How high are the odds of dropping your bike when learning to wheelie? Should I just buy a cheap stunt bike?
2007-03-10 08:10:52 · 5 answers · asked by Shakespeare, William 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
When you first start it's fairly unlikely. It will always feel like the wheel is coming up more than it actually is and natural instinct will mean you shut off the throttle before you get into trouble.
It's usually when people start getting used to them a bit and try to get the wheel higher and slowing them down that they drop the bike.
If you lower you rear tyre pressure to about 15psi it makes it easier to balance wheelies and keep in a straight line when you are practicing.
But you'd be wise to buy a cheap dirt bike to practice on. Just a small drop on a road bike can cause a fair bit of damage.
2007-03-10 08:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by SpannerMonkey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I always hear is to start off on a very small bike, like a XR/CRF50. At a stop, put both feet down and give it gas, let your shoes drag on the ground and the pressure pushing down will bring the front of the bike up. The point of this is to feel how far back you can actually go before you feel like you're about to fall off the back. Once that gets boring, or easy to find the "neutral zone" try with one foot and don't use nearly as much pressure or else the bike will want to fall to the side. The bottom line is, practice makes perfect, but you can't be scared to give it some gas. So, a cheap bike and plenty of protection is best, when you get the hang of popping up to that neutral zone, feather the clutch instead of letting off and on the gas. Once again, practice makes perfect, but once you master that, it's simple.
2007-03-10 17:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Brent R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before you decide you have to learn to wheelie maybe you should check out "motorcycle crash" on Youtube or Google video. Then if you still think you need to learn, wear a helmet AND boots. Broken ankles aren't fun.
2007-03-10 17:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by Electro-Melon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
seeing as you are asking a question of how to wheelie i would say your bike will be wadded up soon
2007-03-10 19:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by 51 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just relax. sit back on the seat then rev the engine to about4000 rpm or more and pop the clutch and hang on...
then have your friend dial 911 and make sure you know where you are so they can find you.
yeah, odds are real good you'll dump it.
2007-03-10 21:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋