Idle wheelies, step one of becoming a "real" stunter. Whether you've been playing around with power wheelies for a while or never even attempted to get your front wheel off the ground, this method will put you on track towards smooth, controlled, slow idle wheelies.
This is how I personally learned, some of the points may or may not help you, but I hope you take away a few ideas that help you develop your own method to learn idle wheelies. Remember crashing is all part of the game, get a crash cage and wear your gear.
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Haha who the hell yelled "YEAH!!" right as Leah's bike pancaked? Was that you Anthony?
Lol, probably.
Nice video Leah. SB 2.0 is lookin snazzy too.
haha thats great video..
haha i forwarded this to Kimberly, i'm teaching her how to park.. Ant knows the thread. thanks!
thank you so much for this one!!!!
this is a big help for me personally, since i'm someone that hasn't really been able to do wheelies very well, and want to learn slow wheelies from the start. . .great job, keep it up.
Good stuff. Oh and your hott!
good to go!
sweet :-P
:cheers !!!
this is an attempt after researching this video. gotta give him props for trying. lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS6HjQphgN8
I LOVE STUNTBUMS!!! Another great Tutorial!! Your lovely Tig haha!!
Are these 1st gear or 2 gear clutch ups?
First gear.
Awesome! Thank you. Gonna go try this today
Good luck! Let us know how it goes
Yeah, I got nothin. Haha I wasn't expecting to be a master, but I figured I'd at least get an inch or two off the ground. I'm riding a 2007 ZX6R with a 50T in the rear and idle at 3800. Any more pointers? Just give it more gas?
Ya, come to a complete stop, then it's just gas from that point.
Hey Esteban Sierra, why dont you grow some balls and romp it standing up in second. Your slipper clutch sucks. Get a rear handbrake. Oh yeah and practice, practice, PRACTICE! Who cares if it's cold. I bet Leah Petersen practices in the cold weather ;)
@Chris the point of this method is to learn idle, with a foot brake, so using a handbrake and second gear would defeat the purpose. @Esteban, I say take it slow, you will get it - and your body and bike will thank you. With time you will be crushing it. We have a series of videos from "Tone" on our site, he learned with this method and talks about his experience.
Ms Leah, I was just messing with Esteban. He's my old roommate and a bestfriend. I drove out to lubbock last week to help him. His bike is tricky in first. I was trying them in first like you describe. But not staggered. The wheel kept spinning. I could ride them in second no sweat. I just like to give him a hard time. I'd rather him take your advice than mine anyday. Or any pro for that matter. No hard feelings ms Leah
@Chris ahhhh - I see, I thought you were just randomly picking on a newb
Good to hear you know him in real life.
Everytime I come to a complete stop on two wheels and then give my throttle a blip and let out my STOCK clutch lever on my f41 all I ever seem to get is rear tire spin instead of the front end coming up. Any tips? I raised my idle like you suggested and lowered my tire pressure to about 15 psi. It is pretty cold out in New Jersey right now. Should I warm my tire up more and then give it a shot or do you have any other ideas why it might be spinning instead of lifting the front wheel. Thanks so much
-Paul
Great Tutorial !
@Paul, ya cold weather wheelies are tricky, it's all about gas/clutch ratio. It would be a good video actually