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Wheelies · LVL 2

Power wheelie

Lifting the front wheel with the gas alone: close it so the front dips, then open it as the front springs back up.

Bail-out

Press the rear brake. Slowing the rear wheel brings the front down; closing the gas alone isn't enough once the front is high.

Sequence

Learn first

Strength

Grip
Dead hang for 30 seconds
Core
Plank for 60 seconds
Legs
Wall sit for 60 seconds

Trick Kit

You wear

  • Full-face helmet
  • Gloves
  • Boots
  • Armoured jacket
  • Armoured trousers
  • Back protector

The bike gets

  • Crash cages
  • One tooth smaller front sprocket

Progression

  1. In first at 15 km/h, close the gas and open it again, and feel the front of the bike dip and spring back
  2. Open the gas right as the front springs back up, for small lifts
  3. Keep the gas steady at the top of a lift instead of closing it
  4. Bring every lift down with the rear brake, until it's a habit

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