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How To Do Wheelies On Your Dirt Bike
 Doing wheelies on your dirt bike is not only fun, but can get you through and over some tricky situations. If you're trail riding you will need to be able to pop the front wheel up to get over logs, cross streams and challenge rutted or uneven terrain.
I personally believe it is far easier to do wheelies on a four-stroke than a two-stroke. The power is more predictable and is a lot smoother.
Here are some tips that may help you out - and may prevent you from flipping your bike and looking like a tool ;-)
- Grip your bike firmly with your legs and sit in a central position.
- Keep one finger on the clutch and your foot over the rear brake. If you ever feel like you're going to flip your bike, give the rear brake a light tap to bring her back down.
- Choose a higher gear like 3rd or 4th if you are trying to do long, flat beach-style wheelies. Using lower gears can actually be more difficult to keep steady. To lift the wheel up, be in mid-range revs, then apply a quick burst on the accelerator. If needed, pull back lightly on the handlebars at the same time. Once you get good at this, try it standing up.
- Practice. Practice. Practice!
If you reckon you've got that sorted, try this to hone your skills...
- In the seated position and using first gear, give her a burst of revs, drop the clutch and lift the front wheel. Using the clutch, accelerator and rear brake, try and hold the front wheel up for as long as possible. This looks really cool when pulled off, but it is much harder than it looks!
If you are serious about improving your riding techniques I can highly recommend Gary Semics MX Technique Downloads. He trains people like Ryan Villopoto and Jeremy McGrath how to ride, so he's a pretty good person to listen to about riding dirt bikes!
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