IMPORTANT! First... as with all our training vids, read our disclaimer first before attempting any techniques: bit.ly/2U0bgCy Also, you must first learn to cover the rear brake properly. This greatly reduces the risks while learning. See this vid: ruclips.net/video/IFCwwugCwaA/видео.html There is risk involved. However you can reduce the risks by learning to cover the rear brake, and learning to lift the front wheel higher in gradual steps. FURTHER TIPS? SEE OUR WHEELIE TRAINING VID SERIES! This is just an introductory training vid, please see all the links at the end of this video for further advice. Please don't ask us in the comments for advice, everything you need to know is in the wheelie training series here. ruclips.net/p/PLlur54ugvzNJQacynSxbpxH9iv_gqdHJo WHICH GEAR TO USE? This is like asking 'how long is a piece of string?' It all depends on so many factors, I refuse to give any answers. Experiment, you'll work it out.
As a wheelie victim, I feel the need to comment. I'm 66, reasonable shape, newish offroader but not a total rookie. Watched all the YT wheelie videos including Cross Training Enduro. I had a 2016 Husky FE350 and to be safer I installed a Wheelie Guard (basically a wheelie bar with a small wheel on the end, look it up on YT) Wore my helmet and full motocross hard shell jacket. I set the Wheelie Guard wheel about a foot off the ground to prevent looping or too much front wheel rise. I was using the seated front brake, then pull back and throttle method. Did a few very minor wheelies, tried a bit more throttle on the 3rd try and fell over to the right side going about 5mph. I hit the dirt with the side of my helmet and my right side with no injury, but must have also put my left hand down and broke my left wrist good without even noticing at first. I don't think I even got the front wheel up enough to touch the Wheelie Guard wheel to the dirt. So, needed surgery and a plate to fix my wrist, then had carpal tunnel symptoms for some reason, had surgery for that 3 weeks ago, hasn't helped yet. Since I'm an economic slave and have to work until I'm at least 70 (this is America) the wife insisted I sell the death machine (I can always buy another after she's dead, right?) and she thinks I'm a fucking idiot. If I had it to do again I would just keep both wheels on the ground even though I think wheelies are not a stunt but an important tool for dirt riding. I would still be riding today if I stayed away from wheelies. As Homer Simpson said to Bart, "Trying is the first step towards failure" Sigh. Goddammitt.
i feel your pain. there are times we are doing our best to guard against injury but the odds stack up against us and bingo... i've just had this happen too. i'll explain more in an upcoming vid, but i had not ridden for a few weeks so promised myself i would take it very easy. then a tiny mistake on a downhill run and i've done my back bad enough to not ride for at least six months, sigh. it's very tongue in cheek, but in the vid below i talk about how adventure and risk taking are part of our genes, and why our wonderful partners think we are crazy to ride. i'm not saying you SHOULD buy another bike, but good on you for giving it a go even if the roll of the dice went against you! ruclips.net/video/lhj2QtnsA90/видео.html
Old Dirtbiker very similar story for me. I’m 56. Jammed my wrist in the dirt hard but got lucky. Much better after a couple days. 2 wheels from now on. Feeling lucky.
I know how to lift the front wheel using the suspension and also popping the clutch. My problem is the lack off balls to continue to hold it up and get to the balance point.
I just have to say. You’re doing the lords work taking people who have never been good on bikes to actually being decent. Started last year and was terrible constant crashes and injuries. Started watching your channel and learned a lot of new skills and fixed bad habits. Now keeping up with much more experienced friends with less crashes
got so many friends who say its very hard to wheelie the DR650 and im like "no ive seen it from the aussies".... now i start to pick up the front wheel without any clutch, just sitting and working with forks, body weight and gas. i noticed it makes a huge difference where youre sitting. when i was sitting in the front it launched me off the bike and i was hanging onto the handlebars like on a motocross superman trick. when sitting in the rear of the seat the bike lifts way more gentle and easier
Did that twice and almost lost er. The muscle memory came from mtb . Loop out = hand full of right(rear) brake. Now I'm riding ktm 300xc. Need redial muscle memory
@@armaximus same, I wheelie my mountain bike all the time, especially while finishing races. But when I get on my dirt bike, my brain has a hard time switching controls and muscle memory.
I’ve mastered the hardest part of doing a wheelie, scrapping myself off the track after flipping it due to a distinctive lack of skill ....but I’m getting there 😄👍
Oh btw, i started wheelieng mtb from like 10yo.. then tried to on my dt80 trails shit bike, and failed with anything above 2nd gear. Then i bought a wr450f supermoto last year and fell in love. I can pick her up in 4th gear, i can ride balance point all day, i am getting very close to scraping ect. Sometimes the 450 dirtbike does help 😂
What were the odds that you would release such a video when I was planning on doing wheelie drills thanks to all that covid19 free time I now have on my hands ! Thanks guys and I will sue the pro message received :)
My best scars are from bad wheelie technique. Fast and hoping for best lol 😆 should see the scar on my left leg. And that was on my 125. Can’t wait to see what I can do in my my CR500 or my yz450f 😬
Love the vid, i'm in my 40's and on my first dirt bike, and I am trying to learn slower control over fast maneuvers. I love that you mention technique over anything, I taught music for years and nothing beats hours of practice. Also as a musician though, I get used to how it sounds when a lot of pro's do wheelies, and try to match the sound. But when your bike is half the power it takes more motivation to lift the front tire, a.k.a. sounds different. I am steadily improving still, even in all the sand we have in Michigan, next is to get better at standing during wheelies. Thanks for all the great vids!
Glad the vid was useful, Jacob! I'm sure music is similar. Plenty of young guys probably bash away at their guitars or drums with more gusto than technique and will still manage to learn... but once you focus on practice and technique you really start to learn well.
@@crosstrainingenduro You're so right, I was also that guy on the drums once, and now I'm that guy on a dirt bike. My dirt bike skills are like an AC/DC cover band in my garage. It's coming along.
thank you kind sir, i know it isn't everyone's idea of a motorbike channel but we figured why not make something different to create a bit of variety out there. 😊
@@crosstrainingenduro Yes, motorcycling needs more variety. Too many motorcycle vids where the rider talks about dumb stuff while riding in city traffic the whole time or has really bad background music. I like a ride along video that has cool terrain and engine sounds. I really like instructional videos like these too... I already learned a lot from just watching these guys' technique.
Love that picture of Dougal doing a wheelie on a wing - have a look round RUclips and you'll find a couple of videos of him riding a GL1100 crosser around too.
I have got no idea who you are but these are some super smooth wheelies..... I own two bikes, one of them is an old xt600..... having watched your video i am willing to give it one more try ;-) It's going to be hard though, despite being able to wheelie my push bike nearly as far as i want to....
ah the mighty berg, what an engine! i geared mine up quite high for adventure riding but it would still lift the front wheel so easily in sixth gear.... ruclips.net/video/_ITnRifrPoU/видео.html
Thats very interesting about the clutch thing my old xr600 i had used to pop the front wheel up just on the power alone but it seems the dr650 i recently bought like a little pop of the clutch to get the front wheel up maybe its just me and not used to the bike yet
I literally had no idea about the "technique". Like you said, most videos don't touch on it. Having a low powered bike, I can't wait to get out there and try with this new knowledge
@@crosstrainingenduro I bought a ttr230 last year and have been struggling getting the front end up, but I don't wanna wreck my plastics so I've been doing that since day one 😂
Please add more tips on body position for wheelies, I think that coverage of the rear brake is half lever position and half body position neither of which I seem to be able to figure out. 😂
He’s really right I was out for a year went too far and tried to bail. Twisted the fuck out of my knee couldn’t walk for more than a month. Still a year later I can still feel it sometimes. I think I tore my acl was terrible.
I'm 15 and I'm trying to learn wheelies on my Honda crf80f, it's just a little four stroke and I weigh 30 pounds more than the poor thing, should I use the clutch or learn not to? Also my other bike a cr500r what about that one?
Brody Rohloff. Mate I’m 15 as well but I have a wr250f. I can wheelie for ever in 3rd gear but I’m still trying to master the 1st gear wheelies. I have done wheelies on an 80 and used the clutch so it is probably a good idea to use the clutch. With your cr500 you shouldn’t need to use the clutch, the bike will have enough power to get up by its self with revs. Hope this helped you bud, best of luck with your wheelies
The problem I have is that I can do the splatter technique and the double blip and some advanced techniques but I can’t hold wheelies. I just have to practice that rear brake
you aren't alone, rodrigo! there is always that deep instinct that makes us panic once the front wheel gets up high. it usually takes a long time to beat it...
you're a master!! useful suggestions and my compliments to your great style and the awesome philosophy you share! it's astonishing to see an old air-cooled mono wheeling better&smoother than the modern awuful "stunt-machine"... you rock!!!!
Nice work as usual Bazza.Go the Bush Pig.I thought i could wheelie a bit.But jumped on a smoker and realised I'm a muppet.Still learning after riding for 30+ years. And still having fun.
likewise ben. i've been doing them for so long i've got the basic skills but i just can't seem to learn the advanced stuff like going past the balance point and using rear brake to control it without dropping the front down completely. maybe some things just have to be learned when we are young and dumb lol.
My main problem is the rear break. If I am covering it always feels like I am breaking and killing the whole thing. Tried different pedal and free play adjustments. Without break I feel so much better xD
"Using the clutch is just a crutch for bad technique" That count on a 125 cos I've never been able to power lift my 125s like my fazer, and always have to clutch-pop to lift the front on the 125s. Definitely have to on the little cruisers ahaha
I agree about the power. I'm not good at wheelies but i did some distance with throttle control with 2nd and with gear changes 1-2nd but when i putted fcr carb the bike become too aggressive for me, the 1st is scary and the 2nd i can't do smooth throttle control to keep it. I have learned to use the throttle but the stock cv carb was slow and smooth so wasn't problem for me. Good tips
I still find it kind of strange that so many guys like the pumper carb... does the DR650 really need a snappy throttle response? I've always found the derestricted stock carb works wonders, and can be modified without spending a cent.
@@crosstrainingenduro for overall performance the fcr is very good performance gain from a stock engine. I have a xt600e with dual fcr35 and the bike totally different, even with half throttle have much better power at low and even with the 5th the engine seem like can cruise with less effort. I'm too happy with the carb but for the wheele I have to learn it with the right way and not only throttle
I've watched a lot of how to wheelie videos. This is the first time I can remember anyone drawing a distinction between loading the front suspension through the bars and loading all the suspension through the foot pegs. Gotta go practice now.......soon as I put my leg braces on. BTW, I once tore the top of my asscrack in a wheelie wreck when one cheek hit the ground before the other one. Sore for quite awhile and sensitive to sweat running down my back.
I have not pulled a single wheelie in the whole 5 YEARS that ive owned my crf250l. Coincidence? Yup. I was once observed leaping off a mx track jump and clearing a whole 9 grains of piled up sand tho..... but i was on foot, the bike only cleared 4
Okay I can wheelie a mountain bike downhil, corners, balance point all day long with a mere feather of the back brake. Learn this I must. Dang it looks cool
Physics mate! It’s way easier to wheelie a 110cc or 50cc than a 250cc full bike imo.. cause with pit bikes you can just shift your weight back and it’ll go up like nothing. Especially when you’re 220 lbs like me 😂
Excellent video and great advice. I’ve just started doing wheelies on my mountain bike before trying on my motorcycle. Ive set myself a goal of a 50 m wheelie on the bicycle in the next 3 months before trying wheelies on the WR250R. Hopefully that will reduce the risk of looping?
I can do ultra long wheelies right at the balance point on my MTB. But I don't feel it helps me very much when I ride my EXC. It's just very different trying to control the wheelie with the foot brake and the throttle. While I do find it easy to get to the balance point on the enduro, making the motorcycle stay there is way harder than on a bicycle imo. PS: I've been riding MTB for 15 years though and only picked up enduro riding half a year ago.
@@crosstrainingenduro haha you can't have that now. Have a great day and keep up the great content. You're one of only 5 you tuber's I actually subscribe to because I don't like having too many subscriptions
i do pivoting well but i cant wheely ,my weight (balance point) goes to the right or the left after some meters ha ha! If i 10 years younger i do a 500 meter wheely with my DR350S .But the DR350 is a real wheely tool ha ha.But with my KLR 250 i cant do longer wheelys ,i need way more practice again.
The coolest thing I ever witnessed was a dude riding an old Peugeot moped on one wheel wearing a hockey helmet. He went past the store I was turning into and kept going down the road and around a turnoff.
The dr650 is the easiest bike I've ever ridden to ride wheelies. The freight train torque and something about the slow revving nature makes it such an easy unit
I can get my front wheel up on my 150 2t without clutch or compressing suspension... I can do it with just hitting the power band right... but I also do the right way to get over logs and stuff tho.
Just 2 x weeks ago i was on my new KTM 690 Enduro R 2019. 2nd 3rd as i hit 4th gear went beyond the vertical. Lucky it is idiot proof on map 2 the ignition cut out and come back down from the engine braking. Not use to using the rear brake hense why i am watching this video. Absolutely shit myself, Great vid by the way👍🤣
@@farmer1908 thanks for the suggestion. My footpegs don't have rubber. They have teeth, but they're not sharp, and with MX boots they don't offer amazing hold
Between 16 + 25 years old I learned to wheelie a lot I enjoyed it I guess I first learned on bicycles. But I never did get the habit of covering the back brake. And I know it would have saved me a time or two or maybe a handful of times. Now I'm 58 years old and I only ride street bikes cuz I'm too beat up to ride dirt bikes. But the urge to wheelie is still there. But I am afraid of damaging my bike and myself so for the most part I resisted the temptation. But having bought a new bike I kind of wants to wheelie anyway it's getting much harder to resist. I think I really do need to learn to cover that rear brake before I continue. I'm just afraid of mouse trapping throw myself over the handlebars damaging the front forks or front wheel.
It actually takes a lot of work to really make the rear brake covering an instinct. But once you do it's almost impossible to back flip. In our group, Ben has been working at it so hard that he's now starting to do slow wheelies down hills.
My drz400 was so easy to get on one wheel !! Now I’m on a gas gas ec300 it’s definitely something I feel I need to learn all over again Would I be right ?
I’ve been trying but just can’t get it, I don’t weigh much, 65kg on a 310 4T, but just can’t find what I’m doing wrong + I can’t figure out how to cover the rear brake without pushing it on as soon as I pop a wheelie, fortunately I get the concept of wheelies because I’m very experienced with a mountain bike but just can’t carry over any of the skill, please help!
Husky Luva I was heaving difficulity with even technical wheelies. Than I found out that my sag was not adjusted. I am 62-68kg as well. I made my sag softer. And ist just soooo better now. If you did not check it yet, do it asap.🙏 Good luck mate!
Dude, my 2016 ITM 300xc just isn't strong enough to bring up the front wheel. It's either that or I suck. Actually, most of my problems are 1) no place to practice near me (90 minutes is my close park) and well, that's it. living in the smack middle of the SF Peninsula, there's just no place to ride a two stroke that won't quickly gain the attention of our local boys in blue. I'm not whining, except for too many damn people living here (I was born/raised here so I can talk) I love the area. 90 minutes isn't too far to go for 2-3 time monthly ride but it certainly takes away the weekly or even more ability. That whined, I am starting to include some small wheelie time in each ride. I do have a question for you, I like single track, the narrower the better but when I come up to a log, or worse ledge, which wheelie is better to know, sitting or standing? I would think standing but some opinions would be nice....
Hey, i feel that i maby do something wrong while doing a stand up wheelie. I feel myself having an iron grip, so my arms and hands get really tired. And if I pull the bike closer to my chest. It feels way to free flowing, unstable and scary tall in the air. Help? - drz 400
Is it possible on a NX250? I tried it on several ways. With clutch, without clutch. trying to make the real "pop" at the front suspension but i can't get it up high enough.
So i am having trouble covering the rear break, when i am weighing the pegs using the balls of my feet, i cant reach the rear break, small size 8 feet. ANY ADVICE?
covered in our 'covering the rear brake' vid. just go back to the arch of the foot each time you cover the rear brake. or get real fast at moving your foot when you need to dab the brake.
@@crosstrainingenduro Although I'm fond of being showered in panties, I'll keep trying to squeeze with my legs. It just seems once i get the front up in the air, it feels like I have all my weight holding onto the bars. Thanks Barry
The thing I can’t even get the wheel up and I tried for 5 hours atleast and watched countless vids but the only thing I rarely felt was it like jumped a bit
It's often the timing. In our Canadian coaching sessions we found this was the most important bit. Riders couldn't time the throttle and suspension compression correctly.
Some things that helped me: Imagine standing in a very low crouch and then jumping up from the foot pegs and catch yourself by pulling just a bit on the bars. Add power (add throttle and/or release clutch) during the half second or so that your feet are pushing down on the pegs. The power blip is not instantaneous; about a half second. And the power blip is not huge; about as vigorous or just a bit more as a quick start from a stop in first gear. I usually pick a spot ahead in my path of travel where I want to lift my front wheel and use my roll up to that point to help set up my timing. I practice for 3-5 minutes, then practice something else for a few minutes, and then repeat the cycle until I notice that I'm feeling tired; usually only 20 or 30 minutes. I then get off the bike and rest for 30 to 60 minutes or more before then next 20 minute session. I've been doing 2 or 3 sessions most days for several weeks; only now can I raise the wheel maybe 80% of the time, and then only if I'm focused. On the up side I've been practicing this with full lock U turns and tight figure 8s, and those are now pretty solid.
Still wondering how to keep the balance in a slow wheelie... i can wheelie my bike until my fuel is empty on a road at about 100kmh but i always tend to fall to the side when i try slow wheelies
I used to ride a transalp and blamed Its fat belly and weak clutch for not being able to wheelie... Now i have an Mtx125r aswell... Turns out its the rider..
My son and I both got bikes last year. He has only ridden a little in the past, I have ridden quite a lot years ago. Back then I was never into doing wheelies except to get over things in my way. I think that"s how I have gotten to this age without killing myself. So one day he's gone on his bike for awhile I say where did you go? he says I went to practice wheelies! after about a month he can can just rev it a little and he's up no clutch no pulling just a bit of gas. Seems like he can go for as long as he want's. Against my better judgement I will be trying some this summer. But I would rather be riding normal than sitting at home with a cast on.
as per the vid it's more about technique than the bike you are on. but at a wild guess i would just say any four stroke enduro bike... fairly light and the engine brake on a four stroke reduces your chances of flipping it until you learn to cover the rear brake well.
@@crosstrainingenduro I already found it, but I was thinking if I should use the clutch when lifting the bike with 250 content in 4stroke. As you said in 3:00
Sorry, I misunderstood. It's dropping the clutch for wheelies. It's definitely easier using the clutch. If possible, I still think it's a good idea to try learning without using the clutch. When you have good technique... start using the clutch too. First gear, slow speed? This should be quite easy without the clutch. But on a 250 it is definitely harder at speed... unless you are using very high revs.
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IMPORTANT! First... as with all our training vids, read our disclaimer first before attempting any techniques: bit.ly/2U0bgCy Also, you must first learn to cover the rear brake properly. This greatly reduces the risks while learning. See this vid: ruclips.net/video/IFCwwugCwaA/видео.html
There is risk involved. However you can reduce the risks by learning to cover the rear brake, and learning to lift the front wheel higher in gradual steps.
FURTHER TIPS? SEE OUR WHEELIE TRAINING VID SERIES! This is just an introductory training vid, please see all the links at the end of this video for further advice. Please don't ask us in the comments for advice, everything you need to know is in the wheelie training series here. ruclips.net/p/PLlur54ugvzNJQacynSxbpxH9iv_gqdHJo
WHICH GEAR TO USE? This is like asking 'how long is a piece of string?' It all depends on so many factors, I refuse to give any answers. Experiment, you'll work it out.
I just turbo charged the beta, installed a truck sized rear brake pedal and picked up a crate of rear fenders, it’s time to learn wheelies!✊️🤣
whenever i ride, i remember this Australian dudes voice.. helps me ride better for some reason
he's Dirt Yoda
you think of dudes when you ride?
The real wizard of OZ 👍🏆
Haha
So true
As a wheelie victim, I feel the need to comment. I'm 66, reasonable shape, newish offroader but not a total rookie. Watched all the YT wheelie videos including Cross Training Enduro. I had a 2016 Husky FE350 and to be safer I installed a Wheelie Guard (basically a wheelie bar with a small wheel on the end, look it up on YT) Wore my helmet and full motocross hard shell jacket. I set the Wheelie Guard wheel about a foot off the ground to prevent looping or too much front wheel rise. I was using the seated front brake, then pull back and throttle method. Did a few very minor wheelies, tried a bit more throttle on the 3rd try and fell over to the right side going about 5mph. I hit the dirt with the side of my helmet and my right side with no injury, but must have also put my left hand down and broke my left wrist good without even noticing at first. I don't think I even got the front wheel up enough to touch the Wheelie Guard wheel to the dirt. So, needed surgery and a plate to fix my wrist, then had carpal tunnel symptoms for some reason, had surgery for that 3 weeks ago, hasn't helped yet. Since I'm an economic slave and have to work until I'm at least 70 (this is America) the wife insisted I sell the death machine (I can always buy another after she's dead, right?) and she thinks I'm a fucking idiot. If I had it to do again I would just keep both wheels on the ground even though I think wheelies are not a stunt but an important tool for dirt riding. I would still be riding today if I stayed away from wheelies. As Homer Simpson said to Bart, "Trying is the first step towards failure" Sigh. Goddammitt.
i feel your pain. there are times we are doing our best to guard against injury but the odds stack up against us and bingo... i've just had this happen too. i'll explain more in an upcoming vid, but i had not ridden for a few weeks so promised myself i would take it very easy. then a tiny mistake on a downhill run and i've done my back bad enough to not ride for at least six months, sigh.
it's very tongue in cheek, but in the vid below i talk about how adventure and risk taking are part of our genes, and why our wonderful partners think we are crazy to ride. i'm not saying you SHOULD buy another bike, but good on you for giving it a go even if the roll of the dice went against you!
ruclips.net/video/lhj2QtnsA90/видео.html
Old Dirtbiker very similar story for me. I’m 56. Jammed my wrist in the dirt hard but got lucky. Much better after a couple days. 2 wheels from now on. Feeling lucky.
Wish my old man was into bike like you guys
@@gsxrkz You guys should consider trading
HulluHili Kahi kid swap the next new hit on TLC 🤣
I know how to lift the front wheel using the suspension and also popping the clutch. My problem is the lack off balls to continue to hold it up and get to the balance point.
Sergi A. I’m hearing you Bud. I get arse clench tight enough to crack walnuts if the wheel comes up to high
Start on something small like a 110. And drill the rear brake into your head
"Don't wheelie on the streets" I agree.
I practice in my house, have a whole video of it on my channel 😂
I just have to say. You’re doing the lords work taking people who have never been good on bikes to actually being decent. Started last year and was terrible constant crashes and injuries. Started watching your channel and learned a lot of new skills and fixed bad habits. Now keeping up with much more experienced friends with less crashes
got so many friends who say its very hard to wheelie the DR650 and im like "no ive seen it from the aussies".... now i start to pick up the front wheel without any clutch, just sitting and working with forks, body weight and gas. i noticed it makes a huge difference where youre sitting. when i was sitting in the front it launched me off the bike and i was hanging onto the handlebars like on a motocross superman trick. when sitting in the rear of the seat the bike lifts way more gentle and easier
I tried to wheelie once....
I freaked out and pull the front brake lmao.
It was a spectacular crash though
Achilles _Christ Same here😅😂
Did that twice and almost lost er. The muscle memory came from mtb . Loop out = hand full of right(rear) brake. Now I'm riding ktm 300xc. Need redial muscle memory
Black Phantom biiiiiiik
@@maxt3458 happened to me the other day crashed into a pile of wood
@@armaximus same, I wheelie my mountain bike all the time, especially while finishing races. But when I get on my dirt bike, my brain has a hard time switching controls and muscle memory.
I’ve mastered the hardest part of doing a wheelie, scrapping myself off the track after flipping it due to a distinctive lack of skill ....but I’m getting there 😄👍
Got a WR250F last week. Will be heading down to the beach this afternoon for some wheelie practice...thanks for all the great vids.
Have a sub I like trance too put a vid of the wr up mate
@@jonsmith5713 ha awesome bikes and trance. Oh and all the other goodies that go with. Not the uploading sort mate but CHEEERS!
The best wheelie training vid on RUclips!
i really love the way you are making the videos!! in my opinion one of the best enduro channels on youtube. keep it up!!
That is some damn good wheelie footage.
Oh btw, i started wheelieng mtb from like 10yo.. then tried to on my dt80 trails shit bike, and failed with anything above 2nd gear. Then i bought a wr450f supermoto last year and fell in love. I can pick her up in 4th gear, i can ride balance point all day, i am getting very close to scraping ect. Sometimes the 450 dirtbike does help 😂
Exactly
Love your vids. Funny and educational in perfecct balance. I still suck at wheelies but am getting there slowly. Keep em coming!
glad the vids are useful!
Finally someone who ..KNOWS HOW SAYING HOW..sick of all them who think they know teaching others and bad habits
What were the odds that you would release such a video when I was planning on doing wheelie drills thanks to all that covid19 free time I now have on my hands ! Thanks guys and I will sue the pro message received :)
Erwan Ghesquiere the backyard is begging for it 😁
Joe Abegg now we can't leave the house at all so that won't be easy since I live in an apartment 😭
I’m still in school and have a lot of work to do. Finding it hard to get time into to ride while trying to complete work
I could listen to your videos all day. Some of the best commentary and DR650 content on youtube. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Drew, will do!
My best scars are from bad wheelie technique. Fast and hoping for best lol 😆 should see the scar on my left leg. And that was on my 125. Can’t wait to see what I can do in my my CR500 or my yz450f 😬
Love the vid, i'm in my 40's and on my first dirt bike, and I am trying to learn slower control over fast maneuvers. I love that you mention technique over anything, I taught music for years and nothing beats hours of practice. Also as a musician though, I get used to how it sounds when a lot of pro's do wheelies, and try to match the sound. But when your bike is half the power it takes more motivation to lift the front tire, a.k.a. sounds different. I am steadily improving still, even in all the sand we have in Michigan, next is to get better at standing during wheelies. Thanks for all the great vids!
Glad the vid was useful, Jacob! I'm sure music is similar. Plenty of young guys probably bash away at their guitars or drums with more gusto than technique and will still manage to learn... but once you focus on practice and technique you really start to learn well.
@@crosstrainingenduro You're so right, I was also that guy on the drums once, and now I'm that guy on a dirt bike.
My dirt bike skills are like an AC/DC cover band in my garage. It's coming along.
Congratulations for one of the best motorcycle channels on youtube
thank you kind sir, i know it isn't everyone's idea of a motorbike channel but we figured why not make something different to create a bit of variety out there. 😊
@@crosstrainingenduro
Yes, motorcycling needs more variety.
Too many motorcycle vids where the rider talks about dumb stuff while riding in city traffic the whole time or has really bad background music.
I like a ride along video that has cool terrain and engine sounds.
I really like instructional videos like these too... I already learned a lot from just watching these guys' technique.
Love the sarcasm. Good pointers !!
" If no one sees you wheelie, it never happened." Awesome!
Love that picture of Dougal doing a wheelie on a wing - have a look round RUclips and you'll find a couple of videos of him riding a GL1100 crosser around too.
I suffer from literally all seven issues you stated. Thanks.
Thank you for this video I always pushed my front in
I have got no idea who you are but these are some super smooth wheelies.....
I own two bikes, one of them is an old xt600..... having watched your video i am willing to give it one more try ;-)
It's going to be hard though, despite being able to wheelie my push bike nearly as far as i want to....
Barry you are a wheelie master!
Good on you Barry, nice work. Of course i have the opposite problem, learning how to keep the front down on the Berg 570.
ah the mighty berg, what an engine! i geared mine up quite high for adventure riding but it would still lift the front wheel so easily in sixth gear.... ruclips.net/video/_ITnRifrPoU/видео.html
Heading off in a few weeks for some adventure riding on it. Cheers Mate
Great video, Barry, yet another skill I MUST improve on!! Cheers....and stay healthy!
I literally bought a dr 650 because of berry. Love the videos cant wait to ride this spring!
Will she be staying stock or will you go for the full makeover (lipstick on the bushpig mode)?
Great Lessons - thanks Buddy
I love the sound effect at 1:35. Definitely sounds like Jak 2
Thats very interesting about the clutch thing my old xr600 i had used to pop the front wheel up just on the power alone but it seems the dr650 i recently bought like a little pop of the clutch to get the front wheel up maybe its just me and not used to the bike yet
I literally had no idea about the "technique". Like you said, most videos don't touch on it. Having a low powered bike, I can't wait to get out there and try with this new knowledge
@@crosstrainingenduro I bought a ttr230 last year and have been struggling getting the front end up, but I don't wanna wreck my plastics so I've been doing that since day one 😂
Glad to help!
Please add more tips on body position for wheelies, I think that coverage of the rear brake is half lever position and half body position neither of which I seem to be able to figure out. 😂
He’s really right I was out for a year went too far and tried to bail.
Twisted the fuck out of my knee couldn’t walk for more than a month. Still a year later I can still feel it sometimes.
I think I tore my acl was terrible.
I'm 15 and I'm trying to learn wheelies on my Honda crf80f, it's just a little four stroke and I weigh 30 pounds more than the poor thing, should I use the clutch or learn not to? Also my other bike a cr500r what about that one?
Brody Rohloff. Mate I’m 15 as well but I have a wr250f. I can wheelie for ever in 3rd gear but I’m still trying to master the 1st gear wheelies. I have done wheelies on an 80 and used the clutch so it is probably a good idea to use the clutch. With your cr500 you shouldn’t need to use the clutch, the bike will have enough power to get up by its self with revs. Hope this helped you bud, best of luck
with your wheelies
@@anothervictim1680 wr has the best centre of balance.
It's not about engine, it's about technic. You can learn it on a bicycle to get the feel.
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver oh really? Center of balance? You mean weight distribution?
@@NulJern centre of balance.
Trust me.
You need to find the point.
Not too top heavy
Front or rear heavy.
Just right.
The problem I have is that I can do the splatter technique and the double blip and some advanced techniques but I can’t hold wheelies. I just have to practice that rear brake
you aren't alone, rodrigo! there is always that deep instinct that makes us panic once the front wheel gets up high. it usually takes a long time to beat it...
you're a master!! useful suggestions and my compliments to your great style and the awesome philosophy you share! it's astonishing to see an old air-cooled mono wheeling better&smoother than the modern awuful "stunt-machine"... you rock!!!!
Love the commentary
Nice work as usual Bazza.Go the Bush Pig.I thought i could wheelie a bit.But jumped on a smoker and realised I'm a muppet.Still learning after riding for 30+ years. And still having fun.
likewise ben. i've been doing them for so long i've got the basic skills but i just can't seem to learn the advanced stuff like going past the balance point and using rear brake to control it without dropping the front down completely. maybe some things just have to be learned when we are young and dumb lol.
My main problem is the rear break. If I am covering it always feels like I am breaking and killing the whole thing. Tried different pedal and free play adjustments. Without break I feel so much better xD
"Using the clutch is just a crutch for bad technique"
That count on a 125 cos I've never been able to power lift my 125s like my fazer, and always have to clutch-pop to lift the front on the 125s. Definitely have to on the little cruisers ahaha
I was just thinking about this like in finland every guy is driving with 50cc mopeds and not many can pop the wheelie without clutch
Same. I ride a cr125 2 stroke and I can’t get it up without the clutch
Joseph Elefante.#bmxjetskidirtbikes Elefante with a 125 you should have no problem without clutch you have enough power to pull it up in 4th gear
@@sammuli2733 That is wrong. No way in 4th gear. Maybe 2nd but thats it without clutch
styl90 ruclips.net/video/DMqgjflrsgk/видео.html
Nice to see the fuzz popping it up.
I agree about the power. I'm not good at wheelies but i did some distance with throttle control with 2nd and with gear changes 1-2nd but when i putted fcr carb the bike become too aggressive for me, the 1st is scary and the 2nd i can't do smooth throttle control to keep it. I have learned to use the throttle but the stock cv carb was slow and smooth so wasn't problem for me.
Good tips
I still find it kind of strange that so many guys like the pumper carb... does the DR650 really need a snappy throttle response? I've always found the derestricted stock carb works wonders, and can be modified without spending a cent.
@@crosstrainingenduro for overall performance the fcr is very good performance gain from a stock engine. I have a xt600e with dual fcr35 and the bike totally different, even with half throttle have much better power at low and even with the 5th the engine seem like can cruise with less effort. I'm too happy with the carb but for the wheele I have to learn it with the right way and not only throttle
The best content on youtube hands down. Thank you.
Great video. But clutch wheelies are the best for the more advanced guys, like slow circles and stuff
Awesome video practical tips and very funny👍🇬🇧
I've watched a lot of how to wheelie videos. This is the first time I can remember anyone drawing a distinction between loading the front suspension through the bars and loading all the suspension through the foot pegs. Gotta go practice now.......soon as I put my leg braces on. BTW, I once tore the top of my asscrack in a wheelie wreck when one cheek hit the ground before the other one. Sore for quite awhile and sensitive to sweat running down my back.
Watch the trials videos here or on RYP USA with Pat Smage
Been a mountain biker for nearly 2 decades. Going to be very interesting when the day comes that I try to wheelie on my new honda
"If no one see you wheelie, it never happened" 😩
Lol! 🙂
'I'm no expert'.... Lol you want to see my wheelies then, I'm terrible!
No knickers for me 😔
lmfao
I have not pulled a single wheelie in the whole 5 YEARS that ive owned my crf250l. Coincidence? Yup.
I was once observed leaping off a mx track jump and clearing a whole 9 grains of piled up sand tho..... but i was on foot, the bike only cleared 4
Okay I can wheelie a mountain bike downhil, corners, balance point all day long with a mere feather of the back brake.
Learn this I must. Dang it looks cool
"I need a bigger motor" lmao thats the biggest lie i ever heard. I wheelied a 50ccm once and can wheelie a 125ccm without problems
Bro
Wheelied a 50cc pocket rocket, a drz70 and 110cc postie bike haha.
Power has nothing to do with it.
My friend wheelied a 50cc enduro bike. I dont know how he did it, the damn thing weights like a 100 kilos!
Facts it’s all about balence, not power
Physics mate! It’s way easier to wheelie a 110cc or 50cc than a 250cc full bike imo.. cause with pit bikes you can just shift your weight back and it’ll go up like nothing. Especially when you’re 220 lbs like me 😂
@@ihugfemales4839 searchup Yamaha dt50 2004 is that a pit bike to you
Excellent video and great advice. I’ve just started doing wheelies on my mountain bike before trying on my motorcycle. Ive set myself a goal of a 50 m wheelie on the bicycle in the next 3 months before trying wheelies on the WR250R. Hopefully that will reduce the risk of looping?
I can do ultra long wheelies right at the balance point on my MTB. But I don't feel it helps me very much when I ride my EXC. It's just very different trying to control the wheelie with the foot brake and the throttle. While I do find it easy to get to the balance point on the enduro, making the motorcycle stay there is way harder than on a bicycle imo.
PS: I've been riding MTB for 15 years though and only picked up enduro riding half a year ago.
I feel so stupid did not know enough to cover the rear brake when I was young.. Finally realized it was the thing to do thanks to jooowtooob videos ..
likewise mike, i only started covering the rear brake a few years ago. thankfully none of my loop outs were fatal back then lol.
You can wheelie a 50cc enduro and dirt bikes, so no excuses for other than "i dont know how to"
50cc 4stroke sportbike?
@@che3se185 i dont think that there are 50cc 4 stroke "sports bikes" they probably can only reach like 40kmh
You can wheel a bicycle? You don't even need a engine.
Good riding
I love the way you reply often to all your fans 😀 and I love your content too. It's helped me become a better rider. I ride a 1991 wr250 2stroke
thanks casey! i used to respond to every comment but it was taking up four hours day, resulting in 12 hour days overall. 😥
@@crosstrainingenduro haha you can't have that now. Have a great day and keep up the great content. You're one of only 5 you tuber's I actually subscribe to because I don't like having too many subscriptions
i do pivoting well but i cant wheely ,my weight (balance point) goes to the right or the left after some meters ha ha! If i 10 years younger i do a 500 meter wheely with my DR350S .But the DR350 is a real wheely tool ha ha.But with my KLR 250 i cant do longer wheelys ,i need way more practice again.
The coolest thing I ever witnessed was a dude riding an old Peugeot moped on one wheel wearing a hockey helmet. He went past the store I was turning into and kept going down the road and around a turnoff.
The dr650 is the easiest bike I've ever ridden to ride wheelies. The freight train torque and something about the slow revving nature makes it such an easy unit
Just Google wheelie bars that hook up to your swing arm Motocross you will find it you can adjust it any way you want
The push pull thing…. You saved me my guy
I can get my front wheel up on my 150 2t without clutch or compressing suspension... I can do it with just hitting the power band right... but I also do the right way to get over logs and stuff tho.
Nitro?
should you feel like your laying back arms stretched legs gripping bike ... or holding your self up with the handlebars legs gripping bike?
See our 'small practical wheelie' training vid, Jason
love the content ...thanks
Just 2 x weeks ago i was on my new KTM 690 Enduro R 2019. 2nd 3rd as i hit 4th gear went beyond the vertical. Lucky it is idiot proof on map 2 the ignition cut out and come back down from the engine braking. Not use to using the rear brake hense why i am watching this video. Absolutely shit myself,
Great vid by the way👍🤣
How do you "hold on" to the bike when you have rather slippery footpegs?
get proper footpegs. no rubber ontop
@@farmer1908 thanks for the suggestion. My footpegs don't have rubber. They have teeth, but they're not sharp, and with MX boots they don't offer amazing hold
There alot of wheelie videos. I am jist learning it now too
Between 16 + 25 years old I learned to wheelie a lot I enjoyed it I guess I first learned on bicycles. But I never did get the habit of covering the back brake. And I know it would have saved me a time or two or maybe a handful of times. Now I'm 58 years old and I only ride street bikes cuz I'm too beat up to ride dirt bikes. But the urge to wheelie is still there. But I am afraid of damaging my bike and myself so for the most part I resisted the temptation. But having bought a new bike I kind of wants to wheelie anyway it's getting much harder to resist. I think I really do need to learn to cover that rear brake before I continue. I'm just afraid of mouse trapping throw myself over the handlebars damaging the front forks or front wheel.
It actually takes a lot of work to really make the rear brake covering an instinct. But once you do it's almost impossible to back flip. In our group, Ben has been working at it so hard that he's now starting to do slow wheelies down hills.
Well the one "i need more power", is still my go to excuse on my 50cc moped
Its easy to do it on 50cc
I can do better wheelies on a 50cc two stroke than on my 125 four stroke
Well a 50cc 2 stroke is gonna be a lot easier than a 50cc 4 stroke
jemand anderes yep
My drz400 was so easy to get on one wheel !!
Now I’m on a gas gas ec300 it’s definitely something I feel I need to learn all over again
Would I be right ?
I had a drz they are easy to wheelie.2 stroke is much harder to balance
i've had the same front tire on my dr650 for 10 years. my arms are 4 inches longer than when i got the dr.
😎
I’ve been trying but just can’t get it, I don’t weigh much, 65kg on a 310 4T, but just can’t find what I’m doing wrong + I can’t figure out how to cover the rear brake without pushing it on as soon as I pop a wheelie, fortunately I get the concept of wheelies because I’m very experienced with a mountain bike but just can’t carry over any of the skill, please help!
Husky Luva I was heaving difficulity with even technical wheelies. Than I found out that my sag was not adjusted. I am 62-68kg as well. I made my sag softer. And ist just soooo better now. If you did not check it yet, do it asap.🙏 Good luck mate!
József Wicha ok thankyou very much I’ll have a look at that, unfortunately i still have the rear brake issue but anyways thanks
Alot of posed value aboutwheelies.
Saves front tyres.
"Girls throwing their panties at us in admiration." Got a good laugh at of me.
Doesn't work so well for the women riders... men's jocks? Ugh. 😒😂
Thank you ooh mighty DR. I am not worthy yet. I am still saving up for bigger balls. :D
How long must the front wheel be in the air for it to qualify as a wheelie?
0.04 nanoseconds works for me
Dude, my 2016 ITM 300xc just isn't strong enough to bring up the front wheel. It's either that or I suck. Actually, most of my problems are 1) no place to practice near me (90 minutes is my close park) and well, that's it. living in the smack middle of the SF Peninsula, there's just no place to ride a two stroke that won't quickly gain the attention of our local boys in blue. I'm not whining, except for too many damn people living here (I was born/raised here so I can talk) I love the area. 90 minutes isn't too far to go for 2-3 time monthly ride but it certainly takes away the weekly or even more ability. That whined, I am starting to include some small wheelie time in each ride. I do have a question for you, I like single track, the narrower the better but when I come up to a log, or worse ledge, which wheelie is better to know, sitting or standing? I would think standing but some opinions would be nice....
We've got a 10 part series on log hops, I'll check through those and see which suits you best. 😁
Hey, i feel that i maby do something wrong while doing a stand up wheelie. I feel myself having an iron grip, so my arms and hands get really tired. And if I pull the bike closer to my chest. It feels way to free flowing, unstable and scary tall in the air. Help? - drz 400
see our other training vids, especially 'slow practical wheelie'.
so I'm woundering if this is the same technique for wheeling an atv?
I've never even tried an ATV so not sure....
Beautiful,!
THANKS
Is it possible on a NX250? I tried it on several ways. With clutch, without clutch. trying to make the real "pop" at the front suspension but i can't get it up high enough.
i have never ridden one... but it does get harder of course, on heavier bikes with small engines.
@cross Training Enduro On my KTM SMC 690 I was able to wheelie with just a little bit of gas ! Thanks mate !
3:07 yep, hurt my arms by pulling the bars like a maniac and clutched up anyways
May i know modification for additional power and easy pop up of wheelie?
see this video on our adventure riding channel: DR650 ADVENTURE PROJECT power mods overview
CROSS TRAINING ENDURO thankyou
So i am having trouble covering the rear break, when i am weighing the pegs using the balls of my feet, i cant reach the rear break, small size 8 feet.
ANY ADVICE?
covered in our 'covering the rear brake' vid. just go back to the arch of the foot each time you cover the rear brake. or get real fast at moving your foot when you need to dab the brake.
@@crosstrainingenduro thanks very much for the quick response.
So do I keep holding onto the bike with my legs or do I hang off the bars, like a flag in the wind?
Flapping around like a flag impresses the ladies, but it might result in a tad less control. Tough choice. 🤔
@@crosstrainingenduro Although I'm fond of being showered in panties, I'll keep trying to squeeze with my legs. It just seems once i get the front up in the air, it feels like I have all my weight holding onto the bars. Thanks Barry
The thing I can’t even get the wheel up and I tried for 5 hours atleast and watched countless vids but the only thing I rarely felt was it like jumped a bit
It's often the timing. In our Canadian coaching sessions we found this was the most important bit. Riders couldn't time the throttle and suspension compression correctly.
Some things that helped me: Imagine standing in a very low crouch and then jumping up from the foot pegs and catch yourself by pulling just a bit on the bars. Add power (add throttle and/or release clutch) during the half second or so that your feet are pushing down on the pegs. The power blip is not instantaneous; about a half second. And the power blip is not huge; about as vigorous or just a bit more as a quick start from a stop in first gear. I usually pick a spot ahead in my path of travel where I want to lift my front wheel and use my roll up to that point to help set up my timing. I practice for 3-5 minutes, then practice something else for a few minutes, and then repeat the cycle until I notice that I'm feeling tired; usually only 20 or 30 minutes. I then get off the bike and rest for 30 to 60 minutes or more before then next 20 minute session. I've been doing 2 or 3 sessions most days for several weeks; only now can I raise the wheel maybe 80% of the time, and then only if I'm focused. On the up side I've been practicing this with full lock U turns and tight figure 8s, and those are now pretty solid.
If I have a drum brake on the rear dose all this apply
can't see why not...
Fact: Here in Colombia the police use DR650 and also the bad guys, that's a pretty awesome bike :D
Still wondering how to keep the balance in a slow wheelie... i can wheelie my bike until my fuel is empty on a road at about 100kmh but i always tend to fall to the side when i try slow wheelies
covered in our other wheelie training vids, nick. especially the 12 oclock wheelies vid.
I used to ride a transalp and blamed Its fat belly and weak clutch for not being able to wheelie... Now i have an Mtx125r aswell... Turns out its the rider..
My son and I both got bikes last year. He has only ridden a little in the past, I have ridden quite a lot years ago. Back then I was never into doing wheelies except to get over things in my way. I think that"s how I have gotten to this age without killing myself.
So one day he's gone on his bike for awhile I say where did you go? he says I went to practice wheelies! after about a month he can can just rev it a little and he's up no clutch no pulling just a bit of gas. Seems like he can go for as long as he want's. Against my better judgement I will be trying some this summer. But I would rather be riding normal than sitting at home with a cast on.
is he covering the rear brake every time? if he learns this properly then it will be much safer... ruclips.net/video/IFCwwugCwaA/видео.html
@@crosstrainingenduro Oh yea that was the first thing he learned.
Thanks for the reply
whats the best type of bike to learn wheelies on
as per the vid it's more about technique than the bike you are on. but at a wild guess i would just say any four stroke enduro bike... fairly light and the engine brake on a four stroke reduces your chances of flipping it until you learn to cover the rear brake well.
Greetings from 🇨🇿 Do you recommend not using clutch on 250-300 4stroke dirtbikrs?
Ahoj, we have whole video about not using the clutch to change gears on this channel
@@crosstrainingenduro Okay thanks, I'll go check it out
@@crosstrainingenduro I already found it, but I was thinking if I should use the clutch when lifting the bike with 250 content in 4stroke. As you said in 3:00
Sorry, I misunderstood. It's dropping the clutch for wheelies. It's definitely easier using the clutch. If possible, I still think it's a good idea to try learning without using the clutch. When you have good technique... start using the clutch too.
First gear, slow speed? This should be quite easy without the clutch. But on a 250 it is definitely harder at speed... unless you are using very high revs.