Klx250sf Stunter

[TheRadDude]

FINALLY im getting somewhere I can get up to BP clutching but instinctually let off the throttle. But im to be getting the bike up. I can chase them out just under BP, but not ride a clean balanced wheelie. Ive already looped my bike but i didnt get banged up much so i was wanting to put a 12 o'clock bar on. But other than that what are my other options for protection on my bike being a supermoto crash cages arent available that im aware of.

[762SPR]

You don't really need it on a dirtbike. The pegs and pars keep the engine safe for the most part. I have some cycra barkbusters that have removable plastic sliders, they're kind of nice but a pain in the ass to install and if I didn't ride woods I wouldn't have them at all.

I have seen people put axle pegs for a little wheel protection and I'm pretty sure 50stunt sells them. Otherwise they would be pretty easy to make. I would go with axle pegs and maybe some sliders for the bar ends and you should be good.

As for the wheelies, it's really easy to ride them out JUST under BP of dirtbikes for some reason. Seems like they want to just kind of stick there so you're just slowly adding throttle to keep it going but eventually you rev out... The only thing to do is get used to getting higher. COVER YOUR BRAKE and USE IT! It's real easy to get lazy and not use the brake at all on a dirtbike for power wheelies because there's so much engine brake but then you end up looping if you do it wrong. Do this like 1000 times and you'll be good: You want to start from as slow as you can get while still being balanced, clutch up STRAIGHT to BP, and then use the brake to set it down. Try to get to balance point in as little distance as possible, then you'll be going really slow. If you don't have the idle set up high on the carb, just don't let the throttle off all the way. Once you can consistently get up straight to BP, then try riding them out slowly and use the BRAKE to control the height, not just the throttle.

[TheRadDude]

Alright thanks a lot. I can ride them somewhat under balance point but I'm chasing them out to much just like I was with the power wheelies. I just need to get used to it. With my bike being carved (I'm about to rejet). Ive heard that that is a disadvantage just because fuel injection is alot more smooth and easier to control riding a wheelie. BTW a KLX250sf is a supermoto.

[TheRadDude]

*Carbed

[Larse]

There's no problem to wheelie a carbed bike, imo they're smoother than bikes with fi

[762SPR]

That all depends... A single cylinder carbed bike will for sure be smoother than a multi-cylinder injected bike with un-synced throttle bodies. After syncing up my TB's my 636 is as smooth as glass. Also when you get a carbed bike up high, you're going to start leaking fuel out of the vent lines. That can get kind of annoying sometimes but isn't too big of a deal.

If you want to learn exactly where balance point is, especially on a dirtbike/sumo start from a stop with your left foot down, clutch up, and fag drag. Super easy to balance, and easy to bail if you freak out without hurting yourself. I taught two of my friends, one who couldn't even wheelie before, to almost hit BP on their dirtbikes after only about an hour of practice. Once you start cruising with your foot down fairly well, start picking your foot up and see how long you can keep going like that. It's all about brake control and being smooth with the throttle.