How OK is it to pull a wheelie whilst passing

**Rainbow Wizard** · 26th January 2005, 18:19

Out on a ride towards the Coromandel yesterday and the guy on the Honda SP stands it up at 120 odd k and pirouettes past the cage for about god knows how many zillions of metres and probably even changed gear in the process too. VERY impressive, clearly very a skilled rider. But I wonder what the cager thought before/after he woke up from a fainting fit. Good thing the guys personalised plate was pointing at the ground cause if a *555 was called there could have been expensive repercussions.

I'm with the conservatives here, that sort of stuff on public roads is unwise and to be discouraged. Gives us wimps a bad name!!!!

**Two Smoker** · 26th January 2005, 18:24

Originally Posted by Rainbow Wizard

Out on a ride towards the Coromandel yesterday and the guy on the Honda SP stands it up at 120 odd k and pirouettes past the cage for about god knows how many zillions of metres and probably even changed gear in the process too. VERY impressive, clearly very a skilled rider. But I wonder what the cager thought before/after he woke up from a fainting fit. Good thing the guys personalised plate was pointing at the ground cause if a *555 was called there could have been expensive repercussions.

I'm with the conservatives here, that sort of stuff on public roads is unwise and to be discouraged. Gives us wimps a bad name!!!!

Ive seen it done by a few members, and its not as dangerous as you think....

The best ive seen, pops wheel behind car, uses indicator changes lane, passes car, indicates to change lanes infront of car, puts it down, continues riding..... Brilliant!!!

If you see them holding it for over a few hundred metres they obviously know what they are doing.....

Was it a red CBR1000RR?

**loosebruce** · 26th January 2005, 18:26

Hard to say what a cager would think. It's always a laugh following someone like death and watching on comers faces

But yeah wheelies are bad and irresponsible and hurt people not only yourself when they go wrong

but i'll still do em

just not off crests at high speed for a while

As far as i know if the cager did ring the fuzz, it would be laid as a complaint, if another complaint from another person is laid then it gets actioned, or sumthan like that, kinda hard with no reg thou.

**Sparky Bills** · 26th January 2005, 18:27

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Ive seen it done by a few members, and its not as dangerous as you think....

The best ive seen, pops wheel behind car, uses indicator changes lane, passes car, indicates to change lanes infront of car, puts it down, continues riding..... Brilliant!!!

If you see them holding it for over a few hundred metres they obviously know what they are doing.....

Was it a red CBR1000RR?

No it was a red r1!!

**Two Smoker** · 26th January 2005, 18:28

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

No it was a red r1!!

he said zillions of metres, not a couple of metres...

**Rainbow Wizard** · 26th January 2005, 18:35

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Was it a red CBR1000RR?

You might think that, but I couldn't possibly comment.

**Rainbow Wizard** · 26th January 2005, 18:37

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

No it was a red r1!!

Wrong, but you got one of the letters/digits right!

**mikey** · 26th January 2005, 18:42

someones been watching GHOSR RIDER

**Sparky Bills** · 26th January 2005, 18:42

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

he said zillions of metres, not a couple of metres...

ITS TRUE!!!!
He can only wheelie a couple of metres!!
Lets not cast him out. We must imbrase in these times of need!

**curious george** · 26th January 2005, 19:41

Stuff like thats always great....... untill it goes wrong

**Roadrash** · 26th January 2005, 19:51

who cares about the cage, when was the last time you heard about a bike running a car off the road, cars run bikes off the road (basteard cars)

MD · 26th January 2005, 20:15

"How Ok is it to pull a wheelie whilst passing" Well that question will just start another mud slinging match. A far more important question would be IS IT OK TO PASS WIND WHILST PULLING A WHEELIE

. Some people might find that type of behaviour far more offensive and the physicists amongst us could ponder for hours over the dynamics of weight transfer and thrust versus momentum versus centrifugal forces. An experiment I will keep in mind for the next track day I get too.

**sAsLEX** · 26th January 2005, 20:22

Originally Posted by Rainbow Wizard

if a *555 was called there could have been expensive repercussions.

tried to call *555 thee other night as one of the signs on the motorway was hanging half way in to the fast lane! A cop drove by but made no indication that he had seen it as he was in the slow lane. Spent a good 5 minutes trying to get through but no one would answer, what is the point in having a system that no one mans?? (or should that be persons??)

**enigma51** · 26th January 2005, 20:25

Fuck I just wish I could do a wheelie on the 600 never mind passing or keeping it in the air

**jimbo600** · 26th January 2005, 20:40

I pulled a mint wheelie past a Falcon one day on my Gsxr750. Chap saw me later filling up with gas and stopped and promptly told me "that was fuckin' awesome man!"

I had a head wobble on all day after that.