Monday, March 11, 2013
Tips to Wheelie
Posted on 11:03 PM by Unknown
Decent suspension with good fork seals
Chain in good condition and correctly adjusted
Take up any throttle slack
Decent tyres
A clear, clean and dry straight road.
Once mastered wheelies are best performed:
Abandoned pitch roads.
At a biker meeting when the boys are showing off.
At traffic lights if a bloke pulls up alongside you.
When you feel like it.!!!
Even though these techniques were perfected on the higher cc bikes I have used them on other bikes.
I’ve also used the following technique on most litre class sports bikes including:
Pulser, CBZ, CBZ Xtereme, Apache, Apache RTR, Unicorn, FZ, etc.
It should also work on anything with enough torque, you’ve just have to experiment to find the powerband.
The Instructions:
Select first gear Over-grip throttle so you can get at least three quarters movement in one twist.
Grip the tank with your knees
Steady yourself and cover the back brake.
Accelerate fairly slowly in a straight line up to about 22-25 mph
Do not dip the throttle to compress the forks
Twist the throttle in one fast sharp movement.
The front *will* come up.
At first the bike will just shoot forward but it will start lifting as you gain confidence with your throttle. The secret is to really give it a sharp twist
You’ll find there's about a quarter of an inch of movement which will control the height but this takes practice. When you get it right you will be able to keep it up and even produce a slight nodding movement to wave at other riders. The next stage is snicking through the gears.
It really does work but take care. It also works for most other bikes but you'll have to play around with the revs. When you get it right it looks good. When you get it wrong just don't look.
On a straight level road and in 1st gear.
Gently rev to 15
Open throttle quickly to just 20-30
Close throttle quickly to compress the front forks
At the same time apply back brake. This causes the bike to squat.
Open throttle to 50 at the same time release back brake
Flick the clutch.
The front will come up quite quickly.
An easier way but not as spectacular:
Rev to about 4,000 rpm
Pull in clutch and rev to 7000 (ish) you'll have to experiment to find the best position for your weight and seating position.
Release the clutch very quickly
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