Dang, I got The Freeway Wheelie DOWN DUDES And DUDETTES

[string_bean00]

hahahahahaahahahahah

 

[Buddy_Christ]

curling, if you let off the throttle just a hair you can shift it without the clutch and keep it up through the next gear.

also, if you get the bike to the "balance point," you can hold the throttle steady and stay at that speed indefinetly with the front tire in the air.

i gave up on finding the balance point and on shifting during wheelies. personally, i'm not comfortable with the front end up that high. i have gotten it to the balance point many times and held it for a few seconds before leaning foreward to ease it back down. that's about as long as i care to sit there...a few seconds.

also, you shouldn't drop the clutch if you're clutching it up, you should slip the clutch out. you should be able to lift it without the clutch though. lean foreward, putting your weight on the clipons, drop throttle, then rip the throttle open hard and lean back while taking your weight off the clip ons. you gotta do it quick, but with practice it should come up smooth that way.

 

[gab9681]

curling, if you let off the throttle just a hair you can shift it without the clutch and keep it up through the next gear.

also, if you get the bike to the "balance point," you can hold the throttle steady and stay at that speed indefinetly with the front tire in the air.

i gave up on finding the balance point and on shifting during wheelies. personally, i'm not comfortable with the front end up that high. i have gotten it to the balance point many times and held it for a few seconds before leaning foreward to ease it back down. that's about as long as i care to sit there...a few seconds.

also, you shouldn't drop the clutch if you're clutching it up, you should slip the clutch out. you should be able to lift it without the clutch though. lean foreward, putting your weight on the clipons, drop throttle, then rip the throttle open hard and lean back while taking your weight off the clip ons. you gotta do it quick, but with practice it should come up smooth that way.

Or, you could trade in your 750 for the 1000 and then you wouldn't have to worry about silly things like throttle blips and clutching to get the front end up. By the way, the clutchless shifting is a great way to maintain wheelies if you can do it. Practice some clutchless shifts during normal riding first though. They are very easy to fuck up if you aren't used to it.

 

[jnevin]

You're too old to be doing that shit if you're saying "dudes and dudettes".

 

[Lestat]

awesome man! makes me wanna get a bike and kill myself with it

 

[Buddy_Christ]

Or, you could trade in your 750 for the 1000 and then you wouldn't have to worry about silly things like throttle blips and clutching to get the front end up. By the way, the clutchless shifting is a great way to maintain wheelies if you can do it. Practice some clutchless shifts during normal riding first though. They are very easy to fuck up if you aren't used to it.

or he could go +3 on the rear sprocket and it'll pull up a hell of a lot easier. i went +3 on my F4 and the front tire will graze the ground if i'm launching hard and don't have all my weight up front.

i'll say this, the thing that's nice about a smaller bike is you don't have to worry as much about accidental wheelies. of course, accidental wheelies don't usually happen to experienced riders as they know smooth throttle control, but it does happen to the best of them. it's mostly the new riders that have some idiocy ingrained into their heads that a 1000 is safer than a 600. yes, it's true, a 600 comes out of the box practically ready to go to the track and they need to be respected. that warning is given out a lot to new riders as a lot of them want to start on a 600 because they think it's "safer" than a larger bike. then some dumbass tells them a 600 is a track bike in street trim out of the box and a liter class bike with more power yet cuts turns like a 600 is safer. i swear, those idiots should be shot. (don't get me wrong gab, i'm not bashing you, i'm just making a general statement.)

i want a liter class twin for my next bike. i like having more power in the low and mid rpms instead of having to rev up to 9K to hit my torque peak. the Honda RC51 is a pussy out of the box and needs aftermarket parts right away, and Italian bikes are high maintenance. i think Suzuki stopped making the TL1000, which would suck if they did. i'd rather have a TL than any of the others.

 

[gab9681]

or he could go +3 on the rear sprocket and it'll pull up a hell of a lot easier. i went +3 on my F4 and the front tire will graze the ground if i'm launching hard and don't have all my weight up front.

i'll say this, the thing that's nice about a smaller bike is you don't have to worry as much about accidental wheelies. of course, accidental wheelies don't usually happen to experienced riders as they know smooth throttle control, but it does happen to the best of them. it's mostly the new riders that have some idiocy ingrained into their heads that a 1000 is safer than a 600. yes, it's true, a 600 comes out of the box practically ready to go to the track and they need to be respected. that warning is given out a lot to new riders as a lot of them want to start on a 600 because they think it's "safer" than a larger bike. then some dumbass tells them a 600 is a track bike in street trim out of the box and a liter class bike with more power yet cuts turns like a 600 is safer. i swear, those idiots should be shot. (don't get me wrong gab, i'm not bashing you, i'm just making a general statement.)

i want a liter class twin for my next bike. i like having more power in the low and mid rpms instead of having to rev up to 9K to hit my torque peak. the Honda RC51 is a pussy out of the box and needs aftermarket parts right away, and Italian bikes are high maintenance. i think Suzuki stopped making the TL1000, which would suck if they did. i'd rather have a TL than any of the others.

I agree. I went -1/+2 on my 600. I can throttle up wheelies in 2nd with little problem now. I started with just the -1, but it was way too jumpy in 1st. The +2 in rear put the balls in the mid-range more.

 

[alien amp pharm]

awesome man! makes me wanna get a bike and kill myself with it

I will go buy you one right now.

 

[curling]

I will go buy you one right now.

LOL


Check this story out. I take off to get my haircut and my favorite haircutting place. So I do one of my 75mph stand up on the pegs and put my arms out(still scared to stand up on the seat thing because that is the way indian larry bought it) . It freaks people out on the freeway. So anyway I pull into the hair place get off and walk inside and next thing I know this chick is behind me saying that was soooo cool what you did on the freeway. (she followed me all the way to hair place from the freeway) I say wow thanks and all the haircutting chicks are looking at her and looking at(they know my wife) and then she splits. Blew my mind. They said they weren't going to say anything to my wife because they know it wasn't my fault. They said they hate hoochie mamas like that. But between you and me it sure it did make me feel good.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I agree. I went -1/+2 on my 600. I can throttle up wheelies in 2nd with little problem now. I started with just the -1, but it was way too jumpy in 1st. The +2 in rear put the balls in the mid-range more.

i went -1 on the front sprocket and when i replaced that chain/sprocket set i went +3 on the rear. going larger in the rear is better, IMO. it was the same final drive ratio either way, but for some reason +3 felt better.

also, going with a smaller front sprocket wears out the chain faster as it has a tighter turn to make and more stress is placed upon it.