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Coldkiwi
1st July 2003, 13:07
Wheelstands, wheelies, stoppies...It's what bikes are famous for:

So who here indulges in this highly anti-social, illegal and damned fun behaviour?

Who has tried? Anyone come a cropper doing so?

Interested to hear your thoughts!

Motoracer
1st July 2003, 16:42
Anti-social?? Its all part of the fun. mucking around doing wheelies and stoppies with my mates is a part of the weekend rides. It makes straights more interesting. It also adds more things that you could laugh about at the breaks making rides more enjoyble. :niceone:

Althoe I must admit, I have done some silly things in my road bike days. Eg. I was testing my green neon lights on my kawasaki in Queen Street at 11:00 pm on a Friday night and Did a rolling stoppie. After I did it I noticed that four cops in a squad car were looking at me for the whole time. Luckily they must have been rushing off to somewhere else, so all I got was a warning thorugh there loud speakers... :o

Just as long as no one crashes or gets done by the cops its all good. :)

karbonblack
1st July 2003, 17:00
Been doing them for years without a worry (other than loosing my license a few times) but... When I got my GSXR1000 I did a wheelie down the motorway. A couple of mates were riding alongside. When we stopped for a coffee, they asked if I knew what speed I was doing on the back wheel. I knew it was pretty high, as I had got to 5th gear (lifted it in 3rd but changed up as I was going along). Also my mate on an SP1 was lying on the tank which also gave me a little clue. 250kph!!!! Gave me a hell of a fright. :Oops:

It was at that point I realised that I had a little probem (with my self control). No more Superbikes for me!

Coldkiwi
1st July 2003, 17:26
yeah.. you pretty much have to keep accelerating to keep the wheel in the air so the longer its up there the more speed you're building!

I've had limited success with stoppies on the ZXR 250 (hurts my wrist!) and finally got the front wheel up last night on the 6R under power alone in 1st gear (no clutch destroying tricks reqd which pleases me greatly!). the best part is I wasn't really trying to get the wheel up, just explore the nether regions of my throttle cable!.. so with a sensible shift of weight: away we go!

Motu
1st July 2003, 17:56
Never been into wheelies,haven't even thought of doing a stoppie.As a trials rider getting the front wheel in the air is a basic,just never applied it on the street.Power stands are a different matter,going over bridges,humps and out of tight turns with the front wheel a few inches up is a better feeling than having it on the point of balance.Getting the back wheel out in a slide is what gives me the biggest thrill,not something I do on the seal much these days,but thats why I've always loved to ride on gravel roads.No audience though,but the sheep think I'm pretty good!

Antallica
1st July 2003, 20:40
Nah, my mate has been doing it heaps when riding with me. Last time I tried doing a stoppie was on my MTB after my mate tampered with my breaks and I went over. If I can manage to pick up my nuts from that I should have no worries.

As for poppin a wheelie, on a 150cc!!?? Been there, tried that, get lost haha ;) :D

Redstar
1st July 2003, 21:27
depite the awesome performance of my zxr4 it's bloody hard to get it up i'm very front end loaded:)
but stoppies well thats a different fish! I've done one by accident it were that or die and the other one was for entertainment only. and its real good for it. but I wont make a habit of it cause it is a risk sport if fun:p
theres a right loony R1 up my way he shows off something rotton on the northern motorway with a 300m wheelie blue?
waves his hand at the same time.
who are you?

Motoracer
1st July 2003, 21:43
Antallica, You can't really wheelie your bike (I would imagine even pros would have difficluty) but you can do power stands. I had test ridden one for a mate to buy. If you rev it to 9.5Gs and pull hard on the Handle bars (it has clipons I think) as you drop the clutch hard you should be able to lift the front wheel nearly a meter high above the ground for a couple of seconds of glory. :D

It does stoppie easily thoe with a good front tire of course.

Dave
2nd July 2003, 08:59
Had a good stoppie going when i was at manfield for the nationals,end of the front straight,tapped out in sixth,hit the front brake,back wheel came up around my ears,let off the brake slightly wheel drops back too earth,brake again-still going too fast,back comes up a second time.run really deep into the corner,finally let of, (cant turn with only one wheel on the ground)
grit teeth and turn in hoping the front end sticks.made it!
loads more preload on the front end made sure it didn't happen any more for the weekend.exciting though.

Urban Terrorist
2nd July 2003, 17:46
I sometimes use speedbumps to get the front up on the RG 50, never much more than up and straight down again, but it makes me smile and have got a few grins form others. Stoppies are easy enough, and a fairly regular occurance. I don't fancy my chances of doing a rolling burnout though ;)

Kwaka-Kid
2nd July 2003, 23:07
me = done only a few semi-decent stoppies on ZXR400 (letting front tyre coz its crap down to approx 20pounds)  - done 1x clutched wheelie (hard to do, not powerful) and a few little wheelies that didnt last coming off speedbumps.

clutched wheelied everything ive riddin i think? CB250RS is hard, but trick is u slide off the seat, then walk down the road holding the bike.. Try that! (prolly looks dumb when i do it from a giveway to the car behind, but makes me feel special)

pulled a wheelie on the GS1000 for the FIRST TIME in 1st gear not clutched not intentionally, with my mate on the back (YouMostWanted on the board here) haha he nearly fell off, was lane splitting (stopped traffic) when green light came and only 2 sets of cars 2 go, so i darted it expecting a slight rear wheel slip when she was ready to change gear around 4.5K, but instead with extra weight the rear end got grip and lifted all of 6 inchs porlly, dunno, but felt mean!

but me = into rear wheel drifting on 78 GS1000, with rock hard avon roadrunner (approx 15yo) on rear.  in wet (not even heavy, no rain) i got my first slide going thru bockhousebay roundabout putting on too much power coming off the roundabout, and look, is that my rear wheel trying to overtake my front? :P  most fun was my fastest yet.. overtaking a van @ 120kmph on north western heading into work, fuckme that rear end just slipped like hell and i nearly ended up kissing the vans right hand door, but luckily not and lots of adreniline pumped.

I have witnessed Motoracers stoppies - in my opinion he is GOOD! moto - i only hope to be anywhere near as good as you @ stoppies on my 400 oneday when i put a new front tyre on, i think its a confidence/experience thing, and when i have the 400 back on road i will try again.   thats all from me, sorry about long post.  OH WAIT!

WORK COMMENCES ON 199X RVF400R TOMORROW MORNING @ 6am SHARP! OMG, THE DAY IVE BEEN AWAITING, YAAAY! stripping that bitch down and fast! yeehaw, goodbye stock street bits - hello homemade fairing etc etc.. :P hahaha its gunna b worse, but its mine! :love:

georgedubyabush
2nd July 2003, 23:34
i dont reckon the zxr250 even comes anywhere near a wheelie. maybe if I stood on the rear pegs. havnt tried my new clutch yet, the old one just slipped like a mongrel. lots of fun wheeling my oldmans grizzly 660 farm quad, just dont tell him
im a stoppie virgin. someone wanna do a quick 'Stoppies for Dummies' guide?

Kwaka-Kid
3rd July 2003, 09:56
prolly not because they dont want to take responsibility when you can-off :P

haha, well yes, someone with experience please post... Because i have prolly taught myself the wrong/bad way, duno, i just started ripping in brake lever, and jumping forward as i did so (so no weight on pegs, and weight on bars and body leaned way forward) and yeah ass just off the seat (so no weight on it)

? oh and i let front tyre down to 20 pounds to have more touching the road.

Motoracer
3rd July 2003, 10:49
Thanx for the complement KK :o

I should probably leave it to the pros to explain how to do stoppies so here it is :

http://www.bikesounds.com/stunts/stoppies.htm




:Offtopic: I found that piece to go on your fiberglas tail piece for you ZXR. Oh and if you aren't useing the police radar detector attachments that came with your bike, could I please have it back?

bungbung
3rd July 2003, 11:20
I used to jump my old gsx400 impulse off the top of smooth speed humps on a downhill road in wellington good fun until cleaning the bike one day I found a hairline crack in the box section swingarm about 80% the way across :Oops: Soooo lucky to be cleaning that day, I don't like to think about what could have happened if I had kept on riding. I bought a new arm from a wrecker in Tauranga and stopped the jumps. I had too much mechanical sympathy to get it to wheelie, but stoppies were fun.

750Y
3rd July 2003, 12:40
redstar..

theres a right loony R1 up my way he shows off something rotton on the northern motorway with a 300m wheelie blue?

does he have anything unusual on his black helmet?
I've seen a lot of guys wheelying the r1.

Antallica
3rd July 2003, 13:51
Originally posted by 750Y
redstar..


does he have anything unusual on his black helmet?
I've seen a lot of guys wheelying the r1.

It not like it's uncommon ;) ... bit back heavy if you ask me.

750Y
3rd July 2003, 14:05
... bit back heavy if you ask me. haha

yeah and a bit to much air in the front tyre too.

georgedubyabush
3rd July 2003, 16:33
I can just see the SCU team now...
"here we see one wheel track, then nothing, then another single wheel track ending at this brick wall... clearly a wheelstand followed very quickly by the rear wheel lifting under heavy braking... the rider clearly incorrectly applied power, then incorrectly applied the front brake, rider error obviously at fault.

"now we test the theory using a police bike"...

Antallica
3rd July 2003, 16:38
Originally posted by georgedubyabush
I can just see the SCU team now...
"here we see one wheel track, then nothing, then another single wheel track ending at this brick wall... clearly a wheelstand followed very quickly by the rear wheel lifting under heavy braking... the rider clearly incorrectly applied power, then incorrectly applied the front brake, rider error obviously at fault.

"now we test the theory using a police bike"...

Was the bike ok!!?? :gob:

;)

Coldkiwi
3rd July 2003, 19:14
Originally posted by georgedubyabush
I
"now we test the theory using a police bike"...

 

oh YES! I REALLY want to see that episode ! :D LOL!

Kwaka-Kid
4th July 2003, 01:52
motoracer: yeah mate! funny enuf i found the box of old zxr400 bits today in the garage AS I FIRED UP MY RVF400R FOR THE FIRST TIME, OMG IT SOUNDS SOOO SWEET :D

anyways yeah, good thing i didnt throw out :) but yeah jsut plastic bracket and stuff or somthinghey, i vagually remember slight plastic chip out of brackety thing, will try re-find tomorrow.  np

GO THE RVF! and i stripped it and made new exhaiust bracket (std one is attached 2 rear peg) and other stuff, moulding fairing/relocating reg/rec and rear master cylander for new fairing to go on (well really old, looks gay, but its mine! personalised)

Duke of Rogan
5th August 2003, 17:25
reviving an old thread here (that had gone off topic anyway)

I just witnessed a stoppie performed on one of them little 2-stroke mini-bikes / bucket racers that was being ridden by a motorcycle courier.

looked pretty funny, and I guess its quite safe on one of these machines.

I missed the wheelie attempt he tried earlier, but my work mate reckons he saw him try... :beer:

Coldkiwi
5th August 2003, 17:37
yeah.. i may have posted this elsewhere but I've seen a few couriers pulling wheelies and some very high stoppies on those street magics. Pretty simple to do with a wheel base that short. The suspension makes a horrid noise when they land the back wheel though!

Speaking of being badly behaved... I was getting frustrated with the cars today only doing 120 on the motorway. My time at Puke in the weekend appears to have given me a bad reference point for throttle control!!

 

Big Dog
6th August 2003, 04:17
Have given a few stoppies a go, in the interests of research.
It seems in real life that most stoppies are un intentional by products of desperate braking.:Oops: .

I give these a miss because of my size and the crunching noise that goes with putting down a bike fitted out with a 160kg plus load.

To be fair if it weren't my only mode of transport I would still participate but can't afford to be off the road. :(

To those that can afford it and don't kill them selves or others:rockon:

:done:

fergie
6th August 2003, 08:18
the closest thing to larrakin behaviour that i do is blast down the centre line past a row of cars, as i go past i imagine the cage drivers thoughts,,,,,,,,,here's some of them

'bastard!'

'wish i could do that'

'temporary citicen'

'wow that looks like fun'

'wish i could do that"

'boy do i wish i could do that'

 

any more guys?

Duke of Rogan
6th August 2003, 08:58
if knocking car side mirrors with my own counts as larrakin behaviour then put me down for a few of these (all while lane splitting of course)

sometimes I've felt like reaching out and deliberately knocking a cage mirror with my left hand, but so far I've resisted this urge.

Marmoot
6th August 2003, 10:43
wheelied a cruiser. No problem. Never stoppied it, though.....

duckman
6th August 2003, 11:28
Sounds like I'm the biggest wuss here so far. I can manage 1st gear clutch lifts but I'll be buggered if I can get a power lift going.

I think the over-riding factor is the fear of f*cking it up and having to pay the ka-zillion dolleros to put it all back together.

:o :o

Motoracer
6th August 2003, 11:45
What sorta crusier was that Marmoot? I'd love to see anyone try n do a stoppie on a crusier. Its probably more possible to stoppie my dad's car (soft suspention) than to stoppie a crusier.:p

My new found toy, a 50 cc scooter is great fun for larrakin behaviour around town when I am doing courier runs. Wheelies are pretty fun but what I like doing the most is holding the throtle fully open when I am going through the green light and I am making a turn by going into a different street. What makes this maneuver special is that I am on full lean on the scooter, with sparks flying off the exhaust (right hand side) as I scrape it along the road :D. Too bad my crank case (left hand side) has a plastic cover cause I can't make any sparks doing a left'y :( .

After fixing my race bike, I'll spend some money on the scooter. eg put crash knobs (just in case). Deristrict the exhaust and make it go from 55 top speed to 75 :eek: . Probably lift the rear higher and stiffen the shock as I want to go faster round corners before scraping either side of my scooter. Brakes are quite nessasary as the front and rear drums can't do sh*t under braking but its probably going to be too costly to upgrade them. I guess I'll just have to dodge the obstical rather than braking for it .:)

Marmoot
6th August 2003, 22:28
Originally posted by Motoracer
What sorta crusier was that Marmoot?

I'm not telling.....it's a Honda, though :D

Motoracer
6th August 2003, 22:56
Oh ok, I think I know which honda your talking about. Sh*t!!!, if you wheelied that 1500cc crusier your a legend mate.:niceone:

Marmoot
7th August 2003, 00:00
pretty easy. Can't wait till I get my hands on those 1.8 goldwings :)

Coldkiwi
8th August 2003, 12:31
i've seen pictures of gold wings wheeling... pretty impressive, just be prepared to pay for new pipes and bumpers!

georgedubyabush
8th August 2003, 20:25
like this?

SPman
8th August 2003, 21:31
aaaah.....the late, great Ronnie Smith!

Marmoot
8th August 2003, 22:36
the great one :niceone:
Long live his memory

Motoracer
9th August 2003, 00:32
How the heck can he see where he is going??


Yay! I have been promoted to a scooter boy. Just the opportunity I have been waiting for to change my Avitar to show me on the scooter!!:D

Have to get the right pic by this weekend:)

Dave
11th August 2003, 10:03
Yeah,i missed a few issues of P.B.
How did Ronnie get killed-he was a loose unit that had an un natural amount of skill.
Who can they get to do cool stuff like this now?

Marmoot
11th August 2003, 11:17
apparently, he was killed in a scooter accident the evening he was coming back from his mate's house.
No details were released, but I am sure it would involve other vehicle(s).

Duke of Rogan
12th August 2003, 10:18
well this morning I got frustrated at a cage driver encroaching on my line on the motorway so I reached out and bent her side mirror back. :angry2:
I was only intending to clip the mirror, but instead gave it the full bend!

felt better after (never mind the fact I was "failing to drive within a lane") :o

Big Dog
12th August 2003, 13:22
Originally posted by Duke of Rogan
well this morning I got frustrated at a cage driver encroaching on my line on the motorway so I reached out and bent her side mirror back. :angry2:
I was only intending to clip the mirror, but instead gave it the full bend!

felt better after (never mind the fact I was "failing to drive within a lane") :o

Ive kicked out the tail light of Mercedes suv that ran a red light and cut me off in order to stop from hitting them. This turned what should have been a straight thu into a very sharp left hander but the black bits stayed down!

Road rage:angry2: ? perhaps but better than:roadkill: :roadkill:
lol

Marmoot
12th August 2003, 22:37
cutting off other people's wing mirror: 3x
Stopping by planting right foot into someone's car side: 1x
Punching a dent into a car's body on a red light: 1x

Road rage? me? naah....

Duke of Rogan
11th September 2003, 11:56
the title of the movie says it all

you have to download it and rename to stoppie_gone_wrong.mpe

Sharkey
11th September 2003, 12:14
Lifting the zxr250 front end can be a challenge. I think I got a few mm once coming around a cul-d-sac - as I threw myself for the tight right into the tight left I hit the power band and it felt like the front lifted. But maybe not.

That was my best job until I discovered Foodtown. The Howick Foodtown has a roof top car park, and again, if you hit the power band at the top of the ramp it's easy to get about a foot. Feels like meters the first time. :done:

curious george
11th September 2003, 15:23
I hope this is the place to talk about these things.

I can't get it up.

there I've said it, and I'm not ashamed.That much. We've all had it, right?

Oh, sure I can on my MTB, no problem, front and rear, but only after watching a stunt movie.........

But I'll keep trying:p

Motoracer
11th September 2003, 15:34
Be carefull man, I have heard too many storries of people getting it up by dropping their clutch. Once its up, the power band kicks in and the bike flips. I am told two strokes are quite hard to wheelie. Maybe not so hard to get it up but to control it, it must be hard.

Hitcher
9th January 2004, 12:03
Pulled a bit of a stoppie once -- by accident. Scared the old sphincter too -- you know the drill, it didn't know whether to suck or blow...
I've still to figure out why I didn't drop everything in a screaming heap.
:sick:

Hitcher
9th January 2004, 12:05
And as for "getting it up", isn't that what Cialis and Viagra are for? I suppose Cialis is best if you want to pick your moment...
:o

XRNR
10th January 2004, 22:33
Maybe not so hard to get it up but to control it, it must be hard.

Snigger...

Motoracer
11th January 2004, 13:00
And as for "getting it up", isn't that what Cialis and Viagra are for? I suppose Cialis is best if you want to pick your moment...
:o



Snigger...


:lol::lol:

BlueR1
11th January 2004, 13:55
yeah.. you pretty much have to keep accelerating to keep the wheel in the air so the longer its up there the more speed you're building!

I've had limited success with stoppies on the ZXR 250 (hurts my wrist!) and finally got the front wheel up last night on the 6R under power alone in 1st gear (no clutch destroying tricks reqd which pleases me greatly!). the best part is I wasn't really trying to get the wheel up, just explore the nether regions of my throttle cable!.. so with a sensible shift of weight: away we go!

Not really, a balanced wheelstand can go for as long as the rider wants it to with no real change of speed you only have to keep accelerating if you are not on or near the balance point.

BlueR1
11th January 2004, 14:06
...............................

bluninja
11th January 2004, 14:15
Brothers and sisters, I’m sorry to have to be the bearer of sad news. Last night (NOV 21 AT 5:35 pm 2003)Ronnie Smith was killed while going to an organizational meeting in Elkins WV.He was with friends ,doing what he loved when he was taken to another place, hopefully a better place.

He was ridding with me, Rain Maker, in the lead Ronnie to my right when a deer crossed 4 lanes of traffic and clipped my bike but it appeared to jump and took Ronnie off his bike. He was hit by on coming traffic and I don’t think he suffered.

We have lost a wonderful friend, one who would ride with me anywhere at any time in any weather. He was a freedom fighter that stepped up, he will be sorely missed. He was a BROTHER OF THE WHEEL officer,A.B.A.T.E. of WV state treasurer, member of the Northern Panhandle Chapter of A.B.A.T.E.of WV and most of all he was my FRIEND AND BROTHER .



PLEASE REMEMBER HIM AND HIS FAMILY AT THIS TIME



WITH DEEP SORROW



RAIN MAKER
Err, sad though this is Ronnie Smith lived in Yorkshire and died January 2003 riding his scooter.....not in deer country in West Virginia.

BlueR1
11th January 2004, 14:21
Err, sad though this is Ronnie Smith lived in Yorkshire and died January 2003 riding his scooter.....not in deer country in West Virginia.


Haha whoops thats a good point didnt even think of that .... guess you dont get deer in Harrogate where he crashed his scooter, or at least I didnt see any there while I was visiting! :laugh: anyway R.I.P both ronnies and may you ride off into the sunset together!

bluninja
11th January 2004, 14:34
Haha whoops thats a good point didnt even think of that .... guess you dont get deer in Harrogate where he crashed his scooter, or at least I didnt see any there while I was visiting! :laugh: anyway R.I.P both ronnies and may you ride off into the sunset together!
Hard to spot the deer in Yorkshire...they have their eyes removed at birth and have a spell cast on them so only people about to crash ever see them. When you ask cage drivers why they didn't see the thing they crashed into, they respond 'No eye deer'. So now you know.:sweatdrop

BlueR1
11th January 2004, 14:36
Hard to spot the deer in Yorkshire...they have their eyes removed at birth and have a spell cast on them so only people about to crash ever see them. When you ask cage drivers why they didn't see the thing they crashed into, they respond 'No eye deer'. So now you know.:sweatdrop

Hahahaha :laugh:

Timber020
11th January 2004, 17:57
I hope this is the place to talk about these things.

I can't get it up.

there I've said it, and I'm not ashamed.That much. We've all had it, right?

Oh, sure I can on my MTB, no problem, front and rear, but only after watching a stunt movie.........

But I'll keep trying:p



The RGV250 can be a great wheelie bike but works best if you
1) modify it to the sky
2) knock your gearing down with a smaller counter sprocket

I had one of my RGV racebikes set up so it sat on peak for 2 seconds down the straight of taupo track, I cant remember what the ratio was but it made it a breeze to wheelie as other wise you have to much gap between your gears to keep it up. If you gear it down to the floor you will find it easy as. Just dont overpeak it when getting it up, leave a little power left for the set down to save on your headbearings. Get on a dirtbike and go nuts, they are the best and most forgiving machine to learn on.
While doing wheelies I have gone over about 6 times, once in shorts which gave me the best graze on my ass from the firebreak (had just got it going and was just gently testing it DOH. A good mate went over backward on his KDX200 on a tarseal and gravel carpark wearing little more than a singlet and shorts. His stepmum was picking out gravel for hours! :doctor: Oh boy did he hurt :eek5:
Oh learn to give your rear brake the most gentle of dabs with your foot to get control if you start to go to far over. GENTLE DABS!

James Deuce
11th January 2004, 21:13
apparently, he was killed in a scooter accident the evening he was coming back from his mate's house.
No details were released, but I am sure it would involve other vehicle(s).

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I stopped buying PB fairly soon after John Robinson died, and bought the odd one with a Ronnie feature in it. I hate it now that it's about ugly specials and boobs. It USED (in my day, aaaar) to be about comedy and classy technical analysis.

Now I sad.

:weep:

He was awesome and what little stuff he did write was hilarious.

May God rest his wheelstanding, stoppying, deliberately-crashing-a-bike-to-see-how-far-it-would-lean, soul.

Jim2

Drunken Monkey
11th January 2004, 22:29
Wheelies are easy on large capacity sports bikes, and I will sometimes pop the wheel up unintentionally. Stoppies, on the other hand, scare me...

PS - You forgot to include burnouts on your tricks list.

They are great, becuase:
1. They are a piece of piss to do on any bike
2. They are loud and smokey
3. THE MAN hates them

The only downside is the cost of good rubber...

Kwaka-Kid
12th January 2004, 09:35
hmm yeah i spose stoppies on a big bike would be more scarey.. just yesterday i tried 2 outside my house on my racebike, just slow as and with the only good tyres in my garage on it and nice brakes i just rip in the front brake, dont even need to shuffle weight (altho it does help) and it can throw you right over.

Marmoot
12th January 2004, 09:52
deliberately-crashing-a-bike-to-see-how-far-it-would-lean, soul.

Jim2

That would be Trevor "Fatboyslim" Franklin. :D

I stopped buying PB ever since they mix the girls with the bikes. Loss of focus, I reckon.

James Deuce
12th January 2004, 09:54
That would be Trevor "Fatboyslim" Franklin. :D

I stopped buying PB ever since they mix the girls with the bikes. Loss of focus, I reckon.

He got BIIIIG didn't he??

Look at an old photo and he's almost unrecognisable now compared to 5 years ago. Simon Hargreaves too.

I agree that they've lost focus.

Jim2

Marmoot
12th January 2004, 10:19
heh... Lucky Fat Bastid... :yes:
Look at his portfolio of test rides apart from new bikes:
Doohan's NSR, V2 NSR, 250 NSR, Edwards' Castrol RVF, Edwards' RC51, and that was only in 2 issues......Not to mention Rossi's NSR n Yamaha N1.
Damn enviable job, eh? I'd work overtime for free for that :D

Big Dog
12th January 2004, 16:54
heh... Lucky Fat Bastid... :yes:
Look at his portfolio of test rides apart from new bikes:
Doohan's NSR, V2 NSR, 250 NSR, Edwards' Castrol RVF, Edwards' RC51, and that was only in 2 issues......Not to mention Rossi's NSR n Yamaha N1.
Damn enviable job, eh? I'd work overtime for free for that :D
And you'd prolly be in line behind 2-3million bikers around the world who would pay to be allowed the job!

DEATH_INC.
13th January 2004, 12:25
redstar..


does he have anything unusual on his black helmet?
I've seen a lot of guys wheelying the r1.

You're not talking about the mad pom are you?

Racer X
14th January 2004, 13:26
Wheelies, stoppies and anything else I can think of to try :2thumbsup

Hitcher
14th January 2004, 13:34
Wheelies, stoppies and anything else I can think of to try :2thumbsup
Is that CE approved clothing?
Where is his helmet?
Yada yada yada...
:baby:

Motoracer
14th January 2004, 13:37
Wheelies, stoppies and anything else I can think of to try :2thumbsup

Dude! you look like KK!! :eek5:

Is Racer X the secret identity of KK? :shit:

Nice trick by the way, :niceone: I never could let go of the bike with that one hand after standing on top. :o

Racer X
14th January 2004, 15:09
Thanx moto, and I like that slogan of yours by the way :niceone:
Yeah, you just gotta go for it, not on a dirtbike though LOL

Who is this KK? don't worry, I'm not him :whistle:

Motoracer
14th January 2004, 15:20
Thanx moto, and I like that slogan of yours by the way :niceone:
Yeah, you just gotta go for it, not on a dirtbike though LOL

Who is this KK? don't worry, I'm not him :whistle:


Cheers dude :), I might try it one of these days on my race bike.

And KK is the infamous one and only Kwaka-kid, the legendary westie himself. :D

He has an identical looking bike as yours.

Kwaka-Kid
15th January 2004, 07:32
eh? me? no! but thats my bike! mmm go the V4's.

SILVER SUZI
15th January 2004, 12:02
Did one wheelie years ago on my old 400 over speed hump. Can't get my GSX to come up, but have to admit I have no idea how. would like to learn wheelies/stoppies but can't afford the repairs when I get it wrong, and like riding too much to be without bike while I try to save up for repairs. So I just go hard out with both whels on the ground.
I have got the front off (probably only an inch or so) in an uphill corner pushing it a couple of times, when hitting bump in the road. I guess the front is fairly light though going uphill under power.

Slingshot
18th January 2004, 11:23
I saw some great larrakin behaviour on Friday night at the top of the Takas.
We'd stopped at the top for a smoke and a Ducati 999 & a CBR 1000 came flying up from the Wairarapa side. As the CBR hit the car park he popped the bike onto the back wheel and did a mono across the car park. Then he dropped it down and went straight into a stoppie to finish. It looked very cool.
Then as both bike departed they both popped up and monoed off into the sunset.

Timber020
18th January 2004, 13:34
I saw some great larrakin behaviour on Friday night at the top of the Takas.
We'd stopped at the top for a smoke and a Ducati 999 & a CBR 1000 came flying up from the Wairarapa side. As the CBR hit the car park he popped the bike onto the back wheel and did a mono across the car park. Then he dropped it down and went straight into a stoppie to finish. It looked very cool.
Then as both bike departed they both popped up and monoed off into the sunset.

Oh thats so beautiful *sniff*

XRNR
18th January 2004, 21:28
Oh thats so beautiful *sniff*

Coldn't have said it any better...

Saw a good mono by a dude on a fully faired TL1000 up the Aucklands Southern m/way. He got on about Mt Wellington and pulled a few of them up to about Greenlane, then he lost me in traffic. I had to keep catching up to him in the car and giving him a big thumbs up and trying to get him to do more.

Excellent performance though! (big thanks from me if you ever read this, made the boring m/way drive interesting for a change).

Was about mid last year (2003).

Zed
25th January 2004, 22:29
Wheelstands, wheelies, stoppies...It's what bikes are famous for:

So who here indulges in this highly anti-social, illegal and damned fun behaviour?

Who has tried? Anyone come a cropper doing so?

Interested to hear your thoughts!
I used to ride with a guy who could pull a wheelie on his fireblade going 10kms per hour and glide along the road changing gears without any effort at all- came naturally I suppose. Was certainly entertaining for all those present!:yes:

Do you pull any of these stunts on your new 600 kiwi?


Zed

LB
26th January 2004, 04:47
I saw some great larrakin behaviour on Friday night at the top of the Takas.
We'd stopped at the top for a smoke and a Ducati 999 & a CBR 1000 came flying up from the Wairarapa side. As the CBR hit the car park he popped the bike onto the back wheel and did a mono across the car park. Then he dropped it down and went straight into a stoppie to finish. It looked very cool.
Then as both bike departed they both popped up and monoed off into the sunset.Yes, these boys have been practicing wheelstands and stoppies. They sometimes take out a video camera and capture the evidence - I'm trying to talk them into having a screening at the top of the hill one day!

MD
30th January 2004, 17:07
I saw some great larrakin behaviour on Friday night at the top of the Takas.
We'd stopped at the top for a smoke and a Ducati 999 & a CBR 1000 came flying up from the Wairarapa side. As the CBR hit the car park he popped the bike onto the back wheel and did a mono across the car park. Then he dropped it down and went straight into a stoppie to finish. It looked very cool.
Then as both bike departed they both popped up and monoed off into the sunset.
Pleased you enjoyed my wheelie+stoppie. Having an audience is half the fun and wheelies are the most fun you can have on a bike. My mate on the 999 is the expert at wheelies. Its too easy to get caught doing wheelies though so I am trying to stick to stoppies for entertainment. ps my Blade is a 929cc not a 1000 - I wish! Introduce yourself next time if you see me up the hill. Its good to meet other riders up there.

Slingshot
1st February 2004, 12:22
Pleased you enjoyed my wheelie+stoppie. Having an audience is half the fun and wheelies are the most fun you can have on a bike. My mate on the 999 is the expert at wheelies. Its too easy to get caught doing wheelies though so I am trying to stick to stoppies for entertainment. ps my Blade is a 929cc not a 1000 - I wish! Introduce yourself next time if you see me up the hill. Its good to meet other riders up there.

Sorry dude, you were going so fast that all I could see was that it was a big CBR.
When we saw you, there were 3 other guys up the hill, 2 on Nortons & one on a BSA. My wife and I were on my Black GSXR250R. One of you gave us the nod as you were leaving.

It looked very F&*@ing cool. Next time I see you up there I'll come over. :yes:

Indiana_Jones
1st February 2004, 12:51
Nah, my mate has been doing it heaps when riding with me. Last time I tried doing a stoppie was on my MTB after my mate tampered with my breaks and I went over. If I can manage to pick up my nuts from that I should have no worries.

As for poppin a wheelie, on a 150cc!!?? Been there, tried that, get lost haha ;) :D

Don't mock the raw power of the FXR150 :msn-wink:

-Indy

Two Smoker
19th February 2004, 18:49
I can get the front wheel up on mr 150cc, it may not be high (only like 40cm at the most, but thats coz of the lack of power:argh: ) just rev the shit out of it, pop the clutch and heave on the bars and wahay ur up lol. Stoppies now thats easy on a light bike with big brakes. mmmmmmm i remember the day of my first stoppie, what a great day that was:sunny: .

Easiest wheelie machine: CBR1100XX 'busa or ZX-12R. i can vouch for the CBR as being pillion for a 3 gear wheelie:wacko:

Zed
19th February 2004, 19:24
I can get the front wheel up on mr 150cc, it may not be high (only like 40cm at the most, but thats coz of the lack of power:argh: ) just rev the shit out of it, pop the clutch and heave on the bars and wahay ur up lol. Stoppies now thats easy on a light bike with big brakes. mmmmmmm i remember the day of my first stoppie, what a great day that was:sunny: .

Easiest wheelie machine: CBR1100XX 'busa or ZX-12R. i can vouch for the CBR as being pillion for a 3 gear wheelie:wacko:
...doesn't sound like your 150cc wheelies are very "controlled"? I hope your pulling them in some back street carpark surrounded by high fencing. :shit:

Also, ANY bike will wheelie without much effort at all with pillion passenger weight on the back...even a friggin Vespa!


Zed

DEATH_INC.
19th February 2004, 21:49
I can get the front wheel up on mr 150cc, it may not be high (only like 40cm at the most, but thats coz of the lack of power:argh: ) just rev the shit out of it, pop the clutch and heave on the bars and wahay ur up lol. Stoppies now thats easy on a light bike with big brakes. mmmmmmm i remember the day of my first stoppie, what a great day that was:sunny: .

Easiest wheelie machine: CBR1100XX 'busa or ZX-12R. i can vouch for the CBR as being pillion for a 3 gear wheelie:wacko:

None of the above......My 12r was a bitch to wheely-too friggin big and too friggin powerful(and the Busa and b/bird are just as bad)......O.K. if you wanna do 200+kph wheelies in 1/2k I suppose....

pete376403
19th February 2004, 22:57
Easiest wheelie machine: CBR1100XX 'busa or ZX-12R. i can vouch for the CBR as being pillion for a 3 gear wheelie:wacko:
At a Manfield race day a while back the half-time entertainment was allowing people out on the grandstand straight for wheelies and so on. There was a guy on a 'Busa doing super wheelies but you could hear the "clunk" as he changed gears (no clutch, perhaps) way up in the stands. Another pretty good bang as the front wheel came back to earth.

White trash
20th February 2004, 06:44
Never do either.

Irresponsible behaviour if you ask me. It's niether big nor clever. :no:

Zed
20th February 2004, 07:23
Never do either.

Irresponsible behaviour if you ask me. It's niether big nor clever. :no:
...okay, so you never lane split or speed either? :msn-wink:

Most onlookers to controlled wheelies & stoppies do think it's impressive, so you would be in the minority there!


Zed

riffer
20th February 2004, 07:25
...okay, so you never lane split or speed either? :msn-wink:

Most onlookers to controlled wheelies & stoppies do think it's impressive, so you would be in the minority there!

Zed
Ah. You hit it on the head, Zed. CONTROLLED. How many of us actually do controlled wheelies. I know I sure as hell don't. That's why I try and stay away from them. :mellow:

White trash
20th February 2004, 09:05
...okay, so you never lane split or speed either? :msn-wink:

Most onlookers to controlled wheelies & stoppies do think it's impressive, so you would be in the minority there!


Zed

On the record "No" ;)

But off the record, the best stuff for controlled wheelies is to get some "Superlight 2.5 weight Wheelie fork oil" from Darbis. It's not cheap, 'bout $500 a litre. That gets the ol' front wheel up real good.

Jimbo750 could do with some actually

Zed
20th February 2004, 09:10
Ah. You hit it on the head, Zed. CONTROLLED. How many of us actually do controlled wheelies. I know I sure as hell don't. That's why I try and stay away from them. :mellow:
A wheelie or stoppie that isn't controlled and is attempted to be done in an unsafe environment is irrespsonsible! It sounded to me as if White Trash was making a more general statement though, including stunts done anywhere?

I trust that White Trash has never done a burnout or 180/360 in a car either?

Anyone attempting to learn these stunts should perform them in an area where no-one else is in danger! :doctor:


Zed

Zed
20th February 2004, 09:14
On the record "No" ;)
I am mystified by you then White Trash!

You ride a 2003 GSXR600 & have an avatar of a wheelie, but claim that you don't condone stunts and never speed or lane split??

Totally mystified! :crazy:


Zed

White trash
20th February 2004, 09:28
I am mystified by you then White Trash!

You ride a 2003 GSXR600 & have an avatar of a wheelie, but claim that you don't condone stunts and never speed or lane split??

Totally mystified! :crazy:


Zed

Just having you good folks on, Zed :D Not trying to be a smart arse, just a sarcastic type :2thumbsup

I'm one of the biggest advocate for stunting on road bikes. However, I do believe there's a time and a place for this kind of behaviour. Ask anyone who rides with me, safe as houses I tell ya!

What I LOATHE is newbies talking tough about how fantastic they are at stunting here there and every where. Practice in a safe enviroment, out of sight of law enforcers and people likely to have a bitch. Once you've got your shit together, keep your trap shut, boys and girls and let yor riding speak for itself. :rockon:

Coldkiwi
20th February 2004, 10:02
and what a nice looking wheelie that GSXR is doing too :) I'm working on them but no where near controlled. Still trying to get used to the sensation up going up and down. once I'm getting used to that I might start abusing my clutch so I don't have to keep ending up at 95kph before it comes down again (throttle only attempts at the moment).

duckman
20th February 2004, 10:19
I've just started trying out the wheelie thing on the TL but I'm a bit nervous that the bloody thing will just launch me off the back. So far it wont even lift, and Dave reckons the TLR might have a Suzuki safetly feature that retards this sort of behaivour. :brick:

I've read that installing the power command will sort this prob right out! :bleh:

White trash
20th February 2004, 10:34
I've just started trying out the wheelie thing on the TL but I'm a bit nervous that the bloody thing will just launch me off the back. So far it wont even lift, and Dave reckons the TLR might have a Suzuki safetly feature that retards this sort of behaivour. :brick:

I've read that installing the power command will sort this prob right out! :bleh:

What he's talking about is a Suzuki tuning feature which retards the ignition in the first 3 gears. This is easily fixed (without the expense of a PC) by fitting a TRE (timing retard eliminator). My GSX-R600 is stock and it lifts the front just fine. There is a bit of a knack coming to terms on a new bike as well.

Try this, find a long stretch of open road up hill, deserted passing lanes are best. Cruise along at about 80kph in 2nd, momentarily dip the clutch as you wind in the power. Viola! Instant upright TL.

There are things to consider. 1. There is a good chance of rooting the clutch if you disengage it too much with too much power on. The torque of a 1Kcc twin is impressive and clutches are often overwelmed. 2. It'll come up easier in first gear but a lot more abruptly, hence the feeling it wants to chuck you off the back. I find second gear best for this very reason.

Oh yeah, as I said. "out of view from law enforcers", good luck and let us know how you get on.

White trash
20th February 2004, 10:37
and what a nice looking wheelie that GSXR is doing too :) I'm working on them but no where near controlled. Still trying to get used to the sensation up going up and down. once I'm getting used to that I might start abusing my clutch so I don't have to keep ending up at 95kph before it comes down again (throttle only attempts at the moment).

Ck, use the clutch man. It's easier on chains, sprockets, fork seals, steering head bearings and yourself. With the clutch up method you can control what speed you lift it at and how fast it comes up.

Nice bike BTW :Punk:

slob
20th February 2004, 10:40
I've just started trying out the wheelie thing on the TL but I'm a bit nervous that the bloody thing will just launch me off the back. So far it wont even lift, and Dave reckons the TLR might have a Suzuki safetly feature that retards this sort of behaivour. :brick:

I've read that installing the power command will sort this prob right out! :bleh:
Me and Motoracer practiced wheelies on my old TL1000S a while ago (in a deserted industrial area of course). We were clutching it up in 1st gear, and basically snapping the throttle shut each time we got spooked (about every attempt) which resulted in less-than-graceful landings. Anyway, next day I notice oil spilling off my forks - apparently the fork seals were busted! Repair bill amounted to $250. Haven't attempted them since - esp since I downgraded to a FZR400...

marty
20th February 2004, 11:20
Easiest wheelie machine: CBR1100XX 'busa or ZX-12R. i can vouch for the CBR as being pillion for a 3 gear wheelie:wacko:

with a wheelbase of 1485mm, i don't imagine the busa being a doddle to wheelie, trying to hold in 175 ponies would take a bit of respect too. i rode one a couple of weeks ago, and pulling a sustained wheelie on it would mean a hell of a lot of bike hanging in the sky

in my limited big bike riding, the big v twins - TL1000, SV1000, RSV, Falco - they all pull the front wheel piece of piss - the power/torque delivery is just so different to the screaming fours.

My RS pulls the front wheel in 3rd without too much hassle - makes a heap of noise though....

and my old TT500 was the best wheelie machine EVER.

i'm sure that some of the crazy riders from welly can enlighten you more.....

White trash
20th February 2004, 11:25
with a wheelbase of 1485mm, i don't imagine the busa being a doddle to wheelie, trying to hold in 175 ponies would take a bit of respect too. i rode one a couple of weeks ago, and pulling a sustained wheelie on it would mean a hell of a lot of bike hanging in the sky

in my limited big bike riding, the big v twins - TL1000, SV1000, RSV, Falco - they all pull the front wheel piece of piss - the power/torque delivery is just so different to the screaming fours.

My RS pulls the front wheel in 3rd without too much hassle - makes a heap of noise though....

and my old TT500 was the best wheelie machine EVER.

i'm sure that some of the crazy riders from welly can enlighten you more.....


I've got a "Fast Bikes" video from back when Shayne "Shakey" Byrne was testing for them. How does 2 miles, 140mph, on one wheel on a 'Busa in Holand grab ya? The man's a master!

Zed
20th February 2004, 11:38
Just having you good folks on, Zed :D Not trying to be a smart arse, just a sarcastic type :2thumbsup

I'm one of the biggest advocate for stunting on road bikes.
Alright then, now that you've explained your sarcasim I'm no longer mystified!

Reminds me of misunderstanding my wife sometimes. You are male aren't you? :shit:


Zed

White trash
20th February 2004, 11:43
Alright then, now that you've explained your sarcasim I'm no longer mystified!

Reminds me of misunderstanding my wife sometimes. You are male aren't you? :shit:


Zed

Last time I looked! :niceone:

What is it about blokes misunderstanding their wives? Mine constantly looking at me like I've got two heads, :wacko:

Zed
20th February 2004, 11:47
...Try this, find a long stretch of open road up hill, deserted passing lanes are best. Cruise along at about 80kph in 2nd, momentarily dip the clutch as you wind in the power. Viola! Instant upright TL...

Sorry WT, but I'm not purposely disagreeing with everything you say...I would never recommend this method to a newbie wheelie attempter. Kiss goodbye to your bike and probably your life! :wacko:

Controlled wheelies can be pulled going at speeds of 20-30kms without disastrous endings if the control is lost...attempting them at 80kms & coming off is a grave error.


Zed

White trash
20th February 2004, 11:55
Sorry WT, but I'm not purposely disagreeing with everything you say...I would never recommend this method to a newbie wheelie attempter. Kiss goodbye to your bike and probably your life! :wacko:

Controlled wheelies can be pulled going at speeds of 20-30kms without disastrous endings if the control is lost...attempting them at 80kms & coming off is a grave error.


Zed

Hey, open forums are all about differing opinions, which is why I take part.

In fact I agree totaly with what you've just said. However, I find it easier to control a high speed wheelie than a low speed one. (I don't have a problem with either). Might be just me but throttle adjustments at higher speeds/gears dont seem to have as much influence to front wheel altitude.

'Course, could just mean I'm cak-handed with shit throttle control full stop :laugh:

jrandom
20th February 2004, 12:09
Might be just me but throttle adjustments at higher speeds/gears dont seem to have as much influence to front wheel altitude.

Nup. 'sallot smoother, innit?

I reckon wheelieing teenie-weenie-bikes at low speed, CBs, CGs, GNs and wotnot, is an excellent way to build stunting and general control skills, since you have to get used to doing things quickly, you don't have a heap of gyroscopic stability like you do in a big bike going fast, and you have to get over clutch-dump phobia to get it up. Also, falling off will probably not kill or severely injure you. Well. Maybe, anyway.

Hence why I early on made sure I could get the FXR to pop up and down smoothly from a walking pace. Hopefully when I get the Proper Bike it won't take long to have the front up in a controlled manner.

Anyone can grab a handful of throttle on a GSXR1000 at speed, as was evidenced a few weeks ago... I was at work on a Saturday afternoon and someone test-rode one of Holeshot's gixer thous down Fred Thomas Drive, did a very noisy throttle wheelie lasting half the length of the road. Proper balance-point wheelies are much more impressive, IMHO.

duckman
20th February 2004, 12:17
Just found this little gem, which might be of interest to some Suzuki owners

Suzuki changed the timing on gears 1 through 5 so there was not quite so much power going to the back wheel (after the 97 TLS became known as a wheely monster), and thus this retarded timing can cause stumbles in any gear 1 through 5, although it is most noticeable in 2nd gear. To eliminate this problem, follow the instructions below. This will fool the bike into thinking it is always in 6th gear and will eliminate the 2nd gear stumbles.

Below is my description of the resistor mod, and it may fill in a little more of the details than what is posted on the net...

The mod is relatively simple. Right behind the top part of right side fairing is the coolant overflow bottle. Near the bottle you will see the wires running from the gear box through a white connector and then up to the front of the bike where the ECU is. The wires you are concerned about are the wires running from the white connector to the ECU at the front of the bike (the other side of the white connector has wires running towards the back of the bike to the gear box). The three wires running to the ECU are blue, pink, and black with white strip. Ignore the blue wire. Cut the pink wire. Now that the pink wire is in two pieces, ignore the small piece hanging off the connector (just put some electrical tape over it). Take the remaining pink wire that is running towards the front of the bike and connect one end of the 15k resistor. Connect the other end of the 15k resistor to the black and white wire WITHOUT CUTTING THE BLACK/WHITE wire. "T" the resistor into the black/white wire (you don't want to cut this wire because it is the ground, and if you do you will no longer have a Neutral indicator on your dash). Tape everything up good, and you are good to go.

cruzer
20th February 2004, 13:40
Tis but a dream :cool:

Coldkiwi
20th February 2004, 16:35
true duckman... or you could avoid nullifying ya warranty by buying a TRE (or cheaper alternative off the net... for $30) which you can unplug come servicing time! (haha!) I spoke to the boys at Holeshot about getting a TRE and they said 'basically anything that doesn't have 'suzuki' on it will void the warranty'. so the moral is clear... make sure they don't find out!

Coldkiwi
20th February 2004, 16:39
Ck, use the clutch man. It's easier on chains, sprockets, fork seals, steering head bearings and yourself. With the clutch up method you can control what speed you lift it at and how fast it comes up.

Nice bike BTW :Punk:

mm.. chain wear... hadn't thought of the lashing the throttle method gives- good point

might go have a play :innocent:

moko
20th February 2004, 19:10
Done this one a few times,flash bloke in sports car,older guys with young birds to impress are best,fall for it every time.Overtake but keep to just above their speed.Most times their tiny brains think,"bike struggled to get by,I`ve got a bit more so showtime".I`ll be sitting in the outside lane when they pull out,sit there for a bit until they decide it`s time to put me in my place and flash their lights,kick her down a gear and leave them for dead.If you`ve got good hearing you can hear the farting noise as their ego deflates.
Coming back from work a few years back on my Honda SLR650,lights red and a couple of guys in opposite lanes leaning out and shooting the breeze,I was filering slowly otherwise I`d be sitting between them at the line,was a car-length behind when the lights changed to Amber,couldn`t resist it and nailed her but good and shot down the middle between them,they should`ve been watching the lights,thought it best not to hang around and see the look on their faces,tempting as it was.

Racer X
20th February 2004, 21:14
It is hard, but POSSIBLE to wheelie a Busa :Punk:

And a GullWing LOL

wkid_one
20th February 2004, 21:19
It is hard, but POSSIBLE to wheelie a Busa :Punk:

And a GullWing LOL
Not so hard with bricks in the panniers as that supposedly had

moko
21st February 2004, 07:23
Brit mag Superbike wheelied an Electraglide in a roadtest a while back,then whinged that the clutch was crap,now why is that?

FROSTY
14th May 2004, 14:38
I think this poll shows how much interest there is in stunting :done:

Coldkiwi
14th May 2004, 23:34
Not so hard with bricks in the panniers as that supposedly had

ohhh I dunno.. there's a fair bit of torque in a 1800cc engine! That is Ronnie smith riding that too who was a fairly freakin good rider before he got killed.

FROSTY
15th May 2004, 00:16
you guys have got to see the cd big dog has--anyone wanting to try stunting needs to see it --its real clear instructions on how to wheelie
how to do a good stoppie and a propper feet up donut
fantastic stuff

DEATH_INC.
15th May 2004, 07:41
The TRE mod.first,you can cut the black wire,it has nothing to do with the neutral light(the light works by contacting earth itself....).
when I bought my gixx,they told me that I could do whatever I wanted but that they would look very hard at anything I did if it had a failure to be sure it wasn't the cause....
It only affects 1st 2nd and 3rd too(and the speed restriction on the busa and thou).
I have a great respect for anyone that can wheelie a Busa or 12 for a great distance,I could only ever manage a k or so on my 12,it was far to touchy to balance properly and I always ended up going 200+ in no time (I got to 250 a couple of times,but it was just too bloody fast to be on 1 wheel)
I remember a few years ago Jimmy in fastbikes(remember him?)wheeleing a valkerie( no passenger or bricks either...).....

White trash
15th May 2004, 09:58
The TRE mod.first,you can cut the black wire,it has nothing to do with the neutral light(the light works by contacting earth itself....).
when I bought my gixx,they told me that I could do whatever I wanted but that they would look very hard at anything I did if it had a failure to be sure it wasn't the cause....
It only affects 1st 2nd and 3rd too(and the speed restriction on the busa and thou).
I have a great respect for anyone that can wheelie a Busa or 12 for a great distance,I could only ever manage a k or so on my 12,it was far to touchy to balance properly and I always ended up going 200+ in no time (I got to 250 a couple of times,but it was just too bloody fast to be on 1 wheel)
I remember a few years ago Jimmy in fastbikes(remember him?)wheeleing a valkerie( no passenger or bricks either...).....

Or "Shakey" Byrne in Holand wheelieing a 'Busa for 2 minutes at 140mph! Goal of mine is to write for Fast Bikes.

vifferman
14th June 2004, 16:05
Ck, use the clutch man. It's easier on chains, sprockets, fork seals, steering head bearings and yourself. With the clutch up method you can control what speed you lift it at and how fast it comes up.

Not on the FahrtSturm it aint. Well, at least not until it has some Barnett clutch springs 'n bits fitted. Squeals like a stuck pig if you apply too much power when taking off (or trying to use it to get the front end up).
Luckily, it doesn't need clutching up. :niceone:

Mongoose
14th June 2004, 20:07
Should have seen the look on the owner of an old HD Sportser that I accidently dif a mono on, not long but enough for others to see it sitting up on the hind wheel. Walked away, to neasreest toilet and checked me underwear all the same, was a total accident and never repeated, mind you I cant remeber if I was loaned that bike again or not!

Bandito
14th June 2004, 20:18
Do I wheelie? hell I ride a Bandit so I wheelie whether i want to or not, First couple were accidental (kind of) but I started getting comfortable with them after awhile and who knows one day when i've broken enough speedo cables I may even get good at them.

wkid_one
14th June 2004, 20:29
Not on the FahrtSturm it aint. Well, at least not until it has some Barnett clutch springs 'n bits fitted. Squeals like a stuck pig if you apply too much power when taking off (or trying to use it to get the front end up).
Luckily, it doesn't need clutching up. :niceone:
Given the soft front sus of the VTR - easier to bounce them up. Roll off quickly and back on - front will lift piss easy

phantom
30th June 2005, 08:30
there's no way you could get the front wheel up on my GB400 without help of external force, but a couple of years ago on a have a ride day put on by Honda at Manfeild I pulled an accidental wheelie on one of the new 600s. 50% shit I'm cool, 50% oh no I've shit myself :whistle:

larriken
27th August 2005, 19:00
A couple of pics of my old zed...........and one of my old bandit

SportsBikes NZ
28th August 2005, 19:07
Hey amn, thats some nice pics. Been experimenting with my SV, but scared Im gonna arse off. :psst: :Punk: