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Wheelie School, anyone done it?

http://www.iwanttowheelie.co.uk/index.html
Looks interesting, thinking about having a bash next summer, £5/week between now and then would cover it. just wondered if anyone had done it and thought it was good or pointless etc?

Any opinions?

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

Uh oh.. You've may have just opened yourself up for a bit of grief there matey boy
; )

You'll learn ; )

Always nice to be able to do them though(I imagine). I could only do a couple of inches of the ground then crap myself.

Same old answer from me, if in moderation and in the right place then crack on son.

It's always nice to see a well done wheelie I don't care what the others say. Especially a long one through a gear or two, just not two up overtaking cars on a roundabout while getting your knee down

P.S. Buy some spare head bearings

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

There's a review of this school in the last Ride magazine. They reckon it's pretty good though the reviewer claims to have been the only person in the groop not to have wheelied it on the day ;-)

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Originally Posted by Brettus (Post 1690396)

Any opinions?

With a torquey V-twin you won't need a school to teach you how to get it up, throttle and rear brake control will come with experience.

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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave (Post 1690457)

With a torquey V-twin you won't need a school to teach you how to get it up, throttle and rear brake control will come with experience.

+1.

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Originally Posted by _Stretchie_ (Post 1690413)

Uh oh.. You've may have just opened yourself up for a bit of grief there matey boy
; )

Yeah I guessed that might be the case, I'm not advocating it really just wondered what people thought of the course approach.

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Originally Posted by martianskippy (Post 1690416)

There's a review of this school in the last Ride magazine. They reckon it's pretty good though the reviewer claims to have been the only person in the groop not to have wheelied it on the day ;-)

Yep, where I saw it too heh, sounded interesting so was looking it up.

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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave (Post 1690457)

With a torquey V-twin you won't need a school to teach you how to get it up, throttle and rear brake control will come with experience.

True enough, my skill isn't that great, I'm always tempted to try but don't wanna bin the thing, maybe when I've got some crash bungs I'd take the fairings off and give it a try. too scared of binning it on my first try heh.

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

Just keep them low to begin with, control the height with the rear brake at first and you will soon learn how to control them on the throttle.

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

I wish I could do it :( one day maybe

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

an extra 50 bhp makes them easier...

A bit too easy....

Re: Wheelie School, anyone done it?

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Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave (Post 1690457)

With a torquey V-twin you won't need a school to teach you how to get it up, throttle and rear brake control will come with experience.

Surely it's better to try at a school that has bikes with the anti-flip bits on the back so you don't bin your bike/your self?

I'd love to be able to wheelie my SV (used to wheelie my 100cc all the time when I was a lot younger) but too scared of flipping the SV etc.

http://www.thewheelieschool.co.uk/index.htm