most wont like the topic but...

[nacnacrida]

if i go to bring the wheel up by popping the clutch at slower speeds, 10-15, i just spin out and the front wheel does not lift....
why is this
i do not need to hear squid and what not, plus i wear full gear with the exception of jeans

[bucks1605]

I've never tried, but maybe you're using too much throttle? 

[ben2go]

Have you got bigger sprockets?It could be the clutch slipping.Slick tire.The list goes on and on.

[Jay_wolf]

Well think what helps a wheelie , as we have seen ,. gearing ur bike to about 80 mph , will make it fly up , im sure risers and Mx barvs help get that yank up , also weight , and the centre of balance , u want all the weight to the rear of the bike , and dude keep ur right foot near the back break , search gs wheelie , on youtube and see how much damage u can cause for a silly mistake ,


id feel much more comfy doing a power wheelie on a Gsxr or r1 , or  something like that , that way u have more control with the throttle instead

get sum leather trousers,  dont u no jeans like melt in around 3 seconds? and a nice pair of boots for that ankle

[nacnacrida]

thanks for the imput.
The tire only has 600 miles on it and the clutch has just been adjusted. I have searched and i see people saying dump it at like 9k rpms and im only doing about six so i doubt it is to much throttle.
And I do wear riding boots.

[ohgood]

thanks for the imput.
The tire only has 600 miles on it and the clutch has just been adjusted. I have searched and i see people saying dump it at like 9k rpms and im only doing about six so i doubt it is to much throttle.
And I do wear riding boots.

^^ don't do that, it WILL LOOP on top of you !

Mine would come up easy in 1st before I changed to a 15t (minus one on the front) cog. Get her rolling, just passed needing the friction zone of your clutch to continue moving. "Feather" the clutch a little, and rev it, either the clutch will slip, or the front will come up.

You're sitting normally, right ? If you shift too much to the front, ya, you can spin the rear.

Don't ever ever ever just dump the clutch.

If your clutch is slipping instead of your tire, you'll of course have to fix that first.

I just hope you don't end up throwing your bike down, or worse, it looping onto you.

[08GSSteve]

gulp...I see a new set of plastics on order

[yamahonkawazuki]

agreed with teh above. perhaps also look into engine guards and or frame sliders of some sort

[TheTazZ]

dont u no jeans like melt in around 3 seconds?

Actually jeans can hold up for ~0.6 second.

I'd love to learn how to get that front wheel in the air as well, but i think it will have to wait till i get another bike. I dont wanna wreck this one 

[mach1]

its not as hard as it seems, but then again I have a 14t front sprocket ans I can rev to about 7 or so and drop the clutch and pop the front up but since Ive have yet to figure out my rear brake issue I let off the gas right away

[littleblackjeep]

learn to wheelie on a mountain bike first.  Being able to wheelie a bicycle for as long a distance as i want, wheelies on any moto seem simple. 

plus, its alot easier to ditch a mtn bike, and not trash it.

[08GSSteve]

Agreed

I learnt on a YZ80 and had a blast doing it.

learn on something that wont break easy like a small 2 stroke dirt bike or as "littleblackjeep" said a mountain bike.  its not about the power to get the bike up but more balance and rear brake control once it is up so you don't flip.