Wheelies.....again!

White un · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

I don't know what I'm doin wrong but I can't seem to get the hang of em ! Watched the "how to" videos, read the huge amount of advice but still getting no progress.

Is there any one in the west midlands area that, after laughin at my feeble atempts can guide me in the right direction ?

Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

More practise.
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Minty · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Karma :

Keep plugging away until Darwin interjects. Thumbs Up

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Gazz · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2009 Karma :

I have heard before that if you have too much pride in your bike and are too scared to do damage to it, then you will always have doubts about going too far with the bike.

From personal experience I know I could attempt to get the front up more aggressively, but in the back of my mind I worry that I will damage the bike and therefore my wheelies are shit ((I say 'wheelies' but they are more like 'bunny-hops')).

So maybe that could be a problem for you - a psycological one; like me.

lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

Where abouts? I'm in stoke.

I can has wheelie Laughing

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L4Isoside · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Mar 2010 Karma :

Just takes practice!

Doovy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Karma :

i found changing my knackered chain and sprockets helped.

have you tried being in first gear, pulling in the clutch, bringing up the revs and banging the clutch out?

thats really all it is.. the rest is practice.
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White un · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

lllN30lll ...... I'm just outside Dudlay !

I can pop it up i first about a foot maybe two max but not everytime Embarassed

I have practiced just don't seem to make any progress

Alexio · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Karma :

I'm a cheap skate and don't want to damage my bike or have to replace my suspension, chain or sprockets any sooner than I might have to otherwise. As such I haven't tried any wheelies on my bike yet Sad

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White un · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

Thanks for the help Luke, I got a R6 so the bikes capable it's just me !
Have you got to be quite high in the rev range to slip the clutch to lift the front up as the power is high up on the r6 ? Or is it a case of slip the clutch so the rev go high up in the revs ? If that makes sence !

White un · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

Thanks again for the advice luke Wink

had a little practice to tonite just in first, lifting a little more consistently and also had couple attempts on the way home in second managed to get the front up Mr. Green