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Originally Posted by timcosby
what most people dont tell you is you can still steer the bike while up in the air by turning the front wheel as you can see him doing in the video. in the late 70's i was doing figure eights on the the back wheel at speed in third gear on my yamaha mx 125 out in a big pasture. also helps to let the front wheel keep spinning like a gyroscope.
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Just turning wheel the isn't going to do it. It's the body weight shifting positions that you were doing that turned the bike for you.... Never got to figure 8's but did enjoy the slight left and right turns you can make, especially easy if its a slight uphill. Longest wheelie ? Depends on how much stamina you have although anything longer than a mile just didn't work for me.. There was a guy who billed himself as the " Wheelie King " many years ago who I personally watched go up and down hills, around corners etc on the Unidella MotoCross track in New York State. He had a gyroscopic front wheel, always spinning, not sure how that was accomplished. I believe there may have had international riders competing. It was a big deal... Haven't kept up with it, don't even know if the track still exists. I hope its not a housing development.. : (