Pulling a wheelie

[haGGard]

Heloo to all, i am new on these forums.

I have a Peugeot speedfight 100 X-race and would like to know how to pull a wheelie. I've heard you place you feet firmly down, sit at the back, lean back and pump the throttle.

If i was to do this, what would stop me falling off the back if i pumped to hard? Is it even posible to fall off the back?

Thanks

ps, no im not a dirty chav for owning a scooter.

[Scooby]

Pulling wheelies on scooters is silly. The build quality is generally poor, and they have a relatively short lifespan from normal use, nevermind you abusing the bike by wheelying it.

I would not advise it at all. Use it to get road experience, not for dicking around on the roads on.
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[haGGard]

Tbh i didn't ask of your opinion on scooters.

[Scooby]

I am only trying to help you. If you start wheelying your ped you will only knacker bearings and probably drop it in the process. If you really want to wheelie it just ride along slowly, sit right back on the seat, open the throttle quickly and pull the bars up. Just about getting to the balance point. But don't bring it to me when you break it.
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[mattsmith95]

[Scooby]

I think you get the general opinion on wheelying peds mate.
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[haGGard]

Sorry yeah, i'm only going to try for a bit of fun, but only if i feel confident. Im a very careful rider so im hopefully not going to break it lol, cost me a lot of money anyway, i wouldnt want to damage it in the slightest.

[dodsi]

I own a speedfight 100cc prost and I wouldnt reccomend wheelying crap bikes like speedfights as you will f**k it up quickly!

[Sparks!]

fucking hell people.. it's a bike you can pussy foot around and ride it like a girl or you can do wheelies and enjoy riding it...

Yes if you do it enough you'll probably fall off, but who gives a shit if your actually enjoying it

I don't know how to wheely a ped as I've never ridden one but I'm sure someone who's not a safety nazi will come along and tell you in a bit

Just practice, take it slowly, don't rush things and practice more.. and ignore the safety nazis
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[haGGard]

i can tell were going to get along YamsR6

[stinkwheel]

The most important thing is to cover the back brake, this is what puts the front back on the road if you start to go too far.

[mock]

To wheelie a moped, buy a honda C50, press down on gearlever with foot, wind revs up, remove foot.

To wheelie any other moped, sit right back on seat, trail legs behind, wind throttle wide open, tug on handlebars.... Land on arse, pick up moped, phone breakers for new plastics, taillight and numberplate. Clean gravel out of skin, visit JD sports for new trakky bottoms, endure mocking from mates. Repeat until wallet empty or skin gone.

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[dodsi]

Ok mate il tell you, get moving too about 5mph sat nicely back on the seat (almost on the back)

and then in one smooth motion, push the front of the ped down and pull back up whilst pulling the throttle quickly and smoothly too full this should bring the front up, it worked on mine!

make sure you cover the rear brake as if it lifts too far you can smoothly use the back brake to bring the front down!

hope that helps, now go find a car park!

[hermand]

This is going to all end in tears.

[Ste]

[dodsi]

I must add that the pushing down on the front of the bike is to create a "bounce" to help the front lift

and the getting too 5-7mph bit is too make sure the clutch is engaged so you can get the power through the transmission quickly.

any problems after trying my method, (which worked on my speedfight 100cc)

start small and practice if its your thing!

[Nath]

I wouldn't have thought it'd be possible to wheely a scooter... Guess i'm wrong though.

I've had a few attempts on my CG125, and it really doesn't like it. In first gear going slow-mid speed, it needs revving so high the engine sounds like it's going to blow up! And even then it's hit and miss as to whether the wheel comes up or not when i dump the clutch. Still, i managed it for the first and second times yesterday and as i came back down the road after u-turning, i saw a young lad on a paperround who was grinning almost as much as i was

If a scooter can be powerwheelied, can someone give me any advice to help get the wheel up on my bike more easily? Oh, and how likely am i to knacker the chain/sprockets doing this?
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[Wave2k]

i wheelied my ped loads was great fun
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[Ste]

I wouldn't be trying to learn to wheelie on a CG125, it is possible but the videos of people doing wheelies on them didn't learn to wheelie on a CG125. You basically need to clutch the front up and then balance it there. To clutch it up in first gear going about walking pace to start with pull the clutch in, rev it and then drop the clutch. Repat doing this until you're managing to rev it enough for the front to come up when you drop the clutch. You'll also want to be sitting back and leaning back and to bounce the front a bit to help. Onces you've got it up to keep it there you need to basically balance it as the CG doesn't have the power to bring it back up if you let it drop even a little bit.

So in short, you need to be very good at wheelie to do a wheelie on a CG125.

It'll put a bit of additional wear on the chain and sprocket, the clutch and also the head bearings & wheel bearing when the front wheel hits the ground again.

[Smoto Bob]

i learn loads from wheelying the sr250 when you have no power you have to be right up and its the first thing i 12'd as i dont care about it


Peds have got to be great for wheelys with the hand rear brake, never had a go but guessing you need to lean back like a bitch
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[Sparks!]

Watching Podges video, he just jumps on the very back of the seat and the front wheel pops up

Ste, nothing completely wrong with learning to wheely on a CG125, you /have/ to get it up higher so you'll learn a lot more.. but it's harder to initially get the hang of it with little power.. but if you've already got a CG125 then don't be put off.. go find a car park and practice on it

[Demonic69]

Nice light little 125's are great to wheelie. The MZ was dead easy to get up.
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