Hi I'm 40 years old and I just did my first deliberate wheelie this evening as I left a dinner at a friends house. I'm addicted lol.

@ChrisBirchNZ

2 жыл бұрын

This I like!

@savage22bolt32

3 ай бұрын

I'm 70, been riding 63 years & did two great wheelies back in 1973. Unfortunately, both ended with crashing! Fortunately, I didn't get hurt!

I love how my video has become a tutorial of what not to do when trying to wheelie 🤣

@TheBigBraap

2 жыл бұрын

Nice little nod to your channel fella👍

@danielk3612

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I was thinking about you when he started talking about wheelies going bad. And then there you were! To be fair, lots of us are bad at wheelie. I broke my rib just 2 weeks ago trying this.

@Frostzk

2 жыл бұрын

Good on ya mate! Hahahaha btw, I'm a fan from Cambodia also a fellow enudro rider 👌🏽

@ringonotts

2 жыл бұрын

I love how your still watching videos like this ha ha ha. Legend!

@MidWestMX

2 жыл бұрын

@@ringonotts KZread is my life

This is by far the best wheelie lesson I've ever found. Thanks, very much appreciated!

@hertzkot

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

I ran into Chris in the forest in Squamish, BC. A guy on a special bike and red bull riding gear. We spoke for a few moments, real nice guy. Then his whole class of riders appeared and I figured out who he was. Great tutorial Chris!

I've been to several riding schools including a trials riding school. And I always struggled to load the suspension before lifting the front wheel for obstacles. But Chris is the first guy to actually clearly tell and demonstrate that one must only use your legs and not your arms. No wonder I struggled to do it. I always pushed on the bars..And let me tell you it is tiring. Can't wait to try it again but only using my legs. Thanks Chris.👍

@brianpriest7000

Жыл бұрын

It's been a year since you made this I just saw this video are you doing wheelies now

@savage22bolt32

3 ай бұрын

​@@brianpriest7000He musta died..

I love how effortless it looks. Meanwhile me freaking out as soon as my front wheel leaves ground for a foot lol! Practice time is coming! Also, love the scenery! Sweet meadow over there!

I've never seen wheeling so well explained and demonstrated. Thanks mate!

I'm 58 and I do remember when the bike has plenty of power , I had an easier time with doing wheelies. Some bikes I rode over the years came up without me trying. I always liked those bikes and I remembered those bikes. I remember when I was in Highschool a friend of mine used to wheelie his sportster around the highschool and I was amazed on how he made it look easy.

I wish I had KZread when I was young, might have actually learned how to ride. I've learned so much now and I can't believe how much I've improved. Chris Birch is one of the best teachers on here; Rich Larson is also amazing and has a ton of content.

@bunnyman6321

Жыл бұрын

Facts

This is the best wheelie tutorial I've ever landed on YT. I'll practice these steps on my next day off. Keep it coming Chris! Thanks a bunch!

Undoubtedly some of the best instructional videos on YT! Chris breaks each technique down to its component parts to make the whole less daunting. Looking forward to practicing and learning from all the episodes. At my age (65) I'll never do hard enduro or competitive riding but gaining confidence is worthwhile all the same.

This is a very good video. Once I get over my sickness I'm getting on my bike and trying these tips

This was very well done, did a course many years ago with Chris, nice to be able to keep on learning with him

FINALLY a thorough and well put together wheelie instructional video!!!! Thank you Chris Birch!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for making/taking the time Chris. Much appreciated.

By far the most detailed explanation I've seen on wheelies . practice practice and more practice.

@ChrisBirchNZ

2 жыл бұрын

Thats the key!

Great tutorial Chris, really appreciate the way you articulate the how part really well, so practical!!👌

Thanks Chris for the step by step tips. I just bought both your Say No to Slow videos. Will surely have many weekends of fun watching the videos and practicing my rides.

The explanation on this is so detailed about the timing. I've watched many wheelie videos to try and find the order of these operations and this explains it beautifully. Thank you.

Thanks Chris - BEST Tutorial on HOW TO WHEELIE I have ever seen

Best wheelie instruction video ever! Hoping not to be wheelie impaired after practicing these tips! Thank you.

I did schoolboy MX for several years in the 80s. I wish there had been a coach series like this around then. It would have saved a lot of bumps and bruises - and the odd broken bone!

Great tutorial! I'll keep trying the technique. Thanks for the awesome video and for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you so much! Many bikers explained this technique, but I didn't understand well until I watched this video, so clear! You're the best teacher!

Thank You!!! For removing the handguards and clearly showing the clutch & front brake movements. Great video!

Thank you! Good to learn not only the how but also the why. Can't wait to try.

Great Chris Thanks very much I am old with broken body but love watching yourself & others. Great series we have learnt a lot. Thanks very much Cheers

There is many great riders out there.Chris is by far the most analytical with great communication skills.

This helped a lot 🤘🏻 best wheelie video I’ve watched so far and I’ve watched a bunch man thank you 🙌🏻

The best hard enduro couch, it is very important to know how to explain and Chris knows how to do it very well.

Best tutorial I've seen on electric bike wheelies, people ask me all the time for advice so now I can just send them this video and they'll be ripping sick wheelies in no time. Rules are important for learning to wheelie , and the first rule is to always use someone else's bike!

Best wheelie vid out there thanks mate, and love the clutch plate.

I really like this video. Very good teacher. I love the “until it’s boring” of the drills. I agree. Boring cause you have it down to without thinking about it anymore. Plus using small steps to then add them together for the entire process. Beautiful my friend. I feel far more confident that I could do wheelies if I follow these drills.

Keep it up mate! Nice instructions... All the things I need to know in 18mins. Thank you!

I am trying to learn on my own and your videos are very well explained, thank you!!

Hello Chris 65 yr old here been ridding loooong time it’s great to learn from the best. Thank you

Really great explanation Chris! Clearly a great teacher!!!

@ChrisBirchNZ

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Thank you Chris, this is the 1st of your videos I have seen. Such a great video, excellent tips and experience shared.....I'll be watching alot more.

Nothing like a Birchy wheelie, TY . Watched CHRIS many times in the KTM rally's.

Very useful and hands on tips. Tks Chris!

This is a great video, thank you. Been wheeling for some time now but love them so much I watch videos on them LOL this video Is awesome! Went from wheeling 110’s to big twin harleys

Best wheelie video ever and I know this before even getting off the couch!

Excellent tutorial for wheelies. Well done. 👍🤙

Most thorough explanation. Very good

Awesome skills and excellent coaching - Well done 👍

Thanks for the tips. I definitely need to spend more time practicing

Awesome explanation Chris, thanks again for the video, your the boss👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love your videos man. Really educational and opens me up on skills that really needs practice. Also your vids are entertaining. I can say that you can create a montage of all the sound effects that you make when teaching skills.😅 Keep em coming mate. Thank you.

Thanks Good explanation. I’ll be signing up for your course.

This is an excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

Dirtbikers have their own language when it comes to engine noises. lmao REALLY GREAT VIDEO THOUGH. By far the most in depth wheelie tutorial video I've seen on KZread! Thank you for this!

The sound effects are helpful - great tutorial

Thanks Chris. This is great. Will try (at least the first two techniques 😉)

Absolutely the best 'how to wheelie' video. As a "newbie" to wheelying I want to emphasize Chris' point about keeping you finger(s) on the clutch. If you are new, when the wheel pops up it's scary at first and you'll instictively squeeze the grips. But if your finger(s) are on the clutch, then you will also press the clutch in and cut the power to the motor and your front wheel will come down. Chris makes this point in the video but I want to emphasize it because it gave me confidence that I could lift the front wheel without looping the bike. Once I had this confidence, it became less scary and started to enjoy popping up the front tire at slow speeds in a controlled manner. This opened up a new level of enjoyment in riding trails. But it takes A LOT of practice. Thank you Chris!

@ChrisBirchNZ

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Thanks for a great comment 👍

Lesson One: Brraaaaapp!!!

@ChrisBirchNZ

2 жыл бұрын

You need to get it sounding just right!

@RollinwithRoland

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisBirchNZ, probably so. I'm better at doing actual wheelies than making the sounds. Many thanks for the video, certainly helped with my clutch-up BP.

I dream some night that i can wheelie well. Once I'm out of my cast ill practice some of these techniques on my wr450. Thanks for sharing! Very well presented.

Right on, Chris!

I love the sounds you make! 😂 Great tutorial

Thank you Chris. Need to practice this. I just bought my first ever 2-stroke (2015 KTM 200XCW) a couple of days ago and went riding with the boyz today. I’m so used to only using the throttle on 4-strokes (because of the instant torque) and found out quickly that same technique just won’t work. I kept trying to fast-wheelie over obstacles on the trail but all I got was wheel spin. Now that I watch your video I think my timing was wrong. Instead of giving power at the bottom of the compression to maximize grip, I was giving power half way back up the rebound, which I’m guessing created the wheel spin from the lack of load on the rear tire. Will practice more.

Can old dog learn new tricks? I’m so old, I don’t panic anymore. You are one with your bike, really enjoyed this, thank you.

Brilliant lesson - best Ive seen

Best explained on How to wheelie brilliant.

Wow fantastic video. Thank you!

On my sons kx85 it's just throttle as well as the kx250. The new 85 has some good power 1st - 4th. Great theory! We appreciate it.

What a great video mate, thanks

Thanks Chris, some new stuff for me to try👍

Great video Chris, thanks!

Best wheelie instruction ever.

It’s 2 o’clock in the night and I don’t even have a bike, wtf am I doing 😂

@lonewolf1209

3 ай бұрын

Same like me 9 in the morning

@cesarpepos123

2 ай бұрын

3 am 😂

You just saved lot us from lot of bruises, time and wrecks 👍🏻

The best wheelie lesson ever!

the quality of the video and the cinematics are appreciated

Subscribed, liked, laughed, will get your training. Well done!

Love the sound effects.

Thr best tutorial out from the best. Thanks

Making it look so easy !

Great video! These details are a huge help. I just wish I had a kickstand I could trust as much as you trust yours!😂

Great video so much help,,,,, thank you!!!!!

As Birchy said, timing is the key to consistently popping a controlled wheelie. Something that helped me that I will share was to time my stomp on the pegs/max compression with the release of the clutch and throttle snap. In fact, try to release the clutch and snap the throttle on the way down on the peg stomp. This is because the release of clutch and throttle snap will come later because as a newbie you are thinking about all the steps instead of doing it instinctively. So, pre planning to be early on the clutch release and throttle will sync up the timing perfectly. Tell your yourself, be early… be early…, etc.

@ChrisBirchNZ

10 ай бұрын

That’s really good advice! Thanks for this

Really excellent, you clearly just get it like breathing 👍

It’s all in the Brrrrrrrrapp. 😉😂😂👍 Very well explained Chris 🥇

im still mid at wheelies but i first learned on a lil tiny suzuki that i had broken the clutch cable on so i always used the "compress the front throw all the weight back and floor it" technique

Very helpful. i love that bike you gat man.

Amazing video. Thank You

Great vid! Just flipped my sherco trying to find the balance point haha. But will keep trying!

Great video

Excellent teacher

That was excellent! Thanks heaps

Thank you for the tips how to wheelie motorcycle ☺️😊 I love it

I am by no means a wheelie official here, but whenever I pop a wheelie on my 125 4 stroke, I mainly use the compression and rebound of the front suspension do most of my work rather than clutch. Maybe that's why I don't have quick or good wheelies. Awesome tips though. What a dude

Superb work, Chris! I do like to play with the more technical side of riding, here in highly urbanised England (maybe not entirely true, but every piece of countryside has some sort of restrictions) there are few places to practice freely, although I do have a place where I have not been hassled so far. This adds to the nervousness I find, however, some days I have been able to find the balance point momentarily and yet other days I have felt afraid to commit and just wheel spinned across the field! This video really breaks down the nuances of each technique and provides insight into why that is happening, sometimes, I am more afraid of the bike than other days, it seems! And it is those days where I am feeling more afraid that I don't commit to the technique and thus don't generate the rebound from the suspension. It is the same with wheelies on my mtb, it's all about committing to the body movement to work with the bike rather than fight against it, but a fire breathing dirt bike is more intimidating than a 1 human powered bicycle! Great video!

Thank you so much for this useful contents

Great vid bro

Top video mate

Great advice! Thank u sir

Absolutly awesome !!!

Outstanding!

Love it Bro...., Thank You... 👍

BRILLIANT- Thank you.

Chris places more emphasis on pulling the clutch in rather than stabbing the rear brake when you’re in trouble. Most other videos go the other way, more emphasis on the rear brake. Chris is a pro so he probably knows what he’s talking about. LOL