That video makes your guts churn. No gear and he slammed into a guard rail at speed.This guy did it wrong on his BMW S1000RR ....needed wayyyy more room to slide.....
YouTube - Scary wheelie crash‏
I bet this boy had a few fractures?
Nelly
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Q: How to Wheelie
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I bet this boy had a few fractures?
Nelly
MagicMANX
Junior Member
I personally have tried both power and clutch, got a lot better results with clutch wheelies, but the front picks up QUICKLY, it only works in 1st gear, I think the engine lacks a bit of torque to do proper power wheelies.
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
kdburtch
Junior Member
I will be in first gear about 20-30mph, get off the throttle 100%, and then just jam it all the way back, can get about a foot high. The key to the power wheelie if you dont have significant tourque (ie FZ 6) is the timing of letting off the throttle, letting the front dip, and grabing all the throttle you can.
Be sure to practice in a safe controlled enviroment, wear your gear, and bring a spare pair of pants.
Be sure to practice in a safe controlled enviroment, wear your gear, and bring a spare pair of pants.
macem29
Banned
here's another neat wheelie video, looks unintentional...
rider makes out ok, bike not so good
edit: watch the speedo on the bike with the cam....
douchebags are going 90 MPH through a residential neighborhood
with any luck the courts were able to see this and take the a-hole off the road for awhile
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXys-MJ5YaM&feature=related]YouTube - Motorcycle Wheelie Crash Fail‏[/ame]
rider makes out ok, bike not so good
edit: watch the speedo on the bike with the cam....
douchebags are going 90 MPH through a residential neighborhood
with any luck the courts were able to see this and take the a-hole off the road for awhile
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXys-MJ5YaM&feature=related]YouTube - Motorcycle Wheelie Crash Fail‏[/ame]
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It's easy. You just make it go "YUTUGGGGH!!"
rjo3491
Missing The Fiz-Sometimes
I'd start by kicking your bike over in the driveway right now. That way it will be banged up when you start the wheelie process and won't hurt as much when you eventually go down.
Zzzz
Junior Member
here's another neat wheelie video, looks unintentional...
rider makes out ok, bike not so good
edit: watch the speedo on the bike with the cam....
douchebags are going 90 MPH through a residential neighborhood
with any luck the courts were able to see this and take the a-hole off the road for awhile
YouTube - Motorcycle Wheelie Crash Fail‏
One of many such 'f-up' bids I've seen. Glad he hit the pavement, I would NEVER ride like that in such an uncontrollable environment, completely ignoring the accidental and monumentally rubbish wheelie. If one of my mates did, I would assure them that they would never ride with me again.
Zzzz
Junior Member
I appreciate your input, will back into it with the car tomorrow.
macem29
Banned
One of many such 'f-up' bids I've seen. Glad he hit the pavement, I would NEVER ride like that in such an uncontrollable environment, completely ignoring the accidental and monumentally rubbish wheelie.
that's funny....and yeah, glad the dude went down, hope he was hurting for a good long while
DownrangeFuture
Electronic Repair Genius
It looked like he just dumped the clutch when he was taking off, and he wasn't expecting the wheelie. That being said, he was probably a fairly new rider, he was doing that twisted back thing where they kick their hips and knees out, but lean the other way to try and keep their head in the same spot.
It looks akward and it actually turns less than staying in-line with the bike.
It looks akward and it actually turns less than staying in-line with the bike.
macem29
Banned
would have loved to be the guy in the red truck pickup they passed
at 60MPH against a double line around a blind corner, then find that
asswipe lying on the road and his bike all smashed to shyt...I'd stop
and laugh my ass off at the DB
at 60MPH against a double line around a blind corner, then find that
asswipe lying on the road and his bike all smashed to shyt...I'd stop
and laugh my ass off at the DB
Sparkybean
Junior Member
Yeah and you know he said as they did it "I hope that F****** crashes".
Sparkybean
Junior Member
I like to wheelie my bicycle. And Travis Pastrana said you need to perfect this before trying it on a motorcycle. But I wouldn't ever try it on my FZ6. I would love to be able to do it but my safety and my bike are more important to me.
g8anos
Junior Member
-A 15 tooth front sprocket will improve your power immensely. (I did the change and it helps a lot to lift that front end up)
-Switch the back suspension to factory settings (3)
-Release some air from your tires
In order to success a power-wheelie, you should drive at 1st gear accelerating hard to about 30-50 km/h, then immediately release the throttle entirely until you feel a significant deceleration and a slight pressure on the front suspension.
Now it's time to fully open your throttle again and enjoy your liftoff!
The feeling is kind of scary the first time. Be careful not to lift the bike to much and loose control.
Be prepared to drop the throttle again ,if needed, to get the bike down again. Have your right foot on the brake pedal just in case
In case you get the front wheel down not perfectly aligned, you might experience a wobble (that might result in tank slapping). In order to avoid this, try to accelerate while wobbling to stabilize the bike.
I am also experimenting with clutch wheelies. Did one yesterday but it scared the **** out of me. Felt like to much uncontrollable power to me...
-Switch the back suspension to factory settings (3)
-Release some air from your tires
In order to success a power-wheelie, you should drive at 1st gear accelerating hard to about 30-50 km/h, then immediately release the throttle entirely until you feel a significant deceleration and a slight pressure on the front suspension.
Now it's time to fully open your throttle again and enjoy your liftoff!
The feeling is kind of scary the first time. Be careful not to lift the bike to much and loose control.
Be prepared to drop the throttle again ,if needed, to get the bike down again. Have your right foot on the brake pedal just in case
In case you get the front wheel down not perfectly aligned, you might experience a wobble (that might result in tank slapping). In order to avoid this, try to accelerate while wobbling to stabilize the bike.
I am also experimenting with clutch wheelies. Did one yesterday but it scared the **** out of me. Felt like to much uncontrollable power to me...
Zzzz
Junior Member
-A 15 tooth front sprocket will improve your power immensely. (I did the change and it helps a lot to lift that front end up)
-Switch the back suspension to factory settings (3)
-Release some air from your tires
In order to success a power-wheelie, you should drive at 1st gear accelerating hard to about 30-50 km/h, then immediately release the throttle entirely until you feel a significant deceleration and a slight pressure on the front suspension.
Now it's time to fully open your throttle again and enjoy your liftoff!
The feeling is kind of scary the first time. Be careful not to lift the bike to much and loose control.
Be prepared to drop the throttle again ,if needed, to get the bike down again. Have your right foot on the brake pedal just in case
In case you get the front wheel down not perfectly aligned, you might experience a wobble (that might result in tank slapping). In order to avoid this, try to accelerate while wobbling to stabilize the bike.
I am also experimenting with clutch wheelies. Did one yesterday but it scared the **** out of me. Felt like to much uncontrollable power to me...
I know exactly what you mean - I can power wheelie on command, so long as my mates aren't anywhere to be seen, just hold first around 50kmph, then roll on hard covering that rear. But after trying a few clutch wheelies, I think I should purchase either a ****ty old little 250 or incontinence underwear.
These bikes having so much weight forward with its peaky rpm and low torque at low rpms its going to be challenge.
Opt for the sprocket change and move back as suggested at the beginning. The further back you can get the less speed you need to keep the nose up.
Move back and far as you can and practice getting controlled rear brake action in all rearward positions. Do it over and over so you know you have it!!! Now practice getting the nose up.
A less than full tank i.e. like 1/4 tank of fuel could be helpful also. Be smooth and try to practice in wide areas too. If you lean and need to set it down, you can steer in that direction and not dump it. In a narrow place there's no room to change direction.
Good luck
Opt for the sprocket change and move back as suggested at the beginning. The further back you can get the less speed you need to keep the nose up.
Move back and far as you can and practice getting controlled rear brake action in all rearward positions. Do it over and over so you know you have it!!! Now practice getting the nose up.
A less than full tank i.e. like 1/4 tank of fuel could be helpful also. Be smooth and try to practice in wide areas too. If you lean and need to set it down, you can steer in that direction and not dump it. In a narrow place there's no room to change direction.
Good luck
