Jeff Allen wheelie photo

Last Call: Wheelie on through the week

Yes, this could’ve been for Last Call yesterday… but instead of Two-Wheel Tuesday, let’s just call this one a win for Wheelie Wednesday. Here’s the full pic from Instagram user @Jeff_Allen_Photos:

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11 responses to “Last Call: Wheelie on through the week”

  1. SlowJoeCrow Avatar
    SlowJoeCrow

    Hoon on Triumph, as if the new Speed Triple isn’t sufficient proof of Triumph’s commitment to hoonage.

  2. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    I’ve never learned to wheelie.
    I’ve spent most of my adult life on two wheels, earned a living wage on bicycles and scooters, taken dirt bike riding lessons, been a member of a chopper bicycle gang and even learned to ride a unicycle but never figured out “sustained, controlled” wheelies. I even built a Schwinn Typhoon, the bike every Baby Boomer learned wheelies on, with a 7 speed rear wheel and still couldn’t get the hang of wheelies.
    Dirt Bike Instructor, “Don’t learn how to wheelie; you’ll just do it all the time.”

    1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      I’m ok with wheelies on BMX & mountain bikes, but even after hundreds of thousands of miles on motorcycles, I’ve zero inclination to attempt one on anything with an engine.
      Hanging the back end out is more fun anyway. Or at least that’s what I tell myself.

      1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
        Jeff Glucker

        I’m practicing them on my MTB… and I SUCK AT IT. But I will keep working on it.

        Getting the courage to lift to the right point is not as easy when you’re 38 years old.

        1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
          dead_elvis, inc.

          My knees & other joints could take a lot more at 38 than they can 10 years later.

    2. 0A5599 Avatar
      0A5599

      I stopped riding wheelies when I got old enough to have a car. I no longer remember how to ride one.

      …on two wheels, anyway.

    3. SlowJoeCrow Avatar
      SlowJoeCrow

      Don’t feel too bad about it, Former Olympic MTB racer Adam Craig can’t do a wheelie either, he can only do a manual.

    4. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      Power wheelies I’ve done, but showoff wheelies elude me.

    1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      Is that an old KLR?! Those pannier boxes must be loaded with ballast.

      1. RustySpokes Avatar
        RustySpokes

        Anything will wheelie with enough clutch abuse.