Wheelie 101
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If your tire spins, you probably have cold tires.
1. Get in the staggered or standard stance. (I don't do sit downs)
2. Find a gear (2nd works). If you don't have brake on lock, I would probably stay off 1st.
3. Get into the powerband.
4. Clutch/blip/bounce/lean back all at the same time.
Staggereds are a bit easier to do and a bit more comfortable. Since your foot is on the passenger peg you get a more stand up feeling and once you get use to it you'll feel that you'll have more control over your bike.. Which you do.
When you clutch up, you'll want to blip the throttle. Also, bouncing helps a lot. You have to do it all simitaniously in one motion, but once you get it, you'll wonder why you couldn't do it from the beginning. It takes practice, but your bike will come up by clutch with no problem. You can clutch your bike up in 3rd as well. Just have to commit to it and practice at it.
Once you get it, you won't need to shift. Shoot straight to balance and cruise.
1. Get in the staggered or standard stance. (I don't do sit downs)
2. Find a gear (2nd works). If you don't have brake on lock, I would probably stay off 1st.
3. Get into the powerband.
4. Clutch/blip/bounce/lean back all at the same time.
Staggereds are a bit easier to do and a bit more comfortable. Since your foot is on the passenger peg you get a more stand up feeling and once you get use to it you'll feel that you'll have more control over your bike.. Which you do.
When you clutch up, you'll want to blip the throttle. Also, bouncing helps a lot. You have to do it all simitaniously in one motion, but once you get it, you'll wonder why you couldn't do it from the beginning. It takes practice, but your bike will come up by clutch with no problem. You can clutch your bike up in 3rd as well. Just have to commit to it and practice at it.
Once you get it, you won't need to shift. Shoot straight to balance and cruise.
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my 05 gsxr 600 is lowered does that make it harder for me to get the bike up?
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been going to this site for years now, finally figured i'd join ha. so anyway wheelies, finally got to doing clutch up 2nd gear sit downs and can ride it out on bp at the end of last riding season but after seeing this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUwogOKkDg&feature=related i'm wondering what the hell he did wrong. looks like he got up smooth but then shit hits the fan. i'm riding them around 50mph i'd say and i feel pretty stable and i've only ridden them on straight roads. looks like he was going too slow, wasn't stable, and was pure rider error by shifting his weight. i guess what am getting at is that this shouldn't happen to me if i'm not a dumbass and shifting my weight radically and i'm not wheelin in a tornado?
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Yeah read the article again. GET YOUR NUTZ OFF THE FUEL TANK.
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if you are setting down at high speed they will make tiny ones, yea. nothing really worth worrying about if you do one here and there. but if you do em often and fast you might feel your handlebars pulse a bit after setting down too many of em. change your tire. my front ended up bein so fucked i couldn't take my hands off the wheel without it wanting to start a slapper
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yeah it has a lot of uneven wear. and i do get slappers all the time
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This summer i just started geting stand ups dialed, one thing i found i was doing REALLY wrong was putting my left foot on the passenger peg and putting the peg under the toe of my foot. my buddy told me to put the peg under the arch of my foot and that stabalised everything straight away. Made a huge differnence. i found stand ups so easy compared to siting, so much more control and you can see in front of you!!
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Re: Addicted to wheelies
those high speed wheelies look really intense. At 5.01 that looks really fast, that would have to have a smaller margin for error than a first gear stand up. it all happens so much quicker it seems.
those high speed wheelies look really intense. At 5.01 that looks really fast, that would have to have a smaller margin for error than a first gear stand up. it all happens so much quicker it seems.
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Ok so i'lv been riding for 7 years now ( 02 1k gsxr) and never really did wheelis because i was afraid to flip the bike.I consider myself a good rider, but like i said to to big on wheelies, I mean i did little roll ons but never held it more then 2-3 sec. Anyway i was determine to learn and told myself stop being a pu##y and just do it. So this past weekend i went to a empty parking lot with all my gear ( leathers gloves helmet) and start praticing cluching in 2nd. I have very good throttle control when both wheels are on the ground but not so much on one wheel. Ok so it was going ok i was getting up the wheel higher and higher each time clutching in 2nd at around 15mph. Long story short I LOOPED her and landed on my a$$ i have a nice cherry to say the least and the last two nights sucked. The bike is fine i rode it home and bent back a few things to make it ridable. I need plastics and really need a real cowl.haha pic is below.I should i read a very important line before i tryied wheelieing....KNIGHT2211 you hit it on the head when you said "You want to lock your legs down on the bike so that, as she starts to come up, you don't pull back on the bars to 'hold on', which could possibly cause you to open up the gas more than you want to". PLEASE CONSIDER THE ABOVE WHEN YOU TRY TO WHEELIE!! with that said i know i need to get back on the bike and start wheelie again otherwise i'll never do it and be afraid again.. I did want to buy a 12 o'clock bar for a little help, i mean i know i can still loop it with it on but i figured it might help a little?
Guys and thoughts advise on the above??
Ok so i'lv been riding for 7 years now ( 02 1k gsxr) and never really did wheelis because i was afraid to flip the bike.I consider myself a good rider, but like i said to to big on wheelies, I mean i did little roll ons but never held it more then 2-3 sec. Anyway i was determine to learn and told myself stop being a pu##y and just do it. So this past weekend i went to a empty parking lot with all my gear ( leathers gloves helmet) and start praticing cluching in 2nd. I have very good throttle control when both wheels are on the ground but not so much on one wheel. Ok so it was going ok i was getting up the wheel higher and higher each time clutching in 2nd at around 15mph. Long story short I LOOPED her and landed on my a$$ i have a nice cherry to say the least and the last two nights sucked. The bike is fine i rode it home and bent back a few things to make it ridable. I need plastics and really need a real cowl.haha pic is below.I should i read a very important line before i tryied wheelieing....KNIGHT2211 you hit it on the head when you said "You want to lock your legs down on the bike so that, as she starts to come up, you don't pull back on the bars to 'hold on', which could possibly cause you to open up the gas more than you want to". PLEASE CONSIDER THE ABOVE WHEN YOU TRY TO WHEELIE!! with that said i know i need to get back on the bike and start wheelie again otherwise i'll never do it and be afraid again.. I did want to buy a 12 o'clock bar for a little help, i mean i know i can still loop it with it on but i figured it might help a little?
Guys and thoughts advise on the above??
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+1 on this. definitely works for 1st gear power
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superman wheelie 101 next? 
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Great post. went out today in this beautiful weather we're having here today in NY 55 degrees lol..... anyways, went out today went for a little ride for 10-15mins to warm up my tires and then came around my block to try some power wheelies. I didn't think my 750 would pick up so much but amazingling it did.
1st try didn't go anywhere
2nd try went up too high for confort but as soon as I let go of the throttle I came right back down without having to use the back break.
3rd keep getting up little by little, so I guess I just have to keep practicing until I get used to the feeling and then I'll practice my throttle control to hold it up for a little.
1st try didn't go anywhere
2nd try went up too high for confort but as soon as I let go of the throttle I came right back down without having to use the back break.
3rd keep getting up little by little, so I guess I just have to keep practicing until I get used to the feeling and then I'll practice my throttle control to hold it up for a little.
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great indepth post all good advice......
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I've been going out and practicing my wheelies off and on, and I'm starting to get comfy with holding them longer and longer.
I started off with little 1st gear power wheelies, let off the throttle for a split second at 8k rpm, and then open up full throttle and it will come right up... but I found I had to be fairly violent on the throttle to make it happen at first. From there I got more and more comfortable with it, and found it will come up easier and easier.. It has everything to do with your body not doing those survival reactions and putting your weight in the right place.
After I had gotten ok at those, I switched to trying to learn how to clutch up. I started off just getting the feel of pulling the clutch with one finger quickly and revving it to about 12k in 2nd gear from about 6k. Just to get some muscle memory going, and to hear what it sounded like.
After that I slowly started releasing the clutch at 10-12k to get the front end light. It was a struggle at first to not chop the throttle, as it comes up way faster than a power wheelie.. but once I got the hang of it, I would basically rev with lots of throttle, then instinctively let off a bit as it's rising, and then get back on the throttle as it gets higher.. once you hold it for a bit and it's coming down, you give it more throttle to ease the landing. It's like.. On for revs -> off a bit for looping protection as it rises -> on again to finish the rise and get close to bp -> stable throttle for balance -> on for landing.
My bike is pretty much brand new (couple months old, under 5k km), and I almost felt like I was thrashing it too hard for my liking.. so I switched to 1st gear clutch ups so I could do it at a much lower speed and rpm.. I can now very comfortable clutch up starting from 6k, revving to 8-9k and I can hold it until the red line most times if I want to.
The next step will be learning to stay at the balance point and switching into 2nd/3rd while up there.
If you take your time, don't rush it, and stick to your own pace, it's not hard. **Please DO NOT EVER WHEELIE BECAUSE SOMEONE IS WATCHING*** Your judgement is clouded, you'll make hasty moves to try to "get the wheelie up in the right place, so they can see", etc.. It just stifles your concentration, and you will make mistakes. Make it a rule not to wheelie in front of other people until you're very good at it.
I've got a long ways to go, but I'm learning quick.
I started off with little 1st gear power wheelies, let off the throttle for a split second at 8k rpm, and then open up full throttle and it will come right up... but I found I had to be fairly violent on the throttle to make it happen at first. From there I got more and more comfortable with it, and found it will come up easier and easier.. It has everything to do with your body not doing those survival reactions and putting your weight in the right place.
After I had gotten ok at those, I switched to trying to learn how to clutch up. I started off just getting the feel of pulling the clutch with one finger quickly and revving it to about 12k in 2nd gear from about 6k. Just to get some muscle memory going, and to hear what it sounded like.
After that I slowly started releasing the clutch at 10-12k to get the front end light. It was a struggle at first to not chop the throttle, as it comes up way faster than a power wheelie.. but once I got the hang of it, I would basically rev with lots of throttle, then instinctively let off a bit as it's rising, and then get back on the throttle as it gets higher.. once you hold it for a bit and it's coming down, you give it more throttle to ease the landing. It's like.. On for revs -> off a bit for looping protection as it rises -> on again to finish the rise and get close to bp -> stable throttle for balance -> on for landing.
My bike is pretty much brand new (couple months old, under 5k km), and I almost felt like I was thrashing it too hard for my liking.. so I switched to 1st gear clutch ups so I could do it at a much lower speed and rpm.. I can now very comfortable clutch up starting from 6k, revving to 8-9k and I can hold it until the red line most times if I want to.
The next step will be learning to stay at the balance point and switching into 2nd/3rd while up there.
If you take your time, don't rush it, and stick to your own pace, it's not hard. **Please DO NOT EVER WHEELIE BECAUSE SOMEONE IS WATCHING*** Your judgement is clouded, you'll make hasty moves to try to "get the wheelie up in the right place, so they can see", etc.. It just stifles your concentration, and you will make mistakes. Make it a rule not to wheelie in front of other people until you're very good at it.
I've got a long ways to go, but I'm learning quick.
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This is my first post but I'm excited about picking my front tire off the ground today twice. I've read a few posts before going out and trying it. I'm new to the stunting world.
I performed a 1st gear power wheelie. I'm planning on taking my time but am excited about the whole adventure.
I performed a 1st gear power wheelie. I'm planning on taking my time but am excited about the whole adventure.
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