I learned in a wheelie school down near Barcelona, and the guy started me on a mountain bike before moving onto a proper bike. The reason for this was to learn brake control to stop over rotating or looping the wheelie, to learn weight transfer required from your upper body, and to get used to the feel of the wheel coming up. You need to help the bike come up with some forth to back movement of the upper body. So once i got the hang of the clutch and throttle co-ordination, what he made me do (exagerated to begin with) was to start with my chest close to the handlebars and (co-ordinated with the clutch/throttle pop) quickly move my upper body upright to straighten my arms, the point at which your arms are fully straight and the little bit of inertia left in the movement, creates a tiny bit of rearward force on the handlebars which helps get the wheel up easier. Never pull with your hands/arms because if it goes wrong your reaction will be to pull more and grip the bars, twist the throttle. This front to back movement of the upper body is surprisingly easy to modulate the inertial force to help the wheelie pop. I'd find a better location as well, theres hazards a couple of metres each side of the bike there, not good for the confidence. When i lived in Dublin i used to go to big empty car parks on Sunday mornings to try this stuff.
thank you for this advice. i’m a very risk averse rider to the point that i still haven’t wheelied on purpose for the 30 years i’ve been riding off road. recently i got a Tenere and i need to be a better rider. i feel like my fear is holding me back as a rider. hope i can find a place in california that does this kind of training.
Most important thing is rear brake control and always having your foot ready to not loop out! If you have the money to buy a cheap low hp dirtbike, learn it on that. I learned them on my 20hp xt250 from 80's
I am learning to wheelie my xtz660 too. I tried to front brake to compress the forks just before to clutch, and right foot in th rear brake ready just in cause... Very afraid of inercias, It is a very heavy bike. I have no problem to wheelie my mountain bike and reach the balance point. You can try also in a bicycle, I think It helps a lot. Thanks for your videos, you have a new suscriptor.
Thanks for watching! Wheelies are tricky for sure, lots of different skills to master. Taking it really slow and doing one step at a time is the way to go. Good luck!
You're still going to need to transfer a bit of weight towards the back, or the clutch "burst" will just induce wheelspin, even on pavement at times. Something to keep in mind if you're planning on using these offroad. As you're seeing it takes more throttle than you might think initially, at least on this bike. Good luck!
I'm trying to learn to wheelie with my Tenere too but on pavement I don't ride off ride. I get the front wheel in first gear with power wheelies up very easily. Maybe as height as the front wheel itself. But it scares me to progress because I don't want to crash my 10k €€€€.
@@FarAndAway1 thanks you too. I've read to learn wheelies on smaller bikes like an Enduro or something like this but spending money on a bike just to learn wheelies is also something I don't really wanna do but oh well...
Just saw your video, why is your windscreen white? Did you cover it with something? Could be a great idea if, like me, you look down at the front wheel when you get into trouble. 🤦♀️
Clutch action needs to be a lot quicker , slip it rather than dump it, throttle also needs to increase simultaneously, holding it and dumping clutch just leads to a pop of the front wheel and maybe too violent, As you roll on throttle a quick pull on lever to allow clutch slip as you still roll on throttle should see you get a nice steady climb that carries some distance as you are still rolling on throttle Rather than hold at a certain rev and pop clutch , thst also builds apprehension in your mind ..
I’ve been on some of those fire roads in woods in some of your videos , head up to Dunmore off road up north next time it has an open day , it takes a lot of smooth clutch work to navigate some of the stuff I saw you trying , the one where you fell off a couple of times , that’s a big heavy bike , lots of torque , very easy to lose traction, and without proper off road tyres, momentum is definitely your friend , how long are you riding ??
I learned in a wheelie school down near Barcelona, and the guy started me on a mountain bike before moving onto a proper bike. The reason for this was to learn brake control to stop over rotating or looping the wheelie, to learn weight transfer required from your upper body, and to get used to the feel of the wheel coming up.
You need to help the bike come up with some forth to back movement of the upper body. So once i got the hang of the clutch and throttle co-ordination, what he made me do (exagerated to begin with) was to start with my chest close to the handlebars and (co-ordinated with the clutch/throttle pop) quickly move my upper body upright to straighten my arms, the point at which your arms are fully straight and the little bit of inertia left in the movement, creates a tiny bit of rearward force on the handlebars which helps get the wheel up easier. Never pull with your hands/arms because if it goes wrong your reaction will be to pull more and grip the bars, twist the throttle. This front to back movement of the upper body is surprisingly easy to modulate the inertial force to help the wheelie pop.
I'd find a better location as well, theres hazards a couple of metres each side of the bike there, not good for the confidence. When i lived in Dublin i used to go to big empty car parks on Sunday mornings to try this stuff.
Thanks for the tips
thank you for this advice. i’m a very risk averse rider to the point that i still haven’t wheelied on purpose for the 30 years i’ve been riding off road. recently i got a Tenere and i need to be a better rider. i feel like my fear is holding me back as a rider. hope i can find a place in california that does this kind of training.
Thank you for showing the clutch work. First time I get that part. Very nice.
Yeah, I hadn’t seen many videos showing how the clutch coordination works. Thanks for watching!
Super cool to watch the early steps of skill like this, really useful!
Thanks. Stay tuned for more!
Lower rear tyre pressure, makes the rear more stable...
Good call. Thanks.
Rear brake to bring the front down if you feel like you’re going to loop it
Yep, working up to it. Not really getting wheel that far up yet, but still practicing hovering foot over brake. Thanks for watching!
Great job, stick with it dude. Try loading the front suspension before dropping the clutch.
Thanks! Definitely made some progress, now just need to practice over and over. Loading suspension, shifting body weight next up.
Most important thing is rear brake control and always having your foot ready to not loop out! If you have the money to buy a cheap low hp dirtbike, learn it on that. I learned them on my 20hp xt250 from 80's
Yes definitely practicing hovering over read brake. Great advice, thanks!
I am learning to wheelie my xtz660 too. I tried to front brake to compress the forks just before to clutch, and right foot in th rear brake ready just in cause... Very afraid of inercias, It is a very heavy bike. I have no problem to wheelie my mountain bike and reach the balance point. You can try also in a bicycle, I think It helps a lot. Thanks for your videos, you have a new suscriptor.
Thanks for watching! Wheelies are tricky for sure, lots of different skills to master. Taking it really slow and doing one step at a time is the way to go. Good luck!
You're still going to need to transfer a bit of weight towards the back, or the clutch "burst" will just induce wheelspin, even on pavement at times. Something to keep in mind if you're planning on using these offroad. As you're seeing it takes more throttle than you might think initially, at least on this bike. Good luck!
Yep, still fine tuning it. Thanks for tips.
I am not a wheelie master but I think you should 'pump'/compress your fork right before you start your sequence. Good luck!
Yep working on that. Lots of moving parts! Thanks for watching.
I'm trying to learn to wheelie with my Tenere too but on pavement I don't ride off ride. I get the front wheel in first gear with power wheelies up very easily. Maybe as height as the front wheel itself. But it scares me to progress because I don't want to crash my 10k €€€€.
The transition from popping the front wheel to finding the balance point is scary alright. Haven’t got there myself yet. Good luck!
@@FarAndAway1 thanks you too.
I've read to learn wheelies on smaller bikes like an Enduro or something like this but spending money on a bike just to learn wheelies is also something I don't really wanna do but oh well...
I am also learning how to wheelie with my T7 and a bit afraid to do it while standing up. Did you try?
I’m working up to that. Taking it very slow, just practicing lifting wheel off the road for now. Thanks for watching!
Just saw your video, why is your windscreen white? Did you cover it with something? Could be a great idea if, like me, you look down at the front wheel when you get into trouble. 🤦♀️
It’s part of the sticker kit.
@@FarAndAway1 Ok, never saw one like that. Regardless, definitely can’t look at the front wheel. Seems like a really good idea! 👍🏻
What helmet camera are you using?
GoPro Hero 8 with a ProShot helmet mount.
Clutch action needs to be a lot quicker , slip it rather than dump it, throttle also needs to increase simultaneously, holding it and dumping clutch just leads to a pop of the front wheel and maybe too violent,
As you roll on throttle a quick pull on lever to allow clutch slip as you still roll on throttle should see you get a nice steady climb that carries some distance as you are still rolling on throttle
Rather than hold at a certain rev and pop clutch , thst also builds apprehension in your mind ..
Good advice thanks. Still practicing! Thanks for watching.
I’ve been on some of those fire roads in woods in some of your videos , head up to Dunmore off road up north next time it has an open day , it takes a lot of smooth clutch work to navigate some of the stuff I saw you trying , the one where you fell off a couple of times , that’s a big heavy bike , lots of torque , very easy to lose traction, and without proper off road tyres, momentum is definitely your friend , how long are you riding ??
Actually the guy falling off a few times wasn’t you 🤣 my bad it was another guy up in Wicklow mountains on a tenere
Go to wheelie school
Nah much rather do things the hard way.
Well good luck with it. Try compressing the front forks first.
How long have you been in Ireland? I did the opposite and came to USA:)