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Wheelie Balance Point
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[QUOTE="AlynB, post: 78544, member: 22723"] ButtonFly About 15 years ago I had an XR250 that I could wheelie for well over a mile(pretty much indefinately). I even got to the point that I could change gears and go around curves. This took many hours of practice, I had the time then. My technique on that bike was to jerk the front tire up in 2nd gear, the bike seemed to have a very natural balancing point. My riding position was partially leaning forward, arms slightly flexed, front wheel turned about half way to the left. I would guess that average speed was 10-15mph. It did seem to get harder to balance as the front wheel spin slowed, but not impossible. As for the WR400, thats what I am riding now. I have not had much opportunity to attempt wheelies on it yet, but since my back fender is broken now anyway,I may give it a shot this weekend. I expect it will be quite a bit harder to maintain a wheelie on this bike due to the weight and power. The XR had a much smoother and milder power delivery, which to me is ideal for riding wheelies. I could never get the hang of riding wheelies on two-strokes due to the power band. Also, try to maintain a fairly low and steady rpm once you get the wheel in the air and get balanced. Make throttle changes slowly. Hope this helps you out some. If I get a chance to ride this weekend, I'll let you know if I have any success with the wheelies on the WR. One more thing. I make all my adjustments with the throttle. I never used the back brake very much. It's been a while, so this is all coming back a little at a time. [/QUOTE]
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