Larrakin behaviour!

[XRNR]

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]

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!

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


Zed

[LB]

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]

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]

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.

[Indiana_Jones]

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

Don't mock the raw power of the FXR150

-Indy

[Two Smoker]

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 ) 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 .

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

[Zed]

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 ) 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 .

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

...doesn't sound like your 150cc wheelies are very "controlled"? I hope your pulling them in some back street carpark surrounded by high fencing.

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


Zed

[DEATH_INC.]

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 ) 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 .

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

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]

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

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]

Never do either.

Irresponsible behaviour if you ask me. It's niether big nor clever.

[Zed]

Never do either.

Irresponsible behaviour if you ask me. It's niether big nor clever.

...okay, so you never lane split or speed either?

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


Zed

[riffer]

...okay, so you never lane split or speed either?

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.

[White trash]

...okay, so you never lane split or speed either?

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]

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.

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!


Zed