How do you do a burnout / wheelie?

If you want to wheelie on the pavement the Yamaha RD350 and RD400 two strokes are wheelie monsters. They will walk the dog even when you don't want them to. As for the burnouts they will destroy parts but hey sometimes it costs money to have fun. Once you get the timing with the throttle and clutch you will be of and running weather it be wheelies or burnouts. Once again be careful because the fun stops when the pain starts.

Well hell, this looks like fun don't it! :blink:



Or this burn.. Hey, where'd you go?


And this classic but hey... he looks good in his leathers right....

Well ya getting there but I also respect the power & beauty of these magnificent old KZ's...

Learn this on a dirt bike, you bet but I'll wager right here and now, he tries his first attempt at burn outs or more specifically wheelies on his KZ... The results will end with like these knuckle heads in the avi clips....

Again, not making fun of his riding skills but if he had to ask, this is not the bike to learn this off of... Just FUBAR in the making...

Now Craig, when was the last time you rode a wheelie on your KZ?

Or should I ask when was the last time you sharted in your riding pants.... :woohoo:

OK I'm in.
How to learn to wheelie or burnout 101

1) Find a series of signs like this one


2) Follow them until you end up in front of a big building.

3) As long as you see this building you may practice these stup...er..tricks.

4) Caution you may still experience premature animation termination that even the wonderful machines and knowledgeable lifeforms in this big building will be unable to reverse. Or you may only become unrecognizable to those who have known you for your years on this planet. Or you may have your vocabulary reduced to two slurred auditory expressions some people think sounds like knock knock. But that makes no sense ....unless....no....the horror ....you're brain damag......ed. :laugh:

This has been a public service publication. No KZ's were destroyed or parted out in it's making.

The Budweiser Burnout Bike Nascar style
I have seen it live twice its pretty cool.






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racer54 wrote:

I wouldn't recommend starting in second gear though. Weak gear in these trannies. I lock up the front brake, release the clutch and jump on the throttle at the same time. Use a couple fingers on the front brake lever and use the others to twist the throttle. Once you have the tire spinning, you can modulate the throttle to control the bike. Just be ready for the rear to start moving to the side once you start. Once you get that down, you can release the brake slowly to keep it burning while creeping forward or whatever speed you want the bike to move. Be ready in case the tire catches up and hooks up though. It will make for a very exciting couple seconds otherwise if it does. If you try it while rolling, careful. If you don't get the throttle/clutch right, you can bog the motor, start spinning the tire or the tire can hook instantly and bike can do just about anything. Too little throttle and the motor will bog or tire will catch and kill motor. Too much and that tire will start spinning and have a mind of it's own. Stand off the seat to remove the weight on the bike, push your weight forward and release the clutch. Having weight off back tire will make it easier to break tire loose, unless you have one of Plummens turbo motors and then it wouldn't be a problem at all!

yup, what he said....:laugh: ....

rolling burnouts are asking for trouble....just ask my bro....sold him my 85 gs1150e with the big bore kit.....he was leaving 25 feet of rubber in front of the local stealership.....funny....wasnt so funny when he tried it in april with a cold tire and it got all all squigly and he dumped it and screwed up a couple of toes on each foot when they got between the pegs and the road.....wasnt pretty...:laugh:

keith1 wrote:

racer54 wrote:

I wouldn't recommend starting in second gear though. Weak gear in these trannies. I lock up the front brake, release the clutch and jump on the throttle at the same time. Use a couple fingers on the front brake lever and use the others to twist the throttle. Once you have the tire spinning, you can modulate the throttle to control the bike. Just be ready for the rear to start moving to the side once you start. Once you get that down, you can release the brake slowly to keep it burning while creeping forward or whatever speed you want the bike to move. Be ready in case the tire catches up and hooks up though. It will make for a very exciting couple seconds otherwise if it does. If you try it while rolling, careful. If you don't get the throttle/clutch right, you can bog the motor, start spinning the tire or the tire can hook instantly and bike can do just about anything. Too little throttle and the motor will bog or tire will catch and kill motor. Too much and that tire will start spinning and have a mind of it's own. Stand off the seat to remove the weight on the bike, push your weight forward and release the clutch. Having weight off back tire will make it easier to break tire loose, unless you have one of Plummens turbo motors and then it wouldn't be a problem at all!

yup, what he said....:laugh: ....

skinny little hard compound rear tire aint gonna hurt nothin,now backflipping in 1st gear might be a bit of an issue! :laugh:

Where you do it also makes a difference. Tried it once on concrete....found out why they like concrete launch pads at the strip. Man...that stuf had hooks. Out in front of the house on the tar and gravel road, now that's another story. You can get a bike with 1 hp smoking that tire. Looks impressive but can get exciting when using that "skinny little hard compound rear tire". Besides...he said he wanted to learn how to do wheelies, didn't he? :laugh:

i always do my burnouts in second gear never hurt anything yet, start by getting the rear tire wet then grab the front brake with a couple of fingers and start rolling the throttle on at the same time snap the clutch out as the tire starts to bite you must get the throttle turn fully open. practice the movements with out every trying the actual burnout until they come natural to you the reason why i use second gear is higher wheel speed less time bagging the motor for the same result. remember go full throttle as quick as you can if you have a rev limiter. once you do a few it will become second nature. if fact i used to do so many burnouts i used to measure my summer of riding not by miles but in how many tires i went thru. as far wheelies go iuse a wheelie bar so that tells you i don't like them or do them.

Old Man Rock wrote:

Well hell, this looks like fun don't it! :blink:

Or this burn.. Hey, where'd you go?

And this classic but hey... he looks good in his leathers right....

Thats why I told him to have a friend there with a camera. :laugh:

Yup, love thata third clip...

Let go Plummen, Let go of the damn bars....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: