe controlled area to practice wheeling without putting anyone in danger. Its almost like an amusement ride... and what is with this wheelie shit=squid. I thought a squid was an unsafe rider that rides wrecklessly and makes poor decisions on gear while doing so. Since when is all forms of wheeling squid like behavior. Some of you guys need to grow up. If it was a machine that allowed you guys to learn better form for dragging knee you would all have boners over it.

m0n1 · 06-12-2008, 12:11 PM

would be nice to see them loop one, but theres a safety chain on the front end. one of the other vids shows the guy over rev'ing, bring up the front end and the chain saves his ass.

fnfalman · 06-12-2008, 12:17 PM

It'll teach you clutch-up technique and throttle management without you having to worry about busting your head or busting your forks.

the chi · 06-12-2008, 12:37 PM

i think it was a very fair answer Zoom, I have seen these things, and while I dont ever plan on actually stunting my bike, it does look like controled fun, doing something you know deep down you are curious about but in a manner it wont hurt you, your bike, or anyone else...unlike asswads who wheelie and burn out in crowds of people!!

rider76 · 06-12-2008, 01:39 PM

There are some deserted backroads about 30 minutes from my house.. I see a car every 45 minutes or so, these are the roads I wheelie on.. Nobody around, no crowds, just me and my bike. I dont do it to impress anyone or to show farmer Brown that I am a badass. I wear my gear and maybe go 5mph over the speedlimit.. harmless...I do it cause its fun. Isnt that the reason we ride, cause its fun?

06-12-2008, 12:24 AM	#3
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	na, thats sorta like a wheelie skool thing. i remember seeing one a few years ago when they first came out. you pay a couple bucks or something, and you get to learn how to find the balance point, work the torque curve, clutch/throttle control etc etc. without wreckin your bike, wearin it out, or fear of getting hurt. its got a tether on the front, once it goes past a certain point it hits the tether and kills the ignition. __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

06-12-2008, 12:11 PM	#4
Vettezilla (Impala Balko) FUCK IT. WE'LL DO IT LIVE Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auburn MA Moto: 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 750 blue/white Posts: 273	I think its cool as hell. It is a safe controlled area to practice wheeling without putting anyone in danger. Its almost like an amusement ride... and what is with this wheelie shit=squid. I thought a squid was an unsafe rider that rides wrecklessly and makes poor decisions on gear while doing so. Since when is all forms of wheeling squid like behavior. Some of you guys need to grow up. If it was a machine that allowed you guys to learn better form for dragging knee you would all have boners over it. __________________

06-12-2008, 12:11 PM	#5
m0n1 Street Stunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Beach CA Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 89	would be nice to see them loop one, but theres a safety chain on the front end. one of the other vids shows the guy over rev'ing, bring up the front end and the chain saves his ass. __________________ "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." –Douglas MacArthur “Our job as citizens also includes backing our president when he makes a decision, whether we like that decision or not,"- Damion Maynard

06-12-2008, 12:17 PM	#6
fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	It'll teach you clutch-up technique and throttle management without you having to worry about busting your head or busting your forks. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

06-11-2008, 09:04 PM	#1
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	pretty cool, besides the fact that anything wheelie related we are supposed to automatically dismiss on this forum. wanna see him loop it though, wonder if it'd go upside down.

06-12-2008, 01:39 PM	#8
rider76 Canyon Carver Join Date: May 2008 Location: St Louis Moto: looking for the next ride Posts: 448	There are some deserted backroads about 30 minutes from my house.. I see a car every 45 minutes or so, these are the roads I wheelie on.. Nobody around, no crowds, just me and my bike. I dont do it to impress anyone or to show farmer Brown that I am a badass. I wear my gear and maybe go 5mph over the speedlimit.. harmless...I do it cause its fun. Isnt that the reason we ride, cause its fun?