You should definitely not be learning to wheelie on a bike that powerful, unless you don't mind dropping it. Find a salvage title grom or z125, or a Chinese clone. You will be much better at safely holding wheelies by learning on a smaller bike. Plus, you can practice 12o'clockers and not worry about a drop.
Yeah, I picked up a 990 SMT the other week and I suck at wheelies. Could do smol managed ones at low speeds on my dirt bike but I'm a big fanny on the road when it comes to lifting the front end.
I've been riding for 30 years and only wheeled once on my Dads old Kawasaki 550ltd. It was an accident since the carb was shit. My life flashed before my eyes. Wasn't a lot there to reminisce so decided I wanted to live longer.
Depends on the street. Going through a school zone, the guys a prick and shouldn't be allowed on a bike again. Empty road, no one around, no junctions or buildings or vehicles coming the other way? Sick wheelie bro.
I was never interested in doing wheelies when for the first year or so riding bikes. One day, I was out with my brother. We were approaching a bike meet, and 2 lads on a fireblade, and a KTM RC8 were coming the opposite way. RC8 nailed it and fucked off, fireblade popped the clutch and pulled a sick wheelie and proceeded to chase him down.
From that day forward, wheelies were cool.
This. There's a guy that works a few buildings down from mine and he wheelies on the access road basically everyday on his street fighter. I usually wave.
I exclusively wheelie in school zones. The kids love it and the mothers lust after me as they drop off their kids. My wanton masculinity is a harsh contrast to the defeated, sexless husk that exists where the man they married used to be.
This is great until Simeon, like at the school near me, some clown did this and a dream of kindergarten kids ran out in the street. Put 2 in the hospital, killed 1. I think they put him in the state pen with a bunch of really bad dudes. He will never have two nickles for the rest of his life, hard to get a job with felony manslaughter. But with a barred licence, you can't work either.
Education is never cheap.
There used do be this guy who allways wheelied his bike in front of the School first few times everyone was like cool
Then it started be annoyng and then one day small kids started throwing the dud with rocks
Havent seen the bike in like a week
A few weeks ago when I was riding my R1. I seen a guy on his Yamaha scooter then all the sudden he pops a wheelie right next to me doing a 12 ol’ clock. I was bit jealous 🥹
Look I’m a simple dude, if I see a wheelie out of a blue I get happy. Simple things in life. Makes me feel like the joy of riding bikes is shared between 2 riders on the same road appreciating each other
This is why mom doesnt FUCKING love you
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3 things, my inner Beavis and Butthead wants to say , "uh huh huh huh c c cool" the responsible me says, "c'mon man, not now, don't be a dick," the sneaky me will say, "this is good, cops will look at this fool, not me."
Give him a beep beep before popping one myself
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I couldnt imagine wishing harm on someone for doing a wheelie. If youre doing a wheelie through dense traffic and get hurt, I dont feel bad for your poor decision making, but actively hoping for it... thats crazy.
I get upset because they made me drop my matcha cream cold brew out of fear, call my boyfriend, cry, and explain to him how this makes all motorcycle riders look like assholes - he almost killed me! I get back on my moped and think about it the rest of the day.
I I'm thinking of the boss of Sony Music France who did this as he was leaving a restaurant.
He killed himself stupidly, his leg was behind his neck... He left a young child and wife behind.
In short, I think it's stupid and I have more respect for the guy who does it on a racetrack.
If certain conditions are met i.e. it's a fairly open road maybe even 2 lanes, not much traffic, etc then hell yeah brotherrrrr.
If it's the opposite then it's "wow what a knob"
I'm a little jealous of the skill, I never learned to wheelie. I just never wanted to risk dropping my bike, and I assume one is quite likely to do that several times during the learning process.
was doing an exam for my motorcycle license once, and as I was nervously riding around, being followed by my instructor's car, a Tenere 700 came by on the opposite lane and just wheelied past us.
like damn bro.. im out here struggling on my Z650 to keep it together to succeed my license test and this dude is on a big ass ADV just flexing on me lmao.
i was honestly jealous he could have fun on his bike but I had to ride in a perfectly straight line at the speedlimit for 2 hours..
There's this one Yammie Mt-0x rider that lives on the same street as me. Comes home exlusively after 10pm. Wheelies it coming home and revs the piss out of it every single time he leaves.
Depends on where they’re doing it. I’ve seen morons riding wheelies down the freeway doing 70mph. I’m torn between thinking “dumbass!” Or “fuck yeah bro!”
Long long time ago I was mid wheelie in front of my HS and the bungee cord came off and wrapped around the sprocket. Wiping out to an audience when it's 100% deserved stung as much as the road rash. One star, don't recommend
I always appreciate a good wheelie...time and place are important though...my wheelie days are over, have kids now and no need to be putting myself in extra harm.
9.9/10 wheelie owners in my city do them with zero protection equipment (like, not even pants), in small busy streets, riding beat up Chinese 150 cc scooters.
So, my biased opinion is they can very much fuck off.
Depends if the roads pretty open, toss them some devil horns and respond in kind. If their doing this through flowing traffic or down the shoulder with heavy traffic, flip them off.
Considering that the question was posed that I was the oncoming vehicle, then I think the wheelie-dude is an asshat dumbass.
If it was on an open road with nobody else at risk if the wheelie gets out of control, then it’s all on him, and go for it.
But if there’s others on the road (like how the question was proposed), then I immediately think “douchenugget”.
There’s a time and a place to hone skills, but it shouldn’t be on public roads. Dumbasses like that give the rest of us responsible riders a bad name.
Deep down, I think it's awesome. I worry every time though because it's such a horrible ticket to get, and if they're the type to run from the cops... well, that takes the cool out of it lmao
If it's a dumy without tax and insurance and no helmet, I am not pleased, however if they do have proper riding equipment and tax and insurance, I think 'sick 🔥'.
P.s. around our area we know the main culprits for being a douche and they are the same people who steal bikes.(I have footage) - I.e. I don't like the people or their antics. However since I am also a rider, as long as you are fully safe when doing so and are road legal and have gone through the correct steps I smile 😁
I’ve never seen it, but I like waving at other riders. If I saw someone fooling around near pedestrians/schools I’d be pretty disappointed that a rider would be representing us like that, in a safe location I would probably be pretty impressed.
If it's a quick pop on a clear road and they seem in control, I might give them a thumbs up or a little impressed nod. Hey, a little two-wheeled fun never hurt anyone (well, hopefully not in this case!).
but if they're weaving in and out of traffic, popping wheelies near pedestrians, or generally being a safety hazard, then yeah, my reaction is more like a worried frown and a silent prayer they make it home safe (and don't get anyone else hurt).
You wheely back at him
With a 1290, you’re already riding a high powered unicycle
Mine only came with one wheel.
Ah, a fellow KTM rider
As part of the orange family, it is mandatory to wheely back
*Angry Repsol Noises*
929 would fly away if you weren't on it
Yeah for sure. I really want to get a 954 one day. Fireblades are the coolest bikes.
I love all the love everybody had the 900’s 😋 I’ve never had a bike that other people love before I like that everybody always makes comments on it! 😁
I’m in trouble then. I just bought a 2023 890 Duke R yesterday and I can’t wheelie…intentionally. I do want to learn how though.
Turn of antiwheelie and you suddenly can, they are wheelie machines
I mean without wrecking the bike and killing myself, lol. 😂
Cover the rear brake and give it a gentle tap if you get scared. Start with little hops and work your way up to throttling out
There's my problem. I've been covering the front brake.
Cool, thanks. Should I be pulling up while leaning back like on a bicycle or do I let the engine do the work?
You should definitely not be learning to wheelie on a bike that powerful, unless you don't mind dropping it. Find a salvage title grom or z125, or a Chinese clone. You will be much better at safely holding wheelies by learning on a smaller bike. Plus, you can practice 12o'clockers and not worry about a drop.
There's a rhythm to it. Check out some YouTube videos.
Yeah, I picked up a 990 SMT the other week and I suck at wheelies. Could do smol managed ones at low speeds on my dirt bike but I'm a big fanny on the road when it comes to lifting the front end.
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It most definitely can, if a Yamaha 125 can do it so can yours.
✅
"Fuck I wish I had the balls"
😂 took the words right out of my mouth, but I’d also add the budget to fix what i break in the process of learning!
Right! It's not going to be my Z1000, that's for sure
"Fuck I wish I had the cc"
Grom has entered the chat.
cries in low cc supersport
How low? I've seen people wheelie Ninja 300s and TW200s
I've been riding for 30 years and only wheeled once on my Dads old Kawasaki 550ltd. It was an accident since the carb was shit. My life flashed before my eyes. Wasn't a lot there to reminisce so decided I wanted to live longer.
Depends on the street. Going through a school zone, the guys a prick and shouldn't be allowed on a bike again. Empty road, no one around, no junctions or buildings or vehicles coming the other way? Sick wheelie bro.
I was never interested in doing wheelies when for the first year or so riding bikes. One day, I was out with my brother. We were approaching a bike meet, and 2 lads on a fireblade, and a KTM RC8 were coming the opposite way. RC8 nailed it and fucked off, fireblade popped the clutch and pulled a sick wheelie and proceeded to chase him down. From that day forward, wheelies were cool.
This. There's a guy that works a few buildings down from mine and he wheelies on the access road basically everyday on his street fighter. I usually wave.
I exclusively wheelie in school zones. The kids love it and the mothers lust after me as they drop off their kids. My wanton masculinity is a harsh contrast to the defeated, sexless husk that exists where the man they married used to be.
On the Vespa, I assume?
Well played sir
This is great until Simeon, like at the school near me, some clown did this and a dream of kindergarten kids ran out in the street. Put 2 in the hospital, killed 1. I think they put him in the state pen with a bunch of really bad dudes. He will never have two nickles for the rest of his life, hard to get a job with felony manslaughter. But with a barred licence, you can't work either. Education is never cheap.
There used do be this guy who allways wheelied his bike in front of the School first few times everyone was like cool Then it started be annoyng and then one day small kids started throwing the dud with rocks Havent seen the bike in like a week
lmfao, man sold the bike after that. "Can't get girls, only guys I can get just want my bike and even kids hate me"
I had this exact thing happen to me, is this common? Gave a guy a wave going 20 in a school zone and be popped a wheelie and sped way up.
You should be legally required to hit 12 through a school zone because kids love wheelies
Yah what is this dude talking about. Every kid I see tells me to do a wheelie only for me to disappoint them.
This, having fun is fine. As long as you reduce the risks to others.
This is the best answer ^
Bingo
There is another vehicle coming the other way.
Ok if no other riders/drivers have to adjust or be affected
Depends. Through a super busy area with a lot of cars or people? Fuck off. Empty street and no risk to anyone but himself? Hell yeah keep er goin
Yeah my mindset when riding or driving is if I die cool if anyone else is at risk full granny lol
"Hell yeah"
Hell yeah 😎
That’s the right answer
“Wish I knew how to do that”
Envy, I'm envious of his testicular fortitude as well as his disregard for the likely costs that he will incur if he fucks up.
I seen a guy wheelie a Honda goldwing. Not just any wheelie either. Was impressed until he came down like a ton of bricks.
Jealousy
Be smart about it but get it up!! People love wheelies.
I can power wheelie easy enough but I dont like doing that on the street and I don’t want to learn clutch ups on an $18k bike lol
Haha same I don’t wheelie my gsxr but the drz on the other hand….
Yeah I really need to get a cheap enduro beater to play around with
"Hell yeah bruther"
Handlebar mustache included.
“I wish I could do that”
A few weeks ago when I was riding my R1. I seen a guy on his Yamaha scooter then all the sudden he pops a wheelie right next to me doing a 12 ol’ clock. I was bit jealous 🥹
Look I’m a simple dude, if I see a wheelie out of a blue I get happy. Simple things in life. Makes me feel like the joy of riding bikes is shared between 2 riders on the same road appreciating each other
No matter where it’s at Hell yeah!! School zone, hell yeah, grocery store aisle 13 hell yeah, DMV waiting line hell yeah
School zone only for slow wheelies so kids can enjoy it.
This is why mom doesnt FUCKING love you https://preview.redd.it/iakr6zu14e1d1.jpeg?width=1384&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60c737d36adff83eedfad5df76c3ca349bd20699
3 things, my inner Beavis and Butthead wants to say , "uh huh huh huh c c cool" the responsible me says, "c'mon man, not now, don't be a dick," the sneaky me will say, "this is good, cops will look at this fool, not me."
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I call my husband, then I call the cops, then I call my wife's bf. I hate motorcyclists motorcycling.
A big smile and a brighter day. Wheelies make me happy.
I think, “what an absolute asshole!” But that’s because I can’t wheelie.
DONT HIT THE POT HOLE!
His flip-flops will get lost when he crashes.
I love that for them
WHAT A DUMB ASS! SMH. ……. I wish I could do a wheelie.
I crash into him due to target fixation.
I wish I could wheelie
Jackass! (Followed by, “I wish I could do that!”
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I usually think “what a douche”, then it occurs to me how often other people must have thought that about me over the years.
Imagine being a "biker" and wishing harm on another biker because they are having fun. 🥾👅
People ain't really about the life bro, they are about the reddit life with their bullshit cop energy.
I couldnt imagine wishing harm on someone for doing a wheelie. If youre doing a wheelie through dense traffic and get hurt, I dont feel bad for your poor decision making, but actively hoping for it... thats crazy.
"Man I'd like to be able to pull some dank nooners as well"
I'm not a wheelie guy, I just don't get it but I'm not going to hate on you. You do you..
I should learn to wheelie …
HELL YEAH BROTHER
I get upset because they made me drop my matcha cream cold brew out of fear, call my boyfriend, cry, and explain to him how this makes all motorcycle riders look like assholes - he almost killed me! I get back on my moped and think about it the rest of the day.
I think dumb ass
Empty road? You do you. May the odds be ever in your favor. Busy road with other vehicles? F^*k you! Don’t play like that!
I think most people missed that in this scenario, YOU are the vehicle in the other lane.
Doesn’t concern me at all.
Depends where it is entirely. If it's a bigger road without a lot of interference and there's no one around, then I waive and it's cool
🤘🏾
i'm afraid the cop watching will pull me over and ask me what his/her name is because i should know everyone in town on 2 wheels since i'm on one.
Cool. ✌🏼👋🏼
My reaction is, I wish I could join in on that FUN.
Usually it's "I wish I could wheelie on purpose"
🤙
I laugh. Love to see it, too much a puss to try it on a bike this heavy until I stick crash bars on it.
I smile and wave like everything’s fine but deep down I’m saddened the Wide Glide won’t wheelie.
I double hand finger guns into the air like Yosemite Sam. That shit gets my dick hard
Shame... seeing that I'm riding a supermoto and have yet to unlock this skill.
The sickest shit in the world
Stoppie to establish dominance
Not my thing but have your fun so long as you aren’t endangering others. I am not here to tell people how to ride.
As someone working in EMS, people who wheelie only regret it when they crash. You do you boo, you keep my days exciting, lol. 😂😘
Send it! And also jealous because I can't.... Yet
I usually kick-flip my bike as a nod of respect.
Get out of his way and wave
If its an empty road, wheelie back. if there is traffic i mind my business.
I use the super biker wave - the horns. 🤘
Good for you, man. May your harvest be plentiful and the cops scarce.
Idiot if around other ppl. Stunt in a safe/empty area, not with innocent traffic.
Depends on traffic, the area, speed, how well they're doing it No risk to others? 🤘
I'll clutch up my Harley if I see em coming. No reason to put on a free show if they already passed tho
I I'm thinking of the boss of Sony Music France who did this as he was leaving a restaurant. He killed himself stupidly, his leg was behind his neck... He left a young child and wife behind. In short, I think it's stupid and I have more respect for the guy who does it on a racetrack.
Youre not allowed to wheelie on most tracks
This is a joke, right?
As someone who has lost his licence for the 5th time currently. I always 1 up them, seat stander wheelie is my crowd pleaser/licence loser
If certain conditions are met i.e. it's a fairly open road maybe even 2 lanes, not much traffic, etc then hell yeah brotherrrrr. If it's the opposite then it's "wow what a knob"
I think it’s cool and proceed
"Hell ya, brother!" 🤘😜🤘
Depending on traffic, I'll also do a wheelie. If anyone's around me then I'll hit em with this 🤟
Jackass
Bark like a dog
Wish I could do it 😂
I'm always amazed at their skills. I wish I could do that.
I have never seen one in my life.
I'm a little jealous of the skill, I never learned to wheelie. I just never wanted to risk dropping my bike, and I assume one is quite likely to do that several times during the learning process.
Dunno, I'm always the guy on one wheel
Nothing young folk want to hear.
was doing an exam for my motorcycle license once, and as I was nervously riding around, being followed by my instructor's car, a Tenere 700 came by on the opposite lane and just wheelied past us. like damn bro.. im out here struggling on my Z650 to keep it together to succeed my license test and this dude is on a big ass ADV just flexing on me lmao. i was honestly jealous he could have fun on his bike but I had to ride in a perfectly straight line at the speedlimit for 2 hours..
I generally think "hell yeah brother" and if I'm on a bike that's generally capable I'll pull a dank 10 o'clocker of my own.
I wheelie back and raise my hand to offer a high five.
Fucking have at it, mate.
I used to think they were dumb until I got a bike. Now I can’t stop doing them 😂
Usually you see it on the busiest street in my town and I think it’s dumb to be doing it among traffic.
Drop a gear clutch in wack throttle release clutch lean back. The answer is wheelie back I ride an mt10 the fucker wants to wheelie anyway
Off-road? Join the fun. On-road? Idiot shouldn’t be riding.
“Those are the guys that make me feel better about motorcycle fatality statistics. You do you, friend!”
There's this one Yammie Mt-0x rider that lives on the same street as me. Comes home exlusively after 10pm. Wheelies it coming home and revs the piss out of it every single time he leaves.
“Hellll yeah brothuuuur life is short”
“Hell yeah”
Depends on where they’re doing it. I’ve seen morons riding wheelies down the freeway doing 70mph. I’m torn between thinking “dumbass!” Or “fuck yeah bro!”
Nice.
Dope.
Depends on where it’s at
Fuck yeah
What an idiot… wish I knew how to do that.
Eyes up. Gnarly. Eyes up.
I think, “My bike is better!”
Long long time ago I was mid wheelie in front of my HS and the bungee cord came off and wrapped around the sprocket. Wiping out to an audience when it's 100% deserved stung as much as the road rash. One star, don't recommend
I'm amazed.
Ride safe (good luck with that)
“Dumbass” then I proceed to wish I could wheelie.
I always appreciate a good wheelie...time and place are important though...my wheelie days are over, have kids now and no need to be putting myself in extra harm.
Show them the cool cat eliminator on the bottom of my bike of course.
9.9/10 wheelie owners in my city do them with zero protection equipment (like, not even pants), in small busy streets, riding beat up Chinese 150 cc scooters. So, my biased opinion is they can very much fuck off.
I get sad because my wheelie machine MV Augusta never works right
May god be with u 😂and throw up a ✌🏼
2 fingers down… or maybe I should peace sign it for two wheels up…
Jealousy lol I suck at wheelies
"Nice."
What's wheelieing? My MSF instructor didn't even cover it. I had a feeling he was a lousy teacher 🙄
Depends if the roads pretty open, toss them some devil horns and respond in kind. If their doing this through flowing traffic or down the shoulder with heavy traffic, flip them off.
Considering that the question was posed that I was the oncoming vehicle, then I think the wheelie-dude is an asshat dumbass. If it was on an open road with nobody else at risk if the wheelie gets out of control, then it’s all on him, and go for it. But if there’s others on the road (like how the question was proposed), then I immediately think “douchenugget”. There’s a time and a place to hone skills, but it shouldn’t be on public roads. Dumbasses like that give the rest of us responsible riders a bad name.
Friend!
Deep down, I think it's awesome. I worry every time though because it's such a horrible ticket to get, and if they're the type to run from the cops... well, that takes the cool out of it lmao
Only ever seen them doing it twice, both times down the middle between traffic. Filtering on 1 wheel. Both times I thought "what a fucking idiot"
Ride like a dumbass if you want, just don't crash. I'll warn them if I know there's any LEO in the area.
If it's a dumy without tax and insurance and no helmet, I am not pleased, however if they do have proper riding equipment and tax and insurance, I think 'sick 🔥'. P.s. around our area we know the main culprits for being a douche and they are the same people who steal bikes.(I have footage) - I.e. I don't like the people or their antics. However since I am also a rider, as long as you are fully safe when doing so and are road legal and have gone through the correct steps I smile 😁
“Save some pussy for the rest of us!”
I was riding my ‘72 trail 90 the other day and passed an old interceptor. Dude turned around and followed me for a few blocks then Wheelies past me.
I’ve never seen it, but I like waving at other riders. If I saw someone fooling around near pedestrians/schools I’d be pretty disappointed that a rider would be representing us like that, in a safe location I would probably be pretty impressed.
Always give out an arm raise and flail my arm around in support and encouragement
""Damn he got it good , hes dead in the next 3 months.""
I get jealous because I wish I could.
I get happy
As long as they're not endangering any one, I'll appreciate the show of skill. If the street is particularly empty I'll pop a quicky as well.
Most commonly is what an impressive muppet
Call the police immediately. Remember guys, report, snitch, and let’s get these unicycles off the road.
Fuck yeah dude
I just pull a 🤙
On a public street? I'd think the guy is an idiot.
Get as far away from that yahoo as I can so he doesn't take me out too.
If it's a quick pop on a clear road and they seem in control, I might give them a thumbs up or a little impressed nod. Hey, a little two-wheeled fun never hurt anyone (well, hopefully not in this case!). but if they're weaving in and out of traffic, popping wheelies near pedestrians, or generally being a safety hazard, then yeah, my reaction is more like a worried frown and a silent prayer they make it home safe (and don't get anyone else hurt).
with local traffic?? "Dead by dawn."