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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
Track standing is fun. I do it all the time but it is a lot harder on a motorcycle then a bicycle. I do the same thing at stoplights. I have a lot easier time on my mountain bike then my motorcycle.
I have only gotten to mess around a couple times in a parking lot on a trials bike. They are unique machines. The one I took apart was an 05' or so. The clutch had an automotive style pressure plate. The 6 speed transmission only had like 4 gears in it. I was scratching my head trying to figure out how that worked.
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The bike I almost died on was a KLR 650. I used to track stand it at lights sometimes. I couldn't do that on the VFR. he guys (mostly poser/Harley types) that dropped their feet 10 feet from a stop and kept them on or near the ground through first gear, we derisively referred to a "paddlers."
Had a ball on the KiLleR. Every time I came home from a ride I'd play with it in the street. Track standing it - doing figure 8s with the steering on the locks.
It's a bummer. After the crash and TBI I don't have the urge to ride anymore. It's not a feeling of visceral fear or anything, but the "gotta ride" button doesn't seem to need pushing any longer.