Wheelies, wheelstands, monos etc

**swanman** · 7th November 2004, 20:02

God this is driving me mad I have been biking for 19 years and I still can't do a wheelie!

I have owned all sorts of bikes from 2 strokers to full on big sport bikes, and I still cannot do one. It comes from lack of balls, fear of dropping it and ultimatley lack of knowledge.

I recently bought an '04 R1 shit this is a fast bike, in fact I even managed a couple of impromptu power wheelies (wheel a foot off the ground) at Puke couple of weeks ago. At full thrust the front skips along the road all the way until your are doing well over 200kmh. So this bike should be a piece of piss to wheelie on.

So how do I do it? In a safe controlled manner and preferably at sensible speeds i.e. less than 100kmh? Really I think I need someone to show me, on a quiet straight bit of road. I really need to crack this one.

**Antallica** · 7th November 2004, 20:05

With that bike, yeah piece of piss mate.

Search a while back to find some other threads on this topic

Some info there I believe.

**Two Smoker** · 7th November 2004, 20:07

On that sized bike, speeds for wheelies will generally be between 100-200kmh,

Always cover the rear brake (so if you go past the balance point, dab the rear brake to put the front down....) and never take your feet of the pegs..

Now to get it up a couple of method will work on the R1, first being rip the throttle open in 2nd gear and give the bars a little tug, second, roll of the throttle and then snap it back on, and third, clutch it up (which shouldnt be needed on a R1)

Im sure Death Inc. will show you how to wheelie.... i havnt met, or seen anyone in NZ do better wheelies than him.....

**Joni** · 7th November 2004, 20:08

Originally Posted by Antallica

With that bike, yeah piece of piss mate.

Search a while back to find some other threads on this topic

Some info there I believe.

Yeah there is quite a bit of stuff written about the topic...

We dont live that far from each other... Ive seen you on the road... damn nice bike mate.

**swanman** · 7th November 2004, 20:16

Thanks for the quick replies guys it's nice to know that there is an active community out there.

Joni you should say hello next time you see me I'll keep an eye out for your bike.

Wacking the throttle open in 2nd yep I've had a few little goes at that and have got the front end light or just off the ground, but not right up. Maybe I should be more aggressive. Things is I am already going at quite a rate when I do this.

I'll look back for more info.

I still think someone's going to have to show me.

**SPman** · 7th November 2004, 20:17

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Im sure Death Inc. will show you how to wheelie.... i havnt met, or seen anyone in NZ do better wheelies than him.....

Sam ???????

**Joni** · 7th November 2004, 20:20

Originally Posted by swanman

Thanks for the quick replies guys it's nice to know that there is an active community out there.

Joni you should say hello next time you see me I'll keep an eye out for your bike.

Wacking the throttle open in 2nd yep I've had a few little goes at that and have got the front end light or just off the ground, but not right up. Maybe I should be more aggressive. Things is I am already going at quite a rate when I do this.

I'll look back for more info.

I still think someone's going to have to show me.

If you want someone to show you, the king of wheelies IMO is Death Inc... that man can hold it up for so long! You should PM him...

Death:

**Two Smoker** · 7th November 2004, 20:20

Originally Posted by SPman

Sam ???????

Good point, i would love for them to have a wheelie competition

Yamahamaman · 7th November 2004, 20:29

You are not the dude that was behind me on Don Bucks Road on Saturday morning are you. I was on my Silver (flame) R6.

**JohnBoy** · 7th November 2004, 20:30

hey how about this??
a guy i meet the other week showed me his wheelie skills, not half bad. around corners and down the full length of the street (say about 30-40 meters). you might think that this sounds a little soft, but he was riding a AZ50 suzuki scooter!!
hmm, an R1 should be able to stand up, just give it a few more herbs in 1st and sit back a bit.

**Mr Skid** · 7th November 2004, 20:30

Thought about getting a cheap bike that you won't care about binning lots? Such as a fxr150 / gn125 / or a generic dirt bike.

You could get the hang of wheelies/stoppies at low speeds, then transfer the skills to your R1..

(Says he who has only got the front airbone twice in his life, once at a basic handling skills test

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**WINJA** · 7th November 2004, 20:35

doing a stand up wheelie , try standing on the pegs rolling in second gear and yank on the bars and pull the bike up under power, do not use the clutch, i find standups easier than normal wheelies as you can see where your going and its easier to balance just my opinion, supose some dick here will have a negative comment

**bevsta** · 7th November 2004, 20:35

Speaking of wheelies ... a while back (when MI: 2 - the Tom Cruise Movie was being filmed in Auz :raghead: ) so yea quite a while back, the news ran a story on TC's stunt double for the motorcycle scene. If my memory serves me correctly he was a New Zealander. Now this was obviously well before I had entered the bike world but does anyone know the guy I'm talking about? Is he a KB member, could even be a real fluke and he might be the infamous Death Inc. But that I think is a bit far fetched.
Bit

, sorry bout that.