this isnt very special but it goes along with what i posted in the pics section, my first crash mid wheelie is in there about 40seconds in...

http://www.rideordieboyz.com/temp/Movie.wmv

nothin special, just me learning. pointers welcome.

 

Just keep practicing man. I have a 00R6 and the throttle is twitchy like yours. Get them up a little higher and smooth out that throttle. How did you bike turn out after you fell off the back? That’s about where you need to be. Next time don’t jump off the back. Just practice.

 

good stuff, just keep practicing, and be smooth on the throttle, cover brake.. and you'll start goin farther n farther

 

i was thinking that you had it and then you let go.

looks good though you will be rocking long **** soon

 

good job man. keep practiceing it from a slow speed and you'll get it good soon. and practice covering your rear brake. its not a easy thing to learn but it will be worth it in the end.

 

what gear are u getin it up at?

 

silverr6: only damage to the bike was a broken brake lever, it continued off the road after i bailed and wondered into a ditch and was stoped by a chain link fence. aa little mud in the slider too. i'm pretty sure i've been real close to that spot before but never behind the bp like it looks like i was. in the vid it sounds like i'm starting to slow down and the bike wasnt comming down, thats my assumption.

islandrider: i'm in 2nd, 1 down in front. there are a few i do in first though.

i really need to learn to use the rear break, its just difficult to get in my thick skull. soon though. i wish i had a better camera man... i wanted to watch the bike guide its self into the fence again hehe.


on a nother note, i keep drifting off to the right, doesnt matter what side of the road i'm on, other then keeping more weight on the other side is there anything else? what about a slightly, misaligend rear wheel? could that do it too? looks like i'm hugging that right side as hard as i try to lean left, put that on the list of things i need to work on.

 

bro, that's what I looked like when I started...you'll get there.
what worked for me: relax and for the love of God...breath..!!!! I used to hold my breath for some damn reason. Also, you have to be super smooth with that throttle... :YEAH

 

i do breath... i do lots of it every day...

 

looks good man... i didnt watch the whole vid becuase its long but i could see you progressin within the 1st minute

 

i warned you didn't i.

 

Can U wheelie sitting down? I'd start with that if U haven't learnt it yet.

Easier to cover the rear brake when you're sitting down and it's harder to learn going from standups to sittdowns(?) then the other way around. My ...


I don't know if it's my imagination or is you're engine misfiring slightly? Sounds like it to me. You need to get that sorted out, could mess up your throttle control in such case.

I've never wheelied a 600 streetbike but do U really need to clutch it up? There are pros and cons to that, I prefer just to give it gas and yank the steerlevers. But then again, I don't to much slow wheelies on account of no rear brake..

Anyway, with higher speed you get more stability to a certain point. I don't know if I'm right but I imagine it to be easier to learn at a comfortable speed and then reduce it, but maybe it's just me.


Keep practicing. It's a very good idea to have a camera men (a less shaky one if U can find it ) to keep track of your progress. Also way easier to see what you're doing wrong and/or better then last time out.


/R

 

Clutch it up, brrrt brrrt

just b4 you threw it away i was thinking you've got it as well.
if ya wanna slow it down i suggest ya do it everytime in 1st, get your throttle control first. it looked very snappy.

good stuff though man, keep at it.

 

Im tring stand ups as well .I think it would help if you staitened out your left leg it would be more stable.Im no expert by any means though just a thing that I always used to keep my left leg bent.

 

vid wasnt bad at all. lots of useful info in there.
did the crash mess you up at all?

 

comin on well, just remember the back brake is your best friend, forget bout it and it'll **** you over.
as for goin to the right, try lettin some air out the tyre, i use bout 15psi

 

first gear and clutch that ****


and to raid: YES CLUTCH THAT $HIT EVERY TIME...EVERY TIME

 

i can ride first gear sitting out to the limitter, i hate every minute of it though. sitting while wheeling isnt comfortable for me, i can do it but it sucks! i will try to remember to straightn my leg next time i'm out. that never dawned on me.

i got a lil road rash on my pelvis but thats all. hurts now at work more then it did that day.

i have to clutch em up with bounce in second unless i'm going abit faster where the motor is closer to its power band. first i can power up or clutch with no bounce. i rode my friends R1 and lifted it up a few times just powering first while sitting, all that displacement would spoil me.

i know i need to do maintnence to the motor, i broke 24,000 miles on the way back this weekend. it should be better come spring time.

 

keep practicing, r6's are tough to learn on, high balance point and very touchy throttle. After you get up high in the balance point you will be golden. Just takes time. Was your idle turned up? You dont need your idle up for for the wheelies your doing. Try going up 3 in the back. Then try the same wheelie in 3rd gear, the throttle will be easier to control. I had mine down 1 up 3 and it was perfect for anything.

 

if you keep trying em how at how slow you are, use 1st