some wheelie tips pls..?

[mikey]

DiDnt that MIKEY guy say see ya later a few months ago, mikey your like headlice in the playground, everyone treats there heads to get rid of you and now youre back infesting our heads again

i got a computer!
but nothing worth infesting in your head anyway man

[bugjuice]

yeah, but it's the rate at which it slows the back wheel. if the engine brake effect isn't very strong, then it won't really do much in time. If it's strong (like most are at high revs anyway), it could delay the flip, or possibly save it.

but alas, this thread shows I am no pro in such circumstances

[sAsLEX]

yeah, but it's the rate at which it slows the back wheel. if the engine brake effect isn't very strong, then it won't really do much in time. If it's strong (like most are at high revs anyway), it could delay the flip, or possibly save it.

but alas, this thread shows I am no pro in such circumstances

well to my reckoning unless your clutching up at ridiculously slow speeds like that guy in the vid then the front will come up a touch slower than that.

Try riding along nail the throttle just so the front goes a little light then snap shut the throttle and see how much delay there is then.

[bugjuice]

there is no delay. as soon as it shuts off, the front is down.
I know where that guy went wrong in that clip, and I know it's not likely to happen, but all the same, to loop the bike; I don't know how easy that would be, and I really don't want to find out. So that stops me from anything decent.

I can get a good foot ok, just not as often. And when I'm doing that, I'm already running about 60kph in second. I need to try it slower, so that I can get it up easier in 1st, but it just means more chance of going over

[**R1**]

only cool guys can wheelie

R u cool? if not your fighting a loosing battle....

try knitting

[larriken]

Bwahahaha, just go out and do some wheelies and stop wasting time debating it on the internet! Dad learnt to do wheelies at 55! If he can do it you girly buggers can too!

[Gunner]

But what about V twins? I can do them in 1st gear off the throttle, and I can get the front up(a few inches) every now and then when accelerating hard and changing from 1st to 2nd.

When I try to keep it up in 1st ill hit the rev limiter and it comes down, I dont have big enough balls to change gear in the air

[boomer]

Hey BugJuice; I'm in teh same boat as you i think mate. Not enough balls, but im finding that it becomes less of an 'issue' teh more I try.

Every straight bit of road now is a potential wheelie practice and i'm rollin on and off and picking it up and if she comes down im straight into again.

I figure i'll keep doing this for a for a while longer till i feel 'comfortable' then im gonna practice keepin her up; maybe using the clutch as I don't need so much speed to get her up then

keep at it man.. it'll happen

[Back Fire]

there is no delay. as soon as it shuts off, the front is down.
I know where that guy went wrong in that clip, and I know it's not likely to happen, but all the same, to loop the bike; I don't know how easy that would be, and I really don't want to find out. So that stops me from anything decent.

I can get a good foot ok, just not as often. And when I'm doing that, I'm already running about 60kph in second. I need to try it slower, so that I can get it up easier in 1st, but it just means more chance of going over

your quite welcome to come practise with me one day if your up for it. Not sure how high im getting but im using clutch and first gear... ask boomer about how high im going. But yeah, company is always fun to practise with...

[boomer]

your quite welcome to come practise with me one day if your up for it. Not sure how high im getting but im using clutch and first gear... ask boomer about how high im going. But yeah, company is always fun to practise with...

shes up mate, those wheelies off the clutch come straight up a good 3-4 foot you got 2 love the sound of your bike as she powers down; i laughed to myself when i saw u spin the back up a couple of times unlike my lowly 6inches from the power

Good fun today bro, Cheers

[White trash]

Tell ya what not to do.

Don't come down an unlighted dead straight open road, at 11:15, for about .5 kay and think "Fuck I'm good. I'll stand up"

The ol' headlight on high beam blinds ya for the next thirty seconds. That was fun.....

[bugjuice]

Tell ya what not to do.

Don't come down an unlighted dead straight open road, at 11:15, for about .5 kay and think "Fuck I'm good. I'll stand up"

The ol' headlight on high beam blinds ya for the next thirty seconds. That was fun.....

lamo

[DEATH_INC.]

I think I can see the problem......yer going too slow. Try it at 100kph instead of 55, it'll be much more controlable.
The rear brake covering is bs, it's something else you gotta think about instead of what yer doing.....none of the good wheelie guys I know cover the rear.I've never had to use the brake to bring one down and I've had it pretty high at times.As long as you don't freak and lift yer feet off the pegs you'll be fine.

[onearmedbandit]

Tell me why it is so hard to do and why it is bs? While up on the back wheel I have no difficulty in using the back if I have to. Funny thing is I've never had to use it, but I have tried it and it does work, not bs at all then.

Sure, 99% of the time you'll never need the rear brake. If you feel it's going over too far back off the throttle. But if you feel it has gone too far the back brake is another option to bring it back into control. Telling someone to ignore a possible life saver seems a bit strange to me.

[larriken]

Covering the brake is a piece of piss. I have done it ever since I started doing wheelies and is now something I do without thinking about. I never used it to stop me going over when I was blasting along doing power wheelies, they just don't go that high. I use it all the time now cos I am confident that I can stop myself going over backwards. It means you can progress more. Obviously I never covered the back brake on stand ups until I changed to one foot forward, one back. Now I do cover the brake standing up and can get the bike soooo much higher!

It's a personal thing, but if you get in the habit early it make things easier later. My two cents anyways!