Popping Wheelies on a 250cc??

[Two Smoker]

Well thats some great bullshit 180 klm on a CBR250 doing a wheelie ?? . Have worked on a mate's one CBR250RR . Wouldn't peel the skin of a rice fucken pudding !! Use to do 120-140 klm wheelie's on my old YZ490 with road gearing up a country road here . But 180klm on a 250cc road bike please !!Hope you didn't end your dream with a wet bed Sensei

You need to ride with MR i think to realise how fast Andy1 is....... then you will understand, i also know MR doesnt b/s therefore that wheelie did happen

[Firefight]

You need to ride with MR i think to realise how fast Andy1 is....... then you will understand, i also know MR doesnt b/s therefore that wheelie did happen

hey Chris, I think were wasting our time, who cares what they think/belive,

we tried, No doubt Andys sitting over in Japan laughing his arse off, he knows he's that good, so do those who have ridden with him/follwed him, so who cares., and as for MR, I have always felt safe when I ride with him, when he passes me its always done safely, I trust him with my life.

Firefight

[Two Smoker]

hey Chris, I think were wasting our time, who cares what they think/belive,

we tried, No doubt Andys sitting over in Japan laughing his arse off, he knows he's that good, so do those who have ridden with him/follwed him, so who cares., and as for MR, I have always felt safe when I ride with him, when he passes me its always done safely, I trust him with my life.

Firefight

Damn right Dave, always gives me heaps of room..... Ive got no worries with his riding

[andy1]

i didnt say u had to believe me sensei!

this post has turned into a on me!
i posted on the FORUM to answer sndrm question- HAS ANYONE WHEELIED A 250. now i did, and my post was taken into peoples heads as a dream they once had when they had a 250! im sorry that u dont have the balls like me but its not my problem and i dont really care if u believe me or not. everyone has there own opinion and are allowed to say what they like but its when i get posts like sensei, k14, celticno6 and i think what stupid things to say!!

one last thing, my cbr was pulling 195km and was completely standard! another thing u dont need to believe me but why would i lie?! i am very aware that they are restricted to 180km!!!!!!!!!!

ok time for a

[andy1]

[sndrmn]

Sup guys........first of all thanks to everyone who posted their little tricks / advice.....much appreciated.....now that I know people have and can do it I'm not wasting my time reving the shit out of my bike in the middle of nowwhere........ .....will try and take your advice on board.

u guys are prob right, am prob not doing a lot things right, shifting my weight and stuff but practice makes perfect! Just one last question........whats the best way to load up the front forks? nail it in first gear back off and then WOT?? any info appreciated..

Andy1 .......haha this post has cracked me the **** up. People have gone from disbeliving you to kissing your ass........hehe..........u prob don't care and don't blame you but its free entertainment nonetheless........

Motu.......mmm I would buy a dirt bike but I wouldn't ride it. Besides now that I know a CBR can pop wheelies I am keen as beans to get out there and try again....hopefully I don't injure myself!!!

Peace

[Two Smoker]

I genreally put all my weight on my wrists, then shift my weight back on the seat whilst dropping the clutch.

[Motu]

Motu.......mmm I would buy a dirt bike but I wouldn't ride it. Besides now that I know a CBR can pop wheelies I am keen as beans to get out there and try again....hopefully I don't injure myself!!!

Peace

Well you could borrow one - you said you were having trouble getting a 250 street bike up...you'd have no trouble getting an XR250 of any age age up.You got a problem - you sort it out.

[White trash]

There seems to be some confusion here.

People have different ideas of what a wheelie is so let's explain the difference. What Andy1 and Motoracer are describing (and I didn't realise in my earlier post) is travelling at a very high speed and the front wheel gaining altitude off the top of a crest in the road. The front wheel is off the ground so *technically* it is a wheelie.

What the disbelievers (myself included) were in debate over is the front wheel being lifted through engine power and held at a reasonable height for a decent length of time.

I think everybody here would be in agreement that a CBR250 can't perform the latter however almost any two wheeled power house with the right pilot could perform the former.

Sorry to Andy1 for my earlier remarks.

[riffer]

Sorry to Andy1 for my earlier remarks.

Exactly. Well put WT. I have sent a pm to Andy1 as well stating the same.

How 'bout some photos and videos of these skills though guys!

[Motu]

Yeah,I used to do that on my C50,the bike was so light I could pull the front up on any bump at speed - but it would also pop a wheelie on take off using the gearlever clutch and a few revs - riders of guttless wonders have devious tricks to look cool.

[Antallica]

I'm tempted to wheelie the g/f's scooter

[k14]

I did a few wheelies on my old scooter. Just put down the centre stand, gun it and hold on. Scared the shit out of me first time i did it, lol. Didn't fall off though.

[vifferman]

Just one last question........whats the best way to load up the front forks?

If you takeoff, then throttle back momentarily, the decelleration will transfer the weight to the front wheel, compressing the springs a bit. If you then whack open the throttle as the forks rebound, it gives you a wee bit of assistance, which is sometimes all you need. Other things you could try are whacking the throttle open as the front wheel is about to hit a bump, or dipping the clutch when you're about to go over a bump or up a rise. I used to do this on my VFR going into our garage at work, as it had a short ramp up off the road, before levelling out and going down again.
If you try this going into a driveway or over a short, sharp bump, it may not work too well, if the back wheel hits the bump before the front's very high, pushing the front back down again abruptly.

Once you've practised this a bit, and get to know how your bike handles, you should be able to move onto doing it on the flat, by bouncing the front and whacking the throttle open at the same time.

But as several people have said, the CBR's not exactly a wheelie machine, and it may be less frustrating to try it on a trail bike, as they have lower gearing, higher wider bars, and less weight on the front wheel. Also the longer fork travel means more weight transfer to get the wheelie started.

[Motoracer]

Andrew bro, most of these guys are really cool so don't take it too personally. What Zed said is true, it's quite unbelivable to thoes who haven't seen it so its only natural for people tell you to piss off.

Since I am a good mate of Andy, I was sticking up for him and nothing more.

I am outta this thread, see ya!