Wheelie :D

[stranger12]

Good morning great people,

I am learning to do wheelies and after few days of attempting , I am getting better.

I find it a lot easier to do it on the r6 than sv650 as the r6 does pop up and think I have more control over it .

Here is how I do it , clutch in in first gear , one or two rev to raise it to few k's above what I am on and then let the clutch go and try to have the throttle open so as to continue the wheelie.

Now what I am scared of is , flipping it if too much power is going to the back wheel. If when clutch is pulled in and I rev it hard and pop clutch , can it flip ?

It feels like the rear wheel is trying to run away from me .

I have seen more than 50 youtube videos but still thought I ask as none of them specifically mentioned what is the risk associated with over reving .

An yes I have the rear brake covered all the times.
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[stranger12]

Also guess the only two way to pop wheelie, is either clutch or power wheelie ( sticking it in 2nd gear and suddenly opening the throttle wide open ), right ?
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[P.addy]

Learn to power it up in 1st gear, cruise along, close throttle and snap it open. Get used to the weird feeling.

Then start using the clutch in 2nd, this is when I was first starting out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14Qs062R_o

You'll soon learn how much is too much and how little isn't enough.

[Knacker]

[P.addy]

it is easy, that is a shit wheelie by all accounts. Plenty people here who can do it far better than I can

[biggeeman]

[quote="stranger12"]

Now what I am scared of is , flipping it if too much power is going to the back wheel. If when clutch is pulled in and I rev it hard and pop clutch , can it flip ?


Yes you can flip it first take baby steps this will improve confidence and get a better feel for them.

"It feels like the rear wheel is trying to run away from me"

Unfortunately the wheelie needs to be a balance point before it slows down hence chasing it. It will always gain speed below balance point.

And its all throttle control always remember that and youll be fine.
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lol your funny

[stranger12]

how can I identify that I have got the right balance point ?

is it that the bike speed is increasing slowly ?
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[P.addy]

[biggeeman]

[gazzeh]

First wheelie I did was just slipping the clutch on a GSXR 400, went surprisingly well. If you are worried about binning it, you probably won't. It's the people with the attitude of "I can wheelie, definitely, watch this" that bin in.. imo

[Dave70]

I've only done a wheelie once and that was accidental. It was on either the second or third day after completing my CBT. Unfortunately, it happened upon entering a roundabout.

[mysterious_rider]

I worry about damaging the gearbox.
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[P.addy]

[stranger12]

What are the risk ?

How can it damage the gearbox ? is it by suddenly letting the clutch go ?

By slipping , do you mean letting it out slowly ? if so then that may cause you not to be able to pop the wheelie.
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[Ste]

If you're drop the clutch whilst giving it too many revs then yes you can flip it. When you're learning to wheelie it'll seem like the front is really high and you're worried about flipping it but if you get someone to photo or video you then the chances are the front will still be pretty low.

Clutching it up in 2nd gear should be smoother and easier to control.

[P.addy]

[garth]

[-Matt-]

Never really had a proper go at wheeling before Got the old 125 up a few inches accidently on a few occasions popping the clutch, but thats it

Always wondered if it can damage the fork seals which put me off on my current bike, or can you roll off the throttle gradually and 'land' it quite gently?

[P.addy]

[-Matt-]

Inb4
https://i.imgur.com/arS9Y.gif

[Jayy]

[stranger12]

did you mean to say slip the clutch when in 2nd gear on 5-6k rev ? if so where does the sudden power come in from to lift the front?

I did actually try this but unless I rev it to 8-9k when on 3-4k it won't lift. maybe i am doing it wrong ?
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[drzsta]

Are you intellectually challenged?

[Az]

I wouldn't go wheeling your SV for too long as it'll most likely starve your cylinder of oil, although I doubt you'll wheelie it enough or long enough for that to happen.

Also, does anyone think it would be possible to wheelie a bandit 600 restricted to 47bhp? I've tried slipping the clutch at around 6k revs in 1st and it still didn't lift.
I had the newbie sacredness of slipping the clutch higher up in the revs incase I flipped it (although I doubt that would happen as it didn't have enough power to lift it at 6k revs).
Anyone have experience wheeling a restricted bandit? How did u do it, i've always wanted to wheelie my bike

[Fladdem]

I'm a self professed moron.

I started to wheelie by just letting off then whacking open the throttle again in first gear. If my 20HP 250 can do that, your 100BHP R6 certainly can. I started, the same way I did on my MTB, I keep the power on, then press the back brake to ease it down, although if it iis too high, I just stamp on the brake and pull the clutch. I have 11 inches of suspension travel though. I tried to teach myself to bring it down, before I bring it up, that way it is just second nature.

On my MTB, I have nearly got it, I can wheelie indefinitely but struggle with manualling, but my index finger is constantly feathering the rear brake to hold it there, without me thinking. It needs to become second nature on how to fix it.


Now, I tend to sit on the pillion seat, third gear, clutch in, rev, rev again then let the clutch go. It's less jerky, with throttle movements, the higher the gear.

I wheelied the Varadero 125 yesterday, for the first time ever, sat as far back as I could then got her rolling, clutch in, revved to about 9000 then let her out, the wheel lifted about 3 inches I reckon, but still, with a more skilled rider than me any bike would do it. My moped would pull second, sat an the passenger seat, although I don't trust the brakes, so try not to lift the front end that often on it.
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