3 Ways to Wheelie a Dirt Bike / Free Instructional Episode - Chris Birch

In Episode 18 we'll cover three different ways to wheelie.

1. Seated wheelie: practicing control, safe, and great for beginners learning to wheelie.

2. Clutch pop wheelie: great for learning to get the front wheel up, maximum control. Excellent for riding in the bush, hard enduro techniques, and obstacles.

3. The really fun one: standing up low speed wheelie - big, high, low speed, great for balance, holding the front wheel up a long time (great fun for showing off to be honest!) It's also a really good clutch control, general practice exercise and can really benefit your hill climbing. Give it a go!

[sgt.nickel]

Hi I'm 40 years old and I just did my first deliberate wheelie this evening as I left a dinner at a friends house. I'm addicted lol.

[MidWestMX]

I love how my video has become a tutorial of what not to do when trying to wheelie 🤣

[lenwenzel]

This is by far the best wheelie lesson I've ever found. Thanks, very much appreciated!

[El_Jaco]

I wish I had YouTube when I was young, might have actually learned how to ride. I've learned so much now and I can't believe how much I've improved. Chris Birch is one of the best teachers on here; Rich Larson is also amazing and has a ton of content.

[XJonAye]

There is so much to learn from this, the hand position, shifting body weight along with suspension compression.
Thank you

[deon]

I've been to several riding schools including a trials riding school. And I always struggled to load the suspension before lifting the front wheel for obstacles. But Chris is the first guy to actually clearly tell and demonstrate that one must only use your legs and not your arms. No wonder I struggled to do it. I always pushed on the bars..And let me tell you it is tiring. Can't wait to try it again but only using my legs. Thanks Chris.👍

[andrewpocock]

I ran into Chris in the forest in Squamish, BC. A guy on a special bike and red bull riding gear. We spoke for a few moments, real nice guy. Then his whole class of riders appeared and I figured out who he was. Great tutorial Chris!

[Michaelobama]

I'm 58 and I do remember when the bike has plenty of power, I had an easier time with doing wheelies. Some bikes I rode over the years came up without me trying. I always liked those bikes and I remembered those bikes. I remember when I was in Highschool a friend of mine used to wheelie his sportster around the highschool and I was amazed on how he made it look easy.

[czierwo]

I love how effortless it looks. Meanwhile me freaking out as soon as my front wheel leaves ground for a foot lol! Practice time is coming! Also, love the scenery! Sweet meadow over there!

[ColdPlunge]

FINALLY a thorough and well put together wheelie instructional video!!!! Thank you Chris Birch!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[KtmLTU]

It’s 2 o’clock in the night and I don’t even have a bike, wtf am I doing 😂

[techriderph]

This is the best wheelie tutorial I've ever landed on YT. I'll practice these steps on my next day off. Keep it coming Chris! Thanks a bunch! <3

[richardlennon]

There is many great riders out there.Chris is by far the most analytical with great communication skills.

[osimnod]

Undoubtedly some of the best instructional videos on YT! Chris breaks each technique down to its component parts to make the whole less daunting. Looking forward to practicing and learning from all the episodes. At my age (65) I'll never do hard enduro or competitive riding but gaining confidence is worthwhile all the same.

[zzzsydneyhom]

I've never seen wheeling so well explained and demonstrated. Thanks mate!

[jac]

Absolutely the best 'how to wheelie' video. As a "newbie" to wheelying I want to emphasize Chris' point about keeping you finger(s) on the clutch. If you are new, when the wheel pops up it's scary at first and you'll instictively squeeze the grips. But if your finger(s) are on the clutch, then you will also press the clutch in and cut the power to the motor and your front wheel will come down. Chris makes this point in the video but I want to emphasize it because it gave me confidence that I could lift the front wheel without looping the bike. Once I had this confidence, it became less scary and started to enjoy popping up the front tire at slow speeds in a controlled manner. This opened up a new level of enjoyment in riding trails. But it takes A LOT of practice. Thank you Chris!

[jamesdenton]

By far the most detailed explanation I've seen on wheelies . practice practice and more practice.

[ichbin]

I love the sounds you make! 😂 Great tutorial

[bevbiltgarage]

Best tutorial I've seen on electric bike wheelies, people ask me all the time for advice so now I can just send them this video and they'll be ripping sick wheelies in no time.
Rules are important for learning to wheelie, and the first rule is to always use someone else's bike!

[hasyourgulaggotplanningper]

I did schoolboy MX for several years in the 80s. I wish there had been a coach series like this around then. It would have saved a lot of bumps and bruises - and the odd broken bone!