Some funny stunts

[Drew]

Buells have that oomph right from the word go, I partially forgot about the whole running out of revs thing...

On the XB9. you have to clutch it to hoist it in second too actually, but if you hoist it off the pipe in first, ya HAVE to use the clutch to change into second, otherwise you get a mad flywheel effect, and it tries to tip over backwards. Having said that though, they are very easy to keep a constant speed on, really confidence inspiring to hold them at the balance point for some reason, even though it's damn near vertical.

Easiest bike I've ever stoppied, next to the V-twin aprilia motard thingy, jeebuz would that lift the rear!

[Chrislost]

That is actually something I was considering while writing that post... I guess the fact that while IL4's have to get a real good clutching to put them up in the air at low speeds, and since Buells have that oomph right from the word go, I partially forgot about the whole running out of revs thing...

i can pull up a cbr250 piss easy without using a clutch!
clutching is just bad for ya clutch.
whatever floats your boat tho.
big lazy open throttle or hyperactive yehaw opening the throttle adn pulling up.

[ZeroIndex]

i can pull up a cbr250 piss easy without using a clutch!
clutching is just bad for ya clutch.
whatever floats your boat tho.
big lazy open throttle or hyperactive yehaw opening the throttle adn pulling up.

at what revs, and what technique are you using?

[Sanx]

i can pull up a cbr250 piss easy without using a clutch!
clutching is just bad for ya clutch.
whatever floats your boat tho.
big lazy open throttle or hyperactive yehaw opening the throttle adn pulling up.

I think I know the technique: 11,000 rpm, 1st gear, apply a shovelfull of bullshit ... and you have one stand-up 12 o'clock wheelie without using the clutch. Easy peasy.

[ZeroIndex]

I think I know the technique: 11,000 rpm, 1st gear, apply a shovelfull of bullshit ... and you have one stand-up 12 o'clock wheelie without using the clutch. Easy peasy.

how exactly does that work? cbr250s don't just come off the ground by themselves...

[Drew]

clutching is just bad for ya clutch.

Dont talk shit, if you had a fuckin clue, you'd know not to post shit you know nothing about.

Fuck off till you've learnt to do wheelies right!

Clutch up wheelies are more controled, slower (which equals less possable damage), and easier. They are not that hard on the clutch at all, because it is only slipping for such a minimal amount of time.

The clutch on my Gixxer is absolutely fuckin rooted, and I always clutch it up.

To sum up, eat shit and fuck off.

[ZeroIndex]

Dont talk shit, if you had a fuckin clue, you'd know not to post shit you know nothing about.

Fuck off till you've learnt to do wheelies right!

Clutch up wheelies are more controled, slower (which equals less possable damage), and easier. They are not that hard on the clutch at all, because it is only slipping for such a minimal amount of time.

The clutch on my Gixxer is absolutely fuckin rooted, and I always clutch it up.

To sum up, eat shit and fuck off.

I clutched up a 12 o'clock on Friday night, and the rest of my wheelies, which I think aren't too bad are all clutched up... can't get them into second, but a 90kph 1st gear is reasonable enough for me

[Drew]

I clutched up a 12 o'clock on Friday night, and the rest of my wheelies, which I think aren't too bad are all clutched up... can't get them into second, but a 90kph 1st gear is reasonable enough for me

That's cool, but the word I hear from the guys doin this shit proper, is that the key to good wheelies, is not running out of revs, and needing to change gear.

I fully subscribe to the idea of constant speed, it is a higher level of control, so if you achieve it, you're a better wheelie artist, than the likes of me. I can hoist my bike, and stay that way for as long as I want, but only because at around 170kph, the air pressure under the bike, holds it up, rather than my throttle control, and balance point.

When I've got the front up now, my goal is to hold it higher, and sit at about 60k's, it would be even better to go slower, but the gixxer is too tall geared for it.

[ZeroIndex]

That's cool, but the word I hear from the guys doin this shit proper, is that the key to good wheelies, is not running out of revs, and needing to change gear.

I fully subscribe to the idea of constant speed, it is a higher level of control, so if you achieve it, you're a better wheelie artist, than the likes of me. I can hoist my bike, and stay that way for as long as I want, but only because at around 170kph, the air pressure under the bike, holds it up, rather than my throttle control, and balance point.

When I've got the front up now, my goal is to hold it higher, and sit at about 60k's, it would be even better to go slower, but the gixxer is too tall geared for it.

Yeah, I would love to do the whole constant speed, only problem is, the FZR will only come up between 30 and 45kph (around 6000-8000rpm), and by the time you've got it balanced, you're almost out of revs, and need to keep the gas on because the momentum wants to bring it down I reckon if I was on a more grunty bike, I'd have better luck...