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Fleetboarder · L Plate Warrior Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Karma :

I'm sure you've been asked this before but I'll ask again. I have a 99/00 R6 and have started trying to get the front wheel up.

1. Open throttle to about 40km/h
2. Chop throttle then back on hard
3. Lean back a little and give the bars a little tug
4. Up she comes but I shit and chop the throttle because the bike is climbing so rapidly.

Don't know if I am at balance point so...Should I:
a. Continue with the throttle
b. Cover the rear brake and apply a little pressue (I assume that covering the brake means doing just that)
c. Continue to accelerate and change gear if required.

Seems like the nose is up quite high but friends tell me it's only a 2 or 3 feet.

Ideally I should be getting a friend to film me which I have yet to organise. Just from the last couple of weeks, I have learnt to do a basic chop throttle wheelie. I haven't perfected it yet and still find I am slamming the nose down.

I really want to get the wheelies laid down but it's frustrating. I haven't looper it (yet) which is a very good thing. Not looking forward to the first time that happens!!
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

I'm not really good at wheelies myself, but from what you say.

When the front comes up, you first get the "Ohhh my wheels in the air", then its "OMG, it's well high" both of these you drop it back down immediatly. Then you start lifting it higher and riding it out further on power. The it starts to get light, and you can't see the road. Then it gets really really light, and thats the balance point, and you're meant to then just sit there. Smile

Covering back brake is good, but hit it too hard and you'll know about it.

Changing gear is okay, but IMO, it'd be better to keep the speed a bit lower and the wheelie a bit higher.

Good luck. Smile

Fleetboarder · L Plate Warrior Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Karma :

Cheers for that, mate.

I don't think I have it at balance point yet. There is no "light feeling" that you describe just a fair bit of weight still up the front (you know that feeling when she starts to put her nose down and there's not much you can do about it because you are wringing it's neck).

I'll have a go on the way home from work today and try to get a bit on film tonight if I can. I'll have a go at posting some pictures in the next couple of days. It'll be so Embarassed

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

From what I know, if you can still see the road you're definatly not there yet. And if the front still feels heavy then you've got to go higher. Smile

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

To start with the r6 balance point is apparantly pretty high.

One thing you can do to get used to the height is at the point you want to put it down, let off the throttle a bit, then bring it on again as the nose starts to drop.
You can even practice this 'technique' at about a foot off the ground. You get a kind of weaving up and down and can actually hold a specific height to soem degree, as you're not getting higher it's not so scary.
Once you've got used to doind this a bit you should be able to find about the right throttle position to hold it at whatever height you're at and thus need less modulation. Then it's just a case of getting higher and higher Smile

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Humm good luck, and what do ya mean (when you end up looping it? lol!) The pain of all that cracked and shattered plastic, i cant bear to think about, nope its not good at all!
Just for the record, ive manged about a foot on my 6r, but i dont think i want to find the balence point, or more likely the point of ohh shit im on the floor! Smile

Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

I was never any good at pulling wheelies on my push bike, let alone trying it with the Fazer! Shocked

I've too tuch bulk and can never find a balance point, so I reckon watching other people with talent is best for me! Laughing

If the front wheel comes up a bit under a bit of hard throttle then I'll be happy enough.
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Fleetboarder · L Plate Warrior Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Karma :

Thanks for all the tips. I'll post pictures (promise!!) when I get them. Don't expect any for about three weeks though as I'm on holidays in Perth for that time.

Korn, what does a damper do? I know a friend who got one on his TL1000S. What are they actually designed to do? Is it to decrease the chance of tankslapping by restricting the movement of the bars? I don't know if I'd get one based purely on looks. Not the most prettiest thing I've seen Confused

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