How do I pull a wheelie? New to biking, got a new cbr600, how do I get it up on the back wheel?

Answer 1

Please don't try it. Just enjoy your bike and ride safely

Answer 2

Well between the attitudinal, the **** kissers and the do-gooders, you might be wondering wtf you bothered.

An ex-colleague always had problems doing this, so he went to school - "wheelie" school to be precise.

There are a number around the UK, (North West Wheelie School in particular) - they use modified bandit 1200's that have a cut-off device fitted to the back mudguard, which means no matter how hard you try, you can't flip the bike...you get too far past the optimum wheelie angle and the engine cuts which drops you back down again in a controlled fashion.

A bit of good fun, expert tuition and who knows, you might be getting that wheel skyward in earnest. Just enter "wheelie training" and a UK only search into the Yahoo search engine and you'll find some details.

Now the shitty bit - banging the front wheel too hard into the deck will cause the wheel to fracture and ultimately disintegrate - I have genuinely seen this happen to an R1 on a trackday, so do your CBR a favour and learn how to do it properly on someone elses bike first.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Some people love to write any old tosh here don't they??? I Got a CBR600 as a first bike 18 months ago. I'm here, i'm alive, i've not crashed and my bike has covered 10000 of my miles with nothing other than honda servicing ever taking place. Bikes are fun and meant to be enjoyed but there's always a time and a place for anything. I started getting the front up by accelerating to about 20-25mph in 1st, rolling off the throttle then snapping it open, letting the front come up and rolling straight off the throttle again. At first your more scared than anything, but you'll soon be comfortable with it. Then you start to feather the throttle instead of shutting it to balance the front. It takes time and practise, but you'll soon be getting the wheel airbourne all the way through first off limiter........ Make sure your somewhere sensible well away from anything residential (industrial estate eves or sunday???) and keep your back brake covered just incase. Build up over time....i didn't have the **** to try one for the first 6 months! REMEMBER YOU'LL GET HURT AT THE VERY LEAST IF YOU CRASH AND A FLIPPED BIKES A WRITE OFF..... sorry but they're facts!!! take care......

Answer 4

I love the way you got so burned just for asking this question ;-)
I agree with the people that say a 600's not the best bike to learn to wheelie on, you'll end up flipping it more often than not because of the power, but it's up to you and i think all the people moaning are idiots, who said anything about doing a wheelie on the public roads?

A 600 as a first bike isn't the best idea to have, so make sure you get loads of experience first before trying to impress anyone except the ambulance crew. Everyone comes off their first bike at least once so be careful, but that doesn't mean don't have fun.

Hope your problems with getting it up are over soon (sorry, couldn't resist) But don't over-do it, be careful on a bike that size and try and learn to wheelie on something smaller if possible.

Answer 5

Wheelie School North West

Answer 6

First thing you need to do is remove your helmet, it will change the weight balance that you need to do a wheelie. Next find a road with many potholes, they will help you to get a little bounce so the wheel will get up easier. If you can find an area with traffic the wheelie will also be easier because the air movement from heavy traffic will provide increased lift under your bike. You should also loosen up the axle bolt on the front wheel so when you come down it will help absorb some of the impact. Remove the front brake, just more extra weight.

Last thing you should do is familiarize yourself with Darwin's theories. Good luck, and thanks for increasing my insurance rates azzhole.

Answer 7

I wouldn't recommend it, but if you insist check out these websites. There are a lot more websites that will show you how to wheelie, just google "how to wheelie". I never do wheelies they are very dangerous. You will also notice that a lot of stunters have very little air pressure in their tires. They do this to control the bike better. Something I would advise against if you're street riding! Anyway enjoy and be safe!

Answer 8

DON'T BOTHER, SQUID!

You go the bike to get pu$$y, didn't you? Your friends have bikes and you wanted to fit in? You saw the morons on the SuperBikes show and thought it was all just a game? Think that just because thousands of people JUST LIKE YOU get a racebike for their first one and DIE that somehow YOU"LL be the exception?

Spare me your childish question on how to show off and kill yourself, Junior. Your bike is just a piece of Butt Jewelry, and a gay chimpanzee with Tourette's syndrome can twist a freakin' throttle; there is no skill involved.

I've been riding sportbikes for four years, and the only wheelies I've ever done were to barely float the front wheel when coming out of a corner. You're the type of kid that passes me on the straights, but has absolutely no hope in the corners.

Tell you what- go take an MSF course so you don't kill yourself outright, and buy a book called "Proficient Motorcycling" so you actually UNDERSTAND what it's all about.

P.S.- SQUID: Stupid, Quick and Inevitably Dead!

Answer 9

Why do you want to wheelie???, its not clever, it does not show any great level of skill, it damages your headstock bearings, wheel bearings, forks, chain and sprockets, cracks bodywork and shows every serious motorcyclist in the vicinity that you have no savvy.
If you are at a bikers meeting place and that shaven headed, dayglo leathered, filed down kneeslider wearing Billy Fireblade is talking; discount 95% of what he is saying as cr@p.

These people talk a good ride, then either wobble off into the sunset, afraid to go above 3rd gear, or shoot off, filtering through town traffic at 65mph. Do not make friends with these unless you like hospital visits and funerals.
Try to keep up with this type and you will soon be attending your own funeral.
Tales of Derring Do and near misses show a rider with no ability and no self restraint, not how good they are, as they try to make it sound.
Tales of "hooking up a minger wheelie" in second gear at 80mph and keeping it up for half a mile, is Billy's way of saying that he popped the clutch in first, at walking pace, the wheel lifted 6 inches from the tarmac, he panicked and shut off, then the whole plot crashed back down to earth, squashing his nuts against the tank.
As I said 5% ability, 0% responsibility, 95% BS.

Does the great Doctor Rossi go round the track pulling wheelies at every opportunity? - No because he would lose the race and get sacked for being immature.

Besides, falling off hurts.

Answer 10

The CBR 6 has got a lot of power so still it in a low gear. start going a long and then dip the power so the front forks dip then open the throttle and the front wheel should lift. While going along you need to get it up a gear or two, just let off the power and ramm it up a gear. no need to use the clutch.

If that doesn't work just drop the clutch.

By the way I don't ride a bike although i have been on the back of mates bikes while there doing it.

Answer 11

Loads of revvs, drop the clutch, and it'll be on it's back wheel. By the way, do you like hospital food ?

Seriously, don't do it. Get some experience - get used to the bike, and then go to a Wheelie School. They do exist and will teach you relatively safely.