Tim Coleman Slow Wheelies for Dummies 

@PrimalEnduro Excellent instructional Vid...Learning the correct way is PRICELESS ! Thx

I think this is the best video online explaining how to start wheeling. Tim Coleman defiantly knows how to explain.

May I provide a piece of insight from my experience practicing this technique...... When trying to raise the wheel up as high as Tim is doing in the video, beginners usually don’t keep the throttle open long enough to arc the wheel up quite high, so what ends up happening is the wheel gets up maybe 2 feet in the air for a brief moment before it falls down. The reluctance to keep the throttle open for long enough seems to come from the fear of falling back. The chances of you falling back when the bike is almost vertical are none. Even of you do fall back, it’s mostly harmless if you’re wearing protective gear.. Do not be afraid to keep the throttle open until the whee goes up high. Once you get a feel for how long the throttle needs to be open, you will be able to reflexively control throttle open time. Expect it to take a week or two for those reflexes to be developed.

It would have been amazing to see the footage of students trying it. Its one of the best ways to learn - from other peoples mistakes. There is a narrow 'correct' space but it is amazing the infinite ways learners get into trouble and make errors. Seeing these various errors is a gold mine for the master and the learner alike!

Excellent instruction. Loved the convo about clutch release timing

I'm so glad he's on the 350... I have one and I have a lot of consistency issues getting the front end up. Seeing how easily he does it on my same bike proves that the bike is very capable, and I just need to keep practicing. It might sound stupid but this video is EXACTLY what I needed to see! Thank you!! And yes, I just subscribed 👍

Thanks for the vid Guys, so good to hear Tim explain it All.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge of how you do this-hopefully so can I!

Really nice video master!

Ótimos vídeos, obrigado. Very good, thank you

Great tips, thanks. Awesome coaching.

Great video thanks a lot

Thanks a lot , great explanations😉

That’s awesome I need a lot more time and training on my new kx250 four stroke ! Thanks your videos are amazing Cheers

Another great vid- love your channel!.

Primo Great info for myself and my son Great Thx..

My Country flag is on your shirt!😍😍😍Thanks you so much

Wow, this is fabulous. Maybe this old man can finally learn to wheelie!

Wow, so good explanation.

Cheers from Cambodia!

Thank you this helped a lot I was way over doing my RPM and bringing it up way too fast it made it harder to catch with the rear brake but I figured out the lower RPM takeoff I'm able to do my slow wheelies cuz I'm not over rotating too quickly thanks you so much

Wonderful videos! Thanks for sharing and helping! I'm going to try this today 👌🏻

Thanks ！

Makes it look so easy

awesome vid. I realize now that I've been using too much throttle for my slow wheelies

I am definitely a dummy so this video is really good for me.

Heck yeah.

Seeing is believing. So much clearer now that I’ve seen this. My new goal is to master using the clutch instead of the throttle.

Cheers man, I watch these videos hoping for an easy way.... nope they're still hard as hell to do properly!

The one thing not mentioned in the explanation is how quickly and fully you shift your weight to the back of the bike immediately as you’re rebounding.

Hold on now, you can't do that kinda stuff on a 4 stroke! Lol Nice video Tim, I enjoyed it, thanks. I'm going out and practice this tomorrow.

Key bit of info here is too pop the clutch on the down stroke of the suspension rather than trying to time it for the rebound. This one helped me break through to the next hurdle. What gear are you popping up in there Tim?

Hi PrimalEnduro, this is really helpful and thank you for posting it. I have one question, though. My 150cc 2-stroke doesn't seem strong enough to bring the front up if I use the clutch and throttle together from the idle. Do you think the engine should be strong enough as long as the timing is right? It's amazing to see that Tim was hardly using any rpms...

Interesting. I've been trying to put in some practice with wheelies and pivot turns, and I've got the rear brake covered, but finding that balance is a hard task. I'll have to try the standing version and see how it feels next time. I'm thinking how every time I start a wheelie it's from a dead stop with my left foot down, and I'm quite short, and its VERY difficult to bring that foot up to the peg. I always end up doing 180°-360° pivot turns whilst repeatedly and rapidly dabbing the left foot. Good video though.👍

Hi Tim, nice explanations. I struggle with the throttle... when the front wheel comes up and my body goes back, I hold the handlebar and my hand add too much throttle and the bike loops. How do you hold your body without adding gas ?

I would really like to see a short video segment talking about best practices for wheelie on a motorbike that is direct drive (no clutch) like the Zero Motorcycles FX, Alta Motors Redshift, Luna Cycles Sur Ron X, or KTM Freeride E-XC. All the same this is good information but there are few examples of technical riding on electrics.

His suspension looks really soft. I'm sure that helps to compress the suspension.

Lets see if i can get my DR650 up with this method... im pretty confident. My DR has a weird balance point though... comes really late. Also i need to drain my tank before since with the full 5.3 gal tank its not even power wheeling in first and clutching it up is difficult because there is so much weight so high located

i see you have a cambodia jersey i did a dirt bike tour in siem reap was fun but hard in the deep sand

finally a good wheelie tutorial without a bunch of useless talking

Susbtitulos en español plase...

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Unfortunately there are some videos on youtube that tell you to weight the forks to help pop up the wheel. This video obviously teaches the right way which is to compress on the pegs. If you try to compress the forks you will be leaning too far forward to be able to easily lift up the front wheel.

Can you do this technique without using the front brake? Also when you compress the forks do you release the front brake right after while giving throttle? Like using the front brake and throttle at the same time or hand off brake followed by throttle? Thanks.

What is the you are running on gearing you are running I am am at 12 front 53;rear

Do you think an auto clutch holds a person's development of riding skill back? I think I got better after I stopped using an auto clutch. Plus how do you double blip a log on the auto?

Having a hard time with my KTMXCF without giving it too much throttle on the torque pulls too hard and it seems like you’re giving almost nothing. Does it matter your suspension settings currently I have mine set to soft on front and rear should I make them more stiff?

Do you think this works on a 4 stroke motocross bike too? I think on this low rpms my crf will pop off(hope this is OK my English is not the best) 🤔

Nice video. On the rebound he moves his body back.. he didn't mention that. Also that low RPM 🤔 I need to try that!

Which gear would be best on a newer yz450?

Do you give it gas before you let go of clutch, or same time you let go of clutch?

Can it be done on underpowered bikes (see 125cc 4 stroke for example)? I have found I can pop the front if I use a kicker, but actually lifting the front is really difficult for me.

Awesome stuff. I started learning sitting down an standing feels so screwed up now...

what gear is he doing this in

What actually pops-up the bike? Your body position or the engine? After You release the clutch how do You change your body position and stance?

iv been riding bikes my whole life and this guy is atleast 100 x better than me

Can't do that sort of wheelie with a 50cc 110kg Yamaha dt:D

This was 1st gear?

Seria super si estubiera en español

Question : what ktm you have ?

Tim on a KTM?

Cover that break dudes

How do you not fall backwards???!!! And why are the students wearing backpacks? Love from USA!

After my last race I just want to stay on top of my bike not the other way around.

I saw my flag, Cambodia 🇰🇭, on his shirt

So many great riders coming out of Australia these days.... are you guys born with helmets on or something?!

Suspension looks really soft...

Rip fork seals

practice going UpHill makes easier to learn

I guess he’s not on Beta anymore

I learn everything the wrong way..........it’s just how I roll

Try that shit on a two stroke from a stand still. Aint happening.

So scawie