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**Devil** · 3rd May 2006, 14:15

Originally Posted by Korea

Oh yeah... the old 'wheelie at takeoff' bit...
Did the same at the lights on the miiiiighty NZ250... friends in car behind me. Decided to show off and dropped the clutch hard - front came up really quickly, my feet were flailing]

Hah, been there, done that. On the old ZR250. Previously I had launched it well (not trying to wheelie), but this one time, I just wasn't sitting far enough forward on the bike, wheel went skyward, I was pretty much doing a superman off the back. Shut the throttle, bike came down hard, then my nuts came down on the tank. ouch.

**WRT** · 3rd May 2006, 14:49

Was up on the beach at Woodhill on the CR, getting some practice at wheelies. I was getting too much wheel spin in third to get any decent elevation, so I gave it a go down on the hard sand in fourth. Got a bit too much traction then, before I knew what was happening the bike was standing up at attention and my feet had come off the pegs leaving me hanging from the handle bars with my feet dragging ape-like along the ground behind the bike. Couldnt get the weight off the throttle to release it, nor could I get my foot up to the rear brake to give it a stab.

Did a quick bit of mental arithmatic involving speeds, trajectories and impacts, thought "Ah, fk it" and just let go. I flopped down on my belly like beached whale and I still have the image of my arms out in front of me hands spraying wet sand into my face as I did my best "penguin down a drain pipe" impersonation at 80+ kph down the beach. With my face a mere 2cm from the deck, I had a fantastic view looking up at my bike as it mono'ed away from me before veering off and tumbling end over end like a Chinese acrobat on speed.

Surprisingly enough, neither my bike nor I suffered any permanent damage. Had to straighten the handlebar mounts a little (apparently Tag tapers dont bend any), but otherwise everything was sweet.

**GIXser** · 3rd May 2006, 15:35

Originally Posted by WRT

Was up on the beach at Woodhill on the CR, getting some practice at wheelies. I was getting too much wheel spin in third to get any decent elevation, so I gave it a go down on the hard sand in fourth. Got a bit too much traction then, before I knew what was happening the bike was standing up at attention and my feet had come off the pegs leaving me hanging from the handle bars with my feet dragging ape-like along the ground behind the bike. Couldnt get the weight off the throttle to release it, nor could I get my foot up to the rear brake to give it a stab.

Did a quick bit of mental arithmatic involving speeds, trajectories and impacts, thought "Ah, fk it" and just let go. I flopped down on my belly like beached whale and I still have the image of my arms out in front of me hands spraying wet sand into my face as I did my best "penguin down a drain pipe" impersonation at 80+ kph down the beach. With my face a mere 2cm from the deck, I had a fantastic view looking up at my bike as it mono'ed away from me before veering off and tumbling end over end like a Chinese acrobat on speed.

Surprisingly enough, neither my bike nor I suffered any permanent damage. Had to straighten the handlebar mounts a little (apparently Tag tapers dont bend any), but otherwise everything was sweet.

hahaha funny story lol,, sounds familiar, as an afterthought the main difference with me, was that i manged to keep my feet on the pegs (just) had they come off, the rest would have followed, i still dont know how i came back-- no idea to be honest, for those of you that wheelie, you know that if you can see over your screen , at a horizontal level, sitting, you are pretty much at balance point , (maybe a touch further but thats it), now picture this, ... further up the road where i fucked up there was a steep rise (a hill ) with pine trees on top,, now when i pulled the wheelie i was looking at nothing but clouds basically lying down, on my back ( physics will tell ya i should at worst seen the top of the pine trees, as they were way,, way up in the air,,,thats when i knew it was a total fuckup""

as far as the impersonation of going down the beach on ya face, try doing that on the tarmac" you end up looking like "crusty the clown"

**WRT** · 3rd May 2006, 16:17

Yeah, its amazing how far you slide actually. Seemed to take forever to come to a halt, but it was a hell of a rush!

**Motoracer** · 3rd May 2006, 16:51

Good shit bro!

I am on the road again on the R6 finally after the Stunt day.. Fuck I'm lazy with swapping race/road fairings..

Let me know when you are going out somewhere to practice some wheelies. I'll come along!

**Zed** · 3rd May 2006, 17:26

Originally Posted by GIXser

for those learning to wheelie learn from my foolishness--

Ok-- so i had the first (real ) moment of OH FUCK" IV'E LOST IT this is what happened,--

I've had one or two of those on the road hehe, but it happened so quick and I kept it under control (for lack of a better word) that it was actually enjoyable, frightening but enjoyable.

I have observed your wheelie style in the few times we've ridden 2gether Gixser and for what it's worth I've seen you bring the front up too quickly and thought it's an area you need to improve on. Not sure if you're bringing it up in 1st or 2nd but 1st can be very jerky and comes up real fast, changing quickly into 2nd is the best option to prevent that unless you're only doing a short distance...

Glad you kept the shiney side up!

**GIXser** · 3rd May 2006, 20:26

Originally Posted by Zed

I've had one or two of those on the road hehe, but it happened so quick and I kept it under control (for lack of a better word) that it was actually enjoyable, frightening but enjoyable.

I have observed your wheelie style in the few times we've ridden 2gether Gixser and for what it's worth I've seen you bring the front up too quickly and thought it's an area you need to improve on. Not sure if you're bringing it up in 1st or 2nd but 1st can be very jerky and comes up real fast, changing quickly into 2nd is the best option to prevent that unless you're only doing a short distance...

Glad you kept the shiney side up!

yeah your'e probably right zed" i usually hook it up in first (depends really "first or second") im still sorting out the shift from 1 st to 2, hooked it a few times , but still trying to get it right, anyway anyone learning i guess like me will either drop it at some stage or get fuckin close" its simply the law of luck/physics call it whatever-- if ya do silly shit, it will bite ya sooner or later..as any of the good stunters will tell ya, "YOU WILL COME OFF"accept it

its funny you mentioned that it happenend so quick " cos thats what happened, you dont realize until your back on the tarmac "one way or another"

**aff-man** · 3rd May 2006, 21:24

Originally Posted by GIXser

yeah your'e probably right zed" i usually hook it up in first (depends really "first or second") im still sorting out the shift from 1 st to 2, hooked it a few times , but still trying to get it right, anyway anyone learning i guess like me will either drop it at some stage or get fuckin close" its simply the law of luck/physics call it whatever-- if ya do silly shit, it will bite ya sooner or later..as any of the good stunters will tell ya, "YOU WILL COME OFF"accept it

its funny you mentioned that it happenend so quick " cos thats what happened, you dont realize until your back on the tarmac "one way or another"

Just do standups and pull it up in second... easy as mate

**GIXser** · 3rd May 2006, 21:43

yep AFF those standups are looking good man, keep em up---

**aff-man** · 3rd May 2006, 23:50

Ok correct me If I'm wrong but didn't FINN say I could go wheelie his bike??

He has yet to contact me

**larriken** · 4th May 2006, 17:48

Originally Posted by GIXser

this was different dude: ive had a few moments myself,, where ive gone "fuck im too far" this was way past it ( a biaggi) totally gone, it was a freak serious of events that brought it back to earth-- on its wheels

Sweeet, least you saved it! Last time I had that feeling was when my arse bounced off the road, stupid pit bike!

**aff-man** · 4th May 2006, 18:01

Originally Posted by larriken

Sweeet, least you saved it! Last time I had that feeling was when my arse bounced off the road, stupid pit bike!

See that's what happens when you get to close to jimmy... Last time I went out riding with him I highsided my minimoto and he promptly ran over me with his.... I think he Is a jinx?