01 February 2009

.::Basic Wheelie::.

In vehicle acrobatics, a wheelie is a vehicle maneuver in which the front wheel or wheels come off the ground due to extreme torque being applied to the rear wheel or wheels. There are two kind of wheelies, clutching wheelies and powering wheelies. This step is known as clutching wheelies.Clutching is by far the best way to get wheelies up, regardless of whether the bike has enough power to power it up. While it does wear out clutch plates a little faster than normal, the difference is not significant.You can wheelie at lower rpm’s, and therefore slower speeds. This allows beginners to keep a wheelie up longer, with out being at the balance point

  1. Drop the tire pressure to about 15-20psi
  2. Put the bike into first gear
  3. Go about 15 MPH or 25 Km/h
  4. Pull in the clutch
  5. Rev up the engine a little and drop the clutch
  6. Repeat step 5, increasing the rpm’s, until the front end comes up close to the balance point.
  7. Reduce the throttle as the front end comes up to the balance point.
  8. Cover the rear brake.
  9. Stay on the throttle as it comes back down.

When bringing down a wheelie, stay on the throttle until the front end is safely on the ground. If it is necessary to quickly bring down the front end, then close the throttle at first. Then as the front is coming down, open the throttle. In that way you will have a soft landing.



  






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