Wheelies

[Sam_Y_93]

Do they ever get any less addictive?

Only just started doing them, and can't seem to ride the bike without lifting it up. Smashed the front pretty hard a few times as I get nervous when it comes up too high and shut the throttle, even smoothly it still slams down, any tips?

Can't get it up in second either, the front goes a bit light but that's all. Any ideas on how to get some height?

It's a hornet 600 by the way
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[Timmeh]

A nose-heavy tourer like a Hornet won't go up in anything but first.

The trick is to get it up on the balance point before you run out of revs.

HTH
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[Drake]

down gear it, -1 on the front and change from first to second with clutch lifts the front, would come up with a tug. just note your speedo will read wrong
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[Sam_Y_93]

Not interested in down gearing, just wondered if there was something I was doing wrong in second.

Will just keep with my occasionally mediocre ones in first
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[VTRkemshell10...]

this may sound a newbie question but i cant seem to wheelie...

hows the easiest way on a vfr800?
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[Timmeh]

accelerate to about 20, pull the clutch in, throttle to about 10k and then drop the clutch.

cover the back brake.


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[Slacker24seve...]

[_Iain_]

What about a GS500? Nuff power or not?

I had a crack at it a few times, 2nd gear, 4k shut the throttle and smashing it full open. Front felt light but it diddnt lift & jolted bad. Tryed 1st gear, 6k, dip clutch, pin it & smash clutch out hard and did pretty much the same thing, maybe jolted a bit more violently.

YBR i could get shit wheelies off the line if i snapped the clutch out at about 8k in 1st sitting half on the back seat, but couldnt hold em or get it to clutch up when rolling at all

Wondering if its down to my personal fitness as i've got no upper body strength whatsoever, perhaps i need to physicly pull the front end off the deck?? Enlighten me!!
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[EXC-Rider]

I enjoy dumping the clutch on my hornet, wheelie for about 3-5 seconds and let it down smoothly as i run out of revs with my throttle stop,

cant seem to wheelie in 2nd think mainly due to my throttle stop
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[bikertomm]

[J.M.]

[Moxey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=3v-pZ3NwtSI&NR=1

Can't tell if it's on stock gearing in that video but they can be lifted albeit with a bit of persuasion, only managed to get any decent lift on mine with the topbox on the back and some considerable weight within, roll on from 10mph at maybe 2k dumped clutch at 9ish I think.

MZ on the other hand before I fitted flat bars wheelied a treat just a shame it is a little heavy and power does run out a little quick.
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[EXC-Rider]

[P.addy]

[J.M.]

[_Iain_]

Was thinking about downgearing it as it goes, given it's done all its going to do in 4th-5th anyway. Drop two on the front or put more on the back though? All the stunt bikes i see have HUGE rear sprockets & claim to run standard fronts. Is this a visible bling thing or is there meaning behind the madness?

Regarding that video, how the feck is the engine even running still? Surely holding it up on that bar thing is going to pull all the oil away from the pickup?
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[Sam_Y_93]

[P.addy]

[Red Devil]

Bet it would wheelie in 2nd, accelerate quite hard and as you hit around 40mph pop the clutch and give it some more throttle as you do it. When you get used to it you will be able judge how much throttle you need as you clutch it up at different revs. Sitting back helps and don't lean into the wheelie when it comes up.

Loads of stuff on here about wheelies, use the search...
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[_Iain_]

[P.addy]

6.30, park and ride.

[Sam_Y_93]

That video is as good as I'd like to get, I don't want to be on the balancing point holding it for miles, it would be awesome but it's not going to happen

I've had it run out of revs a few times but when it feels too high I chop the throttle. Will try and set up a camera so I can see what's going on a bit better, and if they are any good ill upload them
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Bikes Current: Honda VFR 400 (awaiting restoration) Honda CB600f F-4
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[P.addy]

What I've been doing is working out how high it gets before it feels super light.

If you ride along in 1st to about 5k, slip with clutch (don't pull it all the way... just enough to add the revs without increasing too much speed) pop it to somewhere around 10k and burst the power on... give it an initial surge and then be soft with it.

I can get mine going from about 10mph to the rev limiter on the power with it not at the balance point (probably far from) but it does the whole gear

Get somewhere quiet with a friend, last thing you want is to lose control alone..

[bikertomm]

Mattspratt will be along in a minute..

This has made me look forward to learning how to wheelie at some point..


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[P.addy]

Some people are just plain good at this stuff, I live in hope.

This is the sole reason I would like something like a DRZ or YZ450F... wheelies are relatively easy, you drop it there is a few scratches and maybe a bar end.