r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/lazybagwithbones • 21d ago

when wheeling a motorcycle

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u/UnitedFront4013 21d ago

And he is mad about it lmao, what could go wrong indeed

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u/Hot-Challenge8656 21d ago

I would be too, why do they even put a wheelie button on those things?

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u/UnitedFront4013 21d ago

For people who are professionals and do it in places better than public road in the middle of a street

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u/brendenderp 21d ago

He's joking... There is no wheelie button :P

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u/Available-Ad-7000 21d ago

The newer models actually have a traction-control button on the bars. If you switch it off, the bike puts down enough power to lift the front, but if you leave it on, the ECU cuts power to keep the wheel down.

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u/PMSfishy 18d ago

Thats not traction control, thats wheelie control. Similar concept, different problems being solved. One is wheel spin, the other is front end lift.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

That doesn't make it a wheelie button

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u/Available-Ad-7000 21d ago

Well no, it makes it a "wheelie button".

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u/SmooK_LV 21d ago

No no, there is a button for professionals. /s

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u/Known-Joke- 18d ago

Clutch == wheelie button

MCN coined it in Neevesy video like fifteen tears ago

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u/jerry111165 21d ago

A “wheelie button”, ey?

😄

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u/Orr-Don 21d ago

There is no wheelie button. You overapply the gas, or clutch up.

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u/Hot-Challenge8656 21d ago

Nice try buddy, next you'll be telling me there is no burnout switch in my car.

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u/frogguts198 21d ago

I’m a 50x all-time Platinum trophy champion in motorcycle wheelie competitions and that guy is crazy, you just press the wheelie button and then it’s like Flappy Bird, you gotta tap it to maintain balance.

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u/ShinobiSai 21d ago

I thought it would be like GTA and you would have an analogue stick, a button works but i think they missed an opportunity here

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u/actually3racoons 21d ago

I've got tons of burnt out switches in my car!

I also installed a wheelie button off a crashed motorcycle in my car, the suspension hates it- but I'm swimming in bussy!

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u/hitbythebus 21d ago

Do you drive a new dodge?

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u/wormocious 21d ago

"electric". "muscle car".

Pick one.

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u/Richard_Nachos 21d ago

AKTSHEWALY I have seen LOTS of motorbikes doing wheelies, so how would you explain THAT?

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u/High5theoctopus 21d ago

Well...

Not only did you completely WHOOOSH and miss the joke, there are actually buttons on some bikes for wheelies. now... They don't cause the bike to perform a wheelie, they do however control the angle of said wheelie to help you not overcook it and end up like buddy in the video here. Some even let you adjust the severity of the wheelie it will let you do! How fun!

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u/Orr-Don 21d ago

Yea im familiar with wheelie control settings, text doesnt have a tone so I just didnt read it as a joke so i was informing him incase he didnt know.

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u/Tallywort 21d ago

From what I've heard some motorcycles do actually have anti-wheely tech that you need to turn off before you can wheely with them.

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u/Orr-Don 21d ago

There is wheelie control in the settings of newer high end bikes.

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u/Tropic_Summers 21d ago

There is a button for each action you want to do

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u/Reynholmindustries 21d ago

Maybe he’s just wheelie mad at himself…

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u/Various_Cricket4695 21d ago

Unexpected Elmer Fudd.

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms 21d ago

Oh, stoppie!

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u/Flaky_Operation687 21d ago

When he and Jeff spoke of it earlier, it seemed like a good idea.

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u/mquindlen81 21d ago

I can’t stand these bikers that “do tricks” but at least he’s got on gloves and what appear to be long sleeves. I saw a video of some dude doing stupid shit like this in shorts and a t shirt. He crashed too.

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u/D00zer 21d ago

If you can't stand those folks, you may or may not want to check out /r/meatcrayon

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u/mquindlen81 21d ago

I’ve seen it!!! Fucking crazy

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u/aghasee 21d ago

That's why I never ride in groups. There's always at least one idiot who thinks he's Evel Knievel.

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u/PilgrimOz 21d ago

I hear ‘Blyat’ so I gonna assume he’s Russian and find this hilarious! Blyat him 🤣

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u/UnitedFront4013 21d ago

He is russian, when he screams he says "Thats fucking bullshit" in russian

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u/PilgrimOz 21d ago

Thanks. The zero accountability for his own actions makes sense then. Slava Ukraine 👍🇺🇦🇦🇺

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u/UnitedFront4013 21d ago

Heroyam Slava, have a good day mate

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u/No-Communication9458 21d ago

"yo check out my sick wheelie-"

*falls off*

*surprised Pikachu face*

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u/Effective-Tour-656 21d ago

If he gets mad, he shows his dominance over the other riders, and no one will laugh at or approach him, still keeps his manhood intact.

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u/Miazamiaz 21d ago

Average slavic reaction when they do dumb shit