Article: Take your scooter to where the ground is wide and flat. Ride your scooter at a comfortable speed and when you feel ready, bend your knees and jump into the air. As you jump, pull the handlebars upward to draw the scooter deck up with you. Keep bending your knees as you land back on the ground and push the handlebars downward slightly.  You don’t need any ramps or hills to do a bunny hop. Mastering the bunny hop will help you prepare to learn more complex tricks. Put 1 foot on the back of your scooter deck and then kick off with your other foot. Gently lift the handlebars up so that the front wheel is airborne while keeping your other foot off the scooter deck and just above the ground. Use your hands to steer the scooter and swing your foot that’s not on the deck to help keep yourself balanced. A manual is a great way to practice your balance and to learn a transition to use between different tricks. Ride your scooter forward and then place 1 foot down on the brake. Position your other foot so that it rests on the deck just in front of the brake. Pull the handlebars up to lift the front wheel and then bounce on the brake so that your scooter jumps slightly with only the back wheel touching the ground. The tire tap also make a good transition between more complicated tricks. Take your right hand off the handlebars and keep your left hand on. Then continue holding onto the handlebars with your left hand while you spin them as far as you comfortably can. When you can’t spin the handlebars any further, bring your right hand under your left arm and grab the handlebars with your right hand. Remove your left hand from the handlebars and then complete the rotation with your right hand. Once you have rotated the handlebars by 360°, return your left hand to the handlebars.  You can start with either your left or right hand, as long as you complete the barspin with your opposite hand. The basic process is the same. When you first start, practice barspins while you are stationary by standing with 1 foot on the brake and lifting the front of the scooter off the ground. If you want to perform a barspin while you’re riding, do a bunny hop as high as you can and complete the barspin while you’re in the air.
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Do a bunny hop to prepare for more complex tricks. Do a manual to ride just on the back wheel of your scooter. Try a tire tap to bounce on the back of your scooter. Perform a barspin to learn the basic maneuver for handlebar tricks.