Hey guys,

I have started learning wheelies in the past month or 2.
Havent been able to ride them out fo rmore then 30-40ft as my ***** still shrivel up once I hit balance point.
But my question is that a couple times now I have tried to clutch it up in 1st my rear tire has done a slight burn out as it comes up and shifts the bike slightly.

The only thing I can think of is that it is at too high of an rpm when I slip the clutch?

I have newer PP ct2's with maybe 2000km (1250 mi) on them.

 

when your starting your wheelie are you starting out right when you start riding. I know my friend when he did wheelies he had to make sure his tires were warm so that they gripped the road. If your tires are cold they are going to slip no matter what you do. Unless you completely re-gear the crap out of the bike and all you need to do to do a wheelie is just thottle into it.

 

I do them at around 20-30km/hr and the back tire is warm as it happened a couple times on our 200km trip about halfway through which is mostly 80km/hr or faster.
Also the back tire has good tread still on it.

 

What's the date stamp on the tire and does it have the correct air pressure?

 

I am not into wheelie's anymore but I can tell you I have ridden those tires many times before and have never been a fan of them during aggressive riding. I think it is more the the tire then anything else. The only time I could ever get them to hook good was to get them super hot and on extremely hot days.

 

The date stamp on the tire is "2409"
and I run 42 in the rear.
Maybe I should drop that a bit and it will cath a bit better?
I am not a stunter just like to pop the front up every now and then

 

42 psi a lil much... Drop 2 34-36 should b much better i run mine round 32.... Try 2nd gear also easier then 1st

 

For low speed wheelies drop your tire pressure to 20 PSI. That will fix a lot of problems and also make the wheelie much safer!

 

The problem with that low is I'm not stunting just like to lift the front the odd time.
I'm a twisty fan mor ethen stunting so I'll drop it to around 36isg and see how that feels.

 

You may already know this, but the price to be paid for low tire pressure is premature tire wear. You could waste your tire in a day.