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WEDNESDAY 02 APRIL, 2008 |

How to Stunt a Motorcycle Part Three

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Behold the daddy of the daddies of all street freestyle stunts...the wheelie! Now, with the wheelie, you can perform the simplest to the most complex tricks. The basic sit-down wheelie, the high chairs and no handers are just some of the tricks you can try to do. Here are some how to's on doing wheelies.

1. Basic Sit-Down
The basic sit down is one of the easiest to do but hard to explain since different techniques can work well for different riders. There are two kinds of wheelies, the power-up and clutched wheelie. With the power-up wheelies, the bike's motor is used to get the front wheel up. You rev up near the bike's peak torque and twist the throttle to get your front up. With power wheelies, you deal with more power and there is higher possibility of looping your bike.

On the other hand, clutched wheelies require you to pull the clutch in just enough to get the rpm to rise up to the peak of the torque and quickly let it go. Then pull the clutch in slightly. When the revs rise for a split second, drop your clutch and back off the throttle when your front starts to come up. Remember that the higher your front wheel is , the less throttle you will need to keep it up. Either way, keep your arms stiff, jam your legs on the tank and cover the rear brake.

2. Stand-Up
You can also do this through power or clutch. You can bounce on the handlebars to preload the front suspension. With the fork's energy and throttle input, your front wheel will pop up. To bounce, stand up, lean forward and push your arms down so that the fork will compress. When the front wheel is up, drop your butt a little, bend your knees when you pull the bike up and when it rises to about 10 o'clock, you can straighten your legs and lean back.

3. Can Can
In doing a Can Can, you start with a regular stand-up wheelie. You take your right leg between the tank and your left leg. There's not much space between the tank and your leg, so you should be careful when you move your right leg. Since your right leg is the one moving, all your weight will be at the left side of the bike. Therefore, you need to counterweight by pulling your shoulders to the right side. Make sure to balance your body at the center. Do it slowly first to familiarize yourself on how you will move your right leg. Doing it fast might lead your bike to get out of control. If this happens, let off the gas, slightly tap on to the rear brake and bring your front down. When both wheels are on the ground, you are safe again.

4. High Chair
With a high chair, you need to sit on the gas tank with both of your legs on the sides. The easiest way to do this is to kick one leg at a time because one hand will remain on the handlebars. Some bikes have cruise control and with this, you can kick out both your legs at the same time. To do this, you can dig your ankles onto the headlight. Squeezing in the tank or modifying its shape is a big help since this is where you’ll sit on. High chairs require more throttle since your weight is in front, but you should also be smooth on your clutch. You can also lean back and bounce the bike a bit. Further, you don't really need to touch the fairing with your feet. As long as your legs are up high and the only thing that touches the tank is your butt, you're good to go.

By Nail K.

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