The End + World Record

The last session had friends watching while I pulled the last wheelies of this Fourth 1000 Wheelies Project.

Also, I happened to create a World Record for being the first person to wheelie a motorcycle while wearing a (bad to the) bone white Straight To Hell biker jacket!

Will I continue pulling massive wheelies with a Fifth 1000 Wheelies Project? Yes.

Counter: 1000

So Good

Back at it... again. I can take a break, then pick right back up where I left off. And it's always so good when I do.

Counter: 970

Aluminum Horse

Back on my 300lb steed after a ridiculous sabbatical from regular wheelie sessions (due to a temporary state of overcommitment), I found peace behind bars tonight. The smooth sit-down wheelies flowed easily this evening, as easy as they have ever been. And that is a beautiful thing.

Counter: 950

The Code

It's been a busy month. Fortunately, 10 wheelies got done today.

Like all things you love -- do daily.

It just feels so good.

Counter: 940

Slidey

With the usual 'lot busy, the alt church lot proved to be fun, if not slightly fruitless. That 'lot was slippery with dampness and pine needles on this dark night. It made for fun experimenting with varying levels of traction, but overall, well, it was just good to get out there again.

Only practice on the days you eat.

Counter: 930

GoProed

GoProed this moto wheelie session... just to document progress and a typical current outing.

Counter: 920

OTBP

Wet with only a slight drizzle. Leathers.  40 degrees Fahrenheit -- feels like summer compared to the foggy 32 last night. 

Wheelies are awesome. Pulled some real Over The Balance Point ones tonight. 

Counter: 910

Fog 32

Freezing temperature. Ice cold hands (need to install grip warmers and Moose winter hand guard covers). Low visibility, fogging spectacles, fogged up shield inside and out.

It was not easy. I have goals. I am working on them. No excuses. 

Counter: 900

Thanksgiving Session

With a break from the usual life grind, this Thanksgiving brought the first real-deal over-the-balance-point-on-a-motorcycle wheelie session for me. It's been a long road. And now I love every second of those sessions. I give thanks to the space in my life that is filled with wheelies and all the circumstances given that make that possible.

Counter: 890

37 Degrees

37 degrees F. Stadium lot packed, unusable; church lot used -- lots of darkness and fallen tree detritus made for fun. Just fun, fun, fun.

Counter: 875

Rusty

A guy takes a week off, pulls a whoolie session, and feels rusty. That's just how it goes sometimes. That's part of the quest for the ultra wheelie.

Counter: 865

Curbs

Another great feeling is to ride along the top of a parking lot curb stop to pop a wheelie off the end after a good suspension compress.

OMG. Yes!

Counter: 850

Mercy

With high humidity, low temperatures, darkness, wind, and wet conditions, I find myself at the mercy of the world. 

But it doesn't stop me. 

The cure is to cast aside exhaustion, drap oneself from head to toe in leather, and don an open-face Captain America helmet. 

And ride big wheelies. 

Counter: 835

Beef Jerky

Yesterday was a day in the woods on the WR250F. Tonight was a parking lot wheelie session on the WR250R. It's nice how both bikes complement each other while being nowhere near the same.

Even after being accustomed to the F model, getting back on the R felt completely normal and natural. Because it is completely normal and natural. 

And the wheelies were ab fab. 

Counter: 825

Autumn Awesome

Pitch black. Wet. Open face Captain America helmet. Black leather jacket. Black leather pants. Perfect. Just another night in the saddle with the headlight aimed towards the heavens.

Counter: 815

Unridable Spaces

Stadium. Unridable. Church. Unridable. School. Unridable. All for different reasons, the usual holigan spaces were just not there today. Some days are like that. Fortunately they are rare.

Counter: 800

Skyrocketing

With more experience comes more confidence. Tonight's flatlanding-at-the-stadium brought both out in full, like the moon tonight with 100% illumination.

Counter: 796

The Future

This is the future. Welcome to it.

I am a bonifide genuine flatland over-the-balance-point motorcycle wheelie puller. With control. With style. It's taken me 30 years and nearly my entire family fortune to realize this day. My God, has it been that long...

Counter: 780

16 psi

After a week break due to general busy modern urban life craziness, the rear tire pressure was set to 16 psi. And that feels darn good. Much better than even the previous set at 18.

Counter: 765

18 psi

After having dropped the rear tire pressue a tad to 18 psi, the wheelies flowed a tad more naturally. The recent trip had tire pressures up. That always makes for either awkwardness or a mental adjustment.

Counter: 750