how to pick up the front of a bike

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1. Guest4861
   

   How to pick up the front of a bike; i'm assuming you are referring to Wheelies. There are many different kinds of wheelies i'll explain the easiest one for you. Sit-downs are the easiest wheelies to do. There are so many different ways to wheelie a bike, depending on the rider and machine. Here is a quick method but other riders might do it differently.
   
   There are two kinds of wheelies:
   power wheelies
   and clutched wheelies
   
   In power wheelie motor is used to get the front wheel up. Get the revs up near the bike's torque peak and goose the throttle to snap the front end up. On a 1200cc bike this is easy--just snap the throttle at around 6000 rpm and it wheelies.
   
   600cc bike needs a bit of hand holding. On these, I'll roll the rpm up higher, then chop the gas and snap it on again. Chopping the throttle will cause the front end to dive for an instant, and the rebounding of the fork will help the front end come up when you snap the throttle back on.
   Make sure on a 600, open the throttle all the way to the stop to get the front end up under power.
   
   Just so you know a literbike takes much less throttle--snap my CBR954RR to the stop and you'll be on your a*s instantly. That's why I don't like power wheelies--you're dealing with a lot of power, and the possibility of looping the bike is greater.

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2. Guest6407
   

   You want easy way out than learn how to do the clutched wheelies;
   pull the clutch in just enough to cause the rpm to rise up to the torque peak,
   then let it out quickly
   pull the clutch in just slightly
   into the friction zone
   The revs rise for a split second and drop the clutch
   Make sure not to ease it out--and back off the throttle slowly as the front of the bike comes up.
   The higher the front wheel goes the less throttle is needed to keep it up
   Backing off keeps the bike from going over
   keep your arms stiff
   squeeze the tank with your legs and always cover the rear brake.
   
   If things get ugly, you just tap the rear brake and both wheels are back on the ground. If you're looking straight ahead, when you can't see over the bike you know you're getting close to the balance point.

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