notbike Formerly known as notabikeranymore
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Posted: 23:52 - 04 Nov 2019 Post subject: Wheelies Round 2: Power to Clutch, or shifting? |
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tl;dr: Understanding power wheelie limits now, do I keep doing powers and learn to shift w/ quickshifter, or start learning clutch wheelies?
So I've been practicing power wheelies for ~2 months now and I'm able to chase them out in 1st and 2nd gear consistently until red line (I drop them relatively gently before hitting the limiter, getting good at that now).
I'm working on making them higher at the moment, second gear is much easier for this. Got a couple of questions. Does more height = longer wheelies? I feel when they're higher, I can carry them for longer, but I'm not at balance point and I'm very much still chasing them out.
Me two months ago would've seen me now and been satisfied/impressed but I want to level up because this has become a massive addiction.
The thing is, with first gear power wheelies, to get a good smooth longish power wheelie I gotta blip them at about 30-35mph. Anything less and it struggles to come up resulting in high revs when I'm up, and anything more and it's really twitchy plus the revs are already high when it's up there.
With second gear powers, I start those at about 70mph (or 8k RPM+) and have to quickly on/off the throttle and then rip it back, otherwise I get no lift at all. Same issue, I'm always at high revs when the front reaches a decent height.
Can't get any lift trying power wheelies in third gear, so didn't even try.
Do I continue with power wheelies and learn to shift with the quick shifter/try to get them higher, or will learning to clutch it up at a lower speed in the same gear be a better option?
Also, why do you prefer powers or clutch ups?
Clutching it feels completely alien to me still. I'm not scared of doing it, I just REALLY couldn't get any lift last time I tried it (though that was over a month ago).
I'm no longer afraid of the front end coming up at all anymore, so maybe it's time to make the switch? I heard you can pretty much do these at any speed, so maybe it'll help me do third gear ones that I can carry for longer?
End goal: Want to carry wheelies for longer, maybe learn to do it in 3rd gear. |
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