Shifting gears in a wheelie...

[Nate_450R]

yeah so i can find the balancing point, and keep it going for a while. the problem is that i run out of gear. so i have had people tell me they ride strait through all 5 or 6 gears depending on what they ride. anyways, my question is...how? i cant seem to be able to get out of 1st (or 2nd if thats what i start in). any suggestions? how does the quad react when shifting while up? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks

[jdenny400ex]

man i ride a 400 and if you have found the balance point you shouldnt be running it out in 1st or 2nd, you should be able to just play with the throttle and keep it right on balance, but if you want to shift gears u need to find that balance point and go a little past it and then shift in time enough so the front end wont come down on you. man try riding a wheelie up an incline, not a very big one but it is easier that way, i think, it easier to balance it. then when you get that down you should be able to do them on a flat area no problem.

if you are in the ballance point you can shift easy but i dont you got it if you cant shift


just go back alittle farther and do a quick shift

you will get it

[csimp3]

hey, im not sayin your not a bp (balance point), but if you are you should be able to keep it at one speed, maybe rock it back a little further and walk it with the rear brake, but if you go just past bp and use the brake, you should be able to slow a wheelie down to whatever speed you want, or even a stop, practice practice practice, oh and i dont know of your sitting, but if you put your left foot on the grab bar it makes it alot easier to learn bp, but you cant shift from there, but you will get alot more comfortable with the feeling of being at bp, and try to 12 o'clock it a couple times, then youll know exactly how far you can go

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by Kickstarts_Suck
if you are in the ballance point you can shift easy but i dont you got it if you cant shift


just go back alittle farther and do a quick shift

you will get it

ya without the clutch...it takes too long if u use the clutch...i can go from 2nd all the way to 5th with my front end off the ground

Originally posted by krt400ex
ya without the clutch...it takes too long if u use the clutch...i can go from 2nd all the way to 5th with my front end off the ground

i use the clutch, you just have to be fast with it i start in 2nd and go to 5th

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by Kickstarts_Suck
i use the clutch, you just have to be fast with it i start in 2nd and go to 5th

wow, ur good...i can't do it with the clutch...

Originally posted by krt400ex
wow, ur good...i can't do it with the clutch...

just keep trying you can do it

[400exfan19]

ya, its takes alot of practice to shift in a wheelie with the clutch. i just stay in 1st or 2nd

[Nate_450R]

ok so i have no classes or work tomarrow so you know what im gonna be doing. practice practice practice. so nobody ever explained what the bike does when you do shift. does it raise back up further? or stay or go down? and whats a 12 o'clock?