Trying To Overcome Wheelie FEARS On The KTM 690 SMC R

[@tactiiczz4764]

Never take your feet of the Brake 😂🔥but i think you learnt that now haha

[@ZauxieMoto]

LMFAO i just need to get over the fear dude but its hard to practice alot when you dont have energy to do anything due to dumb health shit i really wanna get some solid sessions in but i cant atm :( but ill get there *hopefully before im 90 years old:( xD*

[@tactiiczz4764]

@@ZauxieMoto ahhh that sucks ! Bit trust the progress🔥🔥

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@tactiiczz4764 i keep forgetting your dutch right? you should get discord so we can chat more maybe meet up at some point so you can show me how its done :O

[@tactiiczz4764]

@@ZauxieMoto yes haha And i added you on discord but i deleted it haha not my thing. I have you on Instagram tho 👍🏼would be dope to show you how its Dome 😎😂

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@tactiiczz4764 truuu sadly instagram is not really my thing haha but ll check it from time to time!

[@bklf202]

Hey Zauxie! Nice video :) Great to see you progress. Something I would suggest to think about: Doing wheelies on the 690 at 30kmh is a little safer because you are not going so fast BUT doing the wheeilies at exactly 50kmh is much easier at the beginning because the bike is at the perfect point to pop up. At that point you can also power wheelie it if you wanted to (which I would not suggest though!). Right now I am also doing my wheelies at 30kmh but when I started I did them at 50 because it was easier to get the front up and it also felt more controlled to me. Just some food for thought. Don't forget to cover the back brake ;) and looking forward to the next practice session!

[@ZauxieMoto]

i think i would be even more scared if id do it at 50km/h haha but i might give it a shot i think at 50km/h in second gear thats right when the power comes on so your right i could power wheelie it through it might not be the best way but it will get me more time on the back wheel making me more comfortable? might try it out! thanks for the tip BKLF!

[@bklf202]

@@ZauxieMoto oh yea I get that. It is more scary at that speed for sure but since it felt more stable to me than doing it at 30 it eventually felt ‚more‘ safe to me. If you ever decide to go this route I would suggest clutching it up at 45kmh. That’s what worked for me. But in the end I am sure you will have your own approach.

[@JJSnel-uh3by]

We need the BEANS! More BEAAAANS!!

[@ZauxieMoto]

always more

[@Tr5H_PaNdA]

It was rough to get used to when I started wheeling mine. Lack of low end is weird in a single cylinder. i always use map 2 and turn TC off. I prefer at least 2nd gear wheelies. 1st gear wheelie is too touchy when your starting out. Get into 2nd gear go about 35 mph(55-56kph) and clutch up. It comes up like nothing and being in 2nd gear it won’t be as quick to come up as first. Plus throttle modulation will be easier in 2nd gear. Helps find the balance point easier.

[@ZauxieMoto]

oh yeah you are 100% right its just hard to explain maybe my brain is just weird haha but im kinda scared to go higher i mean i know how to do it its just more gass at this point but i dont want to drop this bike haha i might start learning it on my 300 exc i dont mind dropping that! thanks for leaving a comment Rusty!

[@Tr5H_PaNdA]

@@ZauxieMoto i completely understand. Sadly I’ve dropped a few. What I do find is the faster you go, the easier it is to balance. You don’t have to raise as high to hit balance point the faster you go. It is a shame to drop one though. It’s a great idea to start on dirt. Like you said.

[@Da.B]

for the quikcshifter part that wasn't it. your traction control isn't off it'll try to keep you down. especially harder to wheelie while learning

[@ZauxieMoto]

Thats weird because the owners manual says if the TC light is on it means the traction controll is off :O but yeah it might not have been! But i did feel like i hit the shifter just a lil bit but maybe it wasnt!

[@Da.B]

@@ZauxieMoto wasn't that clear on the vid but looked like it wasn't on the light

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@Da.B ohh yeah i get ya its because it was sunny outside too and very bright bit it was on lets just keep it on the fact that i suck at doing this :( :D

[@22smcrrider96]

Curious question have u tried it in map 1? I just recently switched to map 1 and it seems to more smooth power delivery and it's a more simple for me.. just a recommendation. Maybe give it a shot

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@22smcrrider96 i shall give it a try! but i thought in map 1 anti wheelie was build in even if you turn TC off? but then again i have a small brain and didnt look at the manual alot :D

[@garrybrown2030]

Hey dude, your video really helped! I just got the GasGas 700 version and although I absolutely love the bike I was really struggling with wheelies, after watching I was getting some not bad clutch ups in first and got a really good one in second! Thanks man!

[@ZauxieMoto]

thats what its all about man! Glad you are loving the 700 dude they are awesome bikes and the red looks sick im still in the baby wheelie stage cause well i didnt really practice alot and not consistant but i will try again and more often its just a bit scary for me cause well this bike is my first new bike i bought so its kinda my baby i dont wanna ruin it haha!

[@nikvret9544]

I missed wheelies, i wish i had a KTM 690, beatiful country NL

[@ZauxieMoto]

i miss wheelies too i still cant do them hahah but will go back to practising soon now that im physically healthy finally in like 9 months :D

[@Zoogismoto]

If you keep a liiitle bit of brake pressure at all times you will learn to give her the beans and also you cannot loop wich makes it a lot less scary to get it a little higher. Most important of all is that you should not rush this process. When you get that scared, panicky feeling you're exiting your comfort zone and next time your comfort zone will be bigger. Keep at it!

[@ZauxieMoto]

Dude thank you so much for the nice comment Isaac! yeah i also havnt been able to practise as much as i want due to shitty health problems literally xD *intestine problems* so its quite uncomfortable to ride atm but i will get back to it at some point in the future! I also think its just more scary cause its my first brand new bike i bought i didnt think it would give me that anxiety of ruining/looping the bike this much when i started doing more fun stuff on it but it does haha all in due time! Thank you for supporting and leaving a nice comment! AND also thank you for giving a small channel like mine a shot!

[@22smcrrider96]

Another tip I have found helpful is to set up a camera on the ground filming you do the wheelie so u can see how for the front is coming up... I know it feels like u are about to flip but I can tell u got all kinds room to bring it up. But just keep at it and good luck. Hopefully you got a few tips from everyone on here

[@ZauxieMoto]

yeah i need to start doing that i got a good camera and a lil tripot but its in my hello kitty backpack and i feel cringy when i take it out hahah *the subs picked it for me when i got 100 subs*

[@22smcrrider96]

@@ZauxieMoto haha 😂. Just reach in with your eyes closed and go for it

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@22smcrrider96 lmao it is funny because i had it on one time and people gave me thumbs up 🤣

[@Tittos_E_36]

Here we go again with the beans and the balls 😂😂❤️ I rly wanna take control of the bike and just show you one time 😅

[@ZauxieMoto]

HEY I DIDNT EVEN SAY IT THAT MUCH! i only said beans once i think! all the other 1000 times i edited out Cx

[@ZauxieMoto]

Listen dude im sure you didnt start with hand drags when you started either! i been only trying it for a few hours on n off due to my health issues! besides that NO ONE taking control of my bike xD

[@Tittos_E_36]

@@ZauxieMoto I didn't say I'm gonna teach you how to do one hand drags 😂 it's way easier when someone explains you in real life and shows you step by step what he actually said

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@Tittos_E_36 you just want to ride my bike it aint gonna happen xD because you will try scraping it and wreck my bike XD

[@Tittos_E_36]

@@ZauxieMoto not rly I'm normaly afraid to ride other bikes. Rly just the teaching part and maybe compare it a little to my 08 old lady

[@jamnico79]

Hi,where do you get the mirrors?

[@jonnywick1185]

Try putting your left leg on the back seat I do it on my dirt bike helps get it up and it’s much easier to save yourself from falling after looping if not going too fast

[@ZauxieMoto]

That sounds really advanced haha and im an old man at this point i might break a hip doing that XD i think the main problem why im not getting alot of progress is i can't practise consistantly at the moment due to my health so theres a lot of time in between sessions and this bike is my baby first bike i bought brand new ever haha i hope i can fund a van and a motocross bike soon so i can start having some real fun! *not that im not having fun on the 690 but you get what im saying haha*

[@BigCollino]

Can we have an update video on your wheelie progress please.

[@ZauxieMoto]

i will when i return to them i havnt made any progress or done any wheelies since the last video :(

[@greenmoto]

Bro, as long as you keep putting in the effort on the wheelies, it's progress. You're getting data of what is working and what is not. You got this! As for the frustrating video, if you feel it's something that should see daylight, send it!🤘

[@ZauxieMoto]

your 1000% right about that i just think currently its frustrating cause i dont feel like riding and doing wheelie practise cause of the health stuff but at least trying them from time to time is still better then trying not at all i guess?? I just need to try to have fun with it and not worry to much haha there was a part where i just sat and talked about frustrations and life in general it might be interesting idk it might help to see that if people do struggle to learn this that they are not alone when/if then get frustrated?

[@greenmoto]

@@ZauxieMoto exactly bro 💯! Sounds like you have a video that needs to get out there... send it!! There's no down fall, your fans and friends will only get to understand you better and possibly learn/help out. I see nothing but good things coming of it.

[@22smcrrider96]

Give it a try in MAP 1 bro and see how that goes. The power delivery is alot smoother. I am also in process of getting better at this and it has been alot easier for me in map 1.

[@ZauxieMoto]

i shall give it a go when i go out next time i havnt been riding this week cause pfft health stuffs but i will give it a go next time in map 1!

[@22smcrrider96]

@@ZauxieMoto @Zauxie Moto actually I thought the exact same thing. I was talking to another motovlogger last week and this came up.. so here is my understanding. Map1 w TC on = no wheelie Map2 with or without tc = wheelie time Map1 w TC off= wheelie time. Give it a try see how it goes. U may or may not like. I personally love map 1 now

[@kubus6519]

yo kleine vraag maar waar woon je?

[@ZauxieMoto]

Kleine vraag? haha Ergens op t eiland Tholen 👀

[@kridslem]

@@ZauxieMoto ik steenbergen, kan je wel leren wheelien als je wilt;)

[@ZauxieMoto]

@@kridslem Das niet al te ver weg :D Denk dat t me wel lukt tis meer een mentaal ding voor mij ben gewoon te bang om men motor naar de.... te helpen haha! Maar wie weet in de toekomst! Als je wilt kan je me discord server joine en me toevoegen is makkelijker om in contact te blijven 👍🤙