[SafetyFirst]

OK, I know I shouldn’t be asking, but HOW?

I saw a guy in a group of six other sports bikes do a stoppie while I was waiting the other direction at a light.

And I saw a guy a few weeks ago pop a wheelie in the bike store parking lot.

Not that I’m going to do it, but how on earth do you do that?

I think the closest I’ve come to the rear feeling like it’s about to raise was taking nearly too much front brake only getting on a highway offramp at 70 MPH.

And I have yet to find the front wheel even thinking of leaving the ground.

[A]

It’s all in the right wrist, throttle control.. learn on a dirt bike first.

[Capt Crash]

Stoppies and wheelies are cool to look at but can be a path to serious pain. You’re putting the bike on it’s nose or tail and are at the edge of it’s performance envelope. IF you attempt a wheelie or a stoppie then you need to be ready to pay the piper–things can (and do) go spectacularly WRONG.

Lots of Sportbikes and Standards will stoppie under EXTREME braking if you’re not careful with body positioning. Floating the rear in the air under hard braking or lifting the front under hard acceleration isn’t that uncommon but it is a sign that you’re pushing the bike pretty hard–so rethink where you are and what you are doing, you might be looking at the need for a track day.

That said, here’s some INFORMATION (not instruction) on how it’s intentionally done:

Howzit Done? Stoppies!

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