15 February 2009

.::Basic Stoppie::.

The stoppie, also incorrectly called endo, is a motorcycle and bicycle trick in which the back wheel is lifted and the bike is ridden on the front wheel by carefully applying brake pressure after timing the "bounce" of the rear suspension. It is also sometimes called a front wheelie or wikang (wheelie belakang) in Malaysia. The word endo is short for end over end.


Body position--Keep your body centered over the bike is probably the most important aspect of pulling off a safe stoppie. You must first get your body dead-center over the middle of the bike with your head straight, shoulders squared and arms stiff. Having your body off-center is what's going to cause the back end to kick out once you get the back wheel up.
  1. Drop the front tire pressure to about 15-20psi
  2. Go about 30-40 MPH or 45- 65 km/h
  3. Pull the clutch in and get on the brake. (Make the initial brake input pretty strong, about 80 percent of full braking pressure, then back off as the bike comes up.)
  4. At the same time you begin braking, rock your body forward to move your weight out over the front wheel. Starting from the middle of the seat, bring your shoulders up and slide up along the gas tank until you're off the seat just a little.
  5. When you move forward, make sure your body stays as straight as possible and keep your arms straight with elbows locked.
  6. When it feels like you're getting up too high, let off the brake slowly and you'll be back on the ground.
The best way to learn, is take it slow and increase your brake pressure incrementally as your comfort level increases, you'll be floating at the balance point in no time. With most stoppies, you've got the bike in gear and the clutch pulled in. In theory, you should be able to just dump the clutch and hit the gas, and the gyroscopic force of the rear wheel spinning will actually pull the bike back down.





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Source:
- Matt Blankstrom : http://www.superstreetbike.com

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