finger placement for clutching a wheelie

Mista Plow
08-06-2008, 04:04 PM
this probably is a total noob question, but i really need to know.... so ive been learning to clutch wheelies on my 07 r6... heres the thing... when im clutching a wheelie it feels really uncomfortable to keep all 4 fingers on the clutch, so i use only 2 fingers, kinda like the way i brake... I just wanna know if this is bad or good form... how do you guys do it? i noticed that the 2 fingers i keep wrapped around the handlebars kinda get in the wayof the clutch going all the way down, but its not a problem because it disengages really early... should i be practicing using 2 fingers to clutch all the time, like around town and when not doing wheelies? or should i keep it with 4 fingers, and just try to get used to clutching wheelies with 4 fingers over the clutch? At the moment it just seems like i dont have complete control when i dont keep 2 fingers wrapped... hopefully this can help other noobs learn something as well.... i appreciate any tips, and thanks for you time!!!

thurmanmerman
08-06-2008, 06:00 PM
On my 00 R6 i use only one finger when clutching up wheelies. It takes some time to build up the strength in your arm/hand/finger but I personally feel more stable coming back than with 2 or 3 fingers on the clutch lever.

NVKrawler
08-06-2008, 06:29 PM
I only use my index finger, slip it real fast and you're up. To me, the more fingers on the grip the better...

longbrake_00
08-06-2008, 08:08 PM
I have a set of pazzo short levers so it is really easy to just use one finger. Like NVKrawler said the more fingers you have on the grips the better.

Trust Me
08-07-2008, 09:49 AM
I only use 1 finger

Mista Plow
08-08-2008, 01:07 AM
thanks guys.. imma start trying one finger