I'm no pro stunter, but I've been doing straight line wheelies on 50s off and on for a year or so and it's not that hard. The 110 is a tank, I know as I can directly compare the two, owning both. Both have underpowered motors for their chassis size so what I can advise you to do is to get it in first, almost to a stop, but rolling. Lean back, don't THROW your weight into it, just lean all your weight back, and throttle up and bring the wheel up and down, find out where the " comfort " zone is where you can hold it, but not almost go over. Make sure you keep your toes hovering, or partially riding the rear brake, use it or not, it's great to get a feel for where your brake is if you end up needing it. The real goal is to keep your RPMs low, and your momentum strong. Balance just comes natural after time. Good luck, I'm still learning myself!

 

Still have a stock sprocket on the rear? Just takes time and practice. Have to find that breaking point where your gonna loose it or keep it going. People call them *** drags but if your learning and just to get comfortable kind of keep your feet on the ground till you find this point. This way if you loop out your may save yourself. Im pretty good now when i loop out I have my feet off the pegs to save it.

 

Practice on a pedal bike to learn about the balance point in wheeling,learn how to feather the back brake,learn how head adjustment's help with the balance point and starting on a slight uphill will help(you don't have to pick up the front end as high).It's all about finding the balance point and you being comfortable to keep it there, with adjustment's from the gas/ brake and head to keep it there, have fun.

 

^^ Balance point won't teach you throttle control. I'd personally skip the BMX bike and go straight to grass.

 

Yeah ill try in the yard later and yeah stock gearing but I think I'm gonna drop the back to 37

 

If you drop the back you lose torque, raise the back or lower the front tooth count.

 

Ya, just forget about the bmx,not like anybody who did bmx ever got any good at dirtbiking.

 

Am I the only one that caught the sarcasm in this? There was some dude named Jerome McGarth who was a pretty decent BMXer that was supposedly pretty good at dirt bike riding too.

Riding a bike is a great way to learn wheelies. You think a bicycle doesn't have a throttle? How about the pedals? Its the same concept and a good way to feel the balance point, just like pitviking is saying. Its not that you have to learn on a bike first or anyone who ever was good at wheelies learned on a bike but it IS a good way too learn. I practice on my hardtail mountain bike all the time.

 

Yeah the bike thing won't work. With the peddling it's like totally different. Ill practice later

 

He said he had stock gearing so i just think he means he will throw a 37 on

 

Yeah, he said " drop the back " implying less teeth, which would work against him is what I meant.

 

you dont need to do anything to the bike to learn....i rode a bone stock crf 50 for a year learning wheelies stock bars and all lol. its all about timing the throttle and the pull back. on under powered bikes you need to get the front end up and catch it with the rear brake because you dont have the ability to power a wheelie out like on bigger bikes. try just dragging your left foot and keeping your right foot on the brake. and the best thing you can do to really learn is hike up your skirt and go out there and flip the bike without bailing........i know it sounds ass backwards but the second you stay on the bike for the entire loop you will realize how far you can actually come back before your crashing. i spent 5 hours in a lot one day with no real progress the next morning i hit the lot at my job and looped one and didnt let myself jump off and catch it, right after i did that i started killing wheelies cuz my mind got too see how far you can really come back....if you try learning in the grass your gonna be fighting keeping the bike balanced. start in first gear in a lot

 

I ment go to 37 not drop sorry mine is 33. And yea I rode my buddy's cbr600 in a wheelie down the street. Ill try everything you guys are telling me thanks. Ill try with the brake. Never used brake before

 

its all about practice buddy and get it back to on the brake!!!!! not using the brake = not a real wheelie(at first......once you get bp and throttle control down then its fun to try just engine braking and gas but thats a lllooonngggg way down the road) keep at and also a couple beers helps too hahahh

 

Like everyone said its all about practice, gearing helps but if it out get it down you'll learn it on any bike with ease. Im still trying to get it down with my klx 110 but the 50 is like butter lol ..an a word from the wise don't try to shift from 1st to 2nd on a stock 50 during a wheelie. I did this when I first got my 50 and you'll end up on your ass in a blink of an eye lol

 

Right after posting in this thread I went out to ride and did exactly that trying to goon LOL. That thing bucked out from underneath me so quick I didn't even have time to go for the handbrake. DO NOT SHIFT on a stock 50 when the front wheel is off the ground.

 

Maybe im the only one but when you wheelie a 110 does it ever go to the left on you? Seems like everytime I wheelie my klx the bike wants to lay to the left on me. Im getting better at it but its a little harder compared to my 50

 

You left footed?

 

Yea.. I try to pull up equally but sometimes I go to the left. I've noticed if I turn the bars to the right it helps balance me out tho

 

On my first 50 id ride em in the yard.
What worked for me was first gear foot over brake pedal rock wack the grottoes and rock back. Don't yank the bars just help get the moment up then hit the brakes. I did this for a while letting the front wheel come up higher each time till I got control of the brake. That worked for me i can ride a decent wheelie now

 

don't forget to do the arm swag either when your doing a wheelie. #1

 

don't forget to do the arm swag either when your doing a wheelie. #1

Is that in reference to all those morons on 2 strokes doing wheelies on the streets and waving their arms about as if their arm had fallen asleep(or are practicing their bowling)?

I love that video, but think they all look like idiots. If you were not referencing that video and haven't seen it I would be very happy to post it.

 

come on now buddy dont talk bad about the 12 oclock boys of bmore they are hella fun to ride with been on a couple street rides with them.....shit gets crazy lol

 

Lmao yea I found out the hard way when I first got my 50..on pavement in front of my neighbor too of all things haha

 

come on now buddy dont talk bad about the 12 oclock boys of bmore they are hella fun to ride with been on a couple street rides with them.....shit gets crazy lol

I'm not talking bad, I think they've got good skill and control, and their videos are great fun. God damn do they look silly waving their arms like they're going to be in a rap video. They're the best squids I've seen in a long time. They ride some INSANE wheelies.

 

a couple of them are RRREEAAALLLYYYYY sick with it and pull sum real difficult shit on two strokes with no hand brake. gotta love a chicken wing wheelie!!!!!! the feds dont care for them too much though lol

 

Is that in reference to all those morons on 2 strokes doing wheelies on the streets and waving their arms about as if their arm had fallen asleep(or are practicing their bowling)?

I love that video, but think they all look like idiots. If you were not referencing that video and haven't seen it I would be very happy to post it.

Haha yeah it sure was.

 

I was just out riding my bike trying to get it up. It's so damn hard that thing is a tank! And it doesn't help that I have an off idle bog. But still that bike doesn't wanna come up to the point where you can get it steady. Ill try more when I put a cable clutch in

 

Yeah i cant ride any big wheelies on my pit bikes either.I can alittle in 1st but not at all in second lol.

 

Second gears tough with the 50 and the 110, but once you get comfortable with it an you find out where the balancing point is you'll get more confident and be able to hold them longer. I just recently started holding 2nd gear wheelies on my klx. Riding up hill helps also