Building a wheelie device

Can anyone tell me where i can find a guide on how to build this thing i saw on the internet... It will prevent you from flipping over when doing wheelies by cutting the ignition and activating the rear brake if you contiue to flip. It has a wheel that will run on the ground half a meter béhind you that will messure the angle. You can adjust the angle where it will activate..

:confused: The only thing I heard about was something that monitors your angle and if you go to high it will cut the fuel to bring you down... Plus I think a wheel hanging off you bike woyld look kinda gay..

Originally posted by RoadHogg :confused: I think a wheel hanging off you bike woyld look kinda gay.. Not knida gay, SUPER GAY! :yesnod

But if you must, check out Keith Codes wheelie school they have a similar devices on their bikes. Maybe they could give you more info.

I'll have to check it out

Something like this. I don´t care if it looks like shit, as long as it keeps me from flipping. It will only on when doing some pratice on an old airfield...

The wheel in the pic is for drag racing to keep your front end down, I don't remember what it's called exactly, but it is definately for drag racing

Additionally, IF you were to attempt to build something as flimsy as that to keep you from looping it in a high whheelie I see doom in your near future. I would suspect that a tire that small would possible throw you off to the side instead of straight back down as desired. I'd definately go for a wider, more stable tire/wheel if you try to build something.

The tire is not supposed to prevent me from looping. It´s only to activate a switch that will kill the engine for a split second or more. If that is not enough and the bike continues to flip a split second later it will gently activate the rear brake. As soon as the bike is starting to go down again, it will stop braking and the switch will be deactivated allowing the engine to run again. Kind a like when you reach the rev limit and it goes "bo bo bo bo bo bo bo bo bo" :)

Forgot to tell that in Denmark my 2000 R6 with 15000km on the clock, costed 18500USD$ NO JOKE!! That´s just life her in Denmark...:cryin

Originally posted by R6nOOb Forgot to tell that in Denmark my 2000 R6 with 15000km on the clock, costed 18500USD$ NO JOKE!! That´s just life her in Denmark...:cryin I didn't realise how expensive bikes were in Denmark. By all means protect you ride even it it looks gay.

Originally posted by Rated R I didn't realise how expensive bikes were in Denmark. By all means protect you ride even it it looks gay. :lol :lol

Holly crap thats expensive! Yea, I would want to protect it also

ummmmmm I thought the fun part about wheelieing was the danger now you want to add a mechanism to save your ass because you cant control your bike. Sometimes the best way to learn is taking your bump and scrapes. I gotta huffy you can practice on. :no Thats almost as bad as putting tassles and a pretty pink basket on your bike......deff falls under the catagory as "gay" I bet you would see some fools riding around with them on too

from: http://www.ononewheel.com/the_machine.php The O.O.W. Wheelie Trainer has two anti-flipover devices. One activates the rev limiter, killing two of the four cylinders and the other applies the rear brake. Either one of them can bring the bike back to earth and they are both adjustable for any height of Wheelie. The bar doesn't stop you from flipping over, the engine kill and/or rear brake do that.

Yep thats the thing..... I will not use trough the city, only when learning at a hidden area..

intersting yet pervocative.

Thats kinda interesting, I think I will practice the old fashion way

Easy solution..Move to USA.

Originally posted by R6nOOb Forgot to tell that in Denmark my 2000 R6 with 15000km on the clock, costed 18500USD$ NO JOKE!! That´s just life her in Denmark...:cryin 2 months ago new r1 costed 24950€ in finland, now since tax reduction it's "only" 19900€. thats about 20000USD:cryin it isn't easy here either, but i got mine tax free, 10800€!!:rock

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That sounds like a good idea too, but dont you think that it will hit the ground to hard when cutting all the cylinders like the side switch does? I thougt about moving to New Zeeland and i actually have talked my girlfriend to move with me when she´s done at the designer school in about 2½ year. Is it great down there? :hellobye

The beauty of the OOW one is that it only cuts two cylinders. There are some video clips on their site showing it in action. And yes it appears to come down a little hard, but that is better than the alternative...

I wonder how i should cut off two cylinders. I thougt about grounding them, but will it destroy the ignition system? And will the two others continue to roll?

Re configure the kill switch. The one for when you lay it down. Turn it 90 drgrees so that it will activate on a wheelie in stead.

Hmmm i didn´t know that the kill switch was activated when laying it down. Do you know where it is located and what angle it is set to?? I gess i could order a new one and mount it in serial with the bikestand.... Smart:rock

No good anyway, the switch is made with a liquid stoff that will take effect when i accelerate.:lol

wow you guys really go over the top with anti-wheelie devices. I've got one that I bought from the UK wheelie school -its a large (heavy) microswitch with an adjustable arm with a carbon rod which hangs down from the rear of the number plate. Very discrete, but does attract attention when parked up. You can make it yourself from industrial switches used for counting animals going through a gate or industrial control. Costs around £25 if you do it yourself, but not sure who supplies

I think that any device that makes your bike do somthing that you are not expecting isn't a great idea. Keep in mind that it is just as bad to go over the handle bars when you land as it is to flip. In addition the "ballance point" is going to vary depending on where you position your body on the bike. Unless the device that you build is very hi-tech it won't be able to account for your body position.

Damn I think that country is made for me! :cool: And the price on bikes down there, you gotta love it..:rock What about work? Is it easy to get if you have som skill??

Why not take it one step at a time and learn how to wheelie within your limits?

I am! It is just for extra safety... I like my bike and even though i am taking care things can go wrong.. If this thing can help me while learning new things, then i think it is worth it..:)

Originally posted by R6nOOb Can anyone tell me where i can find a guide on how to build this thing i saw on the internet... It will prevent you from flipping over when doing wheelies by cutting the ignition and activating the rear brake if you contiue to flip. It has a wheel that will run on the ground half a meter béhind you that will messure the angle. You can adjust the angle where it will activate.. Thats to much trouble . Wheelies are fun ,Why would you want make it so you cant do them ? Learn to wheelie you will be glad you did. That thing you want to put on your bike will mess up your headset buy shutting you down and the front end slamming down hard . Practice on a bicycle if you have to do slow balance wheelies . Then gun it in 2nd in a larg parking lot till the front end is controlled and you find the balancing pointon your bike . Then you can ride it out threw all the gears when you get used to it .

Ok, I looked at the internet and found a 2000 R6 that costed 5300USD $ is that expensive?? Here in Denmark I had to pay 18500 USD $ for my used 2000 R6! Now that´s one high f*****g price for a toy, but I love that thing more than anything! Psst - Do NOT tell my girl what i said...:lol If I should move down there I think I would move to the area around miti miti... Think that´s what it is called..

An R6 (new) sells for about $ 12,000USD here in Venezuela. But 18,500 for a used 2000 R6 is about the most expensive price I´ve ever heard about. My second hand liquid silver 2002 R1 cost 10,000$ (also in Venezuela) It doesn´t seem so bad until you consider minimum wage in this country is a measly 125$ a month!!! Good thing I´m a scumbag lawyer!! hahahahahah!!!:rock Those wheelie trainers might look gay but I wish I had one on when I flipped over my 98 V-MAX:crash

Holy Shit!! Do you know anyone that wants to buy my 00 R1? I'd sell it hella cheaper than you got your R6 for. I'd be willing to put the paper price at a lower price so as to save someone from paying alot in taxes, then get the rest under the table so to speak. I also got a 00 Dodge Ram 1500 for sale.

Enough of the "gay" comments. I don't think the guy was suggesting leaving it on his bike permanently. I'd put it on to learn the balance point and then take it off eventually.

I did the ononewheel class and the thing worked great. Not only does it cut out two cylinders, it applies some rear brake if you go past the limiter. They set the thing to go higher and higher until you get used to it. It works especially well for learning how to change gears while up on one. If they sold the thing they wouldn't be able to hit you for $500 for a day of riding it - so don't expect Mr. Code to offer any help on that one.

I can't do wheelies yet, I'm still scared from the first day I ever attempted them back in 98 when I had my 600R (a kawasaki ninja, 1988), I flipped it over. I'm getting that device, and when I'm use to them, I'll take it off, rather look gay until I learn correctly then to pick up pieces of my bike off the street, throw them on a plastic bag, and walking my bike home like I had to do 5 years ago, I still remember it all too well, besides, I don't got the cash to fix my bike back to its current shape if it goes down. That gay ass wheel looks ****in awesome to me right about now.

The ones used in the uk wheelie schools have a microswitch connected to a light pole which hangs off the tailpiece, positioned so that the microswitch trips when the pole contacts the ground. This is linked to the sidestand switch which momentarily kills the engine. As soon as the front wheel drops the switch disconnects and the engine restarts. Hope this makes sense:) Roberto

i think that learning on the wheelie bar could help you develop bad instincts, like reliying on the cut off too much and doing it again when it ain't there, sure if you make a mistake without the bar you crash, but next time you know exactly where you went wrong, with the bar, well I thik you are going to blure the moment in your head and face doing it worse at a more agressive time inlife