THUG

I POSTED A THREAD LAST MAY (Cant do a roll on wheelie 09 zx6r ?) ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO POWER WHEELIE.

I AM GETTING REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH MY BIKE NOW AND JUST WENT TO 10,000 RPMS (50MPH) THE OTHER DAY, LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND THEN IMMEDIATLEY CRACKED IT BACK OPEN AND WAH-LAH .... POWER WHEELIE !

...ANYWAYS I AM SUPER EXCITED TO LEARN THIS. I HAVE NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (DIRTBIKE INCLUDED) SO IT HAS BEEN PRETTY SCARY (BUT HELLA FUN) LEARNING.

I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING CLUTCHUPS (PROBABLY A COUPLE MONTHS OF PRACTICE TOTAL OVER THE LAST YEAR) AND THE MOST PROGRESS I HAVE MADE SO FAR CLUTCHING UP IS THE FIRST WHEELIE IN THE THIRD VIDEO POSTED IN THIS THREAD. SO IT HAS BEEN SLOW GOING (I THINK ? NOT SURE HOW TO COMPARE TO OTHER RIDERS ).

ANYWAYS THE POWER WHEELIES ARE REALLY FAST WHEELIES COMPARED TO THE CLUTCHUPS BECAUSE THE BIKE IS ACCELERATING SO FAST ALREADY WHEN I GO TO WHEELIE, AS OPPOSED TO JUST CRUISING AT 50 MPH AND THEN CLUTCHING IT UP INTO A WHEELIE....

SO MONDAY WAS THE DAY I DID MY FIRST POWER WHEELIE, SO THESE VIDEOS MY DAUGHTER SHOT FOR ME YESTERDAY (SECOND DAY OF PRACTICE)....... I THINK (HOPE) I WILL PROGRESS PRETTY FAST BECAUSE I KNOW THESE WHEELIES PROBABLY LOOK WEAK, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES I COME BACK DOWN REALLY HARD ! BUT I HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE

I GUESS I WILL THROW THIS IN ALSO (AND HOPEFULLY IT IS NOT RELATED TO MY WHEELIES ?) BUT I RODE MY BIKE TONIGHT FOR ABOUT 20 MIN TONIGHT NORMAL RIDING AND JUST A COUPLE WHEELIES, AND THEN CAME HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE (ENGINE WAS 190 DEGREES) AND MY BIKE SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING COMING FROM THE ENGINE... WHEN I PUT MY NOSE DOWN BY THE ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BIKE IS WHEN I SMELLED IT STRONGEST RIGHT SIDE IF U WERE SITTING ON BIKE... NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ? TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP ITS UNDER WARRANTY BUT U THINK THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT IT

P.S. - MUCH LOVE TO MY WHEELIE MATE MTP !!! I GUESS WE WILL SEE WHO DIES FIRST



FIRST WHEELIE IN THE VIDEO BELOW WAS CLUTCH (WHICH I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR MONTHS) ... AND OUCH WHAT A HARSH LANDING !!! FLIPPIN RACKED MYSELF ON THAT ONE :

97KawiZX6

All I can see is BE CAREFUL!!! But very nice videos, don't get TOO confident! And good lucky(:

THUG

And i was not sure how to put all of these videos into one video clip ? If anyone knows how to do that please let me know

THUG

thanx young blood i have had my bike for a year so i dont think i am moving too fast/confident

97KawiZX6

Try windows movie maker and play around. If I had a computer with it i'd be glad to help you out. So much simple editing. Try it... Idk if it's free but I learned at school.

givuhcky22

you slam the front down too hard. i know when it comes up high, it's a lil scary, which causes you to completely shut the throttle. that makes the front slam down. try easing off the throttle, not just slamming it.

greddytc05

I don't ever wheelie and don't try to but I do know from others that letting the front come down hard too much will cause the seals in the forks to blow out.

Other than just letting the throttle off slow from what I've been told you can start putting pressure on the rear brake also to bring the front back down without slamming it. If this is incorrect then someone please correct it.

Just be carfull and good luck.

THUG

that does not sound right to me :o

greddytc05

which part?

THUG

thats exactly what i do when i come up real fast, just gotta keep practicing

givuhcky22

that's how i was when i learned clutch-ups(never tried power wheelies other than once).

but do try to get past that habit quick. keep slamming it and you'll be out a bike.

THUG

it will just fuck up my forks right ?

greddytc05

not just the forks but slamming it down can cause you to loose control over the front of the bike ending in you on the ground. both are reasons that i don't do it.

THUG

about putting pressure on the back brake ... That would cause the bike to come down even faster

greddytc05

Oh I wasn't talking about a lot of pressure, just enough to make the bike loose it's upward momentum and start coming back down. Since you'll still be using some throttle it should let it come down slow and smooth. Or at least it sounds good in theory. But since I don't have the experience that's what I was wondering.