Difference between revisions of "How to do a burnout"

Stop your bike in the designated burnout area, place both feet on the ground. Pull the clutch lever all the way in. Before you start chewing that tire down to the cords, put the bike in second gear, it will keep you burning longer, and avoid possible engine damage from bouncing off the rev limiter. Make sure you are holding the front brake tightly. Slowly let the clutch out to the point just before engagement begins. Now rev the motor into the [[powerband]], not [[redline]], but somewhere in the middle of the bike's powerband, which is usually at about 80% of the motor's rpm capability. Wherever your bike makes power is a good place to start. You don't want to sit and zing your motor for nothing, so feed the clutch out aggressively, but remain smooth. The tire should be spinning right now, so hang on Smokey! If your tire is not spinning, you should try more rpm or feeding out the clutch faster. Real men and true idiots, of course, just peg the motor and dump the clutch. This is a good way to get hurt.

Stop your bike in the designated burnout area, place both feet on the ground. Pull the clutch lever all the way in. Before you start chewing that tire down to the cords, put the bike in second gear, it will keep you burning longer, and avoid possible engine damage from bouncing off the rev limiter. Make sure you are holding the front brake tightly. Slowly let the clutch out to the point just before engagement begins. Now rev the motor into the [[powerband]], not [[redline]], but somewhere in the middle of the bike's powerband, which is usually at about 80% of the motor's rpm capability. Wherever your bike makes power is a good place to start. You don't want to sit and zing your motor for nothing, so feed the clutch out aggressively, but remain smooth. The tire should be spinning right now, so hang on Smokey! If your tire is not spinning, you should try more rpm or feeding out the clutch faster. Real men and true idiots, of course, just peg the motor and dump the clutch. This is a good way to get hurt.

Low-powered bike, or are burnout-challenged? Standing with the bike beneath you, bounce it up and down by pressing on the handlebars. When you get a good rhythm going, feed out the clutch rapidly when the front end is at the bottom of its bounce. This is the point when the weight on the rear tire is going to be at a minimum, reducing traction, and increasing smoke!

Low-powered bike, or are burnout-challenged? Standing with the bike beneath you, bounce it up and down by pressing on the handlebars. When you get a good rhythm going, feed out the clutch rapidly when the front end is at the bottom of its bounce. This is the point when the weight on the rear tire is going to be at a minimum, reducing traction, and increasing smoke!