Burnout 101

[JustAFocus]

Okay, first things first, pick a good area. If there is to much sand, gravel, whatever on the ground it isn't a good place. once the back tire gets warm the bad boy will slide like it's on ice.

Okay, put the bike in first, pull the clutch all the way in and pull the front brake ALL THE WAY IN. And I mean pull on the bad boy in to the point that it just about touches the handgrip.

Now, stand up a bit and lean a bit forward. You want to make sure that, while you maintain full control of the bike, you have as little contact with the bike as possible. Mostly it'll just be your hands and inner thighs.

Okay, start bring the RPM's up. Don't let out on the clutch yet. Bring them up around 9500. Now, start letting the clutch out. DO NOT LET IT OUT QUICK AND DO NOT POP IT. These actions will cause the front end to jump up and it'll wheelie right out from under ya.

Okay, we're letting the clutch out in a controlled manner. You'll see that the RPM's will want to dip. Keep adjusting the throttle to keep it between 9500 and 10500. (These numbers are all for the 600, adjust for your bike.) As the clutch is coming out you'll feel the bike grab. Once it grabs you're almost there.

A lot of time you won't even know that the back tire came free. So be looking for it, feeling for it or smelling for it. It'll spin around a few times before smoke comes off of it. You might need someone to watch for you the first time or two.

Okay, back tire is spinning free now, right? Time to stop torturing the clutch. Go ahead and, in a controlled manner, let it the rest of the way out. Now you have the clutch out (but covered) and the tire spinning. now the trick is to watch your RPM's. You DO NOT need to bounce it off the rev-limiter. Keep it around 9500 and you should be fine. Also, keep an eye on your temp. Once it gets past 222 (again, on 600's) the fan will come on. Much past that and you risk over heating the bike. No big deal but you should keep a look at it.

Okay, now you're going and you can move the bike any way you want. I'd suggest, at first, not moving it. Then practice wagging it a little bit by moving it back and forth a few inches. You'll get the hang of it and start to get a feel for what you should or shouldn't do.

Now to stop....Do not just let off the gas or the clutch. Needs to be a controlled action. Pull in on the clutch as you roll the throttle off. this keeps the engine from loading up or over reving.

Now put it on the kickstand and take a bow. You are now Mr. Cool-G and are in need of a new back tire.

Okay, step-by-step:

1. Start Bike and saddle up
2. Grab a hand full of clutch and front brake
3. Stand Up
4. Throttle up to ~9500
5. Let out clutch until bike catches
6. Make sure tire is spinning free
7. Release clutch the rest the way
8. Make lots of smoke
9. Wiggle bike around
10. Pull in clutch/release throttle (SAME TIME)
11. kick stand down
12. Remove self from bike
13. Take bow.

[DC2Nick]

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[mikecentola]

Again a great post.


WE need a smiley that says {DC2NICKS POSTS ARE WORTHLESS IN GENERAL }

[JustAFocus]

[WhtRice]

im not a fan of the kick stand part of that. i more just drop the bike and or let it ride off by itself and walk away...

[Celtic1982citleC]

I like watching people do smokey burnouts but I can't bring myself to melt away my rubber like that.

[gsxtc]

i have a couple tires laying around for this kinda stuff

[usmc2801]

you shouldnt need your rpms up that high, i can do one on my 95 gsxr 750 at like 6000

[WhtRice]

it dont matter what rpms u do it at. my and my boys but around 200 sets of tires a year so we have plenty of extra for just burning. i will put up some vids soon...

[WhtRice]

heres some of my vids off my phone... i will add more tonight

[WhtRice]

heres one more...

[silverandslow]

i like nithe firs tone randomly the guy in the mini goes across lol

[xceebeex]

Originally Posted by silverandslow

i like nithe firs tone randomly the guy in the mini goes across lol

Was that English?