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Hey guys, Ive been practicing wheelies and can do it out of 1st gear but not too long because then i hit the redline. For example, i would be in first gear until 11k or 12k and then let go of the gas until 9.5k or 10k and then punch it for the wheelie...but after i punch it, it revs up quickly so i cant hold the wheelie for so long....How are you guys able to do it on the 600RR? Is there a trick i should know about so I can hold the wheelie longer than 3 seconds?

Come on...I know you guys out there knows how to do it...help a fellow CBR member out here :D

I'm not an expert and I dont do wheelies a whole lot, I'm not a stunt rider, but I should be able to help you out a little bit here. The 600RR can do some great "Weeee's". Notice I didnt say Wheelie. On the 600 just slamming the throttle open will lift the front wheel up off the ground, but you'll never reach what's called a balance or hump point. The easisest way to achieve an actual wheelie is to be in 2nd gear. What you need to do is compress the front shocks down by forcing your weight down on your handle bars. Once the front shocks are compressed you pull back on the handle bars and open the throttle. The shocks decompressing, along with you pulling up, will allow the front wheel to hop up, and allow you to pull it high enough to balance out a full wheelie. Good luck, be careful.

KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE REAR BRAKE!!![sm=trust_me.gif]at least untill you feel "comfortable" doin them. If you do get in a situation where you feel the bike is gonna come over on you, you can press the rear brake and bring the front end back down. you could kinda say its your last back-up plan

the thing with wheelies and doing them safely ( if there is a such a thing!!) is throttle modulation and control....if you use the clutch to bring it up it is easier but more unpredictable until you master the art of wheelies....I reccommend this...in first gear, accelerate quickly to about 7500 rpm and in a one movement, quickly shut the throttle off and immediately snap the throttle back on and give the bars a tug upwards. By accelerating you are extending the forks since the bike pitches rearwards, then shutting down compresses the fork and snapping the throttle on rebounds the forks and the tug will help exaggerate this motion causing a wheelie...alot of this is timing and rythym, as well as practice..once you get the "feel" for your bike it will be easier to loft the front. once you get accustomed to this you can then experiment with the clutch and shifting gears....a dirtbike works wonderful for this training

I think wheelies look cool but honestly I've never "tried" to do one. I'm a speed-freak and wheelies just slow you down (top end or 1/4 mile). My wheelies usually result from just too dayummm much throttle exiting a turn:D I really prefer both wheels on the ground most of the time.

well oh boy...what a rush....doing wheelies can be alot of fun....i just wish it wasnt so damn cold out here. Mind you im in Miami, FL and its colddd haha

Well the easiest way for me was to go to 8k and let off for .5 sec and then snap the throttle...i got it up to midpoint for about 1 or 2 seconds but i need to practice my landing (doh) Another thing is that I slammed my bike so low so I wonder if thats harder to do a wheelie or what. I tried the clutch and man thats scary.

Well more practice and hopefully I can pull it off.

Landing is easy if you get the bike in a comfortable "float" as the power and the wheelie start to taper off, modulate the throttle slightly and as the bike is starting to lose altitude you can crack the throttle on again and slow the descent...and if you do it right the front wheel will come down nice and easy with a loud " CHIRP" ( just like an airplane sounds when it first lands)

Thanks Sir, I'll keep that in mind. Well I wouldnt know the chirping sound as I am deaf [sm=smiley1.gif]

wow...no offense but a deaf guy doing clutch wheelies on a lowerd 600rr...that is just a dangerous combination...and yeah ur an idiot for saying its cold in miami...i got my 954rr out a week ago when it was 55 here...to windy to do real nice long 3rd gear stand up wheelies for miles on end...but i had my fun...yeah having ur bike "slammed" undoutably is keeping the front tire on the ground more so then it would if it was not lowerd...and whoever wrote that there is no balance point to a 600 in first gear is an idiot...600 are harder to balance because their power is more precise and not as braud as a larger liter bikes power band...everything has a balance point...i've seen a guy ride a wheelie on the front tire (stoppie) of his 600rr for nearly 300 feet...so yes there is a balance point...and it can be achieved on either tire...and i hope u don't take any offense to me saying something about u being deaf...just that motorcycles r so unprotected i would hate not to be able to hear whats going on around me...that and i've always ridden listening to the motor...u can hear when the bike comes on the pipe and when its hitting its acceleration in power...which is when u want to attempt to wheelie...good luck and stay safe man