Do you Wheelie?

[olderigetfasteriwas]

is that a second gen SV?? If so becarefull they have a tendency to grenade wheelies starve them for oil.

 
No longer an issue as a red car decided to occupy the space I was in last October. Totalled.

[Y.B Slo]

Sure, wheelies are a blast, just don't do them after dark!:eek:

[bluesurf]

Every single chance I get.

+1. All bikes need their entire traction delivery systems exercised on a regular basis.

[RowdyRed94]

The B12 loves to fly. Fear of broken plastic keeps me below 45 degrees, though.

[FirstVtwin]

sure...just twist the loud handle.  I don't carry it any longer than when I have to shift to second, and its only a foot or so off the ground.

[meanstrk]

Hell yes!

[Req]

I try, but apparently I'm a wimp.  The Vstrom will do it, but I have to really hammer in 1st and I'm uncomfortable with clutch wheelies since I don't really know how to do it.

My "figuring out how to wheelie" has gone on hold since the rainy season started, too.

[bluesurf]

I try, but apparently I'm a wimp.  The Vstrom will do it, but I have to really hammer in 1st and I'm uncomfortable with clutch wheelies since I don't really know how to do it.

My "figuring out how to wheelie" has gone on hold since the rainy season started, too.

Req, what gearing do you have?  I have 16/43 and the DL1K comes up oh-so-smooth in 1st when the throttle is twisted at about 2800rpms, no bounce just power.  I haven't ridden the bike without a Power Commander, but I'll wager from previous experience that this helps mine loft up as well.

[Req]

Req, what gearing do you have?  I have 16/43 and the DL1K comes up oh-so-smooth in 1st when the throttle is twisted at about 2800rpms, no bounce just power.  I haven't ridden the bike without a Power Commander, but I'll wager from previous experience that this helps mine loft up as well.

Standard gearing, and no PowerCommander but a slightly tweaked ECU.  I borrowed a Yosh box from someone on another list and dialed in +2% fuel mix on the idle circuit for both cylinders, which does appear to add power and low-rev smoothness.  But it takes a lot more than a smooth roll-on to lift the wheel; more like get to 5K, shut the throttle and whack it open again.  Not exactly comfortable.

Maybe my inner hooligan needs to wait until it's chain-replacement time.  On the plus side, that's going to be next week...  

[CBRXXBLACKBIRD]

Only on my dirtbike

[Shizoku]

Mostly a couple inches with the ZZR.  Pretty easy to do.
The one time I actually tried to get it up fairly decent, it went up, but when it came back down I thought I broke something.  It was loud as hell and I thought I messed up the forks or something.

The ZZR is just to heavy for this activity on a regular basis.  Now if I had the ZX-10R...

Shiz

[bluesurf]

Standard gearing, and no PowerCommander but a slightly tweaked ECU.  I borrowed a Yosh box from someone on another list and dialed in +2% fuel mix on the idle circuit for both cylinders, which does appear to add power and low-rev smoothness.  But it takes a lot more than a smooth roll-on to lift the wheel; more like get to 5K, shut the throttle and whack it open again.  Not exactly comfortable.

Maybe my inner hooligan needs to wait until it's chain-replacement time.  On the plus side, that's going to be next week...  

Yea, the FJR was generally like that if you wanted to get it up more than a foot or so....bounce bounce.

It's next week...how are the new chain and sprockets?

[tomek]

Why I don`t see any Bimmer owners in this poll ?

[Rob707]

When I was younger I wheelied all the time.  My first street bike was a Kawasaki H2 750,  couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground.  Now when people ask if I wheelie I tell them that if they see either of my wheels in the air to call 911, something has gone terribly wrong.

[ducsbill]

Although I voted "never did, never will", I think it would be interesting to learn this as a skill.  Stunt schools and competitions exist, which would be the proper place.
Bill W.

[With_him]

Old heavy bike + Not a lot of Power + BIG FAT ME = No wheelie's but I would if I could, and I would make it look damn good.

Probably look good straight into a pine box, that is beside the point.

[bubba zanetti]

Wheelies?  ... not any more.  Ok ok ... just post ho ..... but seriously ... I do not Wheelie anymore. Did alot of damage to the bikes in the past, thank you very much.

[Vitamin K12]

In my old Yamaha 175 days, yeah, quite a bit.  Not anymore.  Have you priced a side panel for a BMW?