dont suppose any one is planning on going to a wheelie school in the naer future ,?
Not me i can’t do it lol
not sure anyone would want the responsibility could be wrong tho
i think slysi’s looking for goers, not organizers ![]()
YEP THATS RIGHT I REALLY WANNA DO A DAY AT A WHEELIE SCHOOL IF NO ONE ELSE DOES ILL GO ON MY OWN SOMETIME . I CANT WHEELIE INTENTIONALY BUT WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT , I THINK THEY SUPPPLY THE BIKES OR YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN
If your gona do one mate, do Jimmy Fireblades. Bit of a trek but worth it. He teaches clutch up, I’ve organised a coulpe of days on here, eveyone enjoyed it and most got what they went there for 
Here’s a link 
http://londonbikers.com/forums/Topic310979-52-1.aspx?Highlight=wheelie+school
could be up for this…will et you know…any ideas on when your looking to do it?
You should try the Craig Jones Academy at Silverstone on either 30th July, 8th or 23rd September this year.
The day consists of 1/2 day stunt school, learning to wheelie, stoppie and do tight manoevres quickly, and a 1/2 day wanging around Silverstone GP circuit.
The cost if you use their bikes is about £225 for the day. On the day I went everyone was riding the Buells that they provide (if you’re learning to do stunts it makes sense
), so I don’t know what it costs if you use your own bike.
visit www.craigjones.com for more info.Craig Jones holds the world record for the longest solo and two-up stoppies and he puts on a show at lunch time with his fearless assistant Wing, which is absolutely incredible!
You don’t wanna start wheelying your SV Ratty… muchos top endo rebuildo:crazy:
REALLY? oil starvation?:w00t:
just wanan learn to get it up off the lights:D
ChonkyMonkey (30/06/2008)
You don’t wanna start wheelying your SV Ratty… muchos top endo rebuildo:crazy:
Not so. It’s not the top end that might wear faster as a result of doing wheelies, its the final drive chain, and if you let the bike drop too hard from very high wheelies, it can cause damage to the steering head bearings.
The basic technique is to get the bike rolling at about 20 mph in second gear, then pull in the clutch with the index and middle fingers of the left hand, tweak the throttle and simultaneously drop the clutch. You’ll need to practice a few times until you get the amount of throttle and the timing of these movements perfected and at first you may only get the front wheel to hop, but eventually if you can avoid the natural tendency to close the throttle once the front wheel starts coming up, you will be able to maintain the wheelie for some distance.
Once you get proficient at doing wheelies as above from a rolling start, then you can simply make the rolling starts progressively slower until you are eventually lifting the front from a standstill.
Be patient though and don’t try to go too big too soon because you might go over backwards. If the bike starts coming up too high roll the throttle shut to bring the front down, not too fast though if you can help it, but as a last resort to stop yourself going over backwards, snap the throttle shut and apply the back brake, and be prepared for a heavy landing.
That’s the theory and while I have had some coaching from Craig Jones and done some decent wheelies myself, I’m no expert.
The best bet if you want to learn from a master and avoid the risk of trashing your own bike is to attend the Craig Jones Academy and use one of their bikes. Craig Jones is a brilliant bloke and you will have a lot of fun in relative safety.
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