[MrDude_1]

I have another question. Im still just trying to hold a single gear wheelie on my 610. I havent tried clutching it yet cause I feel like im going to get thrown off lol. Anyways heres my question do you guys keep the top half of your body perpendicular to the ground or are you leaning back at a slight angle? Also do you guys throw your weight back or let the bike do all the work?

its all in how YOU want to do it.. and only a little dependant on the bike.
on some bikes, i lean forward into it because it comes up far too fast with just the throttle... on other bikes, i stand a bit and lean back so it can come up easier...

personally, i perfer the throttle chop and i dont like using the clutch at all....
if you lean back, then the bike doesnt have to be up as far... and visaversa... its so dependant upon how you want to do it that i doubt anyone here can tell you.. just whatever you do, do it slowly. one step at a time. dont try sitting back AND clutching it harder.. etc....

if the front doesnt want to stay up.. you're not balanced enough yet.. either lift the wheel higher, or lean back more.

 

[MrDude_1]

Is the bike jetted? The Duke is one of the most ridiculously easy to wheelie bikes ever. Just short shift into second, dip the throttle and crack it back open. I always had more trouble trying not to wheelie over backwards on my Duke than I ever had trying to get it up. The motor is the definition of torquey.

thats a throttle chop.. you close it quick, the frontend loads, then wack it open and not only does the engine pull, but the spring pops it up and you get even more weight transfer...
thats how i get my other bikes up... from 50s to ducatis, it seems to work good, and in my personal opinion, its alot easier to control then clutching it. there are those who disagree completely with that, but its just what i prefer. im no expert by any means...

if i was trying to teach a noob to wheelie... thats what id tell them to try first.. but... uhh... if you've only been riding a few weeks, id wait on the wheelies altogether.