I wanna do wheelies too!

[carver]

Cheers sparky, thats my main goal is to take my time and NOT stack it. And to cause as little wear on the clutch and bearings and forks etc as possible. I havent dropped a road bike yet and dont plan on it, although with the amount of idiot car drivers i encounter everyday in christchurch, its just a matter of time
Oh and Choppa, i dont think i wana do stoppies, it looks even harder and more painful if you go to far And my brakes are pretty av, standard 2pots. Even my mates '91 vfr400r has 4pots dam it

just dont roll the stoppie into cars

[Chrislost]

I own a '97 CBR600, my first "big bike" after many sporty 250s. Im getn to the stage where i can ride it confidently throw it around and put the power to better use (took a bit of getting used to after the wee 250s) but now i wana pull wheelstands too.. without stacking it. I know the bike is more than capable, im just a bit nervous. Im told big twins like vtr1000 or sv/tls will lift the front wheel with pretty much just full throttle in lower gears, but a mid size 4 will need more encouragement... aka, clutch. Is it going to cause a lot of wear clutching it up? and any genuine tips and knowledge is appreciated

fuck using the clutch!
1st gear, where the power starts to pick up rapidly (around 10k revs?) back full gas, and pull on the bar.
if that dosn't wheelie then give up.

[Chrislost]

just dont roll the stoppie into cars

its better when you watch your mate go through the back window of a subie waggon after it dosnt see his headlight...

[Chrislost]

No clutch needed on a 600. Precise judgement and throttle control and the throttle is all you need.

But be careful, from experience, an IL4 can quickly go over backwards as you reach high revs suddenly.

I found the twins to be good at pulling the front up, and thats about it.

didnt you loop a single? twice...

[Jubba]

get an old dirt bike first and get the hang of pulling them on that.i had a gpx 400 and was trying to learn to do it on that and ended up making a dick of my self in the middle of an intersection.not good for me or the bike

[Morcs]

didnt you loop a single? twice...

Didnt technically loop twice... One was very early in the morning, half asleep, the other time I put it down and hit something

[The Pastor]

i do wheelies every day on the way home from work

[Monty69]

I started popping it up in first gear, jst full throttle at 40kmh or so and pull back, without having to dip the clutch. Now i need to hook 2nd gear to keep it going... will it be alright shifting up without clutch under that much load? Or should i clutch

[beyond]

Best way to wheelie is just rev the shit out of it and drop the clutch.
I personally guarantee you will wheelie no trouble at all but I will not be held responsible for the results.

[sosman]

I started popping it up in first gear, jst full throttle at 40kmh or so and pull back, without having to dip the clutch. Now i need to hook 2nd gear to keep it going... will it be alright shifting up without clutch under that much load? Or should i clutch

changing gears with no clutch is sweet as,just make sure you do the gear change quick & thorough!....when ya changed gear & the front comes back down,then get the front up a bit more higher next time.

[Monty69]

sweet ill give it ago...

[Jizah]

sweet ill give it ago...

Keep us updated.

[Metalor]

Uh oohhhh....

I'd love to learn to wheelie... but alas, I don't ahve a dirt bike

[2much]

CLUTcH THAT SHIT! harden the fuck up n do it!!!

[owner]

Second gear will come up faster than first watch out
Clutch that shit up its the only way
You do realise you have springs on the front of your bike they are called suspension or something? use them
open throttle close throttle open throttle. presto wheelie