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[QUOTE="woodsy, post: 763756, member: 27856"] Here is MY method for teaching someone to wheelie - IT WORKS GREAT but it is only my opinion!! Get a small 4 stroke beater bike - an XR100 works real well. Start out 1st gear clutch out at a roll in low R's, at the same time you give it a throttle lift up on the bars a little and LEAVE YOUR FEET DOWN!! Let your feet slide along the ground beside the bike!! Work your way up to the point that the bike acutually goes over and you can walk behind it. Keep doing this until you understand and can "feel" the point of balance. After you have found the balance point, stay on the seat with your feet down and start chopping the throttle at the balance point - still with feet down. Now blip the throttle every time the bike wants to drop off the balance point and let off the throttle when it gets to the point - simple on/off will maintain the balance. With a little practice you will find that you can wheelie in circles and fiqure 8's VERY controlably!! Once you get REAL good at this method - start moving your feet upward on to the pegs. Take your time and dont rush it - PRACTICE!! Once you have your feet up on the pegs and can trust your balance point/blipping - then all you have to do is shift gears as the front end drops when the motor runs out on each gear!! Move up to bigger bikes (I REALLY like my KX500) ONLY wehn you are comfortable with your ability!! 2 strokes tend to take a little more advanced skill cause they are snappy but they can be mastered - at least for a while until they NAIL you!! Wheelies are not just for show (although they are really cool and fun). Once you learn to wheelie you will be SHOCKED at how much you will use it when riding!! HIGH SPEED OBSTACLES TAKE ON A WHOLE NEW PICTURE WITH THE FRONT END UP!! It is amazing what you can do on one wheel that you cant do on two! Learn to wheelie - you WILL be a better rider Have fun! Woodsy [/QUOTE]
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