Fun on a Firestorm :)

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Fun on a Firestorm :)

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Had to post a man video after that dancing video just to prove I am a man! GRRRRR!!! :twisted:
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Got to learn how to do them properly myself lol
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Still trying to learn to catch it on the rear brake but keep crapping meself and chopping the throttle. After effects of flipping it I guess :oops:
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Do you not drag the rear brake to compress the rear suspension then?
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i cant wheelie for sh-t whats the best way to do it on the storm ?
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Snoogle wrote:Do you not drag the rear brake to compress the rear suspension then?
I dab it prior to launch like I was taught on the bandit 600, although its not needed on the storm.. But I want to be able to launch it as high as I can and catch it on the brake rather than relying on chopping the throttle to bring her down again.

lloydiecbr wrote:i cant wheelie for sh-t whats the best way to do it on the storm ?
I learnt to clutch wheelie on a bandit 600. Its a lot easier to hoist the storm up that's for sure.

Many people do it differently and have differing opinions on the best way.

I want to learn slow wheelies. Not really interested in super fast wheelies. Slow wheelies need you to be able to launch it high and catch it on the rear brake.

I launch in 1st gear (Standard gearing) at about 15-20mph and try to feather the throttle to keep it up. I'm still sh1t though as I am not going high enough. lol

I can launch in 2nd gear but 2nd at 2.5-3k is about 40mph. Too fast for me.

Get yourself to a clutch wheelie school :)
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been thinking about the one at long marston £200 for the day and you use there bike :thumbup:
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A couple of my mates have been to Jimmy Fireblades and loved it...ill have to get booked in as soon as I can.

To be fair, one of them is a bit of a nutter lol
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lloydiecbr wrote:been thinking about the one at long marston £200 for the day and you use there bike :thumbup:
Snoogle wrote:A couple of my mates have been to Jimmy Fireblades and loved it...ill have to get booked in as soon as I can.

To be fair, one of them is a bit of a nutter lol

JFDI!! Come down south and make a weekend of it :)

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