easy way to do a wheelie on F650!

[Biker4ever]

hello

well you may think i m a lunity but hey.. everyone s got a weird desire ..well mine is to pull a whellie..

can anyone advise on the best and easy way to pull one please ?

they just look so cool got to do one..

Cheers

 

[Timpo]

My advise is don't bother trying as mistakes can land you and people around you in A&E.


Timpo.

 

[brassmonkey001]

Especially a bad idea on a F650 with their notoriously poor quality steering head bearings.

There are wheelie schools available where you can get proper tuition and use the schools bike. A more expensive route than trying to learn yourself but then again it could potentially work out cheaper...

 

[Micky]

everyone s got a weird desire ..well mine is to pull a whellie..

Cheers

I think he might mean a welly, not sure. Would that be left foot or right foot Biker4ever?

 

[Snoopy]

hello

well you may think i m a lunity but hey.. everyone s got a weird desire ..well mine is to pull a whellie..

can anyone advise on the best and easy way to pull one please ?

they just look so cool got to do one..

Cheers

The F650 barely has enough power to move forward never mind pull a wheelie.

 

[Spout]

You might find it easier to throw a whellie than pull one

 

[Tartan Terror]

Firstly wear a back protector & a helmet.

Ride along in 2nd gear open thottle then quickly close it. The forks will compress then as they un-compress you crack teh throttle leaning back slightly covering the rear brake.

Good luck and once you have cracked that then we can go on to master going up through the gears.

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Heres how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRcJbpJyS8

 

[Mav]

The F650 barely has enough power to move forward never mind pull a wheelie.

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[Robbo1200ADV]

Or this is why you need a 1200!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBuOqZNRw5g

 

[Timolgra]

The F650 barely has enough power to move forward never mind pull a wheelie.

Not quite true....

 

[komatias]

The F650 barely has enough power to move forward never mind pull a wheelie.

If you can pull a wheelie on a F650 it is probably restricted. Or you are geared wrong. I can wheelie off the power in 1st gear and off the fork compression in 3rd. it helps if you are standing up too although it is pretty scary when you do it first time like that.

Drop clutch wheelies tend to screw up your second gear dogs and crap landings screw up the steering head bearings.

 

[Biker4ever]

Especially a bad idea on a F650 with their notoriously poor quality steering head bearings.

There are wheelie schools available where you can get proper tuition and use the schools bike. A more expensive route than trying to learn yourself but then again it could potentially work out cheaper...

can you recommend one ?

Thanks

 

[brassmonkey001]

can you recommend one ?

Thanks

No, I've never been to one.
Google should throw something up though.

 

[Biker4ever]

I think he might mean a welly, not sure. Would that be left foot or right foot Biker4ever?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeelie...

I can throw a welly and quite far as well..but gone past that stage now..need to wheeeeelie ..and you know you want to

hee hee

 

[Biker4ever]

Heres how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRcJbpJyS8

oops bit unlucky but also pushing it too far ..thanks for the lesson which wont cost me nothing.... hopefully

 

[Rushy]

Firstly wear a back protector & a helmet.

Nah forget the safety gear and just get yourself one of these .

The ONLY way to do practise safely...........otherwise dont bother


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[LiquidLAN]

Excellent vid Rushy!

My advise, don't pull one infront of a Spanish Traffic Cop (or three) they have no sense of humour and it'll be very expensive!

 

[Micky]

The F650 barely has enough power to move forward never mind pull a wheelie.

Utter rubbish Snoops... and you know it is

 

[Flipfly]

Been there, done that.

Trust me, I used to get into top gear on my Husky, on the back wheel for ages.

They were't little girly wheelies, but full on, mudguard over the head, numberplate scraping babies.

Then one day when I thought I was in control, it all went horribly wrong!!! Over the brow of a hil she dug in proper stylee and sent me sliding down the road at 65mph+

I will never forget the 2 months it took for that scab on my arse to heal!! Everytime I sat down it opened up, seeped into my undies and then stuck my undies into the new scab. Remove undies and scab at the same time and start over again!!!

My advice would be to try it on grass

By the way, the Husky (lighter full enduro left kick version) still required new exhausts, new plastics, handlebars, grips and levers.
A dakar is likely to be close to a rightoff after a similar incident.

Make sure you really want to do this before you do, and be prepared for a big bill.

Tis huge fun though