A Simple $5.00 Wheelie Bar

[Mike Bean]

I got a chance to get some time in before the hurricane hits today and I was able to build my wheelie bar.

I did some test wheelies on it and it worked great. One problem I did noticed and I am wondering if anyone else has had the same, is when I hit the gas to ride a wheelie, if I get into the wheelie bar to hard, the BSR will spin out from under me.

I think this is because there is only one wheel and the power and weight is causing me to lose traction on one of the wheels. If I bring it up and use just enough gas to hold it on the wheelie bar it is much more stable and I can ride for a while.

Below is a photo of the wheelie bar I made today. The wheel I purchase from Harbor Freight for $3.00 and I use a couple pieces of 1" X 1/8" flat to fab the brackets.
Enjoy! :blob_red:


Mike Bean

[Voodoo Barstool Racers]

yeah! bean, i had the same problem.I learned the hard way.i spun out and landed on my right shoulder,and also messed up my neck a bit.Now i put double wheels on my wheelie bars from now on. Voodoo barstool racers.

[bm1]

If you are using just one wheel in the center, that's the problem. You need a wheel on each side to even out the weight distribution.

[Terry Skinner]

yeah! bean, i had the same problem.I learned the hard way.i spun out and landed on my right shoulder,and also messed up my neck a bit.Now i put double wheels on my wheelie bars from now on. Voodoo barstool racers.

Years ago we ran a MC dragster and I used the wheelie bar to steer the bike for the first two or three hundred feet of the 1/4 mile. Some times the shape of the track (flat or crowned) would require that Mike (the rider) step harder on one peg or the other just to get a weight shift from side to side. Gets really complicated when you add some extra wheels. One wheel, weld it on. Two, better luck making them adjustable. Just an opinion. Mine.....Terry

[bm1]

That's why you see the two wheels with springs. I think one wheel would be like rining a unicycle.

[RUBICON]

I use a couple of 1/2" stainless tubes fabricated like ladder bars with skateboard wheels. They are 18" long and only allow the front about a foot of air...my stool rides the bars on the torque of each shift rather than a balancing act....it has a comforting reassuring feel when the front lifts @ 30mph when I hit 4th....I am a advocate of 2 wheels if you plan on using them...
ps: i do wish i had springs on th ebars cause the 1.2nd shift and the 2-3nd shift are so hard that the momentum lifts the weight off the rear tires a little and jerks twice for each gear..especially when I have th enitrous enabled...

[moto1fast]

Hello, I would also go with dual wheelie bars for stability, I am trying to design some using Motorcycle valve springs! I am almost there just have to finish up the mounting plates! :wave:

[Drako]

OK guys here is your Christmas gift from me. Wheelie wheels that are adjustable. The wheels cost $6.00 each at my local steel shop, and the turn buckle was about $7.50. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!:cool_dude:
DRAKO
P.S. The turn buckle can be replaced with a shock if u want.