Ouch - this has put me off wheelies!!

[shafty]

.................and stoppies, - the sound of that fiberglass scraping is a hideous noise!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUagfsi4nxg&search=motorcycle

[Cajun]

don't think that bike of yours be to good at either of those there pete

[bobsmith]

damn those are some scary tank slappers...

[Ozzie]

Wonder if the first guys still has a head?

[kiwifruit]

don't think that bike of yours be to good at either of those there pete

it sure can ;)

[sunhuntin]

yikes! was the car moving in the last shot!? bugger.

[The Pastor]

damn... it feels so safe when you do a wheelie... (not that I can get it to balance point....)

[_intense_]

brown trousers time...

[Harry33]

Damn that last one was evil...

[Zed]

.................and stoppies, - the sound of that fiberglass scraping is a hideous noise!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUagfsi4nxg&search=motorcycle
Thanks for that shafty, some new gems i've never seen before amongst that lot!

So it puts you off wheelies huh?? Can you wheelie a motorcycle or have you always been put off and this just puts you off more?

[Ozzie]

So it puts you off wheelies huh?? Can you wheelie a motorcycle or have you always been put off and this just puts you off more?

I'm sort of in between, I can't wheelie or do stoppies, was considering getting a practice bike to learn, now I'm not so sure.

[T.W.R]

I bet the racer at the start had to order new leathers after almost getting nailed by that bike :yes:
The JPS Norton at the IOM tankslapper would be friggin scary
The bloke at the end friggin ouch! that was definately hospital time :sick:

[Macktheknife]

That last one is so scary, that would hurt for a long time!

[onearmedbandit]

I'm sure the guy who suffered the tankslapper died in that one, look at how hard he hits and the change in direction after he bounced off the wall. Not nice at all. (Just watched it again and you don't get the full clip, the guy hits the wall then changes direction by over 90deg heading away from the camera for a considerable distance.)

Love how the guy who loops the GSXR race rep just gets up and walks away. Nothing to see here, 'cept a destroyed bike...

And the last one, nah the car wasn't moving.

Oh yeah, hasn't put me off wheelies.

[RantyDave]

Damn that last one was evil...
Just what I was about to say. I'm still wincing....

Dave

[Brett]

That last one looks a hurter...

[oldguy]

In that last clip when his wheel touched the ground it went into a tank slapper, can anyone tell me or have any idea why, didnt seem all that bad when the wheel made contact with the road but then quickly turned to shit.

[onearmedbandit]

If you watch the vid closely you'll see as he touches the front wheel down he turns the bars to the right a bit, resulting in the front tyre being off centre.

[Zapf]

good reason to not try wheelies...

anyway.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmXoEEAAEmg Deals gap on pocket bikes!

[avgas]

Bike : $15000
Safety Gear : $2000
Hospital Bills : $5000

Seeing yourself crash on youtube............priceless

[shafty]

Zed, it puts me off something I wouldve been keen to try on the BM, ie Stoppies - I have done one on it, but that was on the test ride. I didn't push it since - sorta talked myself outta it thinking of possible results!

And Cajun, as Kiwifruit attests, the ST is known to be capable to wheelies, perhaps not this Rider, but certainly the bike, lol

[Colapop]

I liked the other vid I saw on there...

this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1q1tvKy6WE&mode=related&search=motorcycle)

[oldguy]

If you watch the vid closely you'll see as he touches the front wheel down he turns the bars to the right a bit, resulting in the front tyre being off centre.I'm going to be a nana, if thats all it takes for a wheelie to go wrong, was watching that vid on how to do wheelies, was going to have a go, but after that crash F**k it I,m keeping my front wheel on the ground:nono:

[Darryboy]

I remember seeing a program that had the story on that last one. Apparently the guy was deaf or something (before the accident... not really relevant). But there was a bit of controversy because that car was parked on yellow lines or something... Anyone else see it that can remember the story?

[onearmedbandit]

I'm going to be a nana, if thats all it takes for a wheelie to go wrong, was watching that vid on how to do wheelies, was going to have a go, but after that crash F**k it I,m keeping my front wheel on the ground:nono:


No don't get me wrong, while that led to the accident other factors also played a part, like his weight transfer from moving his leg back, only one foot on the pegs, his high body position etc. I've landed many high speed (tripple digit) wheelies with the front fully crossed up with only one hand on the bars (obviously) and always landed safely. Bigger puff of smoke, slight shake from the bars and that's about it. However I try to avoid them because it does unstablise the bike signifficantly and that is never a good thing.

[Timber020]

Geez, there are enough pictures on the internet to put you off bikes, skateboards, cars, microwaves, fat chicks, crossing roads, etc etc etc. I just might stay in bed forever.
Or perhaps tomorrow I will see how much fun I can have in the tunnel again.

[Clivoris]

Just got back in from concreting my bike into the garden. Lovely conversation piece now. I shiver when I think of how close I might have been to disaster if I'd kept on riding. Thanks for posting that video and bringing me to my senses...I did think about just giving my bike away...but I wouldn't want to hurt anyone.

[Waylander]

Odd, according to tonights convo at the pub, your bike wont do stoppies. :wait:

[Clivoris]

Geez, there are enough pictures on the internet to put you off bikes, skateboards, cars, microwaves, fat chicks, crossing roads, etc etc etc. I just might stay in bed forever.
Or perhaps tomorrow I will see how much fun I can have in the tunnel again.
Beware the speed trap that the feds set up in the Mt Vic tunnell on occasion bro. We must be due for one soon.

[dnos]

yeah some of those were nasty.
the first and last ones especially. OUCHIES

[Ghost_Bullet]

Damn watchin flicks like that makes ya feel ill... not my idea of a good time..
I have never pulled a real wheelie...well i would not call a foot off the ground a wheelie.. it is those images that kinda put me of... lol:scooter:

[quickbuck]

Yep, just goes to show, when it goes wrong you are in a world of hurt.

[Indiana_Jones]

Ouch. My pride.

-Indy

[Magua]

That was pretty cool, omg at the tank slapper.

[Maha]

Great vid shafty........funny in place's.....not in others....:gob:
love the one on the street circut, no coming back from that.....:blip:

[shafty]

Odd, according to tonights convo at the pub, your bike wont do stoppies. :wait:

The R1150R was non ABS, hugely strong front brakes, and sure, the back ewasn't a metre in the air - maybe a foot, with empty panniers on, but it did come up. I can't fathom why you would think it would not..................

[DEATH_INC.]

That first one is from world supersport a couple of seasons back, the bike skimmed over his head, he was ok.....
Tankslappers depend a little on the bike, my gixx is sweet landing crooked, but the ZX12 was a farkin nightmare, it shook so violently if it landed wrong it'd nearly chuck me off....
Yeh, wheelies can go bad, but so can doing up your zipper.....:yes:

[quickbuck]

Yeh, wheelies can go bad, but so can doing up your zipper.....:yes:
Too True, tooo true.

Thinking about that makes you cringe too...

[Waylander]

The R1150R was non ABS, hugely strong front brakes, and sure, the back ewasn't a metre in the air - maybe a foot, with empty panniers on, but it did come up. I can't fathom why you would think it would not..................
Sorry got you confused with someone else I think. Guy I was thinking of rides a BMW not an ST and his missus doesn't ride a meanstreak as far as I know....

[Patch]

For the full length vid (http://www.jiffypark.com/vids2/motorcycle/crash.htm)

Aparently not one of these riders died, amazing enough.

I can't remember the link for the last vid, but from memory the parked car was an unmarked plod - oops, both driver an rider were hurt but no-one died.


I sure if we had a decent vid camera we could get quite a few local KBer's famous :blip:

[onearmedbandit]

I heard as well it was an unmarked cop car, but didn't know for sure so didn't want to add any weight to the rumour. Could've been though.

[StoneChucker]

As 2 have said, that last one is by far the spine tingler of the lot. He must have put the front down off centre? I saw a friend of a friend land a long range wheelie, and as the front wheel spins back up to speed it better be straight! Luckily the guy I saw sorted it out (i.e. 50/50 skill/luck kept him upright)

[onearmedbandit]

Nah, I land crossed up wheelies off centre quite often and have never had an 'oh shit' experience. Not saying that it will never happen. Of course they were all performed on a track, so landing the front at over 180km/h is perfect legal out there. You should see the marks they leave on the road, normal landings look like a normal lock-up mark, crossed up and off centre they are eliptical at the point of impact then turn into a straight black mark. I've got the scratch marks on the edge of my front tyre to back this up.

[oldguy]

Just wondering would a steering damper make any diff, as I don,t really understand what they do. sorry for asking a silly question

[DEATH_INC.]

Just wondering would a steering damper make any diff, as I don,t really understand what they do. sorry for asking a silly question
Not a silly question, Yes a damper does help, but doesn't always stop it completely

[StoneChucker]

Just wondering would a steering damper make any diff, as I don,t really understand what they do. sorry for asking a silly question
Personally, I prefer doing dangerous shit in the dry:msn-wink: [pt]
As mentioned, they definitely help. They absorb/buffer the violent side to side "slapping" of the handlebars, usually reducing the distance each time until the bars are straight. This whole process could be for mild left/right shaking of the bars or for the big handle to tank and back slappers - either way it is usually dampened instantly (I'd guess about 1 or 2 secs MAX)

There are far more technical explanations, as well as other benefits I'm sure. That's how I understand them to work.

[onearmedbandit]

As Death says, yeah they do make a significant difference. I wouldn't be so keen to land one as described above without one, but then I've only ever got one arm on the bar and am not a very big guy.