How I GOT Over The FEAR of BALANCE POINT

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @jondoe4667
    @jondoe4667 3 місяці тому +52

    I can't help myself. If I see a kid waiting for the school bus- wheelie, a car looking at me- wheelie, any other dirt bike or motorcycle- wheelie, stray cat- wheelie 😂👍🏻

  • @3dmade934
    @3dmade934 Рік тому +40

    “I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s EASY!” Your bike is BEAUTIFUL by the way!

  • @p.kem4018
    @p.kem4018 Рік тому +26

    Crazy how I can’t explain BP to others, it’s like leaning back on school chair.
    What’s crazier is that moment when everything clicks and all makes sense 🤯
    You’ll never be the same rider! My rides are now 90% on 1 wheel 🤣 much addictive

    • @2oh2slow
      @2oh2slow 6 місяців тому

      Even though I’m chasing them I’m kinda right near balance point. On my bike balance point feels super far back to the point the bike is straight 12 o clock to be at balance anything other than that I’m chasing it but I’m still get hella distance and not going into red line

    • @p.kem4018
      @p.kem4018 6 місяців тому +1

      @@2oh2slow you got it!
      It’s all seat time

    • @salazam
      @salazam Місяць тому

      I can do it in a wheelchair. So I know the "click" feeling. Transferring that to the bike is another story.

  • @afrobiker
    @afrobiker Рік тому +11

    I'm about 0.73° away from balance point and I always instinctively jab the rear brake when I feel the bike is a bit too high.
    This is all the motivation I needed to fully commit 💪🏾
    An update will follow shortly (hopefully not from hospital 😂)

    • @zemesquita5307
      @zemesquita5307 10 місяців тому

      Sooo, how are you doing brotha?

    • @afrobiker
      @afrobiker 10 місяців тому

      @@zemesquita5307 Not too shabby. How are you doing yourself?

    • @zemesquita5307
      @zemesquita5307 10 місяців тому

      @@afrobiker still grinding on the balance point. My brain automatically presses the brake😭

    • @afrobiker
      @afrobiker 10 місяців тому +3

      Well, better that than freaking out and taking your feet off the pegs. That's how most loops happen

    • @BraydonIsGodlyAtRust
      @BraydonIsGodlyAtRust 9 місяців тому +1

      How u doin now. I get to balance point and I just push the brake to hard.

  • @tigerxp1119
    @tigerxp1119 Рік тому +14

    I’m so happy to see u giveing other people motivations❤

  • @maukka138
    @maukka138 Рік тому +11

    Back in the days.. i kept 2-3weeks full pause from riding. Hopped back. Instant perfecr B-point. Giving it a pause mentally and physically helped. Also.. are you me? Lol

    • @taliyy_
      @taliyy_ 11 місяців тому +2

      Literally me. I wheelie so much better when i take a break from riding

  • @Corey_Vlogs
    @Corey_Vlogs Рік тому +4

    clicked for me yesterday I could get to 12 but kept hitting the brake too hard but legit just started to slow down and drop it back more.

  • @DamYankeeOutdoors
    @DamYankeeOutdoors Рік тому +7

    Hell yeah man!! I’m waiting for my sub-cage to come in before I start trying to push the envelope. I’ve gotten comfortable with the front end snapping up. Been doing power wheelies for years but it’s time to buckle down and learn that good shit 👌🏻🔥

    • @eL_GangNup
      @eL_GangNup Рік тому +2

      Just commit to practicing I was doing the same thing I got comfortable chasing wheelies I had to actually commit to practicing and boom I got it lol

  • @MAXED-TRUCKING
    @MAXED-TRUCKING Місяць тому

    I feel like it's starting to click today after about 8 sessions. Your video described my process and progression so i know im on to something. Good video, ride safe💯!

  • @76tigga
    @76tigga 2 місяці тому +1

    It's amazing that you don't clutch-up to wheelie and not run out of gear once you get to BP. I'd clutch-up in 2nd, but would run out of gear by the time the front wheel almost get to BP.

    • @salazam
      @salazam Місяць тому

      500's got torque.

    • @stevenbolton5967
      @stevenbolton5967 День тому

      Go a bit slower or use 3rd and you’ll probably have more control at a lower rpm

  • @na-fd8pf
    @na-fd8pf Рік тому +2

    Great video! Everything clicked for me yesterday 🎉. Use your knees to shift your weight to steer

    • @FordSierraIS
      @FordSierraIS 4 місяці тому

      Only when going real slow imo. Squeeze that shit with your legs and lean with upper body when past jogging speed

  • @AndresJuarez-yw7li
    @AndresJuarez-yw7li 9 місяців тому

    i ride an 85 2 stroke and it’s my first bike and with small bikes with powerful motors it’s touchy when you up there what i did to get them is LOW RPM’S HIGH GEAR 3rd gear going 10mph and get it up to balance point with the clutch and practice 🤝

  • @K_Nasty
    @K_Nasty 6 місяців тому +2

    step by step im getting there . ive been using my rear break all the time just get used to using it . on qwads i only used to used rear . on the bike i usually use front....step by step

  • @dannyo6413
    @dannyo6413 5 місяців тому

    You can turn , you just need to add pressure to the left or right bar the same you would if both wheels were on the ground and you were hitting a corner at speed , and look in the direction you want the bike to go

  • @slept-on_SP
    @slept-on_SP 4 місяці тому

    Im literally so close, I can feel it. I need to learn how to feather the foot brake, because I keep panic slamming it and chopping throttle instead of keeping the throttle steady but aye I feel you when you mentioned the obsession part. Really wish I had a super moto tho, fz6 is not the most ideal bike to be learning on lmao but I need it for my commute to work.

    • @bulletsRflying
      @bulletsRflying 15 днів тому

      How's it going so far??

    • @slept-on_SP
      @slept-on_SP 11 днів тому

      @@bulletsRflying Winter time is harsh where I live. Usually by October all the bikes are put away for storage til about April so sadly I have to wait 5 months til I can start practicing again.

  • @kinnanton
    @kinnanton Рік тому

    You can turn with your handlebar and your weight transfer and also balancing with your legs (knees out).

  • @Bisse_Elison
    @Bisse_Elison Рік тому +1

    Great Job ! Must be a fantastic feeling to unlocking this thing. Do you keep the throttle steady and adjust with the brake or do you sort of do both gas and brake alternatively ?

  • @Kevvpetee
    @Kevvpetee Рік тому +4

    This video is fucking awesome because I know that as soon as I get it and it clicks and I hit the point where I can go as long as I want I’m gonna be fucking doing this all over the city, not giving a fuck, just like you..
    Off to the parking lot I go!

  • @st.coiled
    @st.coiled 2 місяці тому

    had something similar happen to me, wheelied my 100cc moped over balance point a few times, felt great until i looped. got really bad injuries and wasnt able to ride for a couple of months and haven't practiced wheelies since :/

  • @Nflongo21
    @Nflongo21 6 місяців тому

    My biggest problem wheelie on dirt bikes when I go up my foot get off the break and I try to catch myself on the ground …. I’m demotivated but ima keep going

  • @itiddles4419
    @itiddles4419 Рік тому +4

    do you let off the throttle, rear brake, back on throttle? or just tap rear brake and keep steady throttle?

    • @justincrady
      @justincrady 3 місяці тому +1

      Stay on a consistent throttle but just barely putting pressure on the rear brake that will drop the nose of the bike down a little and with your consistent throttle pressure u will keep going..... hope that helps some. When u get used to u will notice a WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

    • @nickadkins7765
      @nickadkins7765 23 дні тому

      ​@@justincrady Good looks

  • @RANDUMSPOV
    @RANDUMSPOV Рік тому

    Nice bike bro ! You can turn man it’s all on your mind you have to learn the swerve first then just exaggerate the swerve if that makes sense! Also I push outside peg and pull inside grip to kinda angle the bike hope this makes sense lol I’ll have some turn videos up soon

  • @jakespeed9419
    @jakespeed9419 Рік тому +1

    It's so much easier when you have the power to bring it back up, z125's have hardly anything to bring it back up if too low

  • @X-7-JAMES
    @X-7-JAMES Місяць тому

    Thanks for the video. Do you think it’s best for a beginner to learn wheelies in 1st or 2nd gear? 1st gear seems too sensitive/glitchy/short to learn in. Thanks for any advice.

  • @forhisglory517
    @forhisglory517 5 місяців тому +1

    Once you hit the balance point, how much Grace room do you have before you have to start using the back brake?

  • @taliyy_
    @taliyy_ 11 місяців тому

    I can wheelie to balance point but because i never grasped rear brake i keep it just low enough to where i can let go of throttle and bring it down and i think thats my problem. I’ve been stuck there ever since, i even learned how to turn and swerve before all that 😂

  • @twowheeltrav
    @twowheeltrav 2 місяці тому

    Im where you were at 4 days ago in the video. I can hold it up for a little wnd tap rear brake to bring it down but i cant save myself from looping yet

  • @freedomgunsandliberty
    @freedomgunsandliberty 5 місяців тому

    To turn you turn your front wheel the direction you want to go and lean. You’ll get there

  • @CarsonAshcroft-tc1tt
    @CarsonAshcroft-tc1tt 2 місяці тому

    I think turning is a leaning with your knees kinda thing so try bringing your knees out when you wanna straighten out 🤷‍♂️

  • @K_Nasty
    @K_Nasty 6 місяців тому +1

    " i just knew i could do it " fuck ya brother

  • @BIKELIFEANTONIO
    @BIKELIFEANTONIO 5 місяців тому

    Im practicing but im disappointed cause i get paranoid when the bike almost at balance point and i feel like im stuck doing the same thing over n over again with no progression i order me a wheelie bar to help me get over that stupid fear

  • @Chumpcrasher87
    @Chumpcrasher87 Рік тому +4

    I've been obsessing as well and still trying to get there. I can say my wheelies are getting higher but the troubling part is keeping em up. I always bring em down with the rear brake as soon as I get up high out fear I'm gonna loop out. I really wanna get pass that and be able to hold them up for longer periods of time.

    • @jackjack-xi7je
      @jackjack-xi7je Рік тому +5

      Repetition bro, I'm just getting past this point myself,

    • @funserious2632
      @funserious2632 Рік тому +3

      the way I learned is to press the brake lightly even before I start the wheelie and just hold it down all the time. I destroyed my brake pads in about 3 weeks of practice with this method but i got past balance point and then started to only apply brake when I need it :)

    • @jackjack-xi7je
      @jackjack-xi7je Рік тому +1

      @@funserious2632 a lot of people use this method, I'm starting to do this aswel, although not holding it on, but repeatedly tapping it/ kinda dragging it.

    • @nelson7053
      @nelson7053 Рік тому +2

      once your a balance point stay steady with the throttle and just control the rear brake

    • @Chumpcrasher87
      @Chumpcrasher87 Рік тому +2

      Appreciate everybody's guidance here! Recently I just conquered my fear...and then I looped out. 😆 Now I'm not afraid to drop back anymore. I just got my bike back in commission because when I looped I broke the foot peg bracket and I had to get it welded back on. I'm ready to start practicing again.

  • @roddas26
    @roddas26 Місяць тому +1

    Wow i learnt absolutely nothing from watching this, thanks 😁

  • @lajda_exc
    @lajda_exc 7 місяців тому

    That motivates me, thanks bro

  • @thearith6293
    @thearith6293 Рік тому +1

    Keep going✌️

  • @abdul.__.rahman
    @abdul.__.rahman 11 місяців тому

    Hip & turning handle bars help u 2 keep strait

  • @salazam
    @salazam Місяць тому

    I have dreams I can wheelie. With precision; turns and everything. Then I wake up and am sad.

  • @FordSierraIS
    @FordSierraIS 4 місяці тому

    Turn is just counter steer your handlebar. Its so easy

  • @slepton250
    @slepton250 2 місяці тому

    Im where you were 4months ago. Literally so scary

  • @00_colt
    @00_colt Місяць тому

    this helped me thx

  • @CanadaGunTube
    @CanadaGunTube 2 місяці тому

    Whats your rear brake position. Coming from a motocross back ground i run my break really high, and it feels so un natural to get to the rear break when wheelieing

  • @nitro-8609
    @nitro-8609 2 місяці тому

    bro try keeping your bars straight i feel like it would help alot with steering

  • @boondocksoverlandandoutdoors

    Bro I feel like I’m gonna whiskey throttle! That’s My biggest fear! “I’m a beginner” if you couldn’t guess lol but yes whenever I pop front wheel up idk why rear brake totally flys out of the picture! I hate it! Gonna have to do what you did lol watch a ton of supermoto videos lol like I am now😂
    Hope to to upload one day a successful wheelie or fail 😆

  • @12oclockreaper
    @12oclockreaper Рік тому

    watched this before i got the brake down, now i seem to be riding slow ass wheelies and i fall to the side a lot. did you figure out how to turn yet?

  • @alexbittle2900
    @alexbittle2900 2 місяці тому

    2:08 i left with roadrash hhaah but i learned hella like 1 time i scrapped it then lost it the other i was idling up there and leaned to far my arms are soo fucked ah worth it

  • @J_valentino
    @J_valentino 6 місяців тому

    That street looks familiar are you in sj?

  • @chrs-kr8kc
    @chrs-kr8kc 7 місяців тому

    my problem is not getting to balance point,i can do that fairly easily with a couple tries,the problem is i dont have enough power to keep it going,ill get it to balance point then it will come down a little i give it gas and it just falls down

    • @Olly328
      @Olly328 6 місяців тому +2

      You're not at balance point then

  • @aldolanzas5549
    @aldolanzas5549 Рік тому

    Yeah you just hyped me up to go try some mf wheelies😂😂

  • @vaughntv5895
    @vaughntv5895 Рік тому

    What type of bike is that

  • @looneyracing5992
    @looneyracing5992 Рік тому

    So you stay in to the throttle and use the rear brake to control the wheelie? I used to just pop my bike up. Now I’m chopping the throttle to keep it up and through gears and worries one day it’s gonna bite me chopping on the throttle

    • @looneyracing5992
      @looneyracing5992 Рік тому

      Cause when I’ve used my rear brake I think I hit it to hard cause I always slam it down

    • @Olly328
      @Olly328 6 місяців тому

      Every time I ended up on my ass was from chopping the throttle.
      If you're not good with the break and are chopping the throttle it's only a matter of time.

  • @cs3s
    @cs3s 3 місяці тому

    What bike is that?

  • @markomilardic
    @markomilardic Рік тому

    I'm able to get the bike to the balance point, however, I'm still struggling to keep the wheelie at a constant speed. When I feel I'm at the balance point, I'm literally sliding of the seat and usually sitting at the very tail of the seat. The main difference I see in this video (compared to my wheelies), is that when you start dropping the front wheel a bit, only a little bit of throttle gets it back high enough, while in my experience I feel like I have to add way more throttle and then I'm picking up speed.
    I'm doing it on an exc 450.
    Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

    • @powerband_
      @powerband_ Рік тому

      Exactly I slide off the seat too, it gets annoying

    • @TheOriginalBillyYO
      @TheOriginalBillyYO 11 місяців тому

      Upgrade your seat man

    • @_Yungzy_
      @_Yungzy_ 11 місяців тому +1

      Get you a gripper seat cover from a reputable brand, will definitely help with confidence.

  • @N3thP0t
    @N3thP0t 23 дні тому

    I wheelie when I see anybody, or anything
    It's just a flex ngl

  • @Jacobthefisherman1
    @Jacobthefisherman1 7 місяців тому

    If I’m scared to fall do you think I should practice on grass or send it

    • @Olly328
      @Olly328 4 місяці тому

      Never just send it lol
      You will brake your bike and yourself.

  • @graffzon
    @graffzon 3 місяці тому

    Lean to turn bro

  • @dinrudi2000
    @dinrudi2000 9 місяців тому

    Bro if you'll lower you rear tire pressure your bike will stay straight during the wheelie :))

    • @Olly328
      @Olly328 6 місяців тому

      Definitely helps a lot when learning

  • @Duffy46
    @Duffy46 Рік тому +1

    If u wanna steer use ur hips btw, not ur legs

  • @yodavizion
    @yodavizion 6 місяців тому

    😂 🫡

  • @Nokap_wavy
    @Nokap_wavy Рік тому

    Do u have a instagram?