Hi Jason
Try this
On DRY, FLAT GROUND, Stick yer left toes through the center of the rear rack. Your left knee on the seat. Put your right foot as far back as you can. Now lean forward. This is the set up to start. Ready! Sit back and down, and as you feel the rear drop, Thumb it. If you are in ESP, and nothing hanging off the front,(Like a snow plow) it will rise quickly in 1st gear. Release the throttle and let her sit back down. The feel is wierd, but once you begin to sence the balance point, your bravery will grow. Now, after you have raised your Rincon a few times, find a place on some grass and take it all the way. Let it come straight up and as it hits 80 or so degrees, let off the throttle. The Rincon will stay there at 90. This feel you must experience also (Will help with the fear of comming over on you) It won't go over, if you dont keep on the gas. Once you discover that balance point, (using the rear break to put her down if needed), and feathering the throttle, you will have a technique that will allow you to pull it up just before that stream, while you are moving. You have to have safe conditions to try this. I used a long stretch of pavement, with a corn field on either side. A place to bail, and not get hurt.
Happy Wheelies!!!
Oilcan