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[Scott Fisher]

Unfortnately, no (unless your name is Gary Rothwell). Too much weight/not enough brake. If you want stoppies, call White Brothers and get one of the Super Motard front end kits; big dual discs and a rim for a 17" street tire. Doesn't make the bike any lighter, though, plus I think that they don't offer a KLR-specific application as the bike isn't typically a candidate for the motard treatment. Re: doing stoppies, don't slam on the front brake or you'll either wash the front end out or go over the bars. Stoppies require a firm but progressive application of the front brake and then modulation of the brake pressure as you feel the rear wheel start to come up. Weight shift is more about keeping your center of balance in the right place than it is about lightening the rear. Different techniques for different bikes, but that's the basics.

> -----Original Message----- > From: kenneth scott [mailto:kwps1@...] > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 8:32 AM > To: dual sport > Subject: [DSN_klr650] [NKLR] Help, stoppies? > > > To all crazy riders, > > I was wondering if it is possible to do a stoppie on > a klr. I have a S.S. front brake line and progressive > springs up front. Do I need galfer green pads and a > M.A.P. Rotor also? How do you go about teaching your > self to do one of these? I figure slam on the front > brake and shift your weight forward quickly? > > The 'mission imposible' movie is coming out in a few > weeks and I have been getting a lot of pressure from > friends!! > > Thanks for your help, > > Ken > A13 >

[Michael Hoyt]

www.pirelli-moto.com Good luck. M

[Dash Weeks]

At 09:13 AM 5/8/00 -0700, Scott Fisher wrote:

>Unfortnately, no (unless your name is Gary Rothwell). Too much weight/not >enough brake. If you want stoppies, call White Brothers and get one of the >Super Motard front end kits; big dual discs and a rim for a 17" street tire. >Doesn't make the bike any lighter, though, plus I think that they don't >offer a KLR-specific application as the bike isn't typically a candidate for >the motard treatment. > >Re: doing stoppies, don't slam on the front brake or you'll either wash the >front end out or go over the bars. Stoppies require a firm but progressive >application of the front brake and then modulation of the brake pressure as >you feel the rear wheel start to come up. Weight shift is more about keeping >your center of balance in the right place than it is about lightening the >rear. Different techniques for different bikes, but that's the basics.

Those rear wheel wheelies require a lot of skill, a bunch of practice, a bit of confidence and Sh*t load of insanity. Having a minute quantity of the above.. all I can add to the thread is to remember to keep your arms bent slightly. You need some push off if you get over too far. Yeah sure let off the front brake a bit but usually that is too abrupt and you lose the endo. If you really want to balance it up there then you have to have loose arms and legs to ride it. You can't go along for a ride on this maneuver or you will go for a ride. A quick dismount in that position isn't much fun. LaterZ Dash

[Scherer, Michael]

It is possible. I used to do them with the stone stock set up. I always wondered why I needed a new brake line. I bought one any way and I love it. Biker Mike A13 -----Original Message----- From: Scott Fisher [mailto:sfisher@...] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:13 PM To: 'kenneth scott' Cc: KLR List (E-mail) Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] [NKLR] Help, stoppies? Unfortnately, no (unless your name is Gary Rothwell). Too much weight/not enough brake. If you want stoppies, call White Brothers and get one of the Super Motard front end kits; big dual discs and a rim for a 17" street tire. Doesn't make the bike any lighter, though, plus I think that they don't offer a KLR-specific application as the bike isn't typically a candidate for the motard treatment. Re: doing stoppies, don't slam on the front brake or you'll either wash the front end out or go over the bars. Stoppies require a firm but progressive application of the front brake and then modulation of the brake pressure as you feel the rear wheel start to come up. Weight shift is more about keeping your center of balance in the right place than it is about lightening the rear. Different techniques for different bikes, but that's the basics.

> -----Original Message----- > From: kenneth scott [mailto:kwps1@...] > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 8:32 AM > To: dual sport > Subject: [DSN_klr650] [NKLR] Help, stoppies? > > > To all crazy riders, > > I was wondering if it is possible to do a stoppie on > a klr. I have a S.S. front brake line and progressive > springs up front. Do I need galfer green pads and a > M.A.P. Rotor also? How do you go about teaching your > self to do one of these? I figure slam on the front > brake and shift your weight forward quickly? > > The 'mission imposible' movie is coming out in a few > weeks and I have been getting a lot of pressure from > friends!! > > Thanks for your help, > > Ken > A13 >

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[Arne Larsen]

> > From: kenneth scott [mailto:kwps1@...] > > Subject: [DSN_klr650] [NKLR] Help, stoppies? > > > > To all crazy riders, > > > > I was wondering if it is possible to do a stoppie on > > a klr.

From: Scott Fisher

> Re: doing stoppies, don't slam on the front brake or you'll either wash

the

> front end out or go over the bars. Stoppies require a firm but progressive > application of the front brake and then modulation of the brake pressure

as

> you feel the rear wheel start to come up. Weight shift is more about

keeping

> your center of balance in the right place than it is about lightening the > rear. Different techniques for different bikes, but that's the basics.

On a KLR you might even be able to re-name it a "pretzlie", as the noodle-thin front forks fold underneath you. ;^) Arne