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thanx for the advise, been looking for a good read like that. :thumbs

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thanks for the ride up it saved my ass.....

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[. Thanks For The Tips Now I Have A Little Bit Of An Idea Of What Im Doing.

Re: Complete guide for learning basic wheelies the right way
 

Hey man, great wheelie article and this is a great forum. I have a problem i think you can help with. I have had a zx6r, tl1000r, and i just bought 04 600rr. I can power up the front, but have never felt the balance point. I have on my rm250 dirt bike but it scared the *&%$ out me. Im new to this forum and to stunting. Just like the rest i allways wanted to do it but, and i will openly admit it, Dude im scared as hell!!!. I just recently attempted to learn the clutching technique. I hit it just perfect a time or two, got it up about 3ft or so, but no where near the balance point. I just start in first, then pull and pop it. One problem i got is it spins the rear alot instead of coming up. What causes this, how can i prevent it, and got any incouraging advice to get past the butterflys, I got the balls, but the brain keeps them from staying on the gas. Also, standups are the way i want to go, do you have to learn sitdowns first or can i just learn standups. I have not even tried them yet but man they look good. Everyone says they are easier. Any more advice to just do standups. thanks alot for your time and effort. Carolinaboy aka. wannabestunter. :

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[QUOTE=carolinaboy]One problem i got is it spins the rear alot instead of coming up. What causes this, how can i prevent it:[/QUOTE]

It helps to: have a good tire, wheelie in warm weather and on a rough surface, release the clutch a little slower, and to push down on the foot pegs as you clutch it up.

[QUOTE=carolinaboy]got any incouraging advice to get past the butterflys, I got the balls, but the brain keeps them from staying on the gas. :[/QUOTE]

One thing that would help you is to practice on a quad. It usually only take the kids i teach about 15 minutes to learn throttle/brake control, and a couple more hours to ride a smooth 1st gear balance point wheelie. It also helps with the butterflys because it is damn near impossible to get hurt or break stuff while learning wheelies on a quad, and this confidence will carry over to the bike. Other things that help with butterflys are beer, and doing small wheelies over and over; repetition.



[QUOTE=carolinaboy]Also, standups are the way i want to go, do you have to learn sitdowns first or can i just learn standups. I have not even tried them yet but man they look good. Everyone says they are easier. Any more advice to just do standups. thanks alot for your time and effort. Carolinaboy aka. wannabestunter. :[/QUOTE]

There is no reason to learn sit downs first. They are harder to get up, scarier to learn, and harder to balance. But you should be aware of a couple of things before trying to do standups. It is harder to hold on while doing a standup wheelie. Therefore, practice the clutching process while standing up without reving the engine up very far to get used to the bike lurching forward. Make sure you are completely comfortable with this before launching the front in the air. Another thing is that some people have trouble holding on without twisting the throttle accidently. Since you have a dirtbike, just make sure that you can do a standup wheelie on that without automatically pinning the throttle.

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[QUOTE=carolinaboy]One problem i got is it spins the rear alot instead of coming up. What causes this, how can i prevent it, and got any incouraging advice to get past the butterflys, I got the balls, but the brain keeps them from staying on the gas. Also, standups are the way i want to go, do you have to learn sitdowns first or can i just learn standups. I have not even tried them yet but man they look good. Everyone says they are easier. Any more advice to just do standups.[/QUOTE]

you might wanna try leaning back a little bit more, either that or your tire might just be old and going bald. stand-ups are definately easier, the initial feeling is a little weird and it takes some getting used to, but after a couple tries it will feel more comfortable than sitting. other advice for stand-ups would just be to keep the left foot on the passenger peg, it helps out because you'll be standing straight up once you lift the wheel.

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thanks f4rider & spikex4 for your quick response, you must remember the urge that iam living with, the i can't wait til i try this at home urge. Thanks and ill let you know how it turns out!!!!!

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[QUOTE=f4rider] Therefore, practice the clutching process while standing up without reving the engine up very far to get used to the bike lurching forward. Make sure you are completely comfortable with this before launching the front in the air. [/QUOTE]

A few guys I know that are kind of experienced in the mono department find it easier to stand up AS theyre clutching it. Or would this just be a personal preferance thing??

Thanks for the usefull info,
Cheers.
-Pete :hello

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[QUOTE=OzR1d]A few guys I know that are kind of experienced in the mono department find it easier to stand up AS theyre clutching it. Or would this just be a personal preferance thing??

Thanks for the usefull info,
Cheers.
-Pete :hello[/QUOTE]
Do you mean let the clutch go and stand up as the front lifts? Or is it easier/better to allready be standing.?

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[QUOTE=carolinaboy]Do you mean let the clutch go and stand up as the front lifts? Or is it easier/better to allready be standing.?[/QUOTE]


Thats what Im trying to figure out bud :cheers

Was out briefly on Sun,and went to try it from standing up & felt a bit strange.. Is thi ssomething I'll just get used to over time,or is the sit down adn stand as lifting it a better way??

Sorry for the newbie questions
:hello

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It's easier to stand the whole time

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[QUOTE=f4rider]It's easier to stand the whole time[/QUOTE]

I was clutching up wheelies (damned near 12's) on my chicks rebel 250 this weekend....

While barley even rolling, stand on the back pegs leaning back.... .... pin the throttle and DUMP the clutch.

I almost even looped it a few times.... :laughing

I think im gonna install some MX bars on that and learn to balance and ride them out forever like i can on my quad.

I wanna learn to drag the plate and fender like the dude 12'ing the harley on that video that was around for a while... lol

THEN Ill go try it on my 929... lol

M.

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I've got question ...
When i do a standup wheelie my bike goes swinging from one side to other,and it's just when i do standup ...it feels very stable from the begining but when the rpm's got higher it goes swinging ....it does it only when i'm stand up no matter i'm in the front pegs or in the passenger , when i do it sitting it's has no problems ...
what to about it ?

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[QUOTE=phronk]I've got question ...
When i do a standup wheelie my bike goes swinging from one side to other,and it's just when i do standup ...it feels very stable from the begining but when the rpm's got higher it goes swinging [/QUOTE]

Then keep the rpms down :)
Read the part about weelie wobbles

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definatly a great how-to, i'll have to try a few of the techniques mentioned, felt it was easier for me (being new to wheelies) to attempt to power it up slowly in first and get used to the bikes front end coming off the ground as well as getting a feel for the bikes throttle, ballence, etc.. one thing that that the how-to didn't seem to go into was warming up your tires before attempting wheelies.. seems to me some people are under the assumption they can just pull it out of the garage and after letting the bike warm up, and attempt wheelies without riding around and warming up the tires first... :shruggs

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[QUOTE=Mr Galakanookus]seems to me some people are under the assumption they can just pull it out of the garage and after letting the bike warm up, and attempt wheelies without riding around and warming up the tires first... :shruggs[/QUOTE]

You can. Hell, wheelies can be done when the temp is below freezing, and when it's raining. Of course, the rear tire is more likely to spin, but that doesn't hurt anything.

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hey u did a hell of a job.. that cleaqred alot up 4 me bro.. its
nice to learn shit u could not remember....

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The wobble has to do with not being balanced in the middle of the bike. Something to get use to. I hope your not standing on both rear pegs b/c I tryed learning that before I had read about the staggered stance.(left-rear, right-front). The bike will wobble like crazy. I drift to the right from time to time just from bouncing the bike unbalanced, but if I sit down I can ride straight but it feels so unfomfortable being near the bp.

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Very Good Advice Ive Been Trying For Months Now I Got My First Wheelie Thanks

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i apperciate the tips man i bought a gixxer 6 to stunt instead of stunting my busa and i have been havin a little trouble bringing in it up you answered alot of ? for me thanks man