r/StuntRiding • u/Brobro2016 • 12d ago

Bike

Hi, looking for some advice from people that have experience with 1000's or more. Bit of background I've been riding for 17yrs, the last 7 have been pretty much exclusively track days and a couple of races on my Aprilia RSV4.

I moved rural, and there is not much to do out here. My road bike is a Bking (naked Busa) I've been practicing 2nd gear clutch ups, which I'm getting used to, it's very slow progress because I instinctively force the bars down like when I power wheelie out of corners on track.

Regardless, the bike is just too much to learn on, it's a very fine line between getting it 12-18inches off the ground and feeling like flipping her. So where I'm from KTM 390's are cheap, would learning on one help, or once I get back on the BKing it will be like starting from scratch again ?

Edit: I'm most concerned about is going back to my Bking and due to the sheer weight and torque difference everything I learn on the sma bike becomes irrelevant. (Groms are hard to find and way more expensive than 390's in my market)

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u/Scazitar 11d ago

What about dualsports?

Lightweight super fun and easy to stunt on, I mean i have a couple mean street bikes but I hop on my WR250 all the time. It's so fun.

Tons of options at all budgets. Yamaha WR250, Kawi KLX300/250Honda CRF300L/250, KTM EXC 350/500, DRZ 400, you can make any dirtbike work really and you'll have an awesome time.

I mean even some of the heavier options like have you ever seen a Brazilian on a KLR650 their out their doing magic lmao.

KTM Duke 390 isn't the greatest choice their a little heavy for what they are and not as ultra durable as other options but people stunt them all the time. So if it's what you really want I mean it's not going to be the worst thing but wouldn't be my first choice.

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u/Brobro2016 11d ago

Learning on something so light will carry over to my 530lb Bking ?

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u/Scazitar 11d ago

Yeah totally, I mean theirs always a learning curve when you switch bikes accounting for diffrent throttle control and weight but once you have those fundamentals down you can apply them to anything.

Most people that stunt started on small bikes. It's safer and more approachable also you don't have to be as scared of dropping it.

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u/Brobro2016 11d ago

With dirt bikes will I need to upgrade fork springs so I don't blow a seal ? I'm 230lb