no longer a wheelie virgin
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RE: no longer a wheelie virgin
just heads up, from what the video shows and what you state... that's not a balance point wheelie. Your wheel will be alot higher once you hit BP. A few things i'm hearing when you wheelie... your letting off to hard, and eventually your going to blow your front fork seals. dropping a wheelie that hard to many times will start to cost you big later down the road. I have a few friends during learning that have gone through about 10 set of fork seals!! if you can try not to let off to violently. also COVER YOUR REAR BRAKE!!! don't let off the throttle to quick and use the rear brake to slow you down and lower your front without dropping it.
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RE: no longer a wheelie virgin
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just heads up, from what the video shows and what you state... that's not a balance point wheelie. Your wheel will be alot higher once you hit BP. A few things i'm hearing when you wheelie... your letting off to hard, and eventually your going to blow your front fork seals. dropping a wheelie that hard to many times will start to cost you big later down the road. I have a few friends during learning that have gone through about 10 set of fork seals!! if you can try not to let off to violently. also COVER YOUR REAR BRAKE!!! don't let off the throttle to quick and use the rear brake to slow you down and lower your front without dropping it.
just heads up, from what the video shows and what you state... that's not a balance point wheelie. Your wheel will be alot higher once you hit BP. A few things i'm hearing when you wheelie... your letting off to hard, and eventually your going to blow your front fork seals. dropping a wheelie that hard to many times will start to cost you big later down the road. I have a few friends during learning that have gone through about 10 set of fork seals!! if you can try not to let off to violently. also COVER YOUR REAR BRAKE!!! don't let off the throttle to quick and use the rear brake to slow you down and lower your front without dropping it.
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RE: no longer a wheelie virgin
Hey give the guy a break, he's learning still. It will take you awhile and lots and lots of wheelies to get to your balance point. Thats why I said, do a 5 or 10 second wheelie and you will be gettting closer. The higher you bring it up the longer you will be able to hold it up. Keep working on it, looking good so far. And as for your fork seals, yes someday you will eventually break those seals, I have been riding one wheel for 2 years now, and my seals are still good.
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10-26-2008, 01:23 AM
RE: no longer a wheelie virgin
nice stretch of road you guys got there. i think its easier to start learning clutch wheelies rather than bouncing it. you go a little bit faster, but while it would be worse to crash, the bike has less tendency to want to fall sideways. i know its scary, but when your bike starts to get high, instead of chipping the throttle off, just hold it still. the other people are right, your fork seals will go bad pretty fast with those landings. hope some of that helps!