just got mine yesterday, how are you guys starting off in 1st gear? i been holding my feet on ground till it come sup and then picking up my feet, i can get em about 50 yards or so, but whenever i try to get my feet on the pegs i fall sideways or front end just drops, got any pointers? my legs dont seem to fit in there with stock bars.

how long did it take to get wheelies on lock?

 

put it in first and hold up on the shifter to engage ur clutch,rev her up and take ur foot off the shifter.thats how i learned

 

never even thought of that, can you make it so you have a clutch like a reg bike? i was wonderin how people were doin highchairs and ****

 

You can convert it to a manual transmissio, but all the kits Ive seen are expensive.

I personally think it wheelies better in second gear. Now if I could get it to stay up Id be happy.

 

1. buy bigger bars
2. practice
3. practice
4. practice
8047643. practice

Thats what I do and less than a year latter i'm pulling over 600ft consistantly

ohh yeah, and practice

 

it takes time and practice .. when i 1st got my 50 with bars i couldnt wheelie it for **** ... it was almost to the point i was like i need a big bore to wheelie pffft ... many hours of practice later and eating my **** my wheelies got better

 

just went out to the garage and made a 1/4" steel plate that moves the bars forward about 3", once the paint dries im gonna practice some more.

hey jimbo, there any good places to ride/ jump 50's around st louis?

 

i have had my 50 about 4-5 days now and i am starting to pull nice long 2nd gear wheelies.. if you wear gear you might be more confident... i am.. LEAN BACK is the key. and practice like they say.

 

the reason for your side to side is lack of practice and first gear speed....it will come just practice

 

Just grow some ***** and do it.

 

you will loop it a few times im sure before you get it down.. i have looped a few timse and still dont have it on lock.

 

MeKrew is right, practice your ***** off. I learned and can do them for days. I never once looped it either, drive the bike in every gear and in every position you can, get the feel of it. I am 6'2'' 190, so 2nd gear is best for me, although now I can do them in 3rd at any speed. It's all about pulling up on the bars insync with the throttle, then feather the rear brake, its takes PRACTICE. Don't expect to learn in a day and don't get frustrated. I have had mine for a month in a half and can do a lot of **** on it, just practice everyday man! Good luck!

Blake :YEAH

 

so is everybody usin the clutch or just yankin on the bars? i was tryin the clutch earlier today, keep knockin it in the next gear.

its harder than i thought, i expected to be ridin em at least as good as my streetbike

 

hehe easier to wheelie street bikes.. I wouldent reccommend using the clutch because its to jerky.. just sit back far and lean forward alittle then in one smooth motion lean back and throttle up it comes.... its keeping it there without looping thats the fun part... i just need to use the rear brake!! cant make my self use it!

 

For about the first week I had my fifty I couldn't wheelie past maybe 25 yards, then I put a twelve bar on it, did a few twelves, and all of a sudden I could ride wheelies for days just had to realize that I wasn't getting the wheel high enough... just practice and you'll get it...

 

I put street slicks on my fiddy and it helps a lot on pulling a wheelie. Maybe because its just more stable than the knobbies are. The knobbies are way to rough and bumpy for the street. I pull 2nd gear wheelies with no problem, like everyone says takes practice before you'll get *** good as me! LOL
:YEAH

 

I like first gear slow stuff. I can do em better in second, just feels cooler going slow. It is raining out alot so I practice in a shed with loose gravel and a farm equidpemnt all over. Swerving through it doing a wheely is good pratiee.

 

[QUOTE=Racing Rice]You can convert it to a manual transmissio, but all the kits Ive seen are expensive./QUOTE]





160$ is not that much

 

Wheres the $160 kit at? I said all of the ones Ive seen.

 

right - put some street tires on it....10x2.75 Hoops, if not - lower the air pressure a bit - it will help correct the side to side motion.

go to the stuntlife store and buy a big bar kit - Fast 50s is pimp.
then buy a rear Heavy Duty spring and put it on.

Pull it up high, throtle it and pull it back, ride the rear brake.

PS - grow some *****.....LOL.....he is right - you can have all the correct stuff = but if you do not go for it - you will never get it.


My personal best is at 3/4 of a mile. I think i can get a mile easy but I forget and then do some kinda combo and mess it up....lol

But everyone on here is correct.....just takes practice.


Ask Rodger - he is one of the best 50 riders in the nation - if not the best.