Cool twirling move

[rogdeb]

New one to me (maybe not others) but a really slick move.

Sitting outside at a sidewalk cafe today slurping back a designer mochafrachino, and checking out a sleek CBR600RR parked in front of us, nose to the kerb. Young and slim female comes to the bike, dons her Icon Helmet and grabs the left hand grip. Her right hand disappears over the seat ! Next thing we know, both wheels are in the air and the bike is standing on the side stand. She swivels her feet and in one move turns the bike 180 deg., plants the wheels, and is astride the bike. Real cool to see. I know her bike is only 300lbs+, but she was about 5' 5" and looked to be 120 lbs tops.

Whose gonna be first to try that with the FJR? :lol:

I just know someone has done it already <_<

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

New one to me (maybe not others) but a really slick move.Sitting outside at a sidewalk cafe today slurping back a designer mochafrachino, and checking out a sleek CBR600RR parked in front of us, nose to the kerb. Young and slim female comes to the bike, dons her Icon Helmet and grabs the left hand grip. Her right hand disappears over the seat ! Next thing we know, both wheels are in the air and the bike is standing on the side stand. She swivels her feet and in one move turns the bike 180 deg., plants the wheels, and is astride the bike. Real cool to see. I know her bike is only 300lbs+, but she was about 5' 5" and looked to be 120 lbs tops.

Whose gonna be first to try that with the FJR? :lol:

I just know someone has done it already <_<

Get her phone number? There are people here that want it: Iggy, Skooter etc.

 

[Ari Rankum]

I just know someone has done it already <_<

TWN is your go-to for twirling, curtseys, and plies. Or, just use the search function and look for TWN's post entitled "Look What I Can Do"

 

[rogdeb]

I just knew I shouldn't have used "twirling" :lol:

It's what she did though

I'm in to twirly girlies like any red blooded male, but no, did not get her phone #

Debs ran after her but couldn't quite catch her

 

[daviddowns2000]

Not a good idea with bikes that have wimpy or tricky (FJR?) sidestands.

 

[twowheelnut]

New one to me (maybe not others) but a really slick move.Sitting outside at a sidewalk cafe today slurping back a designer mochafrachino, and checking out a sleek CBR600RR parked in front of us, nose to the kerb. Young and slim female comes to the bike, dons her Icon Helmet and grabs the left hand grip. Her right hand disappears over the seat ! Next thing we know, both wheels are in the air and the bike is standing on the side stand. She swivels her feet and in one move turns the bike 180 deg., plants the wheels, and is astride the bike. Real cool to see. I know her bike is only 300lbs+, but she was about 5' 5" and looked to be 120 lbs tops.

Whose gonna be first to try that with the FJR? :lol:

I just know someone has done it already <_<

A good move for tight quarters. I've done it with all my bikes 'cept the Road King - SS is just too long. I have to sometimes do the move at the office when the clients from the medical marijuana shop next door block me in. It does take a wee bit of practice, but it gets pretty easy - (for Ari) especially in a tutu and tights.

 

[odot]

I guess this happened in kali? Damn...of all the women I want to meet....the one "special" one is in kali....smells to be me. Christ!!!!!!!

 

[Mike-H]

Smells like what?....

 

[ponyfool]

I've done that on every bike I've ever owned, something I started doing in the late 70's. Does fine on the FJR as long as you are pivoting the rear of the bike so the sidestand stays locked.

 

[Bike Effects]

The gentelman that designs the undertails and flushmounts I sell does this all of the time. I want to learn it. Will someone volunteer thier bike so I can practice?

 

[twowheelnut]

The gentelman that designs the undertails and flushmounts I sell does this all of the time. I want to learn it. Will someone volunteer thier bike so I can practice?

Start with the R1 first. Grab left bar with left hand and a handhold with right hand by rear cowl/seat. Put right foot at back of SS and swing left foot in back of you to your right. Lean back and balance bike on SS. With left toe, push down and pull so you rotate left. Start with 1/4 turn until you are comfortable and soon you'll be able to doe-see-doe yer pahd'nah!

Note: Not the best thing to do on slick concrete floors until you gain your skillz. Ahem.

 

[daviddowns2000]

Also not a good idea to do on soft asphalt. I recall reading a warning about sidestand damage after doing this with an SV650 as well. My MSF instructor showed us how to do it on a CBR600. He was a professional mc mechanic, so it must be OK in general. Follow this link for video:

https://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5...age=1&pp=15

 

[dhalen32]

We do this this all the time with our training bikes. However, even with these 200 - 300 lb machines I have seen welds fail and other "design flaws" exposed by the practice. You won't be happy the last time you do it to a favorite machine which you own.

 

[krashdragon]

We do this this all the time with our training bikes. However, even with these 200 - 300 lb machines I have seen welds fail and other "design flaws" exposed by the practice. You won't be happy the last time you do it to a favorite machine which you own.

A lot of my friends iin Hawaii do this... the girls say it's easy to turn the bike around, expecially since somet of them are short, only get the tippytoes down ... besides, those sport bikes only go about 300-400 lbs....

Mary