How to stay on your bike!?

[Feasty]

Well I never, I accidentally popped my 1st wheelie yesterday!!

I'm finding my SLR650 incredibly quick off the line, I filtered to the front of 2 lanes of standing traffic at red lights as I normally do. Only this time there was a sporty Merc on my right and a crappy Fiesta on my left, they were both revving engines a bit and inching forwards waiting for the green light. Cue the amber and I'm off!! A bit kangarooey but I clearly felt the front lift off for a short moment... twice, and left them well behind. Thing is, I also slid back into my top box which I'm very glad was there!! This isn't the first time this has happened either... So what do the rest of you do to stop sliding backwards, the only thing I can think of is this rubbery stuff you can place over the seat - looks crap though.

Also on another note, my bike is a 1 cylinder, 4 stroke giving a serious kicking in lower revs but then losing momentum higher up the rev range, it's still bloody fast to me though! However I find I'm generally riding round in quite low rev's all the time - would this be doing anything bad to the bike?


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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[virus]

Hold on tight, grip the tank with your knees.

Its a big single, they have loads of low down torque, thats how theyre supposed to be ridden.

Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[Ariel Badger]

What trousers are you wearing? I once had to glue rubber strips to my bum to stop me slipping.
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Bikers make great organ donors, get 115 on your licence today.

[Feasty]

I wear textile waterproofs all the time with built in protection, I've gotta be careful enough as it is - I'll never forget the first time I re-waterproofed them with Nikwax and when to work the next morning. That was scary on my 125 - sliding all over the place, especially since I'd done my gloves too!!

Rubber strips sounds interesting! What kind of glue did you use?
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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[Finglonga]

[Feasty]

What, you always wait till green!?
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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[Ariel Badger]

I used bits of an old inner tube and stuck it on using the spray on carpet tile glue. Sewing it on would work as well.
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Bikers make great organ donors, get 115 on your licence today.

[Finglonga]

[Deckx]

shit yourself a few times, offers pretty good grip when it drys out

[Feasty]

[kal9001]

I had this with the CBR, Its just one of those things you have to get used to.
I used to feel like I was falling off the whole time, half of it is just your perception, Youll get used to it, Also youll get used to just gripping with your legs.
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Anyone stupid enough to think we will drag a load of wooden horses full of soldiers into our city is certanley stupid enough to drag all of ours into theirs!

[chris-red]

[jack_zxr400]

could use a few velcro strips lol xD

the sort of thing you stick onto your car dash then stick the other side to your phone, but stick one strip to the seat and the other to your arse
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Previous Bike: ZXR 400
Current Bike: R6
Test Date: 8/8/2008-PASSED

[Seb]

[panrider_uk]

Better throttle control maybe?

Mark
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[Feasty]