I have a ?. Anybody else have a hard time with wheelies i can race but have a hard time doing the other. wonder if im alone or can get them up but not ride them.
Just wondering if anyone else can relate
P.S.
i can stopie hehe?
Squeeze your knees against the tank for balance,toe on rear brake to balance out power surges until you can maintain your "lofty" goals! Never saw much reason for it-a bigger thrill is to go through a turn and hardly remember being there! :boink: :thumb: NJ john
I suck at wheelies... used to ride em OK, first attempt on my 02 I imagine looked like that biaggi clip... thats about the last one I ever tried to do.
I'm not big on wheelies, but doing one at the beginning of every session seems to loosen me up. Of course I would never do one at a CCS event :)
The trick is timing, you have to bounce the front end and time your throttle with the rebound of the forks. Once you get it you can wheelie anything pretty much it's just a lot more controllable with a faster bike.
Get on a dirt bike (small 4 stroke preferrably) in the back yard with full gear on and wheelie away. Don't be afraid to loop it and you'll find how high you can really go!
Or attend Keith Code's wheelie school...
Never done one, couldnt help u out there, Dan Ortaga and a couple of his buddies use too do them in all the backroads. I think his web site kingpinracing.com has some footage of it and he could give u some good advice.
Fatkid 271
If I could race as well as I wheelie I'd be making a living at this...
Unfortunatley it's a useless talent...
Pull in the clutch grab a big handful of throttle and let out the clutch, modulate the throttle and move your body weight side to side to keep it going straight = a wheelie.
This should help you out... After YEARS, this is still one of the most visited portions of the ole F4 site...
http://www.cbr600f4.com/secondary_pages/pguides.html
QuoteDirt bikes are good to learn wheelies on, because they crash cheaply. Friends' bikes are similar in this regard.
nice...
Quote from: JBraun on July 21, 2006, 12:20:33 PM
If I could race as well as I wheelie I'd be making a living at this...
Unfortunatley it's a useless talent...
i'll second that motion. of course attempting to race has caused my wheelie skills to lapse somewhat as well.
someone recently said, "doing wheelies is like walking past your wife shaking your dick and yelling, woohoo!!" :jerkoff:
I think it was Gordies wife that said that...Haa, couldn't help myself Gordie! :lmao:
dang.........she's been taslking again!!! :spank:
WHY NOT PRACTICE STOPPIES? now those techniques will help going into turns....! :boink: