Here comes some questions which *whinces* im gonna get raped for.

Who here can do stand up monos for a respectable distance? Im having problems holding mine up. I get it up, then do some pants browning before putting it back down. Anyone got any tips on how to hold them up.

Ive been riding with some blokes that can pull some great monos and brakies and they have given me buckets of tips, however was hoping to get a different view from you fellas. A few of the blokes ive heard from actually have a motorbike stunt group and perform. Won a few trophies between them.

I can do some alright sit down, clutch power monos, but Im sure even Jordz could manage them on the R6, thats why Im wanting to do longer stand ups.

Any advice would be tops.

Haha. Yeah, one handed, backwards, whilst doing your mum and smoking a cigar...

Maybe you could work harder on growing some balls?
Or have a spoonful of cement?

But nah seriously I'd be scared to mono that thing, wouldn't be easy with the peaky top end power...
And not like the CR, you bin it and it'll cost a fortune!

Get some stunt pics to us when u practice with someone next.

I could do them all day on the KX125, but CBR is slightly different and to be honest...I havent really tired to lift the front wheel.

i can do phat mono's on my stepsisters LTR80

I thought you were going to say on your DH rig. I had mates that could coast for over a km down a nice gentle slope, was a sight. On the DH bike I could max probably 50-60 meters, when I was at the top of my game.

yea i can do them on my xr600
till i got caught and got a 210 dollar fine and 3 points

Yeah id like to learn to wheelie as well if people have some tips

^^^ ........

hmm... looks like im fishing in the wrong sea here....



Go practice on the DT and let me know how you do them, then ill apply it to the R6

Ill be away for the next fortnight, then i still need a to get my bike dynoed... then ill be out there practicing.. ill let you know any tips i got for ya's

Easiest way to learn stand ups cobber is staggered eg: left leg on back peg, right foot over rear brake as normal.

If your just starting out use 1st gear to get used to the different feel of staggered, roll at about 15/20ks pop the clutch ride out.

Once you get used to the feeling of the front lifting off, use 2nd gear (not as twitchy as first) and slowly increase the amount of clutch you use.

Once you get a little more confidence you can slowly increase how high you go with the clutch (naturally ) to the get to BP and use the throttle/rear brake to stay there.

One other tip i will give whilst starting stand ups is get used to using the rear brake to bring you down, easiest way is pop the front wheel about 2feet, ride it out a little and use the rear brake to bring you down and train that brain so you dont panic and loop it accidentally

gee im new to the scene of monoing road bikes, but im not gonna try it in first, its to edgy and perky for trying to keep it up!

Ive been doing it in second, my biggest problem is as you pointed out keeping my foot over the rear brake and stop myself from panicing once i get to the balance point or going to far and ending up having the bars as an ornament in my face.

Ive been having dreams lately that I can pull really good long stand ups, its awesome

Oh my!! I have similar dreams like that every now and then that usually end with a happy ending

So im NOT the only one

The new fully's harder tog et up. Because it weighs just about as much as a fucken R6.


Haha, the DT aint no easy bike to get the front up on. It can be done.

Its 2nd nature cobber, pretty much 99% of people have the same instinct when the front comes up at first.

Just practice using the rear brake like i said so its second nature and it will all eventually come.

You have a great bike to learn with, "apparently" they comes up quite easy in 4th

4TH

I've heard they come up in 5TH aswell



Mono's are easy, Pop clutch in 3rd Learn back and hope nothing is in front of you. Don't do sit downs. THey are heaps easier but you can't see shit

finally caught on now have we?

Maybe when little 60kg girly boys like yourself try they come up in 5th but when real men like myself that tip the scales over 100kg do, we use 4th

Oh and if your doing them right then stand ups are 100000000000000000 times easier than sit down as its easier to go to and maintain BP

funny thing is the little fella can hold some good spreader wheelies with out a hand brake but wont do stagered stand ups?!..........

I think he's just used 2 sitting down and spreading ....... from behind of course

60

try 80 I struggle at Staggered but can do pillion peg standup's all day long, Well used to be able to. After getting on the bike for the time today, My lock to lock wet road skill's are somewhat arrgh not there anymore


It's not won't dude, Just never felt comfortable doing them, And I suck at them.

practice is the only way... pushing more and more until u ride BP for longer and longer.. smooth throttle control also helps..

i used to do them in 1st on my stock 600rr, once i got used to BP u can ride them for ages..

depends wat bike - clutch em in 2nd or 3rd

change through gears - simple (sitdown ones)

not sure about stand up - dont feel stable lol

If ya can find a nice incline to ride up I found it heaps easy to balance the bike. Like everyone else has said, practice makes perfect.

If u are comfortable using ur brake brake whilst being on the back wheel i say start in 2nd and find ur balance point keep revs high but not 2 much and if u can change gears put it into 3rd. its all about balance and body placement pretty much and also nerves like going 60ks you dont wanna fall off the back all confidence and practice makes perfect

a few mates of mine are the team servin it up guys from syd. they just learnt everything by aclot of practise out in the industrial areas at kurnell and out at camden etc in deserted carparks etc now they doin alright for themselves hehe

just gotta practise practise practise , watch a lot of stunt movies for techniques etc

I've learnt to do mono's and endo's by practice. -1,+1 sprocket change and tune also helped the mono situation aswell. Getting it going through gears too.

Endo's are alot harder though..