Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:58:18 +0100
- Message No. 5447
From: "Seaton, Andy"
Subject: RE: Wheelie...
Hi,
nice picture, nice wheelie,
To change gear you will need to find the balance point of your @. To achieve the balance point your @ will need to be drifting quite high for you to change gear. If you don't get it high when you go to change gear, drop the revs, then the bike will simply drop back to planet earth. I agreee, if you wish to just do first gear wheelies then fine, don't rev so high, however, if you want to change gear you will have to hoist the @ quite high to achieve the balance point, this is where the 6000 rpm comes in, I know, I spent many hours trying to get there and eventually suceeding in getting the @ into third gear before revisiting earth. As you probably know, there is no finer feeling than drifting on the balancing point on your back wheel, no matter what gear....although as Nicola points out, reverse wheelies are just as good fun...although not as hard to achieve IMHO....
bye for now....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phoebus Katsanos [SMTP:pkatsan@med.auth.gr]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 02:11
> To: Seaton, Andy
> Cc: 'Frank Hjulfors'; xrv@atic.org
> Subject: Re: (XRV) Wheelie...
>
> Well, since it is my photo, I think I can say my opinion...
> 6000 rpms is too much.
> If you have real good tarmak you will put too much strain to the whole
> transmition system, and get too fast too steap a wheelie , and if you
> don't, you will just spin your rear wheel like crazy.
> Knowing this has kept my bike ok, while doing this:
> http://www.netfiles.gr/users/sakis/images/liftoff3.jpg
> while a guy I know who never did wheelies, but accelerated real hard hes
> a broken gear box...
>
> The whole idea is to keep the rear wheel from spining, while
> accelerating real hard.
> Two ways to do this: Put your but on the rear seat (more weight on the
> rear wheel=harder to spin) + low rpms, clutch, high rpms with clutch,
> let go of the clutch reasonably fast (avoid spin) and up you go!
> BUT!
> ALWAYS KEEP YOU RIGHT FOOT ON THE REAR BRAKE!
> IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL SAVE YOU FROM OVERDOING IT, AND LANDING
> ON YOUR BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> After that, changing into second is another thing altogether...
>
>
> Seaton, Andy wrote:
> >
> > <>
> >
> > Here you go:
> >
> > Do the following, bearing in mind that the @ is quite heavily biased toward the front.
> >
> > 1. Take off briskly (ie rev up)
> > 2. When the rpm hit around the 6000 mark pull in the clutch and then let it out.
> > 3. As the bike rises put pressure on the gear stick and change into second, do not use the clutch to try and change gear otherwise tears will spring forth from your eyes as your bollocks embed themselves into the petrol tank. It is probably wise to get used to wheelying in first before you attempt gear changes.
> >
> > It's not that easy at first to get the @ to wheelie but with practice you can get there.
> >
> > Good luck, don't forget your crashbar and backprotector etc...
> >
> > regards...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Frank Hjulfors [SMTP:frank.hjulfors@abo.fi]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 14:33
> > > To: xrv@atic.org
> > > Subject: (XRV) Wheelie...
> > >
> > > Got any hints, tips or tricks if I want to do a Wheelie to get it right?
> >
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