How to Wheelie on a Motorcycle

How to do wheelie seat stander. This is one part of ‘Trick Tip’s and How to Wheelie’, from CRAZY IN SEATTLE trick tips with J-boogie, posted by clickproductions

“Hey this is J-Boogie in Seattle and I’m going to show you how to do a free standing wheelie.  All you stunt riding fans, fanatics and foes out there, this is the basic stunt from what I learned to step up to all my technical tricks.  So this is the bread and butter of the beginning.

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First things first, with the free standing wheelie, I ride my RPM between 3,500-4,500 RPM; pointer finger on the clutch, middle finger on the hand break, RPMs coming at 3,500-4,500.

I always cover my clutch, that’s my safety zone so I don’t get crazy or out of control, I got the clutch to save my skin.  You always want to cover your break, that’s a given to stunt riding.  Pretty much what makes the stunt is that rear break.  So if you have a hand break, always keep a finger on the hand break.  I use my middle finger and I always keep my pointer on the clutch.

(Demonstration)

I start the seat-stander with knees bent, bodies tucked into the bike.  As soon as I clutch up and get close to balance point I straighten my legs out.  It’s more of the key to riding a smooth seat-stander wheelie is having nice straight legs; you don’t want to ride it with bent knees because it kind of throws you off balance or you wobble.  With straight legs you can control the bike in a straight line and steer it all along the parking lot.  Throttle control, you want to have a steady wrist, no throttle stopping.  You want to have a wrist like you’re turning on a real [inaudible 00:01:48] button, just nice, smooth rolling movement.”