Thought id break up all the tech talk for a second.

So who does what to pull off a decent wheelie on these things. I suck personally. Mountain bike, yes sweet. NSR, no crap. The fear of flipping it sort of plays on my mind

My bike, std with cans, SE (dry clutch, close ratio box) Get to about 6k in 1st, dip clutch, tug on the bars wind on the power. Will carry to the top of 1st, change into 2nd, then it starts coming back down to earth.
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It is just nerve and good clutch technique, I've seen my old Aprilia RS125 and my CBR400 (still restricted at the time) both right up on the balance point for a good distance.

Check this clip from Jamie's site out for some skills, loads more here too.
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Roll along, aplay with the clutch till it feels beefy enough than let the clutch out and twist the throttle, up it comes, lose foot peg, brain shakes like crazy front tyre goes back down bounces back up down again then shakes the front end like paint tin mixer, thought id died for a seck and shashed the rOSSi valencia replica, alls good continue up road like a frightened rat (nsr)



Have to love the DT175
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Its' like the AIR is crappy at Ground level.

messing about with a mate a good few years ago on a nsr125 poping some decent wheelies he said remember your back brake if it gos to far did i listen did i fook...........crunch 3 busted ribs



wheelie Tutorial

i liked the tutorial i never had much luck with clutch wheelies either it dosent do anything other than lurch when i do it or if i follow my mates advice im left standing at the edge of a feild while my bike rides off on its own.........

i allways do it under power just get the bike to a few thousand rpm and roll the throtle off and then give it a fist full using the back break to control it.

my mc16 when it was not in bits was good at wheelies.

my partialy tuned barreled suzuki GP 125 is realy good at wheelies only bike a can keep up on the wheel but not with the tuned barrell.

anywho
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Honda nc23 CBR400 AERO 1986, 1990 honda NC23 Tri-Arm, 1987VFR400 NC24 Rothmans Rep, NSR250 MC16 1987, CL250s 1983. Moto guzzi zigolo 110cc 1958. Fantic 50cc 1972. Suzuki Cobra Race bike 500cc 2t 1975 , GP125 1975. Triumph T110 1954. BSA Thunderbird 1955. Ariel VB 600 1952, 1990 MuZ 125 etz.

Practise on a dirt bike on the dirt. It's a) less painful when you flip it, and b) does less damage to the bike.

Best wheelie flip I ever did was at the Brit GP back on 90 or 91. Drunk as a skunk, just wearing shorts and trainers, and top quality Arai hairstyle. Saw some mates hooning on an ancient Yam YZ490 so I stole it and was just hooking top gear on the back wheel and over it went.

Carried on playing the fool for the rest of the night.

The next day (sober) it hurt so much I couldn't move. I'd pretty much ground my back away to the bone. Oh what fun.

Since that day I've never lofted the wheel without just giving the rear brake a tap before I give it the berries.

And since that day I've managed to flip my NSR250 and a honda step thru'.

Ha ha ha. You guys crack me up

My problem is, i dont where the balance point is. Which is a good thing i think

Ive flipped a grannys 3 wheel electric shoprider.
And almost my old DT200. Tried to do a skid on road. 1st cog, mass rpm, front brake on, chest over the front of the bars. Let it go, and it picked up the front (and me as i had half my body over the bars). Just managed to get the clutch before the bike backfliped down the road.
My mate behind me in his car, laughed that hard, hit foot slipped of the clutch and come farking close to running me over.
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anyone had a go at stoppies, i done it a few times on a big bike and have decided "now thats just stupid". i stick to doing them when my freind katies around on her monkeybike
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Honda nc23 CBR400 AERO 1986, 1990 honda NC23 Tri-Arm, 1987VFR400 NC24 Rothmans Rep, NSR250 MC16 1987, CL250s 1983. Moto guzzi zigolo 110cc 1958. Fantic 50cc 1972. Suzuki Cobra Race bike 500cc 2t 1975 , GP125 1975. Triumph T110 1954. BSA Thunderbird 1955. Ariel VB 600 1952, 1990 MuZ 125 etz.

the problem with stoppies is if it all gos tits up thats it your going over

The old Yam 350LC was a piece of p*ss to wheelie without abusing the clutch - just take it to just below 7k, snap the throttle shut, wait to feel the suspension dive, and as you feel it come back nail the throttle to the stop. The combination of suspension reaction and 2 stroke non-powervalve power band made the front come right up and you could keep it up until you hit the redline in 3rd at least (or until you hit a car turning right in front of you as I did once) without too much trouble maintaining the balance point

Hump back bridges were great for that too

Haven't ever tried the MC11, it felt a bit front end biased for that. Maybe the 14 / 44 sprockets would have helped but I'm still broken (back at the hospital tomorrow to see if I need corrective surgery on my hand - f*cking sheep!)

Bike should be fixed by the end of the week though (just waiting for a race end can and a new pair of headlights), but it is still SORN until I can ride it again.

All the best

Phil