My inability to wheelie.

[L-Jam]

So, hooligans, I really really really really really want to be able to nail a half decent wheelie!

Power wheelying just doesnt happen on the CBR (i.e. just slamming the throttle on in first at any speed, at any rev) aside from the front going light, and in the case of a pillion being on the back, yes I did a massive minger by accident but that's another irrelevant story.

But on the flipside, I don't want my first attempt at a clutch wheelie to end up with me on my back with the bike flipped, or going way too high and crashing back down.

I've watched a few YouTube vids, and none really seemed to help even though I took what they said away.

My bike is obviously powerful enough, because people use CBR's as stunters all the time.

Help me to wheelie BCF, how do I do it? What is a good way to start practising etc?

Cheers guys,
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[imanupstart]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z1KK9wokDc

Best video I know of, I learnt from his earlier vids. But ultimatly your just going to have to go out and practice, if your worried about flipping and damaging your bike then wheelies probably arn't for you. Take it slowly and you'll be fine

[Ghost]

Start off accelerating gently, and quickly pulling the throttle in a small amount and letting it out again quickly. Make sure it is only a tiny amount, you only want enough to let the engine revs rise and then dip again.

Make sure you're accelerating smoothly throughout and you should hear the same noise as on the videos, which is just the bike revving up quickly as the clutch is pulled in, then dipping down and struggling under the load as it's snapped out and the front is picked up.

Obviously you won't pick the front up if you just flick the clutch in and out a tiny amount under gentle acceleration, but you'll be able to hear the noise and feel the bike lurch. It's that lurch you want to get comfortable with, and pull the clutch further and further in each time while using more and more throttle. Eventually you'll get to the stage where you're popping the front up a few inches, which means you've mastered the basic technique and you just need to wind it up more!

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See the link in my profile.
Written for an SV, but will do as well for your CBR .

[robbieguy2003]

[Carl_steveo]

[L-Jam]

Cheers guys, I'll head out and practise now and let you know how it goes
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[Luke_Retrofly]

You need balls to do wheelies, if you dont have them no ammount of guides will help you wheelie.
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[ScramUK]

My CBR600FV is rather easy to wheelie, Infact you can get the front up on power alone... Its keeping it up thats a different issue.

However i have the needle sitting at abour 7-8 thousand RPM rolling along in first gear, clutch in, blip the throttle, pop the clutch... This should bring the front up nicely. But it takes a little getting used to.

You can sustain the wheelie by finding the balance point and covering that rear brake. You need to be fairly confident and smooth with the throttle however, just concentrate on getting the front up first.

My first few attempts had the front bouncing up, down, up down, up down.... As i rolled off the throttle and back on. Heh, as I say it takes a little getting used to.

But for starters just accelerate in first gear and as you are about one third through the powerband, clutch in and blip the throttle and pop it... This should bring the front up for a few seconds while you accelerate.

Be careful and take care. Don't be overly enthusiastic or anything.
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[MaybeGuy]

i love threads like these
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[27cows]

Forget it. Only cretins wheelie on the road. Nothing ruins a perfectly good gearbox/chain/sprockets like popping wheelies in a vain bid to prove you're cool. And if the plod catch you wheelying, may as well chuck your license in the bin.
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[ollieholt]

i did an accidental beuty the other day. rolling abou 10 miles per hour waiting for a car to turn off, thought i was in second, give it a fist full, i was leaning back at the time. up it cam about a foot or so nice wheelie! just kept the power on it felt right to. probably from about10-45mph ish. i was well chufed.

wheelies arent for me until i buy myself a winter hack i dont mind messing up a bit.
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[27cows]

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Most bike rides are pointless - you get back to where you started most times.

Many people find the challenge of learning a new skill much more fun, interesting and a more worthwhile pursuit than riding a slow bike for hundreds and thousands of miles of the same roads.


This man didn't do anything exciting in his life.
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[27cows]

I'm all for learning worthwhile skills. Wheelies aren't worthwhile. You're very likely to end up with your bike battered and broken, or yourself battered and broken. And with something like 9 points on your license if some draconian plod sees you misbehaving.

I don't know why I have this rep for only riding the RXS - I have probably owned more bikes than most people on here. Including some fast/mental/not slow/not commuter ones which I daresay I've ridden in a somewhat less than sedate manner once or twice

Once I had a Powervalve 350 which had been endlessly wheelied sieze its gearbox solid on me in the middle of the M25 at about 90 and it's not an experience I want to repeat.

There's nothing big or clever about doing wheelies.

Did I mention that I thought wheelies were bit stupid?
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[T0MMY]

You are one boring bastard.

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[SamJL]

[MaybeGuy]

wheelies are fun.
whether you're in the middle of town, on the motorway or on your own miles away from anyone.

been caught twice. once i got an asbo like g, but the second time i got nothing because i already had an asbo so much for ''bye bye licence''
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

There could be an argument for wheelies/stoppies in bike tests..and backing it in, supermoto style....well kinda

These are great skills to have, on any bike capable of doing them.

To be able to control the front wheel should it lift over a rise. To apply the maximum braking force and not panic when the rear lifts.
Same goes for the rear when it looses traction in a corner.

Being balanced on your bike gives confidence in many road situations.

I intend to get another dirt bike(trials) and continue my training.
I learnt more about bike control in the 2yrs i had my XL than the rest of the time i've been on the 250RSA.


Pat
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So how did you get on? Get the front up?
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