Steer wheelie?

Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help. Any tips for steering wheelies? I'm getting better at riding them out (still working on shifting), but I'd like to know how to steer them if I could. What sort of inputs to the bars and body positioning is required? Cheers fellas.

siddowns or standups?

stop talking stunting.. i miss my bike too damn much. buuuhuhuh.. but I'll try to help.. Start out on the Mtb.. the technique is farily similiar.. just that the R1 is heavier and everything happens a bit slower.

WET: Tips on both would be appreciated. Swedie: Sorry, I didn't follow. What's the Mtb? :) Cheers.

Originally posted by SpdKlzU Swedie: Sorry, I didn't follow. What's the Mtb? :) The mountainbike of course ;)

Haha... you americans and your acronyms :p

Originally posted by SpdKlzU WET: Tips on both would be appreciated. Well........ heres what I find....... sit downs I'll lean my upper body the opossite direction the bike is going stand ups just shift your entire body the direction you want to go

Standups: Type 1 (hanging way off bike, legs straight) Lean body to side of desired turn Target fixate Type 2 (both feet still on pegs or one knee in seat, nuts on tank) Lean body to side of desired turn Turn handle bars Target fixate Target fixation applies here just like in a panic situation. We tend to go where we look, so look where you want to go...the farther ahead the better.

It's always good to add another calibur to your assault but i wouldn't recommend steering the thing until you nail the shifting down everytime. By then, you'll be more aware and understand the offsets and are able to negotiate and come to terms with the situation without any real danger. In other words, don't try to go in the cage and make the lions and tigers sit just because you got the whip. Take it step by step, but if you do try and that rear wheel starts dancing, you better hope you come out better looking than your bike.

Alright, now that we are on the subject, how do I start to incorporate the rear brake in my wheelies? Any tips for starting out?

Not trying to be a smart ass: If you are eating a gear (needing to shift) in say 20 seconds or less, you will have problems steering the bike. I say that because you will not be "balanced" per say, but rather still accelerating a good bit. And it is very hard to turn a bike like you want to if you are accelerating in a wheelie. If however you are riding the wheelies in the same gear for 30 seconds or more than you will be able to do this no biggie. Here's what I do for standup's: Having EVEN weight on both pegs, when I want to change lanes I somewhat suddenly move most of my weight onto the peg that is in the direction I want to go. If you move your weight soft and gradual you will not make the bike turn very much. It is almost (ALMOST) as if you jump up a bit off of both pegs and land on the one in the direction you want to go. It is NOT a rough movement, but it is somewhat sudden. Of course you will be leaning with your body in the direction you want to go as well. You may also find turning the bars one way or the other helps you to get it to turn more. Some times it helps me and sometimes not. Of course as someone mentioned you always want to look where you are WANTING to go. I found myself when I first started trying to change lanes Leaning way off the bike in the direction I wanted to go, but with all my weight on the WRONG peg. for some reason that seemed safer to me...lol You must weight the peg to turn the bike. Best of luck brother:thumbup

Great tips fellas! :) Appreciate it a lot :thumbup