You're not ready, but the rear brake is your friend.

 

Before you go trying stand ups, you have to become more familiar with the control of the bike in a sit down position. This is more important to establish the balance point of your bike and how your right foot's ability to find the brake and slightly apply drag pressure on it. Also, understanding the effects the suspension has on the ability to initiate the wheelie is very important. When the others were discussing the wheeling, they were talking about rollon types of wheelies and how the front suspension should be on its rebound when you crack the throttle. Roll ons, are by far the safest way to figure it out in any gear. Clutching shouldn't be considered unless you are completely confident in the reaction your bike gives you.

I got a buddy who is a major poser and rides a 1krr he can be riding in third gear at about 60 and rollon on right into a sitdown and with very little clutching, into a stand up. Those bikes are wheelie freakin monsters.

As the others have mentioned, crashing your bike is one thing, but skin grafting sucks if you aint got the gear to help when, not if, when you go down.


My rule is feel the fear and do it anyway. woohoo!! have fun.

 

I was just wondering what was the easiest way to hold the wheelie up whether it be sitting down or standing up. Ive realized that as soon as i let go of the trottle the front end comes back down pretty fast so how do the stunters do those slow roll wheelies. I wanna be able to pop the front tire up and hold it without havin to continue acceleratin to 100 mph. When i pop it up now im already goin bout 45-60 mph depending on how much room i got. Is there any way that i can keep the wheel up without gunnin the throttle the whole time or am i just suppossed to hold it and just enjoy the ride?

 

The hell man? Like I said. The rear brake. Watch any stunt vid. Watch the right foot. It's moving. It's pressing and letting off the brake, in correlation with the throttle, lets you ride a wheelie for miles. That or they have a rear brake lever.

 

Well sorry for askin Mr. Internet chat room tough guy. I dont really spend my time watchin other people do tricks, id rather go out and practice my own. Besides i never really looked at the persons feet or even get a good view of them in any stunter vid. But thanks anyways for the info about the brake. Thought u were just bein sarcastic before.

 

Nah just hookin up a fellow CBR'er. Find the balance point, cover the rear brake so you don't loop over, then practice the rear brake and throttle working together to ride until you get tired of bein up there.

 

sorry to be sooo down, but where do i sent the wreath? WOW! there is so much to learn about road craft and you and your bikes abilities to be learning to do wheelies through this forum scares the s**t out of me.


OK i'm just getting old.........hope you get there too one day

 

sorry about the last post, i've just been reading another thread about speeding and THAT i do!!, suppose we all have our naughty moments.

JUst take it easy you can't learn it all in minutes.................


remember keep it rubber side down ( even if it is only one wheel)