My first ever wheelie!...accidently

[breakaway]

Getting high is not as bad as the trip back down.

Really? Usually I just go to bed and wake up right as rain the next day.

[bogan]

sitting at the lights just now. Some dude in a V8 holden obviously wants to drag. I don't mind as long as its only up to the speed limit
light goes green and I give it alot of revs and drop the clutch.... bike takes off and I feel the front wheel rising can't of been more than a few inches off the road but, I was quite stoked.

Obviously its not something I am going to make a habit of I want my bike to last quite a few years yet.

Now you are familiar with the feeling, be ready for it next time, maybe even let it climb a bit higher , just keep a smooth throttle so you dont slam the wheel back into the ground.

Had a wee play on my cr125 doing wheelies the other day, despite the rather brutal powerband, its not too difficult to controll by small throttle adjustments. You can get quite a lot of high before you are in any danger of going over too.

Personally i dont see the big deal with wheelies, but then i spose you road guys cant do jumps so wheelies are the next best thing perhaps?

note: wheelies should always be performed off road, or at least on a clear road with no other traffic!

[SMOKEU]

note: wheelies should always be performed off road, or at least on a clear road with no other traffic!

Really? I thought wheelies should always be performed on a road which is not clear and with plenty of other traffic.

[bogan]

Really? I thought wheelies should always be performed on a road which is not clear and with plenty of other traffic.

gota put these notes/disclaimers in there to keep the bubble brigade happy

[Pedrostt500]

The old honda XR 500 A and XL 500 S used to be the ultimate wheelie machines, that big 23" front wheel would just drift up every time.

[TOTO]

Obviously its not something I am going to make a habit of I want my bike to last quite a few years yet.

I hate to brake it to you.....but you have just been infected with a terminal illness buddy.

[PirateJafa]

but then i spose you road guys cant do jumps so wheelies are the next best thing perhaps?

What sort of a pussy are you? Why do you think the councils provide speed bumps?

[Spyke]

I hate to brake it to you.....but you have just been infected with a terminal illness buddy.

haha once you start you can stop, kinda like a good drug lol

[LBD]

Pulling away from a friends place 4 am in the dark in the country, on a new bike. I go to turn the headlight on high beam and flicked the kill switch...senior moment....realizing my mistake I flicked it back on....with 1/2 or more throttle...in 2nd...*^&$%#!!!!!

Intentional controlled wheelies are one thing but.....

[davebullet]

I'm too scared to give it a try... Taken off at the lights many times, but always less than required to lift the front and enough to pull clear of cars easily.

Been told the best way to learn is on a trail / off road or old banger bike.

[ukusa]

hell yes..... I find it quite funny how people in cars often want to drag me off at the lights. I don't have anything to prove. Any bike will usually win without even trying. Cagers need to be taught about power to weight ratio.

On the first day I picked up my Thunderbird I was taking it around the 'burbs when an old codger in a SRT8 Chrysler 300C wanted to see how fast my bike would go at the lights. He let her rip with the screaming V8. I let him go as I only had about 20kms on the clock.
Maybe after the first service!

[Bronson]

I haven't consciously tried to lift the front up but it happens occasionally while shutting down boy racer gits that want to drag every bike they see.
You have to grow old but you don't have to grow up.

[mattian]

On the first day I picked up my Thunderbird I was taking it around the 'burbs when an old codger in a SRT8 Chrysler 300C wanted to see how fast my bike would go at the lights. He let her rip with the screaming V8. I let him go as I only had about 20kms on the clock.
Maybe after the first service!

hahaha! I admire your restaint !

[James Deuce]

Really? I thought wheelies should always be performed on a road which is not clear and with plenty of other traffic.

Absolutely. If no one saw it, it never happened.

[Insanity_rules]

You naughty naughty boy, don't ever do that again. Its bastards like you that give us a bad name! And if you believe what I just said I have a piece of swampland in Eketahuna that'd make a perfect farm you might want to buy.

My first wheelie on this current bike was much the same. A boy racer twat in a vtec civic thought he could really drag me. I just gave it a huge handful and before you knew it I was looking skyward. Must have looked good cause I landed it gracefully and beat the civic like a rented mule. Kinda shit myself just a touch that first time but now I do it all the time. The Duc has quite predictable acceleration and is very stable on one wheel. And another big plus is the tank has a perfect indent for your knees to control the bike and let you see where your going.