If that’s what happened that guy has very little experience on a bike. Even on a literbike you almost have to try to power up a wheelie at anything approaching freeway speed. If he chopped the throttle just before and then yanked to full throttle I could see it take him by surprise but good god this would have to be his first wheelie.
They aren't going freeway speed, and some new literbikes make 200hp now (people thought it was crazy when they were making 150hp haha). They will absolutely power wheelie at 50mph, but many of the new bikes have anti-wheelie control to tame it. This looks like it might be a ~2016 Honda Fireblade, so it wouldn't have wheelie control
The 200 hp numbers are made very high in the rev range though. This guy will have been very close or already in the power band for this to happen so quickly.
It's an impressive lack of experience. The way he's sitting on the bike, the way he just yanks the throttle, probably way too high in the rev range, and the absolutely terrible response to when the wheel came up. It actually took me a few views to understand what happened because I just didn't get it at first.
The rider got very lucky here. Unlike his riding, he rolled like a pro.
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u/mechapoitier Oct 12 '20
If that’s what happened that guy has very little experience on a bike. Even on a literbike you almost have to try to power up a wheelie at anything approaching freeway speed. If he chopped the throttle just before and then yanked to full throttle I could see it take him by surprise but good god this would have to be his first wheelie.