i pretty much agree with this, wheelie doesnt get you anything. However if you want to do them that bad get an fz09 you will be doing wheelies whether you want to or notI have tried to pop them before. I've gotten the front end up. In my opinion, it's not worth it to do it. I have seen my friends mess their brand new bikes up thinking they could do it like they did on their old bikes. Unless you're a professional stunt rider, there is no need to be doing wheelies at all.
If I get impatient I have the same problem -but after the apex, which then causes me to run wideI remember those days... lol I now have the opposite problem.
I've seen the instructors do wheelies during a track day, right before the f***ing corkscrew at Laguna. I nearly emptied my bowls watching. It looks bada** but I'm content not wrecking my bike. That being said... I did wheelie the fz6r on the first day I got it. Was at a light and wanted to test out the acceleration. Did a clutch drop and cranked it, front wheel came up about 3 inches. It's a sin to have that much fun by yourself.Track days on my XJ
As mentioned, in trying to accelerate quickly, one should have that front wheel just hovering off the road. Honestly not going to set the world on fire with my Xj, but when my skill increases and my bike gets bigger, having control of these simple skills will be to my advantage. not to mention its just fkn fun on the track to imagine your a super star
Controlling a wheelie is helping me control that balance point during acceleration.
And as mentioned. they are just fun
Try second gear around 6000 rpm stand up on the pegs and bounce when the suspension is fully depressed give it full throttle. You just have to time it right and be careful!!
I wouldn’t recommend starting with stand up wheelies, when I learned to wheelie, even after I got somewhat good at it I tried to do one standing up and almost shot the bike out from under me.
not saying you will, but i was definitely not as prepared as I should have been.
I accidentally learned to do wheelies by having road rage at a stop light... I was revving while in the friction zone and dropped the clutch, it seems to pick the bike up waaay easier than if you pull the clutch in all the way and get more of a clunk when you dump it, instead of a smooth pick up.
and I know I sound like douche rider, and I'm sorry I don’t mean to be ..:Slap: