some wheelie tips pls..?

**jonbuoy** · 14th February 2006, 07:20

Yeah alright for you proffesionals!!

For the rest of us anything helps for the first few tries at it, especially if its a mental block thing - you get used to the point where the front comes up and your brain backs off even though you don't really want it too. I found the backpack thing by accident one day - it really helped me to get up and moving along on the rear as it changed the point where it did come up.

**loosebruce** · 14th February 2006, 21:41

Originally Posted by White trash

If you're nervous, small steps first. Full throttle acceleration in first from 50kph. As the revs build, the front lifts. You get more and more comfortable with it and the wheelies get longer and longer. That's how I started.

you could always chuck big Dan on the back, he's gotta be good for 4th gear power wheelies on a TLS

**Korea** · 15th February 2006, 16:02

I had big 'Yo from WellingtonMC on the back of the old NZ250 when I accidentally popped my first wheelie (going back a few years now... 10???). Two big bastards on the back of the NZ was more than it could take so it lofted the front under its mighty single-cylinder power and the poor fella nearly dropped off the back.

In the meantime, here's a kid in Korea showing that you can loft anything. Bike: Hyosung Exiv125, single DOHC.

**ukbandit** · 28th February 2006, 17:08

hi just wondering what bike you have?

**ukbandit** · 28th February 2006, 17:28

do you know any where that is goood road surface and not much traffic i used to do quite a lot of wheelies in the uk far from the madding crowd as you need to concentrate on what you are doing. i had the same thing on my first wheelies i thought the bike was a mile high front end got some one to video and it was about a foot off the ground. thats because you are looking at the bike when you do the wheelie and you see it coming at you what you need to do is look straight ahead and try to use a target on the horizon that is at your eye level what i do is when my clocks block the target i know the bike is about the right height then you just have to keep trying until you get your balance point works a treat for me hope this helped..ps how do you attach files im new to this

**ukbandit** · 28th February 2006, 17:33

just a short one to fit the file size allowed..done in the uk

**aff-man** · 28th February 2006, 17:42

grow some balls.....

Failing that do stand ups cause its way easier and you get the weight off the front more...

You'll also find even if you don't hit balance point you'll be able to "blip" it along much more easily.(what i am doing at the moment till my sprocket comes)

Or maybe you should just buy a gixxer they seem to do them real natural like..

**loosebruce** · 28th February 2006, 17:53

Originally Posted by ukbandit

do you know any where that is goood road surface and not much traffic

The motorways, later on in the night, i use em all the time after work if i have the bike instead of the car, just got to watch out for your headlight flashing attention to eagle, doh.

**bugjuice** · 28th February 2006, 21:26

Originally Posted by ukbandit

hi just wondering what bike you have?

I've got a 04 ZX6..

just need to find a quiet straight spot. There's a few around, just gotta look for 'em.

welcome to the site too

**ukbandit** · 2nd March 2006, 17:29

hi yeah i know what you mean i have been riding around my way for ages and cant find the right spot, either houses or traffic or gravel. maybe use some industrial areas on sunday morning, only thing that gives you away is the noise from the exhaust if you find any where let us know on the quite of course your bike will do puka wheelies plenty of power and no weight

**Zed** · 2nd March 2006, 22:23

Off the cuff, some wheelie tips i've learned:

Every bike is different for wheelying on, so firstly get familiar with the gearing of the bike to find out which gears come up on power and which require some clutch? Any bike that comes up on power in 1st and 2nd is an easier bike to wheelie.

Wheelying requires technique, and there are several types of techniques practised in order to get the front up, such as bouncing the front up, tugging on the bars to get it up, clutching it up, getting it up on power, using hill crests to lift it up, etc.

In order the change thru the gears, the bike has to be on it's way to balance point when you ease off the throttle to change the gear quickly without the clutch, as the bike is coming down the next gear will lift it nice and smoothly, and when you find the gear it is an awesome feeling - it's all about throttle control!!

**Dracor** · 2nd March 2006, 22:35

a woody or 2 and pop it up bro same from tony from (lexicon)

**Zed** · 2nd March 2006, 22:39

Originally Posted by Dracor

a woody or 2 and pop it up bro same from tony from (lexicon)

Tony is in my office each day before I am, and it's not even his office lol!!!

Mr Dracor, choice bike you own, i heard you ride it like a Nana! Nah jus kiddin, Tony's too scared to ride on the back of it lol.