Can A Beginner Motorcycle Wheelie? - CB500F

An answer to the question I was always afraid to ask. Enjoy and ride safe!
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[@islandrider3325]

i had one of those and i used to pop wheelies so easily, i don´t know why people have so much difficulty to do it, the engine is powerful and its very easy to throw it up on 1st gear. In second gear you have to use your arms and some momentum, and if you´re going a litlle bit uphill it gets up like nothing.... It´s not difficult, you just have to keep practicing. Have fun with it!!!

[@jerronimo6874]

CB500X 2022+ with 15T is beginner bike, but with 16T it’s not. Wheelie is extremely easy without popping clutch with 16T sprocket. Worth every penny.

[@kemalyesil7565]

Any manual bike can wheelie. If you think otherwise you probably don’t know how to do it. Btw that so “little bike” power wheelies in first and second clutch up in third obviously if you know how to do it:)

[@tb68whiskey45]

Upload a video of this bike clutching up in 3rd, PLEASE xD

[@BikingVikingHH]

lol, I ride a FZ1, have been riding for 15 years, my girlfriend has a CB 500 and it barely clutches up in first.

[@densman6810]

i ride a kawasaki en 500 i dont think it can really wheelie unless you are a strong ass man

[@aidenp7232]

@@tb68whiskey45 not hard bud

[@jacobquada8540]

I’ve been working on wheelies with my 500f and almost went Al the way over past 12 o’clock in second gear around 20mph damn near shat myself didn’t know the bike had that kinda juice

[@svmei]

CB500F-s are gimped from the factory, the engine itself has more than enough power, they just had to restrict the bike to fit some specifications

[@gordonnewsham7848]

I have the cb500x it's the same engine and it's really easy to wheelie. All I do is 1st gear up to about 10 to 14 mph then roll off and roll on really quick and the wheel just lifts 👌😎 really good feeling my problem is getting it to wheelie out of 1st gear

[@theenthusiastlist648]

Might be geared differently or that might be my ego talking haha, keep it up though! I want to see it, do you have a video?

[@SPAZWIK82]

Nice! I just bought a 2015 but I don’t plan pulling wheelies.. I really like that jacket! What jacket is that?

[@theenthusiastlist648]

Awesome bike man! You’re going to be happy with it. That jacket is 5 years old and still looks and feels great. It’s a Rev it Flatbush.

[@johannesbreuers1319]

Exactly what I was looking for

[@HightLink]

It's super easy, did my first wheelie with the CB500X, just get a passenger with you, than forget about it and launch it hard, the extra weight on the back will make you do a wheelie... an accidental wheelie, fun & scary

[@jaygerard4507]

Great video! I’m a one-week owner of a ‘21 CB500F. I love it. Came here because it felt like I accidentally got front tire lift out of first today lol. I’m a newbie so won’t be trying this for awhile; glad to see it’s possible!

[@petermueller870]

haha same for me, i also wheelied on accident while trying to do a quick start, its alot of fun but also a little scary almost fell and since that im afraid to do it again, im also a beginner

[@FurrySh0ck]

2:30 Yeah man, you got me

[@josemanuelcastell5990]

I Have a CB500F From 1998, with the carburator model, the bike has a trick, try this, in firt gear get 8.500 rpm, cut of gas hand, let it dropping rpm until about 4000rpm then open the gas half, and you will see, jajajaja in first gear, and playing with the gas, without touching the cluch litf up hard, chage the gear at balance point the second with out the cluch and you can fly very veri long if you are able to change 3 gear you got it

[@josemanuelcastell5990]

The bike has to be nice and Hot, and tiers as hot as posible, when engine is cold, it is impossible and the tire slide, the cjain suffer, and forks, maybe, fuck some oil retainer if you fall very hard

[@dom252]

Nice one, I'm in the same situation - got a CB500X (same engine) and just searched for this cause I realised I've owned it for 2 years and never tried wheelieing yet 😄 how high up the revs are you taking it before dumping the clutch in first, like 75%? Edit - oh no, looks like it's more like 50%? Not bad!

[@milanstepanek4185]

Did it yesterday on my cb500x but I have to be in 1st gear and rev it up so it bangs the limiter and then dump clutch.

[@theenthusiastlist648]

Just what Milan says haha you have to tap that limiter like Mcgregor and that'll make her go up easy (Will loop it out if you keep it tapped though)

[@Nathienn]

@@milanstepanek4185 CB500X 2022 Včera jsem to zkoušel ze zvědavosti poprvé v životě, na dvojku a vůbec mi to nešlo. Dneska to vyzkouším na jedničku, drž palce :D

[@milanstepanek4185]

@@Nathienn lol na silvestra. Jak se zvedne kolo tak to chce ubrat plyn, jde tomu i pomoct tak ze se stojis na stupackach a ve stejnou chvili si prudce sednes dozadeji trochu a tahnes za riditka. Je to dobre ucit se do toho zapojit balanc tela nez jen bombit motor ale jr lepsi se to ucit na necem lehcim co nevadi kdyz se omlati, krosky atd

[@miroslavnovak9279]

@@milanstepanek4185 Milane, dokázal jsem to 😄 Na jedničku kolem 7 tisíc se to zvedalo. Přes stupačky s trhnutim to šlo. Usmíval jsem se, měl jsem radost 😄

[@neutralv6049]

Asombroso video amigo en qué cambio la levantas ?

[@IanTheEarlobe]

Great video made me laugh

[@theenthusiastlist648]

It's comments like this that keep me going man thanks!

[@GodsBlacksmith]

1st gear power wheelie shift while at balance point. Learned how to wheelie on the cb500f not gonna lie its super hard on the cb tons of other bikes are way easier

[@angrycapsicum6027]

Just recently started trying to on my cb400. Fucking hell that's an effort, weighs a ton and doesn't make a lot of torque.

[@Jack-lp4jd]

Yes, yes it can. As a new rider who did one by accident, I know.

[@kayleed8362]

So I wheelie np but for you it's all power band dump clutch faster this bike is weak etc... maybe you don't understand this bike? B4 I hear it, I've had a cb500f for 3 yrs but suddenly it's impossible

[@sulemanmurad4530]

Good video! Just wanted to ask that despite all the bikes you own, will this bike get boring at one point? Like say in 6 months and do you still ride it? I passed my MSF today and I am looking at this bike as my first so your reply would help me decide.

[@theenthusiastlist648]

I apologize for the late reply. I'd say it would take about 2 years for most people to outgrow this bike. I still have fun with it even with 8 years of experience. Awesome bike! I highly recommend!

[@sulemanmurad4530]

@@theenthusiastlist648 guess what bro? I bought this bike (2016) thanks to your video 3 weeks ago and i LOVE it. Sure there are faster bikes with more power but this is such a fun and torque-y bike.

[@theenthusiastlist648]

THATS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT MAN! Congratulations! Knowing I can help people out like this is the greatest reward I get from this so thank you for that man. Be safe good luck running from the women who chase you and enjoy yourself!

[@zaneklein8748]

I bought a 2014 cb500f about a month ago and I’m loving it . (Main purpose commuting and for fun)

[@ubix1548]

Hi, how tall are you?

[@karlfonner7589]

Hey, Andrew dice Clay, how much did you sell your 500 F for?

[@theenthusiastlist648]

$4000, and it sold in a couple days. So I could have probably got more for it but i wanted an easy quick sale. $1500 depreciation over 3 years aint too shabby though ayyy

[@karlfonner7589]

@@theenthusiastlist648 Thank you sir may you enjoy your new motorcycle on many rides

[@whendashow6935]

What if you wheelie in first and hold it while switching into second

[@jonjohns7080]

I foresee hurting myself doing this lol

[@seanward9138]

So what rpm are you popping the clutch in 1st? I got a 2022 cb500f

[@theenthusiastlist648]

You have to pretty much tap that puppy out like Mcgregor, but once its up it will loop if you hold it for sure. With some skill (which i am lacking apparently) she will go and hold haha

[@seanward9138]

😒

[@seanward9138]

@@theenthusiastlist648 this doesn’t answer the question.

[@theenthusiastlist648]

@@seanward9138 Oh sorry haha its about 75% throttle, hold that for a second, push in and then yank up on the handlebars while at the same time releasing the clutch as fast as possible. Then control the wheelie with the throttle to the best of your ability. Helps if you sit back in the seat, and remember to cover the rear brake as a safe guard for the bike coming up too far.

[@whendashow6935]

This guy is such a bad-ass

[@eduardolopezsanchez4349]

Quita presion de aire en la rueda trasera para practicar mas fácil... Llevate una mancha pequeña en la mochila

[@theenthusiastlist648]

buen consejo

[@titotoni3012]

how tall are you? Is this bike small for a 1,9m guy? Thanks

[@toofastnobrakes]

I’m 6’5 “195cm” and I fit mine fine

[@titotoni3012]

@@toofastnobrakes thanks! i jusy bought it

[@zaneklein8748]

I’m a little over 6 foot 3 and it fits very comfortably.

[@ekbala7714]

Ninja/z 300 can do wheelie

[@geraldsnijders4150]

Man this is bad!