Clutching VS. Power wheelies: Chain wear

**sAsLEX** · 12th July 2006, 09:52

Originally Posted by loosebruce

just straighten shit up before you land it aye.

Joh nwas saying when he got his CBR new, must of been before the coroglen incident , that the damper on those things let him land crossed up and the bars would jsut slap back to running straight!

**loosebruce** · 12th July 2006, 12:09

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Joh nwas saying when he got his CBR new, must of been before the coroglen incident , that the damper on those things let him land crossed up and the bars would jsut slap back to running straight!

Yea most of the time most bikes damper will sort you out, GSXR, CBR whatever even ZX10R's with no dampers the chassis is good enough to straighten it up for you.

BUT..... there will always be that one time a damper wont save you, i wouldn't count on my bike or any bike slapping back to striaght everytime i landed crossed up, not a good habit to get into, it only takes a cold front tyre, a badly worn front tyre, a bit of diesel or slippery substance, an odd bump or camber in the road and you're toast?

**ukbandit** · 12th July 2006, 12:52

[ I would have thought the sudden pull of the clutch snapping would have been harsher on the chain than a rappid throttle opening action.

Your thoughts and experiences would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

i used to do clutched wheelies on my bike (GT 750) proberly before you were born LB ha ha and that f#@ked my chain within a few months had to take out 2 links. on the bandit i only do power wheelies and have the same chain with plenty of adjustment still in it and have been doing hundreds over the last 2-3 yrs!! thats my bit done cant wait for the summer

**larriken** · 12th July 2006, 17:58

Power wheelies are poos! Using your clutch makes life an awful lot easier, and if you are worried about chain wear buy a BMW. Phew! It just all spilled out, honest.

**texmo** · 12th July 2006, 18:00

Is that how you do highchairs larriken?

**larriken** · 12th July 2006, 19:34

Originally Posted by texmo

Is that how you do highchairs larriken?

I do every single wheelie with the clutch. I don't really see the point in not doing it that way. It comes up quicker, it's easier to control, you get power instantly, yeah baby!

**cowpoos** · 12th July 2006, 19:47

Originally Posted by larriken

Power wheelies are poos!

careful bitch....I'll bring DB next time we get on the piss!

**Drew** · 12th July 2006, 20:16

Originally Posted by loosebruce

By using off the throttle technique in 2nd gear like you do sudeep the chain snatch is quite high, i'd say higher than a quick slip of the clutch, out right power wheelies wont bother the chain too much, it's just a practice thing mainly, in time you will get smoother at bringing the front up.

With drifting off, simple if you drift to the left shift your body weight to the right but steer left, getting all crossed up n stylie, just straighten shit up before you land it aye.

Does it not occur to people, that it takes the same amount of force, to raise the front wheel nomatter how you do it, ergo, no difference to chain wear between the two methods.
If ya clutch it up, the force on your chain is higher, but for less time, power is less stress, but takes longer.
Nomatter what way you go about it, you cant trick physics, torque used, is torque used.
End rant.

**cowpoos** · 12th July 2006, 20:24

Originally Posted by FIZZERMAN

Does it not occur to people, that it takes the same amount of force, to raise the front wheel nomatter how you do it, ergo, no difference to chain wear between the two methods.
If ya clutch it up, the force on your chain is higher, but for less time, power is less stress, but takes longer.
Nomatter what way you go about it, you cant trick physics, torque used, is torque used.
End rant.

ahhh....but depends on the molecular bond of the metals in question....as they have different stress levels against deformation.

**The_Dover** · 12th July 2006, 20:25

What a delightfully contradictory post Fizzypants.

If indeed the force is the same using both methods the resultant stress would be equal, assuming the force is applied over the same area.

**cowpoos** · 12th July 2006, 20:29

Originally Posted by The_Dover

What a delightfully contradictory post Fizzypants.
.

he likes to be called white trash's brother!

**Hitcher** · 12th July 2006, 20:54

Somebody with impeccably dodgy credentials once told me shafties couldn't wheelie. After having completed a brisk upchange from 1st to 2nd gear at 7,500rpm on an FJR1300, I now suspect that there may be a flaw with this hypothesis...