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How do I ride a wheelie?
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I'm guessing you're probably starting out if you're asking this question, so I'll go ahead and explain the 'beginner' parts of doing a wheelie.
Doing a wheelie is obviously about getting the front wheel off the ground. However, this will be completely alien to you when it first happens, and you'll most likely panic a little bit. So start off really gentle.
1. Get moving on the bike in first, get to about 15 mph and then ease off the throttle (only a little) and then slam it back on higher than you did before - don't get adventurous here, only hit the throttle as hard as your nerves can handle.
When you first do this, you'll notice that when you ease off the throttle the engine moves forward, causing your front suspension to compress slightly, and when you put the throttle back on the engine moves back again, the suspension rebounds and the movement of those two things causes the front to become light.
2. It's unlikely you'll achieve anything impressive at 15mph, but it's a good start to understand what happens with the bikes balance and centre of gravity. Now start getting faster. You need to keep controlled, don't go above 30 mph before easing off that throttle. If you get to cocky, you'll land the front tyre too hard, start to wobble and then likely high side - which will hurt a lot.
3. Once you're comfortable with this method, introduce slipping. Slipping, or 'clutch slipping', is a way of being able to quickly kill bring the speed down on your bike while keeping the revs high. Do the same method as before, getting to about 30 mph, then hit the clutch about halfway, raise the revs slightly and release. You'll start feeling that front lightness again. Work up confidence and start increasing the revs each time you slip.
4. Again, once you're really comfortable, it's time to increase the length of that wheelie. There's no real magic to this part. Keep the throttle up and use the rear break to stop the bike looping (and landing on you). Remember here: keep the throttle constant if possible - constantly chopping or suddenly killing the throttle will no doubt bring the bike down, hard, and cause you to high side.
5. It will take you some time to reach this stage, but you'll want to slip into second after a while. Eventually in first you'll reach a speed where the revs are no longer keeping up with the speed your bike is travelling at and will mean your bike will start tipping back down again - this will cause your bike to suddenly slow down due to the adjusted centre of gravity and new friction, but your revs will be so high the bike will pull forward, causing you to wobble. It's before this point you want to ease off the throttle ever so slightly and shift into second, don't use the clutch!!
It sounds really complex, but you'll be fine so long as you take it easy, one step at a time and don't be nervous about the throttle. Good luck!
Doing a wheelie is obviously about getting the front wheel off the ground. However, this will be completely alien to you when it first happens, and you'll most likely panic a little bit. So start off really gentle.
1. Get moving on the bike in first, get to about 15 mph and then ease off the throttle (only a little) and then slam it back on higher than you did before - don't get adventurous here, only hit the throttle as hard as your nerves can handle.
When you first do this, you'll notice that when you ease off the throttle the engine moves forward, causing your front suspension to compress slightly, and when you put the throttle back on the engine moves back again, the suspension rebounds and the movement of those two things causes the front to become light.
2. It's unlikely you'll achieve anything impressive at 15mph, but it's a good start to understand what happens with the bikes balance and centre of gravity. Now start getting faster. You need to keep controlled, don't go above 30 mph before easing off that throttle. If you get to cocky, you'll land the front tyre too hard, start to wobble and then likely high side - which will hurt a lot.
3. Once you're comfortable with this method, introduce slipping. Slipping, or 'clutch slipping', is a way of being able to quickly kill bring the speed down on your bike while keeping the revs high. Do the same method as before, getting to about 30 mph, then hit the clutch about halfway, raise the revs slightly and release. You'll start feeling that front lightness again. Work up confidence and start increasing the revs each time you slip.
4. Again, once you're really comfortable, it's time to increase the length of that wheelie. There's no real magic to this part. Keep the throttle up and use the rear break to stop the bike looping (and landing on you). Remember here: keep the throttle constant if possible - constantly chopping or suddenly killing the throttle will no doubt bring the bike down, hard, and cause you to high side.
5. It will take you some time to reach this stage, but you'll want to slip into second after a while. Eventually in first you'll reach a speed where the revs are no longer keeping up with the speed your bike is travelling at and will mean your bike will start tipping back down again - this will cause your bike to suddenly slow down due to the adjusted centre of gravity and new friction, but your revs will be so high the bike will pull forward, causing you to wobble. It's before this point you want to ease off the throttle ever so slightly and shift into second, don't use the clutch!!
It sounds really complex, but you'll be fine so long as you take it easy, one step at a time and don't be nervous about the throttle. Good luck!
source(s):
- General biking nut.
- I found this article on eHow, it seems to go over most of what I said: http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Basic-Wheelie-on-a-Motorcycle
- General biking nut.
- I found this article on eHow, it seems to go over most of what I said: http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Basic-Wheelie-on-a-Motorcycle
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