How to do a Stoppie
 

Would someone please tell me how to do a stoppie?
I tried last night (not really intentionally) but the front tyre just skidded (in a straight line).

(If this is impossible, it may have been the back tyre skidding, but I'm fairly positive it was the front).

And is a stoppie a fairly effective method of an emergency stop?

Re: How to do a Stoppie
 

You need to brake softly, and get the forks loaded.

No, you have more brakeing effect with two wheels on the floor.

Dan

that's right, softly brake to load the forks progressively, then when set up, increase braking harder (not grab), tail should rise.

I've done small ones (5" or so) on the SV at about 5mph after loading from about 20mph.

Q: Why do you want to trash your bike?


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You do realise that this is the absolute most effective way to bin your bike :?: You do :?:

OK then.

Moving your **** off the seat will help by off loading the weight on the rear. Squeeze the front brake to compress the front suspension. When it's fully compressed, squeeze the lever a bit sharper and continue to squeeze until the rear comes off the ground. When you have achieved this, control the amount of squeeze on the lever to control the height of the rear.

Sounds easy doesn't it.

Reasons not to do a stoppie.

Squeeze too hard too soon and the front will lock up. One of four things will happen.

You will realise in time that you have locked the front, release the brake, and survive to either have another go or give up while your ahead.

The front will lock and slid sideways. Get this far and the most likely of results will be broken bits of bike on the tarmac and possible damage to yourself. At this point you may repair yourself and your bike and give it up as a bad idea as proved.

The weight of the bike will overtake the front and you go over the handlebars resulting in probable serious damage to your bike and yourself. At this point you may repair yourself and your bike (at a lot more cost) and give it up as a bad idea as proved.

You achieve your stoppie but the weight of the rest of the bike and yourself spins round on the headstock axis and before you have a chance to realise it's all going horribly wrong, you have come off your bike doing damage to yourself and your bike and decide to give it up as a bad idea as proved.

Reasons for doing a stoppie. It looks damn cool and everyone that can't do one but wishes they could would be in envy of you.

The difference between a wheelie and a stoppie is simple (apart from different wheels coming off the ground). With a wheelie there are plenty of ways to save it if it starts to go wrong. With a stoppie, when things go wrong, they go wrong so very quickly that the chances of recovery before binning the bike are next to none.

Your choice. :wink:

Nah, going on an SV Ecosse rideout is far more dangerous ;)

Thanks a lot.

And just for research purposes, when was the last time you did one? / How many have you done this year?

If you've got the money to fix your bike then try it, but if you start out slowly and just try inching it off the ground then you're not going to just magically fall off. Just start small, and gradually increase the height.

You may fall off, you may not, but everything can be achieved with practice.

Even the pros stack sometimes.

Re: How to do a Stoppie
 

Ask Sete Gibernau. Although you might find a little bit of input from Loris Capirossi is needed! :lol:

Re: How to do a Stoppie
 

And their numbers are...? :lol: