Wheelie School?

[StoneChucker]

Say, would anyone know if there is something similar to Keith Code's, On One Wheel (the wheelie school in the USA) in New Zealand, or even Australia?

[Yamahamaman]

Sounds like you are keen to send that R1 down the road riderless again!!!

[vifferman]

Say, would anyone know if there is something similar to Keith Code's, On One Wheel (the wheelie school in the USA) in New Zealand, or even Australia?Yeah - the School Of Hard Knocks. :Pokey:





I'd doubt if there's a formal school; wheelies are naughty, y'know.....

[StoneChucker]

Yeah I know, I can't even ride the damn thing properly yet :o I just get really impatient.
Sheesh, who knew experience would take so long to obtain! :sleep:

[Motoracer]

Say, would anyone know if there is something similar to Keith Code's, On One Wheel (the wheelie school in the USA) in New Zealand, or even Australia?Yep, it's called buying the Trash man a box of Steinies in return for a wheelie lesson.

[bear]

I'd be keen to come and watch - sounds like it would be a good show!

[slob]

Yep, it's called buying the Trash man a box of Steinies in return for a wheelie lesson.
And make sure he doesn't drink 'em before the lesson... :drinknsin

[Sensei]

Check out www.uponone.com . plenty of one wheel action going not as played SENSEI

[jrandom]

Eh wot eh wot eh wot? You want to wheelie an '04 R1?

Big straight bit of flat hard stuff, first or second gear, grit your teeth and grab a handful. Surely can't be much more to it.

Am I being insensitive?

Perhaps you need something a little cheaper to practise on. Go get a dirtbike.

[StoneChucker]

Go get a dirtbike.
Thats exactly what I was thinking, at the moment though, circumstances don't allow it :pinch:

It's easy to get it up, NOT so easy to get it up without scaring the crap out of myself. I've watched too many "crash vids" of wheelies :shit:

I don't want to crash again, but if I do, I better do a proper job of it :first:

[Jonty]

Perhaps you need something a little cheaper to practice on. Go get a dirtbike.[/QUOTE]

I agree, I learned to wheelie on my old Dt 175 (not an easy task) and my bro's CR250. On these, there was no need to drop the clutch or anything too fancy. Just start off in 1st or second set back in the seat and give the bars a tug and a handful of throttle and your on your way. Hardest thing is getting your centre of balance right so you don't end up shelling out for new rear plastics.

I don't pretend to have any experience with 1L bikes, but from myfarm bike days one suggestion would be to start off by pulling wheelies up a steep incline (such as a steep street), you will find the wheel raises a lot easer and with more control (make sure not to overdo it though!!). By doing this I found I could begin to pull smaller but longer wheelies until I was comfortable keeping raising the wheel higher and ultimatley keeping it mono.

Now I have a ZXR 250 and the only way I have found to get that up is a nasty clutch drop with the front wheel sitting on a large speed hump!!

[aff-man]

Well i know the 400 can get up......... so how about you lend me the R1 and i'll just make sure it is able to get the front wheel of the ground, :yeah: hell the bike may be defective :shake:

[ktulu]

I can vouch for the fact that you can... through no lack of trying the other night :D

[Lord Pac]

buy a cheap bike bro... don't wreck the ONE

[dirty]

A good online guide on how to wheelie

http://www.cbr600f4.com/secondary_pages/phuzzy1.html

[Paul in NZ]

Sheesh, who knew experience would take so long to obtain! :sleep:

Us old experienced people... Thats who sonny.... Heh heh!

(Paul puts teeth back in and shambles off to get some prune juice and fibre)

[BUBBLE]

buy a cheap bike bro... don't wreck the ONE
Mozilla, what do you think of it??

[inlinefour]

Yeah I know, I can't even ride the damn thing properly yet :o I just get really impatient.
Sheesh, who knew experience would take so long to obtain! :sleep:

Impatience sometimes is followed with loss of control. Its like doing a wheelie on a push bike, except yes there is the motor assisting. Start of small and go from there. Oh and make sure you have plenty of room and no possible obsticles... :laugh:

[Madmax]

an old dirt bike (i used a PE250) and a beach,
only had one bad lose,
I put the front wheel down crossed up at speed!!
instant ejection seat,
it spat me into the surf :blink:
gave my mate a good laugh though

[750Y]

there actually was a wheely school of sorts run by a nz stunter a couple years back at puke. i can't remember who it was but a guy i know attended and was very impressed & went wheely mad for a while...

[loosebruce]

And make sure he doesn't drink 'em before the lesson... :drinknsin

Keep between WT and beer, are you crazy man, no fool would attempt such a foolish stunt.

Stick with wheelies SC far safer. :apint:

[loosebruce]

Impatience sometimes is followed with loss of control. Its like doing a wheelie on a push bike, except yes there is the motor assisting. Start of small and go from there. Oh and make sure you have plenty of room and no possible obsticles... :laugh:

Yea and make sure the road is well straight and there ain't gravel on the road where you're landing the front and attempting to brake for the corner........ still hurts today :pinch: school of hard knocks, fucken aye.