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  1. iv just started to get the hang of my uni, iv only had it for about 4
    weeks so im still in the learning stage, i was just wondering when you
    bunny hop how is the best way to learn. iv given it a little go but
    cant manage more than 2 or 3 hops. how long would you expect it to take
    some one to learn how to be able to do it???

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  2. When i first started i only did 1 hop a time, then when i was
    comfortable with that, i started doing more 😄

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  3. depends on your learning curve. i learned how to ride in a single night
    and learned how to mount and hop the next day. so if you are younger
    (teens) you should learn quickly

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    gordito8me said:

    it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
    but not really that fun.

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    Koxx rapes Torker hard!

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    never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy


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  4. what sort of tyre pressure should i have my tyre's on for learning to
    hop?

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  5. I learned in one night, took my sister over a month. You just keep on
    hopping, the main thing is sticking to it. You will cross over a line
    all over a sudden (Not literally (-_-)) and suddenly start doing 20
    then 30 then 70 so on.

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  6. I would practice hopping up a curb. that way you can start geting used
    to jumping distances, start learning how to jump higher , and learn how
    to jump more fluently all at once. Still a baby step in the end but a
    good one to take.
    also be sure to practice jumping both to your right and to your left.
    Like 5 hops to the left then 5 to the right.

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  7. ^^ good advice on going to the left and right. im also in the learning
    process (but aren't we all still learning ? lol) I'v just started to
    get comfortable with hops. i found that holding onto something with the
    hand you dont hold your seat with helped me start. but dont do that for
    too long or you will get too used to doing it.
    another tip that i figured out is to bend your legs a bit wen you land
    to absorb the shock. this helps if you are about to try jumping onto a
    curb etc. it lets you kind of sit there for a little bit before you
    have to hop again.

    once you get used to shifting your weight forward,back,side to side you
    will be able to hop for longer than 2 or 3. a couple of weeks ago i
    could only do 2 or 3 myself. now i can do just about as many as i
    want/need.

    keep PRACTICING and i promise you will pick it up pretty fast mate.
    good luck..

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  8. I learnt to hop last weekend, but I kind of cheated..

    I stopped the wheel rotating by strapping the wheel to the frame using
    cycle clip straps, effectively making it a pogo stick, that way I
    didn't have to worry about falling off backwards/forwards and just
    concentrate on standing up and hopping.
    Once I got the hang of hopping on the spot, about an hour, I unstrapped
    the wheel free mounted and away I went😄 😄

    Cheating: not big, not clever, but great fun🙂

    Dave

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  9. :p haha thats actually not a bad idea mate. its not really cheating
    anyway beacause you arent competing. its increasing your chances of
    learning and helping you if ur having trouble. like using a foam pit to
    learn backflips (on a dirtbike/ or bmx.)lol

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