K1200LT burn out

[EdAnderson]

I picked up a screw in my rear tire. Ive been thinking of giving the old tar a proper sendoff. Question? I've done plenty of burnouts on other bikes. Any ideas on best technique for the linked braking system?

Ed

[hoog62]

Let us know how your clutch holds up...

[beeper]

Don't use the brakes, find a sturdy object to bump the front tire against.

That being said I would not recommend doing burnouts with an LT what with it's weight and known weak clutches it could prove to be much more costly than it's worth.

[joegottberg]

Don't forget to record it and post on YOUTUBE!

I doubt you'll kill the clutch. Once you break free, look out.

You may have to block her as suggested or otherwise disable the rear brake.

One more thing:

:worthless

:D

Joe

[RocketRon]

Power is a "relative" thing. This is like doing a burnout in a VW Beatle! hehe Wouldn't be worth it to me and besides, those kinds of burnouts coat your fender well with hot rubber......also coats it with evidence of abuse!

[razman10]

:corn:

I would love to see this... Be sure to video record the burnout and post it somewhere!!!

[BecketMa]

Make sure you get some tatts before you record it.

Bout the only way is with the front tire against an immovable object and a little oil under the rear tire to help it spin freely.

Bob

[Hollywood]

I picked up a screw in my rear tire. Ive been thinking of giving the old tar a proper sendoff. Question? I've done plenty of burnouts on other bikes. Any ideas on best technique for the linked braking system?

Ed
Back in my high school days, we would put some bleach under the wheel, This gives it some free spin and you also get a nice big white cloud of smoke!
Won't hurt the clutch either, just put the front wheel up against a wall or something.

[cccpastorjack]

Won't hurt the clutch either, just put the front wheel up against a wall or something.

:rolleyes:

[cccpastorjack]

Let us know how your clutch holds up...


Yea...it only costs around a grand to replace! :histerica :histerica :histerica

[saddleman]

Just put some kind of lube under the tire to get it spinning. Water,Oil,Bleach what ever & let it rip. If ya hurt the clutch it wont have been worth it.

[EdAnderson]

Thanks guy's. I pretty much had the same thoughts about blocking the front tire or disconnecting rear brake. As far as trashing the clutch a little water under the rear tire would stop the initial bite from ripping the clutch apart. When I get off this set of graveyards, I think I'm gonna try it. Will get video of it to post on here.

Ed Anderson

[Wolfgang]

Let me know were and when.

Since I am local I will come over and watch this from a safe distance. But while the event is on I will deny knowing who you are or that I ride the same kind of bike. The local TV channels run out of apartment fires, QuanellX, and murder stories often. You may want to alert them.

:histerica

[Yamadog]

Be sure to get someone to hold your beer for you :rotf:

[Randy]

And remember the three words that preceed many personal injuries:

"Hey, watch this" :rotf:

[eljeffe]

I picked up a screw in my rear tire. Ive been thinking of giving the old tar a proper sendoff. Question? I've done plenty of burnouts on other bikes. Any ideas on best technique for the linked braking system?

Ed

New rear tire: $210
New clutch: $1800
Watching someone demonstrate stupidity: Priceless

[cali_beemer]

I have done a smokey burnout on my first LT. It was a 2000 model so there wasnt an issue on linked brakes. I found a spot on the sidewalk under the overhang of where I worked. There was a small section where they did a super smooth area of concrete in between the decorative areas. I lined the tire up just right, held the front brake, stood up off the seat, revved it up and let the clutch go. It actually didnt take mutch to get it going. One really nice cloud of smoke. Howeever the K1200RS was alot better at burnouts. Heck, I even did a burout under acceleration on that bike. It got the bike sideways a bit until I let off the throttle. Of course when I tried that same thing at an intersection the front end came up. Did I mention that my clutch blew out on the K1200RS at 6k miles? :rotf:

[cali_beemer]

And remember the three words that preceed many personal injuries:

"Hey, watch this" :rotf:


According to Jeff Foxworthy, its a rednecks last words...

[pkpr1998]

According to Jeff Foxworthy, its a rednecks last words...


I think it goes like this; "hey bubba, watch this"! :p

[Cochinosucio]

I picked up a screw in my rear tire. Ive been thinking of giving the old tar a proper sendoff. Question? I've done plenty of burnouts on other bikes. Any ideas on best technique for the linked braking system?

Ed
And just think..... That bike (with a host of hidden problems) will be on the market for some poor unsuspecting sap one day........ Can I have the vin # before the burnout? Just a reference in case I'm ever in the market for an 08. Thanks!

[RocketRon]

And just think..... That bike (with a host of hidden problems) will be on the market for some poor unsuspecting sap one day........ Can I have the vin # before the burnout? Just a reference in case I'm ever in the market for an 08. Thanks!

Cochinosucio,
That won't be a problem.....it'll have a new clutch in it!

[rando]

no one has mentioned the final drive. Guess we'll see how it holds up.

Randy

[Cochinosucio]

no one has mentioned the final drive. Guess we'll see how it holds up.

Randy
Exactly.......

[dglenn1]

I think it goes like this; "hey bubba, watch this"! :p

I think it is more like "Hey Bubba, hold my beer and watch this!"

[JPSpen]

No, I've tried to hold back...


I wanna see someone do a couple of grand worth of damage to an LT.

Let's have it.....I wanna see.....:cool:

Maybe it won't tear up. :rolleyes:


JOhn

[grifscoots]

There are many flicks of that French guy wheelying the goat snot out of an LT, doing power slides, etc. Why deprive, or denigrate the feller for wanting to have a bit of fun with a burn out?

[pendie]

This is unrelated to your post, I just wanted to say I LOVE the pic you have with your name! I know where it came from and I only wish I had thought of it first.

[motorman587]

So if the clutch goes or the final drive will you blame BMW for making a crappy motorcycle?? hehehe :)

[erglenn]

The LT clutch will not hold up to normal use and your going try this good luck$2500.00 mistake!!!!!! and not to mention the FD!!!!!
This could worth watching....The $3500.00 Burn-out ...and the price of the tire...$3700.00 and increasing each min....

[grifscoots]

The LT clutch will not hold up to normal use and your going try this good luck$2500.00 mistake!!!!!! and not to mention the FD!!!!!
This could worth watching....The $3500.00 Burn-out ...and the price of the tire...$3700.00 and increasing each min....You forgot to add the price of the 6 pack consumed beforehand.

[cali_beemer]

Please, i think some of you are going overboard about the clutch and final drive. Sorry but I think it takes a bit more. Some of you guys seem to think the the cluch and final drive are just goign to explode in a matter of second. I relaly dont think you would be do any harm at all to the final drive. It would take a hell of alot more than that to do damage. The clutch may burn a bit and you will proabbaly smell some burning. Your just going to take some miles off the clutch. Thats my.02cents worth. But heck, I have done a burnout with an LT before so....

[beeper]

Wow, you guys are harsh. Let him have his fun, it is his bike after all.


I'm looking forward to the video, although I wouldn't do a burnout with my LT the Bandit has certainly destroyed some rubber in a cloud of smoke once or twice. :D

[sanjaun2]

I think with all the problems going on in the world, We all should step back and act a little younger once in awhile. I believe he will pull it off with no problems. Have fun with it and make sure the video camera is on. You may want to do it on private property just in case Johnny is in a bad mood. When I was a senior in high school during burnout week, I backed my car up to the rear doors of the school and did my burnout. Everyone started to run away so I thought the principal was coming. Then I saw the flames! I guess there was a lot of molten rubber and perhaps the steel belts ignited it.

[trainingwheelz]

Nose up to a brick wall in second gear, just before you put the wheel to the wall have a buddy squirt a bit of dishwashing detergent in front of the tire so it'll be sitting in it. When your front wheel is touching, have the buddy squirt some more on the tire, all the way around. Both feet on the ground, light pressure on the front brakes for stability (linked braking won't have a significant effect with light pressure). Gradually release the clutch and give her some throttle just as if you were taking off from a stop and the rear wheel will start spinning, once the clutch lever is fully out and you are absolutely vertical, add throttle. If you feel the bike move off of vertical, back off the throttle a bit until you have it completely under control again. Keep an eye on the tach to keep your rpm's under redline.

You can use bleach for more smoke, but the dish detergent really gets the rear wheel spinning (and you'll get plenty of smoke) without the violence to the clutch to get it going.

(Since the clutch is fully disengaged, I don't see where you're putting your clutch at risk here)

*in theory...your results may vary...the FDA has not approved this advice for diagnosis or treatment of medical disorder...void where prohibited...not valid with other offers...cannot confirm nor deny personal knowledge of effectiveness of these techniques...requires adult supervision


Enjoy your smoky goodness.

[hoog62]

But heck, I have done a burnout with an LT before so....

Video or it never happened....

[cali_beemer]

Video or it never happened....

Jyou callin me a liar? Izzz he callin me a liar? :rotf:

Dude, if I had video footage of every burnout I made, my hard drive would be full. I also would have needed to take a camera with me wherever I went on my Buell X1 lightning. That bike did insane burnouts. I pulled up to an intersection between the cars uo to where a firend was at. He rolled the window down and asked me to light it up, so of course I did. There was so much smoke, the lady in the car next to me thought her car was on fire. :histerica

[hoog62]

Jyou callin me a liar? Izzz he callin me a liar? :rotf:

Dude, if I had video footage of every burnout I made, my hard drive would be full. I also would have needed to take a camera with me wherever I went on my Buell X1 lightning. That bike did insane burnouts. I pulled up to an intersection between the cars uo to where a firend was at. He rolled the window down and asked me to light it up, so of course I did. There was so much smoke, the lady in the car next to me thought her car was on fire. :histerica

:D


Long time ago, in a high school parking lot far, far away...we had a big-block burnout contest whilst attending an alternative education session in the parking lot. The ass. principal comes running out with a fire extinguisher to find nothing much more than a few piles of molten rubber and a few equally "concerned" auto shop students. From then on the standard greeting for him was "Hey man, where's the fire?".

[cali_beemer]

so when will we expect to see the video of this great burnout be posted?

When my RT's back tire gets low and its time to replace, I will end up burning it off. In fact my trucks tires are bout gone. I forsee some roasting of tires soon, courtesy of a hemi.

[EdAnderson]

I can tell you that it happened today. Video will posted soon, working on the details now..

[Cochinosucio]

I can tell you that it happened today. Video will posted soon, working on the details now..
WAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Can't wait to see it!

[jayjacobson]

Must be great to have so much free time on your hands!

[dgl57]

Hey Ed,
I can tell you that I have been there and done that and I like your style.

Dan

[TBob]

:corn:

[Palerider]

:corn:

[grifscoots]

:corn:

[Dick]

:corn:
:corn: + :beer: + :toast:

[loansumrider]

This waiting is getting boring, and boring, and boring;
still waiting and waiting and waiting; :wave

[jayjacobson]

:corn:
Awwhhhh WTF, I'm in! :corn:

[ibbones]

Awwhhhh WTF, I'm in! :corn:Me too.:corn:

[trainingwheelz]

(If it were me, I'd set up a PayPal account and charge everyone who's now "hooked" a dollar to view the video to recoup the cost of the new rear tire! I know I'd pay a buck!)





(cut me in for 15% if you do)


:corn:

[Palerider]

"If it were me; I'd buy a pony keg of beer; invite all of us over; carefully remove the trashed tire from the rear rim; then just have a bon fire with the tire."

As quoted from 'Outlaw Swarm' a.k.a my SO.

:corn:

[cali_beemer]

(If it were me, I'd set up a PayPal account and charge everyone who's now "hooked" a dollar to view the video to recoup the cost of the new rear tire! I know I'd pay a buck!)





(cut me in for 15% if you do)


:corn:

After seeing all these posts, maybe I should sell popcorn!

[BigGeo]

How do you get in?

[EdAnderson]

Sorry for the delay with the video. First My Videographer lost the patch cord that hooks the camera to the computer. Then we get into artistic differences about music for the background, Which angles show the best smoke. Now splicing it together to make it look right will take place on friday with uploads promised for that night. Get your popcorn and beer ready for the Friday matinee.

Special Ed
the beemer killer

[cccpastorjack]

Sorry for the delay with the video. First My Videographer lost the patch cord that hooks the camera to the computer. Then we get into artistic differences about music for the background, Which angles show the best smoke. Now splicing it together to make it look right will take place on friday with uploads promised for that night. Get your popcorn and beer ready for the Friday matinee.

Special Ed
the beemer killer


Yea...yea...yea....We'll believe it when we SEE it! :histerica

[Palerider]

Sorry for the delay with the video. First My Videographer lost the patch cord that hooks the camera to the computer. Then we get into artistic differences about music for the background, Which angles show the best smoke. Now splicing it together to make it look right will take place on friday with uploads promised for that night. Get your popcorn and beer ready for the Friday matinee.

Special Ed
the beemer killer

Little Lyle Lovet might be in order..........................'Outlaw Swarm's' all over makin' the Popcorn.................. :deadhorse :cboy:

[cws]

who wants b/g music, I want to hear the screeching and screaming.....!!
:corn:

[razman10]

Where is this video????

:corn:

[cali_beemer]

Maybe some Johny Cash, Ring of fire

or Metallica, Fuel

[hoog62]

Do not try this at home. Special Ed is a professional stunt rider
and all acts depicted herein were performed on closed roadways
with appropriate medical personnel standing by. No children or
small animals were harmed in the making of this film. YMMV.
Complimentary popcorn is available in the lobby.

[joegottberg]

Maybe some Johny Cash, Ring of fire

or Metallica, Fuel

I was thinking "Smoke on the Water"

[Palerider]

who wants b/g music, I want to hear the screeching and screaming.....!!
:corn:

Sorry..........ya' lost me for a minute.............I thought ya' meant BEE GEE"S.........silly of me mate........... :dance:

:cboy: ican't get my popcorn................:(

[Diehly]

Sorry for the delay with the video. First My Videographer lost the patch cord that hooks the camera to the computer. Then we get into artistic differences about music for the background, Which angles show the best smoke. Now splicing it together to make it look right will take place on friday with uploads promised for that night. Get your popcorn and beer ready for the Friday matinee.

Special Ed
the beemer killer

With this commitment in tact, I have taken off work on Friday and set my alarm two hours early. I rented a projector from the library and have it super sized on the white wall in my greatroom. Have added another amp to my surround sound. I am going to bed early but will probably just toss and turn in anticipation! For the love of Jerry Garcia and my Cherokee ancestors, be careful!

[jayjacobson]

Do not try this at home. Special Ed is a professional stunt rider
and all acts depicted herein were performed on closed roadways
with appropriate medical personnel standing by. No children or
small animals were harmed in the making of this film. YMMV.
Complimentary popcorn is available in the lobby.
"Batteries not included. Member FDIC. No models depicted in this presentation engaged in any activity past the point of their vision getting slightly blurry"

[pkpr1998]

:corn: Ya' see, it DOESN'T take much to entertain us!

Kudos in advance to the unseen video :D

Otherwise :worthless or the video!

[Palerider]

What time is Show Time....................?.................... :corn:

[Cochinosucio]

:corn:

[ChiefMn]

If this guy doesn't follow through, I will.I ain't afeered of FD failure.Might be a bit of a let down though,seeing as there's in inch of ice on my driveway.

[Corrado68]

Here it is !

link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou69ViD6z50)

:histerica

[Palerider]

Cool..............but on the other hand I was expecting this to be an LT................................ :b2topic: :b2topic: :wack:

:corn:

[Corrado68]

I know, I know.... I was on you-tube to see if anyone else has ever posted an LT burnout and happened to find the one I linked... not an LT but made me laugh

[jayjacobson]

Here it is !

link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou69ViD6z50)

:histerica
Speaking of the land of the easily entertained? :confused: