"How-To" - Riding Tips

[The Snitz]

Ok, bringing things back from the sky and back onto the ground, we can work on general riding tips. If you have a problem with anything related to tricky stuff on the ground, ask the question in here, it shall be answered :)

Wheelies

Wheelies are a big part of the tricky scene of riding. We all need to know this one to put on a decent show I believe :)

There are 2 types of wheelies in theory, the Slow wheelie, and the Fast wheelie. Both will be explained :)

Slow wheelie - This wheelie is great at a Freestyle Demo or Comp I believe, definetly one you want to keep up your sleeve, and does take alot of practise and balance to get it just right.

You need to be in First Gear for this, and stay only in first gear. You need to use the clutch a hell of a lot and have very good control of the throttle. What you need to do is ride along in first, idling along, just cruising, then to initiate the mono you firstly dump the clutch and add the gas to get the front wheel up, you need to be sitting on the seat and preferably towards the back. You should get the front wheel upto about 60 degrees.

Now see if you can just roll along idling with the bike at 60 degrees, then you just need to hold the clutch half in, and give the bike a fraction more throttle, just roll it on slowly to not spit you off the back. Ride the clutch until you can get the bike to about 80 Degrees, almost flipping off the back. This is your perfect Slow Wheelie. It takes alot of patience and control like I said, so give it time :)

Fast Wheelie - You can start this wheelie in first gear and click up through each gear getting faster and faster each time, or you can find a gear you are happy with, perhaps 3rd which is nice and cruisy speed. What you do for these wheelies that you can get big distances over, you need to be able to control the front of the bike in the air using your body and the throttle.

Ride in a straight line in 2nd gear about half throttle, now just pull in the clutch a bit, give the bike a rev, and let the clutch out again, hopefully just enough to bring the front up off the ground. As it's just coming up, sit back further on the seat and roll the throttle on more and more until you get the front of the bike up about 45 Degrees. You'll probably start to be revving the bike harder and harder to keep it there, and when you get to almost revving out, give the gas a quick flick to give it more power, then pull the clutch in, change into third and let out as soon as you can. (This has to be very quick so the front doesn't just drop down to the ground). Now you're in 3rd gear and just use your body to keep it at about 45 Degrees still, and once again you'll be revving it harder and harder to keep the front up, as you building speed the entire time. Now change to 4th, and the cycle starts over again and then change to 5th gear. Now you're in 5th Gear and top of the gears (generally) you need to give the bike a bit mroe gas, get the front up just past 45 Degrees where you're comfortable and sit back further on the bike, and you will hopefully be able to balance the bike up in the air and keep the same rev's up while the front wheel stays in the air :). Hopefully you can do this over 200 metres or so (by the time you go through each gear) and then beyond :D

Also, for fast wheelies, some people prefer to Stand Up. This helps also when wanting to move your body forward and back to adjust the height of the front wheel. Keep practising and work on your clutch / throttle control :D
Enjoy :afro:

[ALLEN]

yeh sweet steve,you gonna make this into a sticky?what about stoppies,burnouts,donuts on and off the bike thats all i can think of for this aspect of riding at the moment.

[The Snitz]

Yep, just busy at moment, but Endo's are getting done at moment, then I'll do a few types of donuts for you's aswell and burnouts and the like, if you can think of something tricky on the ground and want help, throw it up here :)

[ALLEN]

figure 8s no footed stoppies/endos(what is the difference?).all i can think of at the moment.or a 180 stoppie?

[The Snitz]

Endo's

An Endo is simply when you lock the front brake up and the bike comes up onto the front wheel like a reverse Wheelie. Once again there are 2 ways of doing these, where you ride along fairly slowly and stop on the front wheel, and then drop back down to the ground, or when you ride along at a cruisy kind of speed, and touch brakes and coast along on the front wheel for 15 metres or more.

On the spot Nose Wheelie - Generally this is quite an easy endo to do, all you need to do is cruise along about half throttle in first gear, and then let the throttle go until you're just cruising along at first. When you spot a nice hard patch of dirt, aim your front tire for it, keep the bike completely straight, and lean forward up on the bike. Now you want to lock the front brake up as hard as you can, lean forward, and the back of the bike will raise up nicely. You just need to centre yourself well and not let the back come up too much. If it does come up too high for your liking, simply let the front brake go and the front wheel will roll forward and the back will come down straight away.

Coasting Nose Wheelie - To do this Endo, you need a fair bit of speed, I suggest try second gear to start off with. What you need to do, is cruise along, about 1/2 throttle in second. When you are just cruising at a speed you feel comfortable with, what you need to do is tap the front brake and lean forward a fair bit as you will need to get alot of momentum forward, but without using too much braking power, otherwise it's flip time :(.

So you tap the front brake, but it's only a tap, don't hold it tight, you can tap it and then release it off, but still remaining with your hand on the brake but very little. This is a very hard trick to do well, you might be able to get 3 metres when you first start out, but it takes alot of front brake and body control to keep the bike going. The better you get, the faster you can do it, click it into 3rd gear and go 1/2 throttle, see how you do. If anyone has seen Shaun Richo Richardson do this, they will know what a really good Nose Wheelie is all about, the guy can do it for damn near 50 metres!!

Anyway, keep practising and good luck and enjoy :afro:

Pic - Our very own Lars (1Madgerman) showing us how to do the Endo with a lookback for extra style :D

[K-ran]

thanks buddy il work on the wheelies tomorrow.

[DirtCowboy]

yeh regan seige is another guys that can do cranking nose wheelies i have got the stoppies down pat but trying get a nice smooth rolling endo out that funking hard oh well i ll have to work on that one and take careful note of steves advice dont really wanna learn how to do front flips

[The Snitz]

Donuts

The donut is another great tool in the Bike Riders bag of tricks. There are a few ways of doing a Donut, and each is special in it's own right :)

Sitting on the bike with one foot on ground Donut
This is the conventional donut, you're sitting on the bike in a stationary position, and you want to spin your back tire around and do a full circle. What you need to do is pick the side you're most comfortable with first, then put that foot on the ground and make sure you balance you and the bike on the ball of your foot. Now it's as easy as holding the clutch in, revving the bike in first, or maybe second gear, and then letting the clutch out so the back wheel loses grip and starts spinning in the one spot. Now you just need to lean the bike over to the side and direct the front wheel in a circle. This is quite an easy donut, but when first starting, it make take a little practise to get the feel for the bike being somewhat out of control and spinning in circles.

Standing up, no footed Donut
This is quite a hard trick to do, and not many riders can do it. What it involves, is simply standing on the bike like normal and then going into a donut without putting your foot down.
The best way to do this trick, is you need to be already in motion, first gear and just idling. You then want to lean to the side of the bike that you want to donut on, and lean as far forward as you can to allow the back wheel to slip. Pull the clutch in, rev the bike up about half throttle and then let the clutch out until the wheel spins. Now you need to lean to the direction you're donut-ing too, and keep the throttle up at all times, if you give it more you might fall off or it might bite in, and if you let the throttle off the donut stops. So keep the throttle going, keeping leaning and hopefully you'll be able to have the front wheel stay almost on a pivot as the back wheel goes around and around and around :D

Off the bike Donut
This Donut is purely for $hits and giggles. All you need to do, is stand on the right hand side of your bike on the ground, hold the clutch in, and rev the bike, then let the clutch out and lean the bike down and it will start to spin and go around in circles around you. This looks pretty cool and you can also let go of the clutch and take your left hand and hold the throttle with the right hand OR throw your left hand up in the air to accept you're applause for a job well done :)
There's only one problem to doing these, it's pretty hard to recover the bike when it's spinning without dropping it. Slow the revs down a bit, and try reach your left hand back over to the clutch, pull it in and then pick your bike up.

Good Luck :D (I don't have any pictures of donuts, so if you guys wanna throw them up you're more than welcome :))

[The Snitz]

180's Wheelie / Nose-Wheelie

180 Wheelie
This can only really be done in first gear from a stationary position, or very slowly rolling in a straight line. What the 180 Wheelie is about, is popping the front wheel up, and turning the bike around on the back wheel into the opposite direction and being able to ride out of it. One of my personal favourites :). To begin this trick you might find it easier to start on a mound of dirt. Keep the front wheel on the mound, with the back wheel flat on flat ground. What you need to do, is drop the clutch with not to many revs, just enough to keep the bike going the entire time. When the front wheel goes up, put either foot down that you want to 180 to, and put the bikes weight onto that leg. Rotate your foot and let the bike turn around with you. When the bike comes around, you can take your foot off the ground and try hold the front wheel up, but this is quite difficult as you keep somewhat of rotation on the bike, so you need to balance yourself quickly.
When you get better at this, you can do it on flat ground and do it normally, and then when you are quite advanced at it, you can ride along in first gear at almost less than walking pace, and then drop the clutch, bring the front up and turn the bike as fast as possible, without it biting into the ground and spitting you off.

180 Nose-Wheelie

This is quite a hard trick to do, and has quite a high failure rate haha. Essentially you are doing a nose wheelie, and as you come to the very peak of the nose-wheelie and your about to stop, you simply spin the bike around on the front wheel and try land with the bike in the opposite direction to where you came. People sometimes view this as a mistake, but we really are trying to do it ;)

When you've locked the front brakes up, and the back starts to rise up, you need to make sure your almost at no speed what soever, so the bike is on a pivot. What you do now is use your legs to try swing the back end of the bike around, why you lean forward to keep balance over the bike. Turn your head if needs be as it helps your body to turn the bike aswell (Where you're head is pointing is where your body will go). When you feel like you've got the bike to 180 Degrees and you're lookin in the direction you came from, simply let the front brake out and let the back of the bike drop to the ground for your 10/10 landing :D

Good luck and enjoy :afro:

[The Snitz]

Wheelie to Nose-Wheelie to Wheelie to Nose-Wheelie

This is my favourite of them all I think. I don't see many people doing this, maybe it wrecks gearboxes and clutches and chains and stuff, but dammit it feels good, and I say if it feels good... Do it haha.

Pretty much this is to be done quite slowly, in first gear so it's not too much pressure on the bike. Firstly get a wheelie happening, doing this very slowly, you can get it upto 80 Degrees if you so wish, only makes the combo look so much better. Then you want to let the throttle off, and as the front of the bike is coming down, you want to hold the front brake on straight away and lean as far forward as you can, as you do, the back of the bike will begin to lift again. You can now grab the clutch and start to rev the bike while the back is in the air, now let the back come down, and as soon as the rear wheel touches, dump the clutch, and let the gas open again to bring the front wheel back up, and so on and so forth :D

Try it out, I do this all the time just for the hell of it. It teaches you good timing with both clutch and throttle and also timing of when the wheel hits the ground to let go and the like.

Good Luck and Practise Hard :afro:

[ALLEN]

haha,good shit steve,keep em comin.

[ALLEN]

steve can you make this thread a sticky?

[unhallowed]

hey, since i dont like breaking clutch and front break levers. ( because i buy alot of those stupid things already.) i was wondering if i could try rolling endo's and the endo 180 thing on my pedal bike? and if it would be kinda like the same thing. and once i got the hang of it try it on my dirtbike. would that work. and i know when i tried it on my dirtbike i would have to push harder and work harder because its a baljillion times heavier

[MikeyFMX]

Hey thanks for the tips, i can get my bike up and sometimes go through 2-3 gears. But i always think im going 2 flip the bike.. Any tips on how 2 do it and not think about that so much,, or some way thatl help me keep it up without flipping it.. Not sure if u get me, but ill wait for a reply

Heres a pic of my attempt

[The Snitz]

Mate that pic looks good, you look pretty controlled on the bike. Just keep yourself forward on the bike like you are and you will learn to get the feeling of the bike coming up. It's all about experience and when you finally feel comfortable doing it, you won't have that feeling of falling off the back. You've got a long way to go before you're flipping that in that picture :) Maybe try standing up a bit? maybe that could help your confidence, but generally sitting is the key :)

Steve

[1madgerman]

Dont listern to steve he cant wheelie i seen his attempts. Did some one say broken grard or two
lol
Lars

[ALLEN]

haha lars.

[The Snitz]

Hahaha :p Ohhh Lars... I knew it was going to come to this haha... but since you've seen 2 wheelie stacks in the last week I'll just shutup haha

[1madgerman]

ahahaha was the funniest stacks too!!
Lars

[MikeyFMX]

Yeah that pic was older. Im doing higher ones now,, But yeah ill try leaning forward and even standing up.. But as soon as i get up i drop it.. Ill try get some more pics .. thanks
Mikey

[procirkut]

me coming down from a whelie

[procirkut]

no going up

[robbo]

i just lernt this today in my back yard (not very big, the average backyard) u set up 1 tyre then another tyre about 1 and a half to 2 metres away from each other then do a figure of 8 round them on your dirtbike but u can only be standing up and u cant put your feet down, after about half an hour it gets real easy so u bring the tyres closer together the closest i got was 3/4 of a metre. this reall helps confidencestanding up around corners clutch control and throttle control i thought i might post it up because i thought it might help out some people especially racers tell me how it goes once some of u guys have done it


laterz;)

Edit - Resized Image - Steve :afro:

[unhallowed]

thank you steve. after reading your tips. then trying them on my bike. i can finally do them. i can stop and get realllly high. but when im rolling it is alittle lower. i dont have enough guts to go high when im rolling. and i havent gone over the bars yet!:D ! but i have a question.. when i am in dirt. and i do it. it doesnt do anything but lock up and slide and i almost loose it.. how do i control this?

[unhallowed]

oh, ahah and i was experimenting with variations. i can take my feet off. and do a no footed stoppie. and stuff. and my friend was trying them too ( he is in the picture. ) and he stalled it. so i drove by. and kicked him. ahahh i recommend it. its so awesome. i havent got the guts to take my hands off yet

[GStylEr]

Originally posted by unhallowed
when i am in dirt. and i do it. it doesnt do anything but lock up and slide and i almost loose it.. how do i control this?
That just means you're not moving your weight forward enough for the amount of grip you have. I see you've been practicing on tarmac or whatever, so that's why it's different. On dirt you will find you will most likely have to put more body language into it to get the back to come up. As you've noticed if you just do it the same it locks up. So instead, sit right forward on the bike, elbows up, then when you hit the brake, lunge forward a bit so that there's enough momentum going over the front wheel to make it wanna stick instead of slide. Of course be careful and build up to it so you don't flip, but that's what you have to do if it's not as grippy. Here's one of mine on dirt.

[unhallowed]

dang gstyler. your's is so huge. do you find it easier to get it higher? do you use less break then?because when i get to high like you are there. i feel uneasy like im going to lick the pavment or something. and i like keep a steady hand on the break and pump it alittle when i feel i need to lift it.. is that right? or should i just keep a steady pull on it. because when i blip the break it gets shakey and falls alittle and slows me down alot faster..

[mad_mike56]

when i go to do a wheelie, i find its kinda hard to use the power of the bike coz my back wheel just slips and the front wheel doesnt come up. im not sure to pull up on the bars yet coz i dont wanna flip it. when i look at other riders do it they look like they just pull the throttle and the bike comes up for em

[MikeyFMX]

ok well ive been practising monos.. Ive been getting better (i think). lol... i can go through all 5 gears sometimes... but i found it much esaier 2 pop it say in 3rd.. and have the speed 2 go 4 longer.. and u really need 2 go high ... anyawy heres a Sh***ty pic from a few weeks ago..

[mad_mike56]

nice work, i wish i could do wheelies more than 10m, coz thats all i can do so far, and they are about the same height as that, but im working on it...any tips how to keep it up in the air, oh and how to stop ur handlbars turning when ur doin it

[MikeyFMX]

Hey its a little harder with the 125.. On my friends cr 125 i clutch it and yank it in 2nd. and get it really high... u have 2 overcome the fear of flipping.. (ALOT OF PRACTISE) once your up give it a few revs and try changing gears while up very high.. and keep the revs up and keep trying.. its not as easy as im saying but alot of practise.. Im not to sure about the bars i dont think its much of a problem anyway.. Not sure if i did any good but see if it helps..
Mikey

[redbull_fmx]

On my 250f i can hold wheelies for a while and also can slide along my arse for awhile aswell

[1madgerman]

Hey all there seems to be alot of people trying to wheelie, i used to be the same a year ago could only do power wheelies but there is no real skill is that is there, so i set out to learn balance ones. (lesson takes from Sheppard wheelies 101) well start off in first gear be moving along real slow with your foot dragging on the rear brake so its nearly stopping you the if you have good throttle and clutch control at the same time give a blip of about half throttle as you let the clutch this will get you up there, just remember to keep that foot on the brake, when you get near where you think you are going to flip bring it back down again. Keep doing this till you get the feel for that point then get someone to film it or take a photo and you will realise how low you actually are, see you can never go to far back aslong as your back tire has traction you can bring it back down, now try again get it up and slowly blip the throttle and start moving forward. Its just heaps of practice that will get you good, if it is a balance wheelie you should be still in the same gear and be able to go all day in that gear, admitted its slow but once you master slow ones then you can do 5th gear wheelies all day long with out the fear of sliding down the road on your back.
Lars

[mad_mike56]

thanx guys, ill just have to keep practising, and try and get someone to get it on vid

[MikeyFMX]

Well ive been practising and im doing em pretty high 2 keep em ... What yas think?

[xfmxx]

looks good:D

[pro_bro 89]

that is only a pwoer weelie tho hey cuz the balance ones r like vert. how far can u go like that?

[MikeyFMX]

If your talking 2 me? depends on where i do em. But i can keep em for about 100 metres at the moment. still practising but.

[Krazy7_mx]

old school thread old school pics

[mad_mike56]

thats one skinny seat

[mcrkrew]

Apparently those are really easy

[hsv-b0y]

Well heres some pictures of my wheelies...

First 2 are a bit crap cuz it was takin for a video cam, and the 3rd it from my helmet cam. lol.

[maddo_rulz]

the 3rd one is crazy
good on ya

[fmx_dude]

hey does any1 no how 2 nose manual? i need help thanx

[cr_fmx]

I learnt by just doing endos and then u just keep going faster, and also you dont have to sqeeze the front brake as hard and u use ur weight a bit more to balance, thats how i do em hope ive helped you out a bit.

[fmx_dude]

yer cool thanx dats wat mi frend said but i was scared to go ova the bars but i mite as well give it a go cos i can do endos so yer thanx

[[TOPGEAR]]

same here, just do little ones, then get them up higher then try balance it then do the faster ones.

[killer yz 250]

find a small bump in the ground somewhere when you start, this will help pop the back end up a bit so u can concerntrait on moving

[2Stroker]

when doin it squeeze the front brakes fair hard then if u feel u are goin over slightly relese then maybe queeze hard again u can control alot of it through squeezing the leaver

[fmx_dude]

lol thanx guys i think ishoodve tryed it on flat ground first cos i tryed it on mi fun box first lol i was goin fine at first but then i squeezed abit hard n the weele locked up n slipped out n i went ova tha bars but im ok but ill try it on flat ground nxt time lol.

[mcrkrew]

Im scared shitless of stoppies, im ok on the back wheel even though i cant wheelie very far, but stoppies are just freaky!

[The Snitz]

Hey mate, just apply the front brake smoothely and practise alot! Takes some time and you'll get there, don't snap the front brake or over you go :p

[wogg_ville]

its also easier going down a bit of a hill or something

[HONDA_BOY]

up hill or down hill wog boy?

[GStylEr]

Down. I was learning ones down my old downramp for a while then all the grass grew and it's too slippery now haha.

[hoppa24]

Im scared shitless of stoppies, im ok on the back wheel even though i cant wheelie very far, but stoppies are just freaky!


hah im the opposite of you.. i cant mono for crud. but i can stoppie ok.. so yer.. take it easy when first trying them.. dont rush it. or u will go over the bars.. endo.. then get quicker...

haha i might have to take some of my own advice hahaha.

[mcrkrew]

Hahaha that sucks i can almost do one hander 12's now :headbang9 lovin it! and i only flipped over once! Yeah whenever i try stoppies now my front wheel just slides dammit

[Freestyle-Moto]

mmm okay il try that someday but if i do could you guys do me a big favor if i do try it get me a bodybag and organize my funeral dont cry for me im already dead lol just kidding

[Brewer]

ok i have been practiseing these for ages cos i just think there sick looking.

When i get on the throttle heaps and feels like im about to flip i grab the clutch and i could swear its on the balance pont as i would roll for another metre or so in the same position while the clutch ahs been pulled in.

Is this the position that i need to be in at all times to eprfect the slow mono??

Thanks.
Mitch

[Brewer]

i was out practiseing today .
I was out there for about 5 mins and got a couple of good ones.

First pic is hell blury as they are off the vid cam.
The first pic i only really just got it up there then dropped it as i thought i was gonan flip.

2nd pic i rode it for awhile.

Mitch

[Brewer]

last pic.
Went in afta this one might try some mroe tomorro.

[mcrkrew]

I was doin 12's today on my little strip of grass, it was fun :Z440:

nice wheelies brewer

[Brewer]

I was doin 12's today on my little strip of grass, it was fun :Z440:

nice wheelies brewer

Cheers mckrew i wana beable to do the 1st ones alot longer though thatd be rank

[katoom]

The best way to practice wheelies is to start really small. Roll along at walking pace, about 1st gear, sitting to the back of the bike, and giving it a few revs, drop the clutch. The more revs you have and the quicker you drop the clutch, with the more you lean back, the quicker the front end will rise. Make sure that your left foot is ready to change gears, and your right foot is ready to break. Hold 1, 2, or 3 fingers depending what suits you on the clutch ready at all times. When the front leaves the ground, practice pulling in the clutch in and bringing the front back down by squeezing the back breaks. Work up your height, bringing it down with your breaks. practice this till you can subconciosly hit the breaks when your about to flip the bike. Now you can start to work through the gears. Just as you lose the meaty pwer, or in it, change up a gear. Remembering to keep foot on break at all times. To practice really slow controlled wheelies, you want to keep the bike closet to its balance point as possible. Squeeze the back brake to bring the front down again or put light pressure to stop the front rising. One skill to practice is attempting to flip the bike, but not. When you get over the balance point punch on the brakes. Bit hard to bring yourself to do, but great to increase your skills. happy wheeli'ng

-Ken

[GStylEr]

Slow wheelies, yet you tell people to change gears... Bit contradictory there dude, not what ya want in a how to guide. Can't say I've ever seen a "slow wheelie" with a gear change in it, cause then it becomes a normal, and then a fast wheelie.

[5th pinned]

No offence dude... But befor u go and make a new thread you should really have a look and see if anyone else has made one about the same topic... In fact someone already has... Steve (the_snitz)...
Adam...

[katoom]

I actually went through all the forums and couldnt find one on "HOW-TO WHEELIE", so i thought ill just chuck one in...

[ad_man53]

Can't say i've ever seen a slow wheelie with gear changes,

http://www.fmxaustralia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6635 steve beat u to it anyway. ever tried search button. it actually works.

[Tanti]

Hey mate, I just sit back in 1st holding the clutch and then just drop it and lean back.. Then just give it some rear brake and keep squartin the gas, That way it stays at around 3,000 revs and dosnt rev out..

[The Snitz]

lol, Yep, the guys said it - Don't go changing gears for slow wheelies, then it is a normal wheelie, and yeah - maybe read my guides a little more ;)

This is the very first post in my "How-To - Riding Tips":

"How-To" - Riding Tips

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Ok, bringing things back from the sky and back onto the ground, we can work on general riding tips. If you have a problem with anything related to tricky stuff on the ground, ask the question in here, it shall be answered

Wheelies

Wheelies are a big part of the tricky scene of riding. We all need to know this one to put on a decent show I believe

There are 2 types of wheelies in theory, the Slow wheelie, and the Fast wheelie. Both will be explained

Slow wheelie - This wheelie is great at a Freestyle Demo or Comp I believe, definetly one you want to keep up your sleeve, and does take alot of practise and balance to get it just right.

You need to be in First Gear for this, and stay only in first gear. You need to use the clutch a hell of a lot and have very good control of the throttle. What you need to do is ride along in first, idling along, just cruising, then to initiate the mono you firstly dump the clutch and add the gas to get the front wheel up, you need to be sitting on the seat and preferably towards the back. You should get the front wheel upto about 60 degrees.

Now see if you can just roll along idling with the bike at 60 degrees, then you just need to hold the clutch half in, and give the bike a fraction more throttle, just roll it on slowly to not spit you off the back. Ride the clutch until you can get the bike to about 80 Degrees, almost flipping off the back. This is your perfect Slow Wheelie. It takes alot of patience and control like I said, so give it time

Fast Wheelie - You can start this wheelie in first gear and click up through each gear getting faster and faster each time, or you can find a gear you are happy with, perhaps 3rd which is nice and cruisy speed. What you do for these wheelies that you can get big distances over, you need to be able to control the front of the bike in the air using your body and the throttle.

Ride in a straight line in 2nd gear about half throttle, now just pull in the clutch a bit, give the bike a rev, and let the clutch out again, hopefully just enough to bring the front up off the ground. As it's just coming up, sit back further on the seat and roll the throttle on more and more until you get the front of the bike up about 45 Degrees. You'll probably start to be revving the bike harder and harder to keep it there, and when you get to almost revving out, give the gas a quick flick to give it more power, then pull the clutch in, change into third and let out as soon as you can. (This has to be very quick so the front doesn't just drop down to the ground). Now you're in 3rd gear and just use your body to keep it at about 45 Degrees still, and once again you'll be revving it harder and harder to keep the front up, as you building speed the entire time. Now change to 4th, and the cycle starts over again and then change to 5th gear. Now you're in 5th Gear and top of the gears (generally) you need to give the bike a bit mroe gas, get the front up just past 45 Degrees where you're comfortable and sit back further on the bike, and you will hopefully be able to balance the bike up in the air and keep the same rev's up while the front wheel stays in the air . Hopefully you can do this over 200 metres or so (by the time you go through each gear) and then beyond

Also, for fast wheelies, some people prefer to Stand Up. This helps also when wanting to move your body forward and back to adjust the height of the front wheel. Keep practising and work on your clutch / throttle control
Enjoy :afro:

[katoom]

I tried to change the thread title to "how-to WHEELIE" but it got changed back.

[ad_man53]

Do you read at all?? Can you read??
^^^ read steves post, his thread has how to do all kinds of wheelies...

[Tanti]

Thats awsome Stevo.
Now now fellas, Were all riders so lets comute as one.. :)

MARTO

[fmxfox]

well not that it matters or anything cause steve explained it, but here is how I do em. I just have the bike rolling in 2nd gear and work the clutch to get the bike up a bit and lean back and just rev it in second gear to keep the front end up. I cant shift and do them, but it's cause I suck at fast ones. I found it's best to learn them on a slight incline, because it doesn't take much effort to get the front end up.

[Freestyle-Moto]

i flip it sometimes in 1st when im doing wheelies i mostly do them in 2nd gear has anyone tried wheeling a 500cc i had a go my mates dads bike i couldnt hold on it to it has soon as powerband kicked it i was like one of them cartoons the way the bike goes first then the cartoon person goes after it lol thats what i was like then it done a powerwheelie i thought i was gonna die powerful bikes the 500s

[AdrenalneJnky]

Slow wheelies, yet you tell people to change gears... Bit contradictory there dude, not what ya want in a how to guide. Can't say I've ever seen a "slow wheelie" with a gear change in it, cause then it becomes a normal, and then a fast wheelie.


Yeah,its the exact same as doing them on road bikes(although BP on dirt bikes is lower:p)

Once you clutch it up(in 1st) go just beyond BP and tap the rear break to stop the bike flipping..you'll hardly have to use any throttle at all,and DEFINATLEY wont want to change gears:Z102:

Cheers,
-Petey:Z1:

[moto_4_life]

i read this thread bout 10 mins ago and have been outside trying to do slow wheelies. i fell off a few times but ofcourse it wont hurt coz ya going so slow. im getting better at em.
thanks fellas and ladies ill be good at them one day hehe

[HILLIER]

the only person id listen to how to slow wheelie would be joe sheppard... not a 16 year old

[Tanti]

Arightyyy, Dosnt matter ras, As long as he gives good advice it's aright :) Joe dose go off tho!!

Here is a vid I wacked to on of some of my weelies..

Marto

[mcrkrew]

Loooove slow wheelies, good show off trick and a great way to gain bike control, been doin some nice ones lately gooood fun and you dont get so f-ed up if you flip coz your not doin 200 kms

[mccann]

Well Dudes Ive Been Practsin Slow Monos But Cant Keep Em Up Cause It Bogs Out If U Guys Can Help A Suzuki Fmxer Thatd Be Radd Thanx!

[mccann]

oi 1madgerman like help me out dude i suk at slow monos and itd be cool if u could talk me through some shit thanx

[lil McCann]

dude youre names mccann thats nuts, it was my name first ****er haha

[mccann]

haha lol dude naa my 1st names al but mcCANNA sounds more fmx type of name hah lol

[MikeyFMX]

mccan. the way i practiseed slow monos was just ride the clutch a bit and then dump it with like 1.4 throttle and as soon as it gets 2 balance point hit the back break. Keep doing it and ullk eventualy be able to balance longer and tap the break only enuf 2 keep u from flipping. takes time and practise.
Cheers Mikey

[blingbling121]

that mccann got banned a while ago, thank god for it too.

[thormx683]

last pic.
Went in afta this one might try some mroe tomorro.
hey brewer .. are ya still sellin ya 250f

[thormx683]

old school thread old school pics
they are so much easier than they look!!!!good pic mate