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AnonymousI feel that I have more control when pulling a stand up wheelie. Plus they look cooler IMO.
Moto liked the one that I pulled past him on the first Teralba to nowhere ride, I blasted past him on the back wheel standing up like he was standing still.
I think that was around 80-100km/h. I will stop now its starting to sound like a pissing contest.But TB wins the prize for best wheel stands ever. I have seen him pull some colosal ones, going around corners and everything. TB’s fiddy was built to pull massive wheelies, it has so much torque.
Yeah that was cracker Mick as I had started in 2nd gear and ended in top gear
I also like the night wheelie watching your light in the trees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvtH4oTIyVE
Always dress for the wheelie :ohmy: :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtl4-Okbid0
I miss riding my bike
TB
Ok being seious here Mono practice- low speed
Small-midsized 4T= second gear sitting as someone said arms reasonably straight, right foot covering brake (should be anyway) constant speed at about just over idle, keeping throttle constant quickly “feather” the clutch, it will lift, now back off and get used to doing this for a bit. As you get used to lifting it start to use the throttle to control the mono, it will develope from here. If you start to go over backwards never panic you CAN pull it back easy even if the guard is scraping by usually just backing the throttle off or/and tapping the rear brake, don’t panic and bail I have snapped rear guards and not come undone.
Big 4T= similar but usually don’t need the clutch just (if acc pump and carby response is ok) sharply apply throttle, jerk back on the bars a little and slide towards rear of bike, big 4Ts’ are a cinch to do this on, it’s almost cheating, big 4Ts usally like to sit around 60 degrees not vertical, use the power to hover.
250+ 2T= 2nd gear sharply apply throttle at around 1/4 to 1/3 revs, and be ready for it to come up real quick as the revs rise, rear brake is more crucial obviously and you may run out of revs quicker.
80cc-200cc 2T= similar to 250 but more revs are needed on board and is harder to control, anyone who can vert mono a 125 through the gears is a one wheeled god.
Higher speed
usuall clutch work or pure power, anyone can do high speed monos, but if it comes unstuck the results can be nasty as;
My advice is to practice 2nd/third gears before gaining the confidence to react to high speed ones.
Walking speed
all about balance and throttle control, usually the most difficult and easiest to bugger up, most impressive to watch and a thrill to master, no where as many revs needed it’s about body position weighting and initail lift, after that it’s all balance, at the moment leave these alone and get the others right.
Bruce
AnonymousOuch that last video was nasty!
I’ve gone from being intimated riding my 450 the day I got it 16 months ago to being able to pull some alright wheelies.
KTMrat seemed to have covered the technique pretty well and you’d do well to follow his advice.
I started in a flat grassy field cracking the throttle in first gear and pulling up on the bars. I did this a few times and got it consistently higher before progressing to second gear.
At this point I wasn’t really wheelying, more popping the front wheel up. Very quickly after that I progressed to opening the throttle more with the wheel in the air to prolong it from dropping down. I could do this for 20 metres or so but hadn’t mastered the balance point.
When you get confident doing this you can start to push the front wheel higher up. i do it by popping the clutch with some revs. When you find he balance point it will be the turning point for wheelying. Once there you can just blip the throttle to maintain front wheel height and keep going for ages.
I have recently learnt to change gear which allows me to do longer wheelies now. I don’t cover my rear brake (ever) when wheelying so I have to be a bit careful at just how far back I go.
On a good go now I can pop it up in 3rd gear at 40K’s and got through 4th and into 5th. I’ve seen my speedo hit 123Km/h when dropping the wheel down in 5th gear!
The next thing is to wheelie round corners, I have done this a few times but it is hard. I can hang both legs off though which looks pretty funny
Get out there and practice mate!
AnonymousGeez, looks like a nice off there flapper. Welcome to OBT too
Hopefully you crash and hurt another part of your body soon as I’m not sure how long I want to see your arse staring at me :laugh:
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