I got pretty good at wheelies on the R6. I wonder what I could do if I had a 1000cc:ohnoes:
Fucking sweet dude. Rock out.
A friend of mine told me a few years back that he saw a guy down south do one for a few seconds, but I don’t believe him anyways. Probably didn’t happen…
buy one. find out. lol.
you’re not practicing on mine.
I could ride them alot smoother on my 600 than I can on my 1000. HOWEVER, this is not the typical case, if you’re riding at or near balance point, you can ride either just as easily. If you’re not riding them at or near BP, then a 1000 will make you look like a superstar, You can ride first gear to 100+ mph, imagine how fast you can accelerate if you started in 3rd or 4th.
My 636 > * when wheelieing as far as anything i’ve ridden (my 954 was probably comparable, but i barely ever did wheelies standing up on that bike)
IN MY OPINION, A GOOD WHEELIE IS ONE THAT DOESNT REQUIRE CONSTANT ACCELERATION… ie, using the rear brake and constant throttle to maintain 1 wheel in the air.
post some pics of you doing wheelies or better yet movies…
if you dont have them, define a GOOD wheelie?
I can ride wheelies until my arms give out.
Only on my bicycle though 
I can do them, but I’m not showy like OTHER people I know… 
Plus hitting the pavement sucks, which I feel will most likely be the result of me doing shit like that lol
BTW, are you clutching them up or just powering them?
standing or sitting?
staggered or straight?
geoff munch rides the sickest wheelies btw.
gemini the wheelie king can!
i heard it was rumored that he in fact wheelied his evo once.
could be a rumor, or it could be a fact.
For those of you looking to do this in a PRIVATE, LEGAL, SAFE atmosphere…
Basic Sit-Down
"Sit-downs are the easiest wheelies to do, but the hardest to explain. There are so many different ways to wheelie a sportbike, and some methods work better than others depending on the rider and machine. I’ll explain what I do–but keep in mind, other riders might be lifting it up differently.
"There are two kinds of wheelies: power wheelies and clutched wheelies. A power wheelie uses the bike’s motor to get the front wheel up. You get the revs up near the bike’s torque peak and goose the throttle to snap the front end up. On a 1000cc bike this is easy–just snap the throttle at around 6000 rpm and it wheelies. A smaller bike such as a 600 needs a little help. On these, I’ll roll the rpm up higher, then chop the gas and snap it on again. Chopping the throttle will cause the front end to dive for an instant, and the rebounding of the fork will help the front end come up when you snap the throttle back on. On a 600, you almost have to open the throttle all the way to the stop to get the front end up under power. A literbike takes much less throttle–snap my CBR954RR to the stop and you’ll be on your ass instantly. That’s why I don’t like power wheelies–you’re dealing with a lot of power, and the possibility of looping the bike is greater.
"I prefer clutched wheelies; the front comes up quicker and you’re lower in the rev range when you bring the front end up, so you’re not going as fast and you’ve got more time to find the balance point before you hit the rev limiter. For a clutched wheelie, I’ll pull the clutch in, just enough to cause the rpm to rise up to the torque peak, and then let it out quickly. I’m pulling the clutch in just slightly, just into the friction zone. The revs rise for a split second, and then I drop the clutch–don’t ease it out–and back off the throttle incrementally as the front end comes up. The higher the front wheel goes the less throttle is needed to keep it up. Backing off keeps the bike from going over.
“Either way, on power or with the clutch, I keep my arms stiff, squeeze the tank with my legs and always cover the rear brake. If things get ugly, you just tap the rear brake and both wheels are back on the ground. If you’re looking straight ahead, when you can’t see over the bike you know you’re getting close to the balance point.”
Standup
"Same as a sit-down, you can do this one either on power or on the clutch. I’ll also bounce the bike a bit to help it up. Bouncing down on the handlebars preloads the front suspension. The energy of the fork releasing, combined with the throttle input, pops the wheel up. I’ll stand up first, then lean forward and bounce it by pushing down on my arms, causing the fork to compress. When the fork comes back up I’m on the gas (not as much as a sit down–standups take less power to lift up!) and pulling on the handlebars to bring the bike up.
"As the front wheel comes up, I’ll drop my butt back a little bit to help it along. I bend my knees when I’m pulling the bike up, and once it gets up to about 10 o’clock I’ll straighten my legs and lean back. With a standup you can hold the throttle in one spot and use your body language to control the wheelie.
“Because body language makes it so easy to balance a standup, it’s easy to ride one through the gears. To shift during a wheelie, I’ll blip the throttle just a touch right before the shift. When you fan the clutch to shift, it kills power to the wheelie, and if you don’t blip the throttle a touch this can cause you to drop the front wheel. So I’ll blip it, causing the front wheel to float a bit higher for a split second, then shift as quickly as possible. Preloading the shifter and just nudging the clutch lever will help you shift faster. I generally shift as early as possible. If you shift when you’re hard on the gas or your revs are up, you’re more likely to miss the shift. The sooner you shift, the less likely you are to miss the gear. But not too soon, so you don’t bog the revs! Incidentally, these shifting rules are the same for a sit-down wheelie.”
I did one once…and never again.
BTW, my mom just called me from florida and said she was stuck in traffic cuz some guy on a motorcycle just died, and there were ambulances everywhere and a helicopter too. RIP.
i was thinking about launching my honda in reverse with 25’s up front.
good idea?
doo it.
i’ve only tried to wheelie twice. once was a clutch up and it came up 5 inches, the other was a power wheelie that scared me enough to not try again.
maybe this coming season though 
i can do it on the RC, the yz450 and i cant wait to try the 1000rr
i do them all the time on my r6. i like 3rd on 4th gear wheelies the best