First wheelie today...

First things first...This was a straight long dead end road outside of city limits, all other riders were behind me, no pedestrians around, so I endangered absolutely no one and nothing except myself, my bike, and my shoes. SECOND, I AM NOT PROUD OF THIS.

First wheelie today, it coulda been better. We went to just try and pick the front end up a little, we are all beginners, and after a couple unsuccesful attempts, I did the stupid thing and dropped the clutch in first gear at too high of RPM's for me. The front end shot up to about 9 o'clock, and of course my feet slipped off the pegs. So long story short, I "rode" a pretty long wheelie with my feet bouncing off the ground behind me, and I couldnt drop it because I was hanging off the throttle. I dont know how it came back down, I just remember thinking "SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, THIS IS GONNA HURT IF I FALL" cause I was only wearing a T-shirt (90 degree weather). But later than sooner the front came down, and now I can look back and laugh with the rest of the people that witnessed it. But I now need a new pair of shoes:



So call me reckless, call me dumb, I could care less cause I'm taking this as a learning experience. I'm picking up a jacket this week and heading back to the same spot to learn SLOWLY. Will take your pointers if you have some to offer, but dont tell me that what I did was stupid because I know.

Let me be the first to say...It will hurt a lot if you fall

I'm glad that tore your shoes up....cause they're fuckin' UGLY

and wear your gear squid.


Edit: and you should buy much more than just a jacket....

^No more clutch ups in first for me for a while now.

And thanks for comlimenting my shoes, "Britton", they may be ugly but they are comfortable as hell when I ride, best fitting shoes I had.

I will try lowering the tire pressure, buying a jacket, and taking it a little slower from now on. I still wish someone had videotaped it, that was a Youtube moment right there.

I wish somebody would have caught it on tape too...so we could all point and laugh at the squid and what's with the ""? lol