Nuff said right there...thats some funny ****!!

 

Smokin the rear tire while holding the front brake in a stationary position is known as a brakestand and is relatively easy to do if that's in fact what you want to do? If so; make sure there's no sand under your front tire, lift your butt off the seat, hold the front brake and even lean onto the front end to add some weight and roll the throttle while letting the clutch out. It's the easy way to get a tire rolling and make lots of smoke for those who don't want to roll one and take the bike for a ride while sliding sideways. If and when you get comfortable with it, it's pretty easy to walk the bike around to the right in a circle and create a happy face. All it takes is practice to get it down and again, only if you want to showboat?

The fun part for me is when you have the power to roll out of it then whack it wide open while sliding it for 100' to 150' before pulling a gear. If trying this for the first time, one should keep their senses until they learn how their bike is gonna react cause some will pull straight while others will slide off the the left or right so start with half throttle roll outs until you get it down and learn how to handle your bike. If it gets squirly, slowly roll off as the bike hooks up and straigtens out.

Once you know how the bike responds, practise with a few roll on burnouts where you hammer it and drop the clutch from 5-10 mph and ride it out. Once you get that down, then you can better handle how the bikes gonna react when you hammer it from a dead stop. Dropping the hammer from a dead stop is a whole new experience where sometimes it will get real squirly and dance 3 feet in each direction so ya better be holding on and know when to roll off the throttle. One word of advice for those who want to try it for the first time, make sure you pick a nice flat surface so you know the road is straight and don't go trying this on a city street or anywhere near parked cars or imoveable objects. Country roads are a good place to practice and be sure to have a bud around in case you get into trouble. I've seen bikes get away from people while doing this and it doesn't take long to hit 50mph so make sure you aren't wearing shorts and sandles if you know what I mean?

Burnouts are not for everyone so don't take this as advice to run out and try it. Many people get themselve's hurt or can wreck their bike so the best advice is stay within your riding skills. If you're not used to taking risks and your not of above average riding skills, maybe it's best not doing one in the first place cause crashing your bike is very embarrasing when you're trying to show off as many do. I normally do mine in the back country when nobody's around and therefore eliminate the odds of an 8 point ticket. Tires aren't cheap at 250.00 to 300.00 a pop, and mine normally last one season or 3 rears for every front.

Hotrod and performance bikes with a lot of power can make it look easy so understand it can be more difficult with a stock bikes than say a bike that has 120hp/120lbs of power. While some like the smoke, others see it as showing off or riding dangerously so use common sense and keep the burnouts where they belong is all I can say. If you really want to see a pro doing burnouts, go to youtube and search slow joe. He's the king of burnouts, wheelies and donuts.

 

I used to do burnouts like this all the time. I've only done two or three since I bought my Ultra. Rear tire removal and installation was a lot easier on the shaft drive...

 

Remember the say......

Hey, watch this............


Works both ways. But just make sure that your prepared for the problems. It looks cool, it sounds cool.... but I'll just show you how to get from point "A" to point "B" the quickest. Anybody can spin a tire. Or do a wheelie. Its the guy that puts it to the ground best that wins.

This coming from a 35 year drag racer....... and thats not 35 years old (I'm 51)

 

First step, drill a hole in your head.
Oh wait, you've probably already done this...

 

Usually Jack Daniels, but if I am really hard up Clan McGregor

 

Here is Harley Davidsons stance on the subject...

Burnouts can cause injury or death!

 

this thred is 6months old !!!!!!! hav you cracked it yet???

 

man i cant believe what i hereing in some of these posts some of you guys sound like my dad, { why i the hell would you want to do that } . and im going to enlighten some of you guys with the stupid remarks cause you know what its people like you that are standing in the back sucking your thumb egging the person on to do it . burnouts are fun plain and simple theres something about burning rubber and the smoke that puts a smile on everyones face. me personally will do it both ways it doesnt matter but i mostly do brake stands do to the fact that its alot less stess on the belt then reving it up at 10mph and dumping the clutch. just grab some brake click it into second bring it up to about 4-5rpms let it rip for a good 5 count let brake go and hold on and if she starts to kick sideways you best stay in it to the end or youll get highsided. i get close to 100 ft burnouts that way.

enjoy

p.s the only thing on my sg that has been done is a se heavy breather and mufflers

 

I've got an Ultra Classic and it's harder to do with a heavier bike like mine, but here's my process. I rev her up pretty high, stand up, and simultaneously grab a whole lotta brake while dumping the clutch. Front wheel might start a little skid though, so be careful. I do rollin' burnouts and brakestands, but prefer brakestands. I usually do burnouts to finish off a worn tire and on occasion, just to show off for others. Depending on how much tread is left, I'll usually get a 30-60 second burnout going, disappearing in a cloud of thick tire smoke.

Tom