Hi guys,

Please bear with me because I am a total newbie... so: I was trying to wheelie the other day, and I was accelerating real hard, just wanted to get the feel of the bike when it starts to get light in the front etc. Then, I rolled off the throttle, so the nose was down, and at the same time applied rear brake. This is when the front end started bouncing on me - really felt like i was going over speed bumps. Got a little scared, and the second time I did the same thing it happened again, only this time I knew what to expect. Wtf?

 

Steering Dampner........????????........

 

With all the weight shifted to the front tire, the rear tire has very little traction. When you apply the rear brake while the rear tire doesn't have much traction, you could cause the rear tire to lock and skid. It could have been kind of chattering as it locked up and started spinning again. This may have felt like it was coming through the front end because the forks were compressed.

P.S. It's called steering DAMPER, not dampner. Nothing is getting wet.

 

This makes sense... but would a steering damper make sense in this case?

 

Steering Damper,Steering Damnper,Steering Dampner,Whateva MR. WIZARD.......

 

A steering damper is not intended to make up for problems with the bike that cause it to shake. It is supposed to keep the front wheel from shaking when you hit a bump or set your front wheel down a little crooked. It sounds to me like there is a mechanical problem with your bike or maybe you're doing something to make it shake. But either way I doubt a steering damper will solve your problem. Warped brake rotor maybe?

 

You shouldn't be trying to do power wheelies...you need to clutch it up...its much safer...when you power it up it will come up slowely at first but then when you get to a certian height it will just start comming up fast as **** and that's when you loop...
i know clutching it up is intimidating but its def the safest way to go...try in first gear....you prob wont even get it off the ground the first couple tries...accelerate hard, let off the gas and pull in the clutch at the same time, then let out the clucth and give it gas at the same time...cover your rear break as this will make your bike come back down incase you go to far back...but seriously man...you wont get very high the first few times...even though it prob will feel very high...good luck

 

Best thing u can ever by for ur bike, hehe....=-)

 

Isn't that how most people start is with a power on wheelie...to get use to the feeling?

 

Yea, you really should clutch the bike up.{cruise at about 5000rpms, let off the gas(slightly) while bringing in the clutch.. then roll on the gas and pop the clutch at the same time... thiswill get your front wheel off the ground at a SAFE height... you'll still be under the balance point which give you a better chance of NOT looping out. That just gets your wheel to a safe distance. Now, how you ride it out is based on your ability to throtle control}.. Powering up is very unpredictable.Also,getting to the balance point withjust power is very... very tough to do. By the time youactually reach thebalance point your RPM's isarescreaming and youre going to be at a very unsafe speed.