Wheelies: Finding the BP

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

So, TUG and I went out to do some wheelie practice on Sunday. The wheelies going away from the camera I couldn't seem to find the BP but the wheelies coming towards the camera, on one or two of them, I managed to hit the BP and were it was normally running out of revs and coming down, I found myself carrying it on with the BP.

Now I've managed to fangle this BP stuff, what's the best technique to keep it controlled on the BP?

Shut off/add throttle to control it? Use the rear brake and apply throttle?

Video of some attempts below..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixwx-S8P3lY

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Just so you know, that speech bubble can be turned off.

MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

straighten your arms. Stops it wobbling as much on 1 wheel.
And i dont think any of them were anywhere near being balanced.
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Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

Might not look it but one or two of them were on the BP because I felt it rocking back and forward.

I'm still learning, I'm no wheelie master, as you can see!

mr.kris · Traffic Copper Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Karma :

didnt look like u were close to BP there just useing power from the looks of things nothing wrong with that you just wernt high enuf for BP
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Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

A couple of them were deffo, TUG isn't the best camera man in the world and as I said, they were coming back up towards the camera and almost as I was near it/past it.

This was actually the second video, I had done a load more and TUG had managed to press record for 1second!

lewis87 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Karma :

Hard to tell but are you powering the wheelies up?

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

I always cluch them up in second, first is a bit jittery.

lewis87 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Karma :

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

I see you went from a ZX6R to a KTM like me, you prefer it?

lewis87 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Karma :