Hi there
I have some difficulty lifting the front wheel! I have a 2003 Yamaha R1.
I am trying power wheeles , from 1st gear but every time I hit the gas the rear tire only spins and the front never lifts ( they are new tires Michelin powers ) what to do?

 

Lean back more, and start using the clutch to wheelie.

 

Thanks for your replay
I lean far back as i can and i use the clutch but the same thing happens the tire spins.

 

make sure the tire's heated up a little and mae sure that plastic coating that comes on new tires is off. you can kill both with a burnout so have fun!

 

How much air pressure is in your rear tire? Try around 25 psi.

 

then after you try that..... try typing in a normal font

 

you shouldn't have problems clutching up with stock tire pressure.

 

R1, pilot powers and no whoolie? thats really strange are you riding on gravel?
i have those tires and they never slip..

ya try burnin them for a few, theres no way theyll slip then..

 

You may be poppin the clutch out to hard,try just giving it a little slip instead.Those michelins shouldn't be spinnin on ya though.

 

Stay in it and lean back a little. Tire smoke into wheelie. Five years ago it was a nice trick. I think somebody use to call it "THE MAD MAX" First gear five mph clutch to full throttle and hold on.(This is to be done in one fluid motion) Kind of like bouncing a six hundy(with stock gearing)to stand-up in third gear on the e-way.

 

i have 02 r1 with mich pps.............you doing something wrong my front comes up when i need it to and when i dont

 

or maybe you are on a slick surface

 

yea iono why youre not doin a power wheelie just from powerband.
just roll on the throttle from a stop you have a liter bike it should do the work for you.

 

the clutch and gas have to work togeither not agianst each other.Try just slip the clutch

 

i think he left us

 

your deffintly giving it way too much gas, just hit the throttle quick to raise it than throttle on to plane it out, way too much throttle at the start and yea, your tire will spin