Accelerate Up Incline from Standstill on Motorcycle

FrankyFong36 requested that I do a video showing him how to start on a hill. Unfortunately, I don't have any hills around me, so I did the next best thing. I asked Mevd if I could use his excellent video and he graciously said yes. So here it is.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• accelerate
• up
• hill
• motorcycle
• start
• on
• incline
• kawasaki
• ninja
• 250
• helmet
• camera

[IrminC]

Is it permissible to use your front break? Reason being I feel there is less of a chance of popping a wheelie, I'd have both feet on the ground for stability purposes should bike stall or the clutch kills it, and I simply feel I have better control and can release the hand brake as need rather than with my foot.

[Iroquois14]

@IrminC The only way you might pop a wheelie on a hill is if you have bad throttle control and a 1000cc. But yea, however YOU feel comfortable doing it is how you should do it. If you feel more comfy with the front brake, use it instead. It's just easier to use the back brake.

[fingina92]

Help !!. When i tried starting on a hill, i kept my foot on the back brake found the grip point and accelerated up to about 4000 rpms, but keep stalling, and then i popped a wheelie without meaning to HELP me pleease.

[Iroquois14]

lmao. First off, what kind of bike are you on? Second, release both the clutch and the rear brake at the same time, very slowly.

[fingina92]

@Iroquois14 Im on a yamaha 125, and ive only started riding a bike two days ago. Basically i find it hard starting off in first gear, let alone on a hill so everytime a try i stall but today i managed to just do it. Let me just check im doin it right, starting on flat i mean, basically pull in clutch, kick down to first, and once the gear is engaged i accelerate, but when i start to accelerate and release the clutch fully, i normally stall :( HELP HELP HELP MEEE please

[Iroquois14]

When you accelerate enough to release the clutch fully, do you stall when coming back to a stop? Pull that clutch back in when coming to a stop. If the bike is stalling while you are giving it gaswith the clutch fully released, something is wrong with the bike, not you.

[13mordeth]

Good vid. If you want some more views you can put it as a response to my latest "How to" video.

[TonikTrip]

great vid.

[ywolfZ]

@fingina92 I actually just started riding last week. I had the exact same problem as you my friend. BUT! I have found the ANSWER! lol. So what I did was i was letting off the clutch to fast for the amount of gas i was giving it. Let off the clutch A LOT SLOWER and give more gas. Since I started doing that I haven't stalled at all. I hope I have helped you, but like i said...more gas, and release the clutch slower.

[silitonga24]

Thank you for this. I am a newbie, and today I encountered my first stop sign on a steep hill. I brake with both brakes but than I put two feet down and used front brake only. I wasn't thinking! when it's my turn to go, OH BOY...my bike is moving back down...so I just had to crank up the throttle and thank god, I managed to get out of that scary hill. I was thinking "there must be an easier way to do that" LOL. Yes! Rear brake! I'm gonna try it again, I'll let you know how it went.

[HunterJJones]

Good vid just talked about this in the riding courses, good to see it in motion

[fingina92]

@DucatiS2R1000S ahaha, yeah, im riding like a pro now, hopefully gonna be buying a Suzuki GSX 600 next year, and that was the last time i have ever unintentionally pulled a wheelie ahaha apart from when i was showing off and did a drag start, nearly crashed because the road had been gravelled because it was in winter ahahaha

[DucatiS2R1000S]

@fingina92 roflmao, at least you learn to pop wheelie

[vivianmark]

I am on a semi-automatic bike (no clutch).

When I am on a steep incline (30 degree), my bike gets a strong jerk when I start moving in Gear 1. Any tips for semi-automatic?

Is it bad for the bike to go reverse when it's engaged in Gear 1? (I am lazy to put in N when reversing out the garage)

[fazzaro]

brand new rider with very serious, very steep uphill driveway... made it up perfectly because of your video. thanks so much!

[JPTR2A]

Thank You! I'm a new rider and these tips help me out alot.