i found my balance point

[ctrhenry]

while always able to ride decent wheelies , never been able to get it up and balance it , probably due to fear and lack of skill.


well no more , ive been powering it up in first and finally got it to balance and into second gear :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D



never could be happier . now if i could figure out why it falls into neutral
every 5-6 time when i roost it up in first gear . quit unnerving to hwere it smak the rev limeter and dump the front end at the same time .

i hope its my fat foot hitting the lever unintentionally. :???:

[Dobieman]

Kewl....how high is the front wheel? 11 o 'clockish ?
How much room for error at the balance point? does it feel like it wants to hang there or is it allot of effort?

I plan on working on it soon. So far just some first gear power wheelies coming out of turns for me.

Think I am going up two teeth on the rear after I get the Tuneboy dialed in, should make it a bit easier.

[zooplancton]

i hit neutral too. foot always taps the lever... might have to adjust lever position.

[Limey]

Ah, yes. The balance point. Inbetween up she comes and oh, sh!t!. :-D

[Speed3]

Oh sh!t is easy to do! I learned to wheelie on my DT 175 Yammie by going over, running after it without letting go, and diving back onto the seat! The pavement is much less forgiving... Keep the rear brake covered.

[Euro]

On 2007-01-27 18:42, Speed3 wrote:
Oh sh!t is easy to do! I learned to wheelie on my DT 175 Yammie by going over, running after it without letting go, and diving back onto the seat! The pavement is much less forgiving... Keep the rear brake covered.

I'm a lot better at riding in the dirt too. I don't want to make a mistake on the street, because A) it hurts a lot more and B) if anything breaks, which is likely btw, it will cost a lot to repair.

[TonUp]

1st gear wheelies at slow speed, I am still learnng how to shift

2nd gear sit down and stand ups I can ride 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile or more

3rd gear standups I can ride for over a mile!

Be careful, cover your rear brake and practice pratice practice!



Ton Up!

[ctrhenry]

for me when i hit hit the balance point it was like all the weight on the handlebars went away , very comfortable feeling . , i dont plan on doing any cartwheels , so i am always hovering on the rear brake.

my favorite , cause it is impressive is to get rolling at around 40mph
hammer the throttle and as she comes up move my weight up front as much as possible , it keeps the front wheel at about 20 degrees , when i shift to second it will bob a little and keep going . , and if you lean too far you get some wicked fun wheel spin in the back

[Speed3]

I don't plan on crashing either! :razz: That's why I ride in shorts and flipflops. :-D

[Limey]

Does 20 degrees count as a wheelie. :-D