but i do goto enought comps and spend enough time stunting to know what’s crap and whats not and popping a wheelie on a ped is not stunting and dosent take alot of skill imo
it takes NO skill at all to wheelie a bike up to the balance point, control it on the back brake, sometimes for miles and miles, not to mention that some of them can do circle wheelie’s on the scoots, that takes NO skill and is completely different to stunting yeah?
no its not…sorry but you talk complete bollocks mate, i wasn’t looking for an argument but i cannot stand bollocks being talke, if you know as much as you claim to know you would realize it does take practice & skill to do what some them can do, its a fact.
its like when someone try to tell me a Box lid is better than an Arai…its bollocks.
I’ll agree it takes skill to wheelie anything, even a pedal bike but your attitude is terrible. I’d assume the clutch and throttle control, gear control etc required on a “big boys bike” adds a level of difficulty which isn’t present with a twist n go. Actually I’m not assuming, the amount of broken number plates and amount of rear lights I’ve smashed on my XT will attest.
I didn’t start this thread for people to start throwing sh** at each other, all this arguing over complete crap and then threatening each other?
Just remember guys, arguing on the Internet is comparable to running in the special olympics and it brings the whole community down.
keeping a pizza bike at BP is very simple and circles while that does take a little skills is still more simple on one of them and what they are doing is messing about not stunting if you like can send you vids of people properly stunting a ped if you like…
It must just be something about scooters i hate cos the scooter stunts just made me think of a kid with a Tag on making a nuiscence of himself whereas the big bike video was really impressive, and before anyone comments, i knw the stunts were all very simillar. it’s just the scooter that turns me off sorry
i may be wrong, and not sure if anyone else has noticed it (could be me being paranoid) is there a little bit of tension between Ratty & Big D???
Come on Boys, let’s not have an argument on here. we’re all here for the same reason. Our Bikes!! , and in Big D’s defence it was actually me that (possibly mistakenly) suggested he was a Pro Stunter, Big D hasn’t once said he is (or isn’t). i pressumed he was as i saw the bikes and the van and also his Avatar and put 2 & 2 together and made 482!!!
dude theres no tension, its just what he is saying is rubbish, and i not having it, simple.
i know some of these lot, and some can really really ride, most can wheelie for miles, and yeh they are lairy but they are youngsters, the ton up boys/rockers and mods were no different in my eyes, part of biking is built on rebellious aspect of it, the attitude the riding the look.
to sya thy have no skill is rubbish, its that simple.
Have to agree with Sam. I saw this thread posted initially and it didn’t have many replies. Now I check it again and see this all out war on one another because of some silly things.
Let’s just all be grown ups and respect opinions of other people. I’m not aiming this at anyone specifically but we all have our views so let’s be friends!
I think you’ll agree that, as with every thing, popping a wheelie does take some skill. It’s not something you can do without practicing and falling/failing.
I certainly couldn’t do it if someone gave me a scooter. I’m also not ashamed to admit that I can’t do it on my bike. Maybe I could but I don’t want to find myself sliding next to my sparking bike into the nearest ditch. If someone else can - good, I envy them but I’m not going to start determining which skill is harder to acquire.
How much harder it is to pop a wheelie on a scooter comparing to a bike? Probably easier but it doesn’t mean it’s p*ss easy so let’s just accept that and be respectful of each other and keep this thread on topic, shall we?
I can wheelie, it’s not that hard to do, it just takes practice, what is hard to master and does take a lot of skill is controlling it with the back brake and finding the balance point and then continuing the wheelie for a long distance, and then having a controlled landing that doesn’t F*ck up your Head Bearings after a while. I can’t do it and beleive me i have tried loads! i’ve tried to the point in the past where i have come off the back of a bike!! My wheelies are all first gear off the clutch wheelies that slam down the front when i drop the power!! i’d love to have the control to do 2nd gear balance point wheelies that last for ages and come down nice and smooth!
Your point may be valid, it’s your attitude I don’t like.
I agree 100% the old cafe racers were probably comparable to this lot.
I agree they have skill but I also agree to do this on a manual is a lot more difficult.
I don’t think tearing into someone you obviously don’t know that well is acceptable in any circumstance.
Remember, the most important aspect of having an argument is to stay calm and be respectful. He who shouts loudest doesn’t win by default.
and yes i can reach BP and get it up Ask Kate and i could post up proof of the stunts that is but why should i
i think you and bret spend too much time together wacking eash other off or something keep mentioning my burnout pic together
and no i dont stunt at all i am completely wrong i just have a stunt bike that i built to put in my van to show people and mouth off about it and goto comps and what i do is get the photographers at these events to take picture of my bike and photoshop me on it
the only laugable thing here is your love for bret and your lack of knowledge