well, i cut my clutch lever down today, as i haven't got enough money and can't afford my short lever yet, but i can't wait to learn wheelie's any longer!!

I run my bite point so far in that a long lever needs all four fingers on it when slipping the clutch otherwise one or two fingers doesn't even begin to touch the bite point before you trap the fingers that are still on the bars... Which means that if i slip the clutch and pop the front up, i'm not actually holding the bar. Maybe once learnt it's fine, but to learn, i'd like to have a little more on the bar in the way of fingers!!

So i chopped it, and it's now perfect for me and my single finger! Feels really nice for me and is a lot more natural to me.

Looks a little odd though!!

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9549/dsc00499ix0.jpg

Went the insustrial estate and got learning. Couple of minutes and i was getting a hundred yards or so slipping it and popping it in first, although i didn't manage to get anything out of second gear... 15mph, slipped the clutch at about 10k and it would pop up a foot but then not have enough to lift it any more. I know it's just practice, and un weighting the front end and everything else. It'll happen next time it's dry!!

I was consistent in first though which i want to get used to before keeping it up for good etc etc. After riding bmx for years, i've never learnt anything without falling first, so this is new for me!! I must not fall haha...

I'm dropping a tooth on the fron this week too which will help (Y)

If anyone has any handy advice for someone who will actually listen and go out with the confidence to try 100% what you tell me to do to help get the front up consistently, high, and at slow speeds, then tell me....

I'd ideally like advice about whether i should put a lot of preload into the forks as i slip the clutch, what kind of revs to slip it at and in what gear, at what speed. Also, how fast do people slip it?? Is it a fast but controlled release, or is it like, controlled, but basically equal to letting go and just dumping it?!

I was surprised by the difficulty in second to get it up...

Bongo

I was surprised by the difficulty to get it up...:wonder: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

Bongo

try some blue tablets they may help:D

My technique for ( offroad wheelies):norty: in second is to apply some rear brake while going throu your slipping and dumping stage.
this adds to the rebound to help the front come up,
bit difficult at first but like anything mate a bit of practise and you will soon be pulling mile long wheelies/

May be try standing up while doing a wheelie in find this easyier.

:thumb:

stay away from the back brake until you learn the balance point , then you can cover it for slow control wheelies . best advise is learn to carry the front wheel in first gear for a good distance until you want to learn gear changes . as for slipping the clutch its more a case of flicking it out very quickly when you rev the bike into a more torquey point in the rev range { which depends on your bike and gearing } aim for the midrange and flick the clutch out quickish , its all down to technique which your gonna have to learn . dont forget to carry enough forward speed as i see far to many people trying to learn to wheelie but they are barely moving forward . o and dont forget the best starting point is to lean as far back as your comfortable , with your arms quite straight which will obviously alter the balance point when your on the back wheel and stop you from lurching about while your learning . most people find it easy to accelerate hard then throttle off / then bang the throttle back on fast and power wheelie as the first way to learn , but your have to find your own preferance , good luck --- and trust me , stunting is fun and it is clever , and its only the people that cant - that moan about it .
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Bongo...

If that's an R1 that you have, a less violent than 1st gear wheelie is to use 2nd gear. With around 5-6k revs (which is around 40mph ish off the top of my head) slip the clutch briefly while dialing in a couple more revs. I use my index finger only for this. You should get the front up with ease a lot smoother than using first gear. Then it's all about practice... and lots of it! Good luck. :thumb:

Steve

i can tell by that pic its an r6 { revvy revvy revvy }

Sit back an inch or so on the seat, that will also straighten your arms as fsd suggests. Ping it up as high as you dare in first (off the throttle or clutch it up), keep leaning back, snick into second as soon as you can (clutchless shift).

While your learning just let it rev out in second and the front will fall gradually. Don't slam the throttle shut or you'll shag the steering head bearings.

Cheaper and easier to buy yourself a little offroad bike or a supermoto for practice though. You won't know where the balance point is until you go just that little bit too far (though it's a lot higher than you probably imagine).

Screwd.