Just so you will know, shifting without the clutch will screw your bike if you do it repetedly. If you are gona shift, get it past BP and use the clutch :YEAH

 

i use rear sets for the majority of my wheelies. i actually started do faster **** before i slowed it down. i'll stand all the way to 155 on the speedo. (-1/+2)

wind gusts arent too bad here in florida, besides your going fast enough to where the gust dont feel like they're hiting you directly sideways. you just get slight bumps.

 

btw. the rear-set thing threw me off at first too. i knew thats what they are but if you do look quick you'll have to do a double take.

 

This is correct.

I prefer the left foot-rear peg technique because it's easier on the arms.

 

...and when you're beyond BP, you might as well not shift because you've already got it nice and balanced.

 

You might want to go faster to keep up with traffic....even tho it is kinda fun not to

 

snow runner, clutching upshifts makes the clutch wear MORE if u use the clutch to shift up during "performance" oriented shifting. when ur going slow its smoother if u clutch but when ur going fast and the revs are high clutchless upshifts are actually better for the bike (as long as u are doing it right, roll of throttle quick about 25%[varies bike to bike] and shift up and roll on) now if u are just shifting without letting of throttle that is bad and jerky...

at least according to everything i have indulged in so far about motorcycles

 

You reptedly shift at high rpms and you will round off the gear dogs/ bent shift fork. There is nothing like slamming to pieces of metal together at 10,000 rpms. You round off the dogs and your bike wont stay in grear. Do what you want though!

 

I like to do my wheelies staggared left foot rear peg and right foot covering the rear brake

 

Clutchless upshifts on a non-synchronized transmission is harmless. As long is you hear no grinding, you are golden. Take that to the bank.

 

i do power sit downs in 1st and once its up to the BP, click it into 2nd to ride it out...occasionally into 3rd (okay mbe twice lol ). My stand ups are 2nd gear usually powered up also, still learning to clutch correctly, but my timing is off or mbe i need to bounce my bike like other people do...not really sure tho.

When I'm riding a long sit down i usually look off to one side usually my left, so i can see cars. When i got a new front fender tho i rode without it one while i was waiting for the carbon one to come in, and i could look right thru the gap in front of me..that was pretty cool. so yah. rock. rock on. :YEAH

 

so what speeds do u hold ur wheelies at and what gear? because if u clutch up a 2nd gear on the freeway 60mph +/- that is pretty high on the revs... do u shift to 3 if you want to ride it out? or do u start in 3rd?

and mr snowrunner not to keep argueing with u but
"You reptedly shift at high rpms and you will round off the gear dogs/ bent shift fork. There is nothing like slamming to pieces of metal together at 10,000 rpms. You round off the dogs and your bike wont stay in grear. Do what you want though!"


** when done correctly clutchless upshifts just "snick" up into the next gear, very smooth, no grind, no clunk.... MSF taught this to me.... and along with most people ive met on the forum. It is not AT ALL detrimental to ur bike, would save u alot of clutching snowrunner (assuming you do it smoothly, which isnt difficult once you get the hang of it) now clutchless shifting (powershifting) in cars is ALOT more risky and does more harm than good, but for our bikes its all good :YEAH

 

ok.... i stand corrected

 

Ummm....1st gear goes up at 25 mph, 4k rpms. pow pow power'd up! 2nds pretty much the same 4k..45ish mph...left foot back peg, right on the set. I cant shift doing standups cuz of my staggard stance. once i'm clutching it like my role model Jelly Roll, i'll be standing strait on the sets shifting thru them gears! WOOT.

I also dont use the clutch to shift doing wheelies cuz that'll make your bike come down like whoa...just let off the throttle for a sec to shift otherwise you'll go backwards if you keep the power steady while shifting.

 

well i clutch up 1st anytwhere from 15-25 but im not good enough to find the balance point so i just power through it...

been experimenting with 2nd clutch ups @ around 40 mph just working on getting it up... i heard 2nd is alot easier to work with and you can ride it out longer...

 

Staggered is the way to go. Feel's more balanced and not much strain on the arms.

 

can u switch from staggered to not staggered and vis versa during the wheelie? or is that dangerous? so u could switch into the gear you want for a lower rev/ easier on the engine and stagger it for ease of wheelie'ing?

 

sit downs both feet on front pegs, 2nd or 3rd gear clutch up and ride it high

 

This is just my , but I clutch mine up in second and shift to third and just put my left knee in the seat. Sometimes my foot is in my bar and sometimes it just kinda hangs off to the right side, and in third with a 929 and -1 and +3 on the freeway I've gone pretty far at no faster than 65. My idol Mr. Greg Fowler 32+ miles on the freeway on one wheel rode his that way and all of the guys I learned from down here and up there did their freeway stuff the same way. It will seem awkward at first, but not near as bad as trying to do it with your knee in the seat to start. Your gonna have to bring it up or learn how to slow 'em down once you get it up high enough.
I'm not an expert, nor do I play one on the internet, but that's how I do it and I'm making progress at catching up with them 25+mile wheelie riders in Dallas and Austin areas. I know there are others out there that ride 'em real far, but these are the ones that I know......Hope somethin' I said helps...... Just take your time, if you want it you'll get it............Late........... Free C............. Major without a Major.............S. U. C.......... For life.

 

I'll vote for the staggered catergory in your poll, but I think, personally the best way is left knee in the seat, IMO.......Late......Free C........... Major without a Major.............S.U.C.............For life.