Dan I managed to wheelie a couple of Blackbirds I owned but purely by dropping the clutch and winding the throttle open. Having watched this I am now going to try it on my 1200GS. Who would have thought at 65 I would still be acting like a 16 year old. Age is just a number Dan Thanks for posting.
69 next month , I just got a new controller for my nitrous system that is capable of adding a second stage ,certainly don't need a second stage of nitrous so I decided to use it for methanol injection , hell yeah , stay young as long as you can !
BIG difference in screwing up at 16 years old as compared to 70....at 16 we are limber, FAST reaction time, fast healing....etc etc ...crashing at 70 can easily be life destroying...or permanent quality of life issues ....be VERY careful at 70
Not only is this guy a good rider, he is also a natural on camera. Really enjoyed and learned a lot from this video, now I just need to relate how this will work on my pushbike.
I watch this video periodically from time to time and this guy is so smooth and it's a great refresher to watch his skills....just wish I could do it as good as he does.
iv watched a ton of these videos and this is the only 1 that explains to hut the brake/throttle combo to get the momentum up. thank you for that easy explanation.
Green light hits... I give it a bit too much gas or let go of the clutch too fast or both... my CBR500R hits 12 O'clock and ends up in a balance zone for about 5 seconds. I land it nicely and continue riding as if nothing happened, even though I've almost shit my pants... This just happened to me a few days ago and I have to say I now have a damn good reason to learn how to control the wheelie and this video is one of the best I found!
That happened to me on a cbr929rr...I didnt mean to do it and lucky I didnt flip the thing...my friends thought I did it on purpose so ot mustve looked cool
That's what I call professionalism. Great tutorial and phenomenal performance. I also liked the way you put the video together. Thank you Sam, keep up the good word. I applied all your tips on practice and made a huge progress. Using the rear break to build and generate the energy is a great technique. I was able to drive my bike on one wheel for about 20 seconds for the first time. However, it is not consistent yet. It happens every now and then. Lol Thanks
+BertrandMonsieur me too, crashed my bike after a cager violated my right of way , him having a red light. Pelvis fracture , mid foot disslocation, wrist fracture, and 5 broken ribs a year ago. I am good know all healed and considering buying a bike, but definitely should not be wathcing this. I love the triples. cheers
Great vid, it really needs more views. Its well put together and hits a lot of the areas that i had questions. I watch it a few times a year. I havent done one correctly yet simply because of fear and i dont wanna scratch up my girl. Still waiting on the second part to this video when he addresses shifting
Hi Dan, Thanks so much for your vid...Its quite clear and easy to understand. I'm running the YZF-R3 and don't know how many rpm or which gear should I begin to practise with? I guess it should be 1st gear with about 6k rpm? Any helps would be appreciated.
If you get a couple of mates to lift a stationary bike to balance you will be amazed how large the range is between falling forward/ backwards actually is. This is a very good way to gain confidence.
Ha, nice vid, well done. You guys from Down Under have a knack for wheelies! For folks wanting to wheelie BIG adventure bikes, Chris Birch (New Zealander) has a great YT vid for those, not that there s anything missing from this one, it’s just a different take and done in the dirt.
The only wheelie I have done was on accident. I was working on my 60s time all day and when I was heading home I was sitting pretty far back on my seat at a red light and accelerated a little too quickly making my front wheel pop up. Since I did not expect that I got a nice boost of adrenaline which was fun but every time I tried to recreate this I was unsuccessful. I think the reasoning was because I was afraid of over doing it and wrecking
The first time i tried a wheelie on my ZX-10R was when i was wearing a tshirt and shorts, that was probably at the same time my scariest and most fun moment of my life! After more practice with braking at the right timing, it isn't hard as it looked to be.
Thanks for the good info and explanations. I just got a bigger bike so I want to do wheelies, but have been a little nervous. For me this was great ^_^
When you throttle on, do you release the rear brake simultaneously to opening the throttle or do you delay the release of the rear brake just enough to generate some RPMs?
When you're doing it with the first, or maybe even second method. Once I pop the wheel up, should I keep the same amount of power to carry on as I did to pop it up, same rev? Or would you usually drop some power and try to feel it? And the balance point. Is it feel distinguished, I mean is it different in feel. Or should I guess where that point is? Thanks a lot.
The way I started doing wheelies was on a dirt bike I grabed the clutch without realising it so I let it the whole thing go at once and the front wheel jumped up but instead of thinking oh im doing a wheelie I went THATS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE
lots of people don't know what a balance point feels like ,,, so I will suggest to anyone who's learning this to get a bicycle and put 1000 wheelys with it before u try with u motorcycle,,,, clutch was my favor,,, and rear brake ONLY for emergency situation ,, try this and u will be very satisfy., don't do stupid wheelys ,, always study where u doing it .. be always on the safe side,,, never be a showoff.. don't do it on a crowed place... good luck and have a nice wheely day ,,, ((( careful , wheelys are and addiction )))
i tried with a bicycle. Found the balance point, took it a bit to far and made full impact on my tail bone.. I was using a mountain bike and haven't tried them since. Done a few power wheelies maybe a few inches but no clutch. What kind of bicycle do you recommend?
+Fz06 Ridah ACC don't do power wheely... A clush one is more controllable , learn by just pulling few inches don't try to bring it up all at once at the beginning ,,, some mount bicycles are hard,, if u notice that it took a big pedal strouk to pull it , so then just fine on ther bicycle,, u will notice the diferent that all bicycle are diferent ,, but take my advice bro,,, don't pop wheely on u motorcycle till u know how to do it on a bicycle .. I pop 100000 on my motorcycle ,,, and never hit the ground ,,, and I mean lonnggggg wheelys , changing gears and everything,,,, it was an addiction ,,,,,, al my friends ,,, I just to tell them,, don't pop it,,,, go try on a bicycle first,, they never listen,, well guest what,,, 15000&&& destroyed,,,, well my friend good luck,,, and have fun,, that's what wheely is all about ,,, and remeber,,,,,,,, always pop a wheely where it's safe,,, small streets where u can get a surprise are dangerous ... be always a step a head.. have fun.
Alright bro...I'll cut it with the power ones and try to get another bike. I want to learn but the smart way...and i feel like this is the smartest way. Thanks hopefully I'll be to the same level as you one day
+Fz06 Ridah ACC jajajjaj you will bro,,, just be smart,,,, cous if u drop it.... that will be the end of it ,,,,, we'll that's the case with allllllll beginners anyway,, have fun ,,,,,,, ,:)
a lot of great tips - heres my bikes procedure for pulling a wheelie 1. Twist the throttle ok so there you go! If you want, shift through the gears and set the front end down around 120
+1Gsxrider clutch?! Dude clutching is for pussies who ride 250cc-600cc. 1000cc will do power wheelies even on 3rd. Don't even think to clutch on 1st gear on 1000cc
Great video! Unfortunately I am struggling with closing the throttle instead of using a rear break when I am reaching to the point where my brain is out of comfort. Any suggestions?
Hi Sam just wonder with the rear brake technique, when do you release the brake? Do you release it simultaneously with the clutch? Great tutorial though!
gixxr88 Head to 4.13sec on the video mate, that bit probably demonstrates it best. But yes, rear brake compresses the fork, once it compresses, release the rear brake, open throttle and release clutch lever and up she comes!
Is wheelieing harder to do on a bike than on a cycle? I got a mountainbike and i can easily do wheelies for miles. But people on sport bikes can most times not hold a real long wheelie.
Hey do you know how he manage to hold on to the bike while standing up when trying to pop the front wheel whitout the bike shooting forward below him? If been trying to learn to how to pop a stand up wheelie for so long. I just cant seams to hold on to the bike. I just have my body trown backwards so i have to imadiately close the gas... Pleaee help.. :(
How to stand up wheelie whitout having the bike shooting off forward underneath you? And being able to hold on and while controling your throtle? Thanks
very informative and accurate information on how to wheelie a four-stroke diesel for a two-stroke... just crack the throttle into the powerband and hold the f*#k on...
Dan I managed to wheelie a couple of Blackbirds I owned but purely by dropping the clutch and winding the throttle open. Having watched this I am now going to try it on my 1200GS. Who would have thought at 65 I would still be acting like a 16 year old. Age is just a number Dan Thanks for posting.
I want to buy you a beer
69 next month , I just got a new controller for my nitrous system that is capable of adding a second stage ,certainly don't need a second stage of nitrous so I decided to use it for methanol injection , hell yeah , stay young as long as you can !
Ted Edwards ...and how did that work out for you exactly?? Be honest now
BIG difference in screwing up at 16 years old as compared to 70....at 16 we are limber, FAST reaction time, fast healing....etc etc ...crashing at 70 can easily be life destroying...or permanent quality of life issues ....be VERY careful at 70
@@danielcarroll5667 Does your mother know you do this sort of thing??!
I bought a new bike. My wife thinks it's for commuting, but it's really for wheelies.
oh yes, I had to make a will before I got permission under duress!!
No one said a wheelie won’t help the commute, hehehe
Ted Miller can’t you wheelie your commute?
I ride a sw-t400, and i cant do wheelie because lack of POWER
Haha
This is the very first decent tutorial I've seen! Wheelie is an art, it connects man and machine even more!
Not only is this guy a good rider, he is also a natural on camera. Really enjoyed and learned a lot from this video, now I just need to relate how this will work on my pushbike.
unapro3 He's a professional journalist. Current editor of motorcycle trader in OZ :)
I watch this video periodically from time to time and this guy is so smooth and it's a great refresher to watch his skills....just wish I could do it as good as he does.
iv watched a ton of these videos and this is the only 1 that explains to hut the brake/throttle combo to get the momentum up. thank you for that easy explanation.
Graet explanation. One of the most direct and detailed at the same time vids I watched. Thanks
Those views of your foot and your hand at the same time are so helpful.
This is the best Wheelie video I've seen,brilliant!
I’m sending this message while i’m on the wheelie. Thank you, you’re a great instructor
Green light hits... I give it a bit too much gas or let go of the clutch too fast or both... my CBR500R hits 12 O'clock and ends up in a balance zone for about 5 seconds. I land it nicely and continue riding as if nothing happened, even though I've almost shit my pants... This just happened to me a few days ago and I have to say I now have a damn good reason to learn how to control the wheelie and this video is one of the best I found!
Awesome Possum how much rpm
That happened to me on a cbr929rr...I didnt mean to do it and lucky I didnt flip the thing...my friends thought I did it on purpose so ot mustve looked cool
Very well explained. Thank you for the Street Triple eye candy as well!
That's what I call professionalism. Great tutorial and phenomenal performance. I also liked the way you put the video together. Thank you Sam, keep up the good word.
I applied all your tips on practice and made a huge progress. Using the rear break to build and generate the energy is a great technique. I was able to drive my bike on one wheel for about 20 seconds for the first time. However, it is not consistent yet. It happens every now and then. Lol
Thanks
Up until this video, I was convinced I wasn't in for wheeling lesson being taught right here..but this wasn't bad at all..nice one mate. Thanks.
This is the best wheelie video in youtube why couldn't I find this when I needed it
i shouldnt be watching this video right now
+BertrandMonsieur me too, crashed my bike after a cager violated my right of way , him having a red light. Pelvis fracture , mid foot disslocation, wrist fracture, and 5 broken ribs a year ago. I am good know all healed and considering buying a bike, but definitely should not be wathcing this. I love the triples. cheers
+Themistokles V you sir you are a real trooper!
+Zacharia Nwojo you have to do what you have to do.Be safe mate!
The method's on youtube are all old
This seems to work
absolutely to the point , very useful vid . thanks from Nepal.
Greatest video on wheelie.
probably the best wheelie description video I've ever seen
Great explanation and tips. Thanks.
Best wheely explanation ever
When asked about wheelies I always teach, Rear Brake, Rear Brake! Never heard or seen it until this video!!!! KUDOS!!!!!!
Realy great video! Thanks bro.
Really Helpfull thn others I viewed till Date. Thanks.
going to use for my FB page.
Way better video than all the ones i seen so far.. the apex vid was cool as well.. great job on vid keep the vids coming
Great vid, it really needs more views. Its well put together and hits a lot of the areas that i had questions. I watch it a few times a year. I havent done one correctly yet simply because of fear and i dont wanna scratch up my girl. Still waiting on the second part to this video when he addresses shifting
Hi Dan, Thanks so much for your vid...Its quite clear and easy to understand. I'm running the YZF-R3 and don't know how many rpm or which gear should I begin to practise with? I guess it should be 1st gear with about 6k rpm? Any helps would be appreciated.
Really nice tutorial... and the actual "artist" replying to comments on You Tube?! Outstanding :-). Thank you Sam!
If you get a couple of mates to lift a stationary bike to balance you will be amazed how large the range is between falling forward/ backwards actually is. This is a very good way to gain confidence.
good job dan 4sharing ur expertise!
thank you really well done its gonna be a lot of practicing
nicely explained, well made video.
Great tutorial - Appreciate it 😊
hmm...... very nice video on howto.....clears much of the queries and doubts.....Thanks......
im barely learning how to ride my bike and already looking at wheelie tutorial lol
Same lmao
dude make more videos. I love to see a guy that obviously can right really well, teaching me stuff thats hard to do.
make more vids! il watch them!
that can ride really well** Its hard to find someone who can control the bike well and not just enought to make a review like any other average rider.
Ha, nice vid, well done.
You guys from Down Under have a knack for wheelies! For folks wanting to wheelie BIG adventure bikes, Chris Birch (New Zealander) has a great YT vid for those, not that there s anything missing from this one, it’s just a different take and done in the dirt.
The only wheelie I have done was on accident. I was working on my 60s time all day and when I was heading home I was sitting pretty far back on my seat at a red light and accelerated a little too quickly making my front wheel pop up. Since I did not expect that I got a nice boost of adrenaline which was fun but every time I tried to recreate this I was unsuccessful. I think the reasoning was because I was afraid of over doing it and wrecking
Great Video -thanks!
The first time i tried a wheelie on my ZX-10R was when i was wearing a tshirt and shorts, that was probably at the same time my scariest and most fun moment of my life! After more practice with braking at the right timing, it isn't hard as it looked to be.
Good vid man, this needs more views. Slightly modified method of what i have been seeing, but it looks affective. Clean and well put together video.
"Effective" NOT "affective" come on man!
@@dougiequick1 lol looks like his comment affected you. Not the effect he was going for.
thanks for the advice!
Thank u sir fr your teachin❤g good teacher God bless you sir
Thanks for the good info and explanations. I just got a bigger bike so I want to do wheelies, but have been a little nervous. For me this was great ^_^
are you serious 😂what bike d u have?
@@allrounda8385 KTM 1290 Superduke R 2016 model and a 350 sxf for motocross
When you throttle on, do you release the rear brake simultaneously to opening the throttle or do you delay the release of the rear brake just enough to generate some RPMs?
Thanks, it helped alot.
Best feeling in the world!
Thanks for the Tips
Perfectly said, take it easy but most of all PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!
well spoken and informative. . thanks my second gear throttle wheelies are getting sikkk... front wheel stops spinning
When you're doing it with the first, or maybe even second method. Once I pop the wheel up, should I keep the same amount of power to carry on as I did to pop it up, same rev? Or would you usually drop some power and try to feel it?
And the balance point. Is it feel distinguished, I mean is it different in feel. Or should I guess where that point is?
Thanks a lot.
The way I started doing wheelies was on a dirt bike I grabed the clutch without realising it so I let it the whole thing go at once and the front wheel jumped up but instead of thinking oh im doing a wheelie I went THATS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE
The only wheelie video I've sort of understood so far.
I flipped and died trying to do a wheelie like you said? What should I do?
Well now you can do a wheelie since you died and have nothing to lose.
The award goes to you.
Lol.
lolol
Respawn you n00b
very helpful, now I need to find a tutorial on how to getting a bike. Hahha
i like this bro
dig it man! Just started my motovlog channel
lots of people don't know what a balance point feels like ,,, so I will suggest to anyone who's learning this to get a bicycle and put 1000 wheelys with it before u try with u motorcycle,,,, clutch was my favor,,, and rear brake ONLY for emergency situation ,, try this and u will be very satisfy., don't do stupid wheelys ,, always study where u doing it .. be always on the safe side,,, never be a showoff.. don't do it on a crowed place... good luck and have a nice wheely day ,,, ((( careful , wheelys are and addiction )))
i tried with a bicycle. Found the balance point, took it a bit to far and made full impact on my tail bone.. I was using a mountain bike and haven't tried them since. Done a few power wheelies maybe a few inches but no clutch. What kind of bicycle do you recommend?
+Fz06 Ridah ACC don't do power wheely... A clush one is more controllable , learn by just pulling few inches don't try to bring it up all at once at the beginning ,,, some mount bicycles are hard,, if u notice that it took a big pedal strouk to pull it , so then just fine on ther bicycle,, u will notice the diferent that all bicycle are diferent ,, but take my advice bro,,, don't pop wheely on u motorcycle till u know how to do it on a bicycle .. I pop 100000 on my motorcycle ,,, and never hit the ground ,,, and I mean lonnggggg wheelys , changing gears and everything,,,, it was an addiction ,,,,,, al my friends ,,, I just to tell them,, don't pop it,,,, go try on a bicycle first,, they never listen,, well guest what,,, 15000&&& destroyed,,,, well my friend good luck,,, and have fun,, that's what wheely is all about ,,, and remeber,,,,,,,, always pop a wheely where it's safe,,, small streets where u can get a surprise are dangerous ... be always a step a head.. have fun.
+Fz06 Ridah ACC ohhh one more think bro,,,, Throttle finest .... that's the key... learn u throttle ....
Alright bro...I'll cut it with the power ones and try to get another bike. I want to learn but the smart way...and i feel like this is the smartest way. Thanks hopefully I'll be to the same level as you one day
+Fz06 Ridah ACC jajajjaj you will bro,,, just be smart,,,, cous if u drop it.... that will be the end of it ,,,,, we'll that's the case with allllllll beginners anyway,, have fun ,,,,,,, ,:)
I should had been watched this video long time ago so in matter of time I already a pro now. hehehehe. good job boss
That's how we roll my boy
Thanks for the tip! :}
beautiful bike...
a lot of great tips - heres my bikes procedure for pulling a wheelie
1. Twist the throttle
ok so there you go! If you want, shift through the gears and set the front end down around 120
It's really awesome
right time to give it a go
Sooo good- my only NY resolution is to master the wheelie!!
Fantastic
1st geer on 1000cc and you don't have 1000cc no more ;)
why is that
+1Gsxrider I just started riding so help me understand
+1Gsxrider because it will flip you over. 1000cc is to powerful for wheelies in 1st rear.
+zelibober ok well good looking out cause I damn was going to try it on first when I got mine
+1Gsxrider clutch?! Dude clutching is for pussies who ride 250cc-600cc. 1000cc will do power wheelies even on 3rd. Don't even think to clutch on 1st gear on 1000cc
thanks for sharing this :-)
incredible
Do wheelies here in the UK and you'll have 10,000 police vehicles chasing you
FollTrace Do 140mph here and outrun the police.(U.S.A.)
***** Do whatever you want and nothing happens (sweden)
Thank God I can't do one then. The only time my bike is able to do a wheelie is when a paddock stand lifts the front end up lol
FollTrace Do wheelies here in Greece and the motorcycle police will do the same...
FollTrace no you won't
thanks thats very useful! :D
Great video! Unfortunately I am struggling with closing the throttle instead of using a rear break when I am reaching to the point where my brain is out of comfort. Any suggestions?
Hi Sam just wonder with the rear brake technique, when do you release the brake? Do you release it simultaneously with the clutch? Great tutorial though!
gixxr88 Head to 4.13sec on the video mate, that bit probably demonstrates it best. But yes, rear brake compresses the fork, once it compresses, release the rear brake, open throttle and release clutch lever and up she comes!
I like this
Is wheelieing harder to do on a bike than on a cycle? I got a mountainbike and i can easily do wheelies for miles. But people on sport bikes can most times not hold a real long wheelie.
thanks for share ... I like it....!
do you have to use rear brake when you clutch up? i thought you rolled off throttle pulled clutch, revved engine the let clutch loose
very nice Video bro i thank you
The laugh at 2:08 really makes me think twice
Hey do you know how he manage to hold on to the bike while standing up when trying to pop the front wheel whitout the bike shooting forward below him? If been trying to learn to how to pop a stand up wheelie for so long. I just cant seams to hold on to the bike. I just have my body trown backwards so i have to imadiately close the gas... Pleaee help.. :(
Excellent lesson!
This comes in handy since I have no front wheel. (jk)
Practice!
+Joe Bigornia haha realized that too :P
+DeathRacer1337 Covered below fellas - Practis the verb, in Australia, is with an "s". :-)
I read the comments because I knew there was an explanation. lol
@@SmacT57 easy to remember is that 'ice' is and object, therefore a noun. - Cheers Sam, thanks
practise practise practise**
good job man....
Its a really great when MotoGP riders do wheelies on finish line knowing that they won the Grand Prix. 👍👍
Why, just why did i find your video 8years after you posted it?! I will surely try it, but its hard to find suitable road here,, haha
legend! 👍
On the GS-A do I need to be in enduro pro or dynamic pro modes or turn traction Ctrl off so the bike doesn’t stop me from lifting it ?
Thanks!
What happens when you hit the plastic on the GS? Do you loop or does it lose traction enough to drop the wheel ?
Brilliant
Do you dump the clutch or release slowly?
How to stand up wheelie whitout having the bike shooting off forward underneath you? And being able to hold on and while controling your throtle? Thanks
one of the most competant wheelie vids ive seen 4 begginers,allsways get used to incorporating the back brake until ur shit hot,enjoy folks
GREAT...
First, UR AN AUSTRALIAN. . . . . . . . . Go dude! 😀 Now back to ur video. 😉
very informative and accurate information on how to wheelie a four-stroke diesel
for a two-stroke...
just crack the throttle into the powerband and hold the f*#k on...
There's several ways to wheeli but this is the smothesth by far
I have a 675 street triple. About what rpm do you wanna be at in first gear power wheelie?
he makes it looks soooo easy.. omg