hey guys... I just bought a z400 and I want to know how to pull a nice wheelie...my problem is that when I am in second gear and I hit the throttle it goes up but tops out before I can get to the balence point. any suggestions??

 

get going in 3rd gear about half throttle, stand up, lean back, punch the gas, and pull up.
You'll be able to find the balancing point real easy and you can ride a wheely in 3rd for a LONG time. If it starts to get a little to high for you just hit the rear brake and thatll bring the front end down.

 

you got one of the best quads for wheelies i must say. u should start in 1st and pop that clutch but use more body force than engine power an lean back hard when u do it. when i first learned i was told u need to go past balance point and the slam brakes. you need to scare yourslef but learn to fix the mistake. so try and flip it but hit brakes. if u flip on its grab bar, u can hop off in time to push it back. looks cooler when u do slow 1st gear wheelies then advance to other gears. imo

 

lol ok I'm going to try to flip my bike tomorrow...jk thanks for the advice. Im gonna go out and try it out now

 

do it on grass! lol


I always just start in 2nd, lean back and punch the throttle and it will be straight up, get it in the sweet spot then shift to 3rd and so on.

ya get into the habit of slamming the back brake when it goes to far back, this will come in handy when your doing 4th gear wheelies at like 40mph and it goes too far back, hittin the grab bar at that speed is a lil scary lol

 

lmao you should of seen my friend topped out in fifth gear and tipped back he rode the grab bar to a stop cause he was to scared to do anything, it was hilarious!

 

in 2nd gear just lean forward over the handle bars then quick shift ur weight to the back and pull up on the handle bars while hitting the gas and it should come right up. this preloads the shocks to push you up and it works good higher gears without popping the clutch

 

Yeah pretty easy quad to wheelie on IMO. Just watch that grab bar, after a couple it'll break off, and then ya get you're tail light.......just what you get for waving at you're adoring fans as you cruise on by =P