Matt - 'RUN FMX' - How not to wheelie video

[GR81]

This is a mate of mine from christchurch... teaching us how not to wheelie an RM250 :shit:

Nice Wheelie (http://www.gr81.co.nz/misc/files/Movie_0001.wmv)

here are some other antics...
How To Wheelie (http://www.gr81.co.nz/misc/files/Movie_0002.wmv)
It's Just Like Landing In A Bed of Foam (http://www.gr81.co.nz/misc/files/Movie_0003.wmv)

[Smorg]

This is a mate of mine from christchurch... teaching us how not to wheelie an RM250 :shit:

Nice Wheelie (http://gr81.orcon.net.nz/mint/files/Movie_0001.wmv)

here are some other antics...
How To Wheelie (http://gr81.orcon.net.nz/mint/files/Movie_0002.wmv)
It's Just Like Landing In A Bed of Foam (http://gr81.orcon.net.nz/mint/files/Movie_0003.wmv)

popular thread....................whats the link you've got for "my" bike idling?

[onearmedbandit]

Links are dead.

[GR81]

Links are dead.
re-uploaded just for you :)

[jeremyb]

Cool vid, wheres the foam pit?

[sAsLEX]

First one shows how there no back torque in a 2 stroke as he closes the throttle and it keeps coming back , 4 stroke would of maybe saved it

[Matt Bleck]

First one shows how there no back torque in a 2 stroke as he closes the throttle and it keeps coming back , 4 stroke would of maybe saved it

or the rear brake

[Drew]

Once something gets that far back, shutting it down don't do shit, it's the fact that two strokes come on so unpredictably sometomes that makes them more prone, not the lack of engine braking. And the rear brake is quite hard to find when it does start to go wrong, unless you are doin it low speed and hammering it for dear life allready.
IMHO

[sAsLEX]

Once something gets that far back, shutting it down don't do shit

oh I soo hate being proved wrong...........

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Shame it dont happen too often!

[onearmedbandit]

I think you'll find a lot of rear brake was used to save that, but you knew that already.

[GR81]

Cool vid, wheres the foam pit?
out West Melton way

[Zed]

Cool vids thanks man. Always good to see a wheelie bin without rider (and bike I presume) getting hurt, looked like he quite enjoyed it! And those guys are keen doing those flips into the sponge HAHA.:clap:

[sAsLEX]

I think you'll find a lot of rear brake was used to save that, but you knew that already.

you can see him go for the rear brake after he has started coming back down, speeds up the return to the ground but doesnt initiate it

[onearmedbandit]

I beg to differ, I see him making two stabs at the brake pedal, once as it's going back over and again as it's coming back down.

[kiwifruit]

cool vids
love the sound! bbaaaaap baaap baap:cool:

[Zed]

you can see him go for the rear brake after he has started coming back down, speeds up the return to the ground but doesnt initiate itI watched it ova and ova again and it's too debateable imo. He did move his right foot in conjuction to when the bike started coming forward again, so based on that the best guess was that it was the rear break that helped NOT the engine.

I think Fizzerman was right about once it goes ova too far shutting off the throttle won't help, when it gets to that stage ONLY the rear brake will help.

[sAsLEX]

I think Fizzerman was right about once it goes ova too far shutting off the throttle won't help, when it gets to that stage ONLY the rear brake will help.

The variables involved and the underlying physics would discredit that assumption, if one is going over very fast then maybe but the CoM is well above the pivot point and still has alot of momentum doing a wheelie (other than very slow work) and regaining control from 1 oclock etc should be possible just shutting the throttle

[Zed]

The variables involved and the underlying physics would discredit that assumption, if one is going over very fast then maybe but the CoM is well above the pivot point and still has alot of momentum doing a wheelie (other than very slow work) and regaining control from 1 oclock etc should be possible just shutting the throttleWell if that is correct I think the vid you posted is a poor example of it, not clear enough with the rear brake.

I don't disagree with what you said in your original post about the 2 stroke though.

[GR81]

here is a progressive pic of the same fella (steve gregor)... his first backflip to dirt.

good stuff! :)