Dont feel bad....I did the same thing...on a brand new yamaha r1 in front of an entire college campus watching me..lol (I got up...picked up bike...drove off like nothing happened.....THEN PROCEEDED STRAIGHT TO HOSPITAL DUE TO BROKEN COLLARBONE..LOL)
Thank you for the brilliant, educated and insightful input. When I built it, I knew there was one little thing awry, a hint of something amiss. Sprockets, Man! The wheels need bigger Sprockets!! OF COURSE! HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED IT?
I'll put in the order tomorrow.
"Uh...Dave....I can't keep the front wheel on the ground. I need bigger sprockets. Help. Snowboarder dude said I need 'em. I screwed up. Need to slow it down a bit. Mebbe some anti-friction clutch/brake jelly, too."
@kalamamark LOL! Don't take it to heart... I personally find it pretty darn funny watching you wheelie your Rokon. And I'm still dumbfounded at how you managed to do a stoppie with that thing! Maybe Rokon brakes have gotten better. Because on my 71, there's not a chance in hell you're getting the rear wheel off the ground! :P
So in summary... It shouldn't do a stoppie that easily!! Try breaking out the grease gun and lubing that bad boy's brakes up a bit!! ;) hahaha!
@Mtrhd0024 I put hydraulic pit bike brakes on it. Hydraulic brakes are the best improvement to a Rokon...ever. I intentionally did the stoppie.....I did, however, switch into neutral just before then to get some speed, so I had no way to power out of it after I went 'over center.' I haven't done a stoppie since.
@kalamamark Haha, yea I knew you did it on purpose, and I figured you must have put hydraulic brakes on it or something, cuz there's noooo way the brakes on mine would even come close to being powerful enough to do a stoppie!! lol! I've got a 71, and really as slow as it is, (it only does like 20mph) unless I want to do stoppies (I have no intention :P) then my standard brakes are pretty adequate.
#2. Bigger sprockets would slow it down yes. But it would make it wheelie even easier.
#3. If you saw the sprockets on a Rokon, you'd realize that its pretty much impossible to put bigger sprockets on it. You'd have to drill holes in the tires.
#4. Did I mention that was a bad idea?
#5. How bout some grease on those brake discs so it doesn't stop so quickly.
Nice wheelie!
abaneyone 1 year ago
Dont feel bad....I did the same thing...on a brand new yamaha r1 in front of an entire college campus watching me..lol (I got up...picked up bike...drove off like nothing happened.....THEN PROCEEDED STRAIGHT TO HOSPITAL DUE TO BROKEN COLLARBONE..LOL)
bboyillscience 1 year ago
Ouch!
Looked like that spill hurt.
GerryK61 2 years ago
Yep...
kalamamark 2 years ago
Awsome
glgreg 2 years ago
fucking spinners lol!!!
foxysquerl 2 years ago
that wheelie was insane
kalukskate2 2 years ago
haha is that one of them bikes that have a bunch of attachments for them like water pumps and stuff?
Towlieee 2 years ago
your slugish you noob!!!!!!!!!!!! so shut the fuck up!
kodster360 2 years ago
you shouldnt be able to wheelie that thing that easy..might want to put bigger sprockets on the tires and slow it down a bit
snowboarddude117 2 years ago
Thank you for the brilliant, educated and insightful input. When I built it, I knew there was one little thing awry, a hint of something amiss. Sprockets, Man! The wheels need bigger Sprockets!! OF COURSE! HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED IT?
I'll put in the order tomorrow.
"Uh...Dave....I can't keep the front wheel on the ground. I need bigger sprockets. Help. Snowboarder dude said I need 'em. I screwed up. Need to slow it down a bit. Mebbe some anti-friction clutch/brake jelly, too."
kalamamark 2 years ago
wow r u a bung hole licker
ko26cur 1 year ago
@kalamamark THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME
bigger sprockets help rokons wheelie anyway.
DUMBASS
thanks kalmamark for my laugh of the day.
ithacam6 1 year ago
@kalamamark LOL! Don't take it to heart... I personally find it pretty darn funny watching you wheelie your Rokon. And I'm still dumbfounded at how you managed to do a stoppie with that thing! Maybe Rokon brakes have gotten better. Because on my 71, there's not a chance in hell you're getting the rear wheel off the ground! :P
So in summary... It shouldn't do a stoppie that easily!! Try breaking out the grease gun and lubing that bad boy's brakes up a bit!! ;) hahaha!
Mtrhd0024 1 year ago
@Mtrhd0024 I put hydraulic pit bike brakes on it. Hydraulic brakes are the best improvement to a Rokon...ever. I intentionally did the stoppie.....I did, however, switch into neutral just before then to get some speed, so I had no way to power out of it after I went 'over center.' I haven't done a stoppie since.
kalamamark 1 year ago
@kalamamark Haha, yea I knew you did it on purpose, and I figured you must have put hydraulic brakes on it or something, cuz there's noooo way the brakes on mine would even come close to being powerful enough to do a stoppie!! lol! I've got a 71, and really as slow as it is, (it only does like 20mph) unless I want to do stoppies (I have no intention :P) then my standard brakes are pretty adequate.
Mtrhd0024 1 year ago
@kalamamark i woulda just put the clutch in...
gibbo1112 5 months ago
@snowboarddude117 Dudeeee.... #1. Just no.
#2. Bigger sprockets would slow it down yes. But it would make it wheelie even easier.
#3. If you saw the sprockets on a Rokon, you'd realize that its pretty much impossible to put bigger sprockets on it. You'd have to drill holes in the tires.
#4. Did I mention that was a bad idea?
#5. How bout some grease on those brake discs so it doesn't stop so quickly.
#6. Did I mention that was a bad idea too?
Anyway. i'm just jerking your chain! :P
Mtrhd0024 1 year ago
OH SHI-
krankiev 3 years ago
i would like to see more of this bike
ithacam6 3 years ago
what motor ARE you running?
ithacam6 3 years ago
Hhaha. must have taken some time, & practice to figure out how to wheelie that thing. Cool bike!
wadevgh 3 years ago
niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kalamamark 3 years ago
how fast does it go
getsilly27 3 years ago
Not fast. 4 speeds. Slug, sluggish, sluglike and slow.
It will travel in a sluglike manner over most anything, however.
kalamamark 3 years ago
wat els is slugish ;D
getsilly27 3 years ago
GPX 124
kalamamark 3 years ago
Sweet bike! What motor are you running?
CHASTRACTIONCO 3 years ago 2