Wheelies

[paulodd]

Wheelies, everyone loves watching a wheelie, and its even better doing one (so iv been told)

Ive got a CG125 and am practicing wheelies, but with not so great outcomes, the wheel only comes up a little and when it does come up a lot my feet slip off the foot rests. please give me some tips.......
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Paul
1999 Yamaha R6
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[RooRoo]

lol, hmm this is a tricky one...you cant expect to wheely from any kind of speed at all, and the only wheely you can really hope to achieve is a clutch one which im guessing you're doing, rev the engine quite hard then dump the clutch and bring the wheel up, thats about it as far as i can get it, so anymore advice would be good

[dandit]

get a bigger bike
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[RooRoo]

shh dandit, we all know the CG is more than enough power for anyone

[paulodd]

yer RooRoo i am just dumping the clutch, its annoying i have to go at like a snails pace then pull it in slightly rev it up and let go. i just guess it will hav to be more practicing on the quiet roads. Yer dandit im plannin on gettin a VFR400 in bout 4/5 months, got a poll going under new bikers then import or not to import, about the bike i want, tell me what you think


Paul
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Paul
1999 Yamaha R6
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[malb]

I did one on my comet 125, but I can't claim any credit for it because it was an acciedent. I was flying up a hill, and changed gear just as I reached the crest of the hill. So as the bike lifted slightly the ground dropped away. I landed it quite well though which I was proud of.

Think I'll save any further wheelies for a bigger bike though!
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[paulodd]

lol sounds good. yes but if you get a bigger bike and you do a wheelie, and you fall off you have more to loose than practicing on a small bike. i see it, if i perfect them on a CG i'll hopefully find it easier on a bigger bike when the time comes
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1999 Yamaha R6
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[Wave2k]

wheelie are really easy on SR125 i did one will training for my A2, light little buggers
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[Sparks!]

CG's wheely easier if you stand at the back of the seat, or on the pillion pegs, lean back and pull the bars up as well as a bounce and clutch.
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[CBRPETER]

i think yams hit the nail on the head, if you do all that your sure to succeed
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[r1_lad]

[8316]

hey there
i have been trying wheelies on my gs125 from the lights, with very little success.
but yesterday i sat very far back and gave it a bit of a tug when i released the clutch and bingo!
it had never come up that high before and i wasn't expecting it so all i could see was sky! it didn't last very long as i ran out of revs, so im currently trying snicking it into 2nd gear.
carry on trying! you may ruin the clutch, but im sure its worth a tenner to learn to wheelie properly!
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[paulodd]

lol sounds great 8316, but im not sure i'll try at traffic lights, theres this massive resiviour near my house with really long stretches of open road, which is where i like to practice. yer people have aid you have to get it into second gear to keep it up and smooth but im still trying to get it up. lol
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1999 Yamaha R6
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[r1_lad]

[paulodd]

lol yer thanks mate. yer i get those emails too, i thought it was abit dodgy when i wrote that but was hoping no-one would notice!!!
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[dibbster]

Did manage to wheelie my CG when I had it, give it some abuse and fasten something heavy to the pillion seat!
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[paulodd]

yer i don't want to give it too much abuse tho, also i can't be bothered trying to attach extra weights to the back, too much hassel
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[Gazdaman]

Paul's just jealous because I can wheely his bike and he can't..

what a kick in the nuts, after he finds my bike's faster aswell!!

poor guy, not been a good week has it mate?

Gaz

[paulodd]

screw you gaz, you accidently wheelied it because your lanky and heavy, and dropped the clutch to quickly!

And for the bike i can keep my speed at a constant higher speed than yours, you can just accelerate a little quicker than me!

Oi and leave the crash out of it! it weren't my fault, bloody volvo drivers!

Also at least i have a full licence and cheaper/better bike! lol


Paul
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Paul
1999 Yamaha R6
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[Gazdaman]

The bit about the wheelies is true...sadly.

I can keep my top speed, I'm just not sure I trust the bike (or the rider )

And the full licence bit is true. Not sure about your bike being cheaper though.

Everyone else argues about whos bike is best/most expensive, check us out!

Bloody volvo drivers indeed.

Gaz

[paulodd]

lol i wouldn't expect you to trust the bike, nah only joking! its a good little machine!

not sure how cheap yours is, mine works out at roughly 4p a mile. (created a spreadsheet and all to work out expenditure) lol


yer man we too cool for everyone else, our old school, cheap, bashed up motors. lol
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Paul
1999 Yamaha R6
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[Zimma]

I used to wheelie my CG by chucking it into 2nd at very low speed, standing on the pillion pegs and pinning the throttle, as you pass 15 odd mph give the bars a nice tug.



(Though, I did eventually flip it...)
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[sychosis]

I've been trying to get mine up in second but it just won't have it however I have got the front up in first, I'm now trying to keep it there and change into 2nd whilst it's up.
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[paulodd]

damn i hope i don't flip mine! i can't even practice them, because of my crash but as soon as its fixed i'll be back to practicing! thanks i'll give that other method a try.

Any other methods around???
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Paul
1999 Yamaha R6
www.coventrybikers.co.uk / www.norfolkriders.co.uk

[Jon]

I used to jam my left foot in the grab rail (have to modify it slightly to enable you to do this), keep my right foot on the peg covering the brake slighty. Clutch up in 1st, tug the bars slightly, goes up surprisingly easily, balance point is quite easy to achieve but I never really got the chance to practice this Use your body weight to balance it aswell as the throttle/brake.

Takes a while to build up the confidence but you'll find it much easier to control than a standard wheelie sitting on the seat.



This was my result after about 4 or 5 attempts.