Topic: I managed my first wheelie!

[Industrial Cafe]

the guy in the video has huge high bars, giving him the leverage to pull wheelies when he hits the throttle.

[kghost]

Of course its stock. 

Bear in mind I'm a "Lying Mofo" 

High bars aren't required Industrial.....just twist the grip quickly at about 4500-5000 RPM. 

[Industrial Cafe]

Of course its stock. 

Bear in mind I'm a "Lying Mofo" 

High bars aren't required Industrial.....just twist the grip quickly at about 4500-5000 RPM. 

i tried it with my stock bars and it was easy, clubmans=hard.

[kghost]

Theres alot more weight on the front with the clubmans....

[Industrial Cafe]

ah-ha.

[Industrial Cafe]

then is is safe to say, high bars make it easier to do a wheelie? On one of these heavy bikes I mean.

[DammitDan]

I would say it's probably easier to get the hang of pulling the wheelies, cause you don't have to goose it quite so much to get the front off the ground.  Strength has nothing to do with it, it's all about finding that right RPM range for the front end to just lift off with you drop the clutch.

As the front end comes up it becomes lighter, requiring less torque.  This means ya gotta let the throttle back off or it will loop and crash.

With clubmans it's gonna need more RPM when you drop the clutch, but not too much or your front end will come up so fast you won't have time to let off the throttle and you'll loop the bike.  This is what makes it harder when you have more weight on the front end, finding that fine line between a quick, controlled pull and a full-out loop.

I had the 850 almost loop on me one of the first times I tried...  My legs were hanging off there for a second 

[Industrial Cafe]

ah, I see.
I was a flantland BMXer back in highschool. high, forward bars were best to pop the wheels up on that... can't bunny hop a motorcycle.

and I think i got my psychics mixed up.

[DammitDan]

Well, so long as they're giving you good readings I wouldn't be too concerned about mixing up psychics.

[Industrial Cafe]

  I have no idea what physics... is ...are?
I have a friend who is a physics professor, and when she talks about it, I lose interest quickly.
just not my subject i guess.

[kghost]

I have no idea what physics... is ...are?
I have a friend who is a physics professor, and when she talks about it, I lose interest quickly.
just not my subject i guess.

Safe to say...she's not uber-hot?

If she were in a bikini would listening be easier?

btw the doofus in the video is me.....

[Industrial Cafe]

doofus, hahaha!!  awesome.

[mrbreeze]

My outlook on wheelies.......they are too fu$#in' cool !!!!!....they are done alot easier on different bikes than ours.....but.......there are dudes out there that can do em' on any bike and make em' look real spectacular!!! The machine has to be up to it but the rider really has the final say-so. When I grew up in the San Fran bay area in the 60's-70's..............the coolest sh!t I ever saw was a San Jose Hell's Angel ride block long wheelie on a straight piped Sporty............it was the bomb!!!!!

[754]

Call the physics prof a "slackademic" when she is not working..
 she will love it.

 We have a prof/dean living next door i always call him that!
he is cool tho, thumbed 1/2 way across the states when he was younger..

Back to the wheelies, yeah anyone that does not thunk they are cool , I usually dont get along with..
 With one exception, the sportbikes doing it in heavy traffic.. should be done where no one can hit you, if you  screw up..

[DammitDan]

With one exception, the sportbikes doing it in heavy traffic.. should be done where no one can hit you, if you  screw up..

Right on man.  And super long wheelies on the interstate.  I mean, good for you that you can do it for 25 miles, now will you please put the front wheel back down so I won't kill you if you hit a piece of truck tire?