Juan and anyone stuck on this needs to get at it more frequently. You cannot do 5 attempts then nothing for a week or two. You have to spend more time with proper full gear on. Good, safe riders will instinctively position themselves on the bike upon the first sign the bike is doing a wheelie to kill it, to regain the normal position of the bike. Getting comfortably with the uneasy body position of a wheelie is not that easy. Letting your arms loose and stretch out, feels very unnatural in a wheelie position. Relaxing your mind and your tense body is the first step.
Not sure if Juan has made any progress yet or not but definitely would recommend learning on a Grom - helps out a lot with technique since you cant rely on power. Would make a cool little shop bike too.
One thing that helps me is pressing the rear break right before releasing my clutch. slows you down and preloads the suspension. may or may not help Juan but worth trying.
I used to wheelie them right out of the box after a PDI at the dealership. Stock baggers id always have to preload the front to get them up, but im no pro...
I’m at Juan’s stage. A brilliant video! When he says much more power that’s when your life flashes before your eyes! I’ll work on my wheelies! Thanks boys!
The timing on Juan’s seat bounce is a tiny bit out of sync. Creep it,, little bit of front brake compressed the fork- “ seat bounce” rock the body back in one fluid motion, TIME the clutch hit with the seat bounce Juan🤙 From what I’ve seen his bike prefers slinging the clutch right out quick. I don’t think he’ll break it loose at 20mph with that motor/gearing combo. Awesome video tho! Everything you’re saying Lance is perfect! Juan,, practice practice! I know it’s super frustrating right now,, but hang in there-don’t give up! 100% you will be caring that front wheel! And a whole lot of props for doing this with the whole world watching! You have our respect! Braaap
Now that Juan has set his goal of learning to wheelie by december, I cant wait to see it!! suggestion: watch your head placement when you're coming up on the wheelie, at the 7:01 mark you can see him leaning forward into the bars when he is trying to bring it up. try and get your core above the rear axle and it will come up much easier. once you get that habit of leaning a little back instead of all forward, you can wheelie anything. trust the wheelie and COVER THE REAR BRAKE! Good Luck Juan!!
I live down the street from your shop, I see you guys rippin through every now and then, love your merch, love the vlogs, Hoping to get my bike soon so I can add some rad Thrashin gear. You could do it Juan!!!
I was just where Juan was at, what really helped me since I’m a smaller guy (145 lbs) is pressing down on the front forks & compressing that front suspension just before the seat bounce & clutch dump! I hope this helps
It's seriously crazy how different it is. I thought cause I'm pretty good at wheelies on a dirt bike I'd get them down on the Harley pretty easy but it took a lot of practice and I'm still not that good haha
@@drewjackson4056 Man agreed but that’s such a huge part of it. In fairness I don’t count on wheelie world since run the FXDWG and lengthen them even sometimes haha
What kind of motor mount & Stabilizer does Lance use on his dyna,I have a 2008 fxdse2, I don't do a lot of wheelies.I do get into it on the corners & burner outs,forgot to mention, I do run Legends front & rear ,any suggestion's on what I should run for motor mounts?Thanks you guys & your product's are Second To none.Peace,Keep up the good Work, THANKS
Im still learning but here are some things that helped me so far first off my bike is a Stock 96cu motor 2007 lowrider. i get the front end up no problem after I did the Barnett carbon clutch instal with heavy duty spring, taller rear suspension 13-14” tall. easy pull levers, case saver, or chopper hauss front mount to save your engine if u come down hard which will happen when learning, good front suspension too. i run dunlop 401 in the back regular tire pressure im also 230lbs 6’5 so that helps with popping em up if youre a bigger dude only thing I have problems with now its getting scared to hit balance point im still chasing them out but too anyone learning at the end of the day its just gonna be seat time ive seen dudes wheelie completely stock dynas mind you they are experienced but it goes to show that you can do everything to your bike and still not wheelie it just comes down to skill
It really helps if you go slower and focus on technic. Good seat bounce down to the rear not so much straight back. Focus on slowing down and technic and you won’t be speeding up so much getting it up.
I have a older 95 , 80 inch stage 3. After learning how to get the front end to come up I stopped myself. Now I have a Grom clone for working on my break control. All the skills that I am learning from the little beater translate right to the Harley.
That's a very smart move brother. When I was younger I used to wheelie a Honda VTR 1K I had and I miss messin around but i'm so out of practice I won't even risk trying it on my heavy ass street beast😂 I need to get a cheaper bike to practice on for sure
No he doesn’t. Like Lance said there are guys on bone stock 88” motor dynas pulling up the front end up until the cows come home. Plus it’s better to develop the skill to get the front end up rather than rely on just the power to get it up
On a sport bike you don’t have to rev the shit out of it to wheelie. You can just power it up and it’s very controlled and smooth. On a Harley you gotta rev that shit out and yank it up. It’s more of an aggressive/explosive thing.
@@DeadRoman i used to run 30mph 3rd gear, stand up and wacked the throttle and dump the clutch. The difference in the power curve is killing me. And i finally got a 2 into 1 on the bike instead of bigshots. So far its making the power in a better way.
I think I'm going to buy a used 883L this summer. Probably ad some stunt crash bars, better suspension and rental bars. Then in the winter upgrade to a hooligan engine kit. Can't wait to practice stunting on a harley!
took me quite a while to perfect a wheelie on my road king I think for me it was fear of giving too much throttle and flipping over backwards but once I built up the courage and eventually found that sweet spot I was golden...great video😉
Maybe try keeping your head up also not to keep looking at the tire as it comes up I learned it was easier for me to get it all the way up by keeping my head looking forward because it brings your shoulders forward to look down
Rake won’t matter about a wheelie… but will matter how the bike handles overall. If it’s an old Softail will need a lot of power…. Cause of the way the shock extends
Definitely worth the commute to travel out of the city to a spot where you wont get pressed to leave and there's literally zero through traffic. Its a whole different vibe when your in an environment that enables you to focus rather than always being on alert.
Thanks for the video lance, I have a question perhaps you can answer. Why does the performance Harley crowd have such a affinity for mag wheels? Is it just a flex as there more expensive?
This is the 1st video I've ever heard about longevity of a tire. That sounds like some lefty logic. This is a wheelie video right. SHINKO 777 best price best stick. Awesome video 👍👍👍
No. The point is when our friends are learning the technique, we put them in the stickier compound. Once they got the technique down, that sticky of a tire is not needed and you can go with something they is also better for burning out. No need to name call brother. Just sharing how we teach our friends.
@@THRASHIN Thank you for this video. I have learned a lot from it and the comments. Not ajmorgans comment though. I have a stock 99 FXDWG that I will be learning to wheelie on. motivated . thank you Thrashin'. You are good guys.
