Which size should I get. Some say thin wheels are better and some say fatter wheels are. Whats the difference besides size.
Some people downshift before stopping and some do not. It depends on what you feel comfortable doing. You downshift when you have to slow down like going around a curve or in traffic that is slowing down.
The R6 is NOT a bike to be learning on, get yourself a smaller 125/250 bike (dirt bikes are fun in these engine capacity's) . Find someone who can Show you one on one (it's a great help). Buy a cheap bike and if you can do your learning on a bit of waste ground/off road less chance of being hurt by another toad user. Ride the smaller bike regularly and get you test out of the waythen go out and buy you R6. Riding experience 40+ years, present bikes Hyabusa, Gpz1100 (being restored) and a (LITTLE) Cagiva Planet 125cc that has been de restricted ,100mph and great for scooting about town.
Press in and hold the clutch. this will allow you to coast. At the same time you should be applying the proper amount of brake force, being sure not to lock either. When you come to a complete stop you can either shift your gears down to neutral or down to first (Of course holding down the clutch doing while doing this.) I always stay in first when at a stop in case the person behind me does not stop and I have to take off quickly.For a really quick stop where you don't have time, you don't even need to shift down. Just hold in the clutch and brake to stop.an R6 IS NOT A GOOD BIKE FOR A BEGINNER BUDDY YOU SHOULD TRY TO GET a ninja ex500,suzuki gs500 those 2 are the want i could think of rite now.good luckbikelife.
if you skate street smaller thinner wheels are best. Vert (ramps, skateparks, etc.) you want thicker bigger wheels.
bigger wheels (51-55) will go faster and smaller wheels (49-50) will be more stable and keep you lower to the ground. I would say buy 52's. They are a standard height and go fast but dont give you wheel bite. i like to go faster when i skate so i like 52's. thin and thick wheels dont really matter. Thick ones just offer more grip
