Ok, so I've had my super duke for a little over a year and 21,000 miles. Today was the first day that I purposely wheelied it. I've wheelied the 1-2 ft wheelie that the traction control will allow under hard acceleration. But I have not until now turned the tc off to purposely wheelie. First I have to say I have always only been able to power wheelie, usually in second with the quick chop and roll-on, which I can usually do at lower rpms and bring it just to or before balance point so I can ride it out for a bit. If I were brave, I should be able to shift and ride a wheelie. But I tried about 20 times to clutch the front end up which I was able to do only a few times about 2 -2 1/2 ft off the ground. But everyone who can wheelie well, swears clutch wheelies are way easier to do and control. They say once you learn how to, you'll never go back to power wheelies. What the hell, power wheelies to me seem WAY EASIER than clutch wheelies.
Do you guys agree that clutch wheelies are way easier than power wheelies? Are power wheelies easier to learn at first than clutch wheelies and once or if I ever learn to do a proper clutch wheelie, I'll think the same thing that clutch wheelies are the easier to control wheelies?
I know, I know, not doing wheelies on the super duke let alone a motorcycle is considered heresy/blasphemy in the motorcycle community, so if you want to disown me, understandable.

Baby steps. Clutch is easier to loft to balance and shave quite few miles per hour off of balance point speed. Power is easier to achieve due to less busier brain function but will greatly increase the rate at which your ass will be dragging across the tarmac. Stay with power and cover that brake pedal.
Your going to be in big trouble if you fuckthis crazy hooligan shit up. Go buy a little 100 cc dirt bike for 900 bucks and save the Super Duke finish an expensive makeover. P.S., you'll have just as much fun-maybe more.

Dribble Duke, it seems like I can bring the Duke up faster at less speed power wheelie-n than clutching it up. Seemed like the only time I could get it to wheelie with the clutch is if I rode it up to around 5-6000 rpm or more, then tried doing to wack throttle, clutch pop deal. Where, with the power wheelie, I will go up to 4,500-5000 rpm chop throttle and wack open, so its starts at lower speed. If done well you don't have to accelerate very much.

It really depends on how good your throttle control is.

I really like clutch ups because I can slip the clutch and the bike is at 11 o'clock, from there I just modulate the throttle and keep it near balance point. I started doing this in first gear which a lot of people say is a no no but it hasn't bitten me in the ass yet, I've only recently (within the last year) started doing clutch up's in 2nd and it really is a lot easier to control since I'm not sitting at the BP around 8k RPM's.

Power wheelies are a little harder to control since you have to slam on the throttle then quickly let off at the right point. I really like doing power wheelies on corner exits, or when red light racing cars.

Either way you have to cover the rear brake, not covering the rear break is

You just have to find what you're more comfortable with.

Yea I'm definitely more comfortable with the power wheelies. But can only do them well in 2nd gear. But it would just be nice to do 4th gear wheelies if I wanted on a deserted road. Just be nice to know I had enough control of a motorcycle especially after riding so many years. I've owned 30 motorcycles and never crashed one(except for the guy who made a left turn in front of me) in over 600,000 miles(10% interstate) but never really, really tried being great at wheelies.