wheelie bicycle vs motorbike

Originally Posted by Ciarán

Pushbike wheelies are a good place to start, but it really depends on the time of bike...
wheelies on a bmx, are the hardest thing to do, balance point if tricky to find.

Sorry, but I disagree with that.

Yes, it's harder to get the wheel up due to the gearing, but yank back on the bars of a BMX & it rises no worries. Balance point is no problem, to the extent of rolling along on the back wheel without peddling at all, until you get so slow you stop. But even when stopped (brakes or otherwise), balancing isn't an issue for a short time.

I used to ride a BMX a lot when I was younger

I'm rubbish at wheelieing motorbike and only marginally better at wheelieing pushbikes. I am, however, quite good at wheelieing wheelchairs.

I can do both, but find the motorbikes easier - for me it is because a motorbike is heavier and therefore less "Lively" and unstable.

A push bike is far easier to bail out of though!

I have perfected the art of wheelying my monocycle.

*Dont try that at home folks!*

Never tried on a motorbike but put your mountain bike in first gear, lean back while rolling along slowly and pedal really fast.

Originally Posted by Baph

Yes, it's harder to get the wheel up due to the gearing, but yank back on the bars of a BMX & it rises no worries. Balance point is no problem, to the extent of rolling along on the back wheel without peddling at all, until you get so slow you stop. But even when stopped (brakes or otherwise), balancing isn't an issue for a short time.

It's easy as pie to lift a BMX, i find it really hard on my BMX to sit and wheelie it....
maybe my cruddy BMX.
Ah well, each to their own i guess.

Got pulled over yesterday for doing a wheelie....
Cops just told me i could fall off, asked if the bike was mine, and called me a ****.
Then they drove off.
Thank **** for that....
I was on a little back road with no traffic around mind, guess they were leniant

Originally Posted by Ciarán

Got pulled over yesterday for doing a wheelie....
Cops just told me i could fall off, asked if the bike was mine, and called me a ****.
Then they drove off.
Thank f*ck for that....
I was on a little back road with no traffic around mind, guess they were leniant

Were you on a push bike or a motorbike?

I'm pretty good at wheelying a pushbike.

I'm scared to practice my motorcycle wheeling as I remember the amount of times I looped it learning how to do it on a push bike.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Were you on a push bike or a motorbike?

neither, i was on my scoot.
It's fair play, i was being silly.

Originally Posted by Ciarán

neither, i was on my scoot.
It's fair play, i was being silly.

now thats funny!