Do wheelies starve your oil feeds and damage the engine?

[nudemetalz]

hmm,..I have heard of continuous wheelies stuffing them but could be combination.
Always been critical of having good oil too, the Honda singles.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'd be surprised being trail bikes an all...

[ducatilover]

Think you'll find that was more of am overheating issue that fucked the heads on those models mate, not oil starvation due to wheelies.

The lack of oil would help it overheat too.

Interesting reading though, I don't do wheelies, 'cos I'm a wuss.
I do have two spare clutches, bearings, crank and oil pump though....hmmmm

[Crasherfromwayback]

The lack of oil would help it overheat too.

Obviously! BUT...a seriously steep hill climb has a trail bike at wheelie like angles...so I'd be very surprised...even disappointed if Honda made an XR any model that starved it's self of oil at those angles...

[White trash]

96 to 2003 GSXRs have oil starvation issues when continuous wheelies at or near 12 O'clock are performed. Long "coasters" with the bike bouncing off the rev limiter while the clutch is disengaged don't help either. Modified oil pick-ups are fairly popular for these models as they don't respond well to over filling the engine oil as a quick fix.

[Crasherfromwayback]

96 to 2003 GSXRs have oil starvation issues when continuous wheelies at or near 12 O'clock are performed. Long "coasters" with the bike bouncing off the rev limiter while the clutch is disengaged don't help either. Modified oil pick-ups are fairly popular for these models as they don't respond well to over filling the engine oil as a quick fix.

My Z1RTC had severe oil starvation issues which resulted in catastrophic turbo failure if wheelstood. Move oil pickup from front of the sump to the rear, with a special deep sump and we were good to go.

[imdying]

The Americans report that SV650s shouldn't be used to hoist 5 mile mingas or else POP.

[Paul in NZ]

Interesting read, Paul,..but err...how often you get the Mk2 LM on the back wheel, huh?

Everytime I use the main stand - why?

[george formby]

Obviously! BUT...a seriously steep hill climb has a trail bike at wheelie like angles...so I'd be very surprised...even disappointed if Honda made an XR any model that starved it's self of oil at those angles...

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That was my thoughts. I feared never riding up a hill again..

[Crasherfromwayback]

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That was my thoughts. I feared never riding up a hill again..

Let alone on one wheel!

[nudemetalz]

Everytime I use the main stand - why?

haha,..not quite what I meant...

Let alone on one wheel!

me senses some sarcasm from the Crasher here....sheesh

[Crasherfromwayback]

me senses some sarcasm from the Crasher here....sheesh

Not at all mate.

[F5 Dave]

Gee, premix 2 strokes are looking better all the time. bleeding unreliable dirty 4 bangers shedding parts all over the place. ought to be a law.

[toycollector10]

I don't want to rain on this particular parade or bring you all down but who remembers the Cheese-Cutter thread, subsequent hand wringing and appeals to the gub'mint and the sometimes fatal effects of one too many wheelies?

Do the manufacturers now put extra fillets and welds into the head-stocks of bikes? Probably not as they are all built to a price. And what is your own life priced at?

I only mention this as I was totally fucked off to have some knob pull a wheel-stand and ride directly at me over at Motukarara last summer. He probably thought he was cool, I thought he was a dickhead.

[Katman]

I only mention this as I was totally fucked off to have some knob pull a wheel-stand and ride directly at me over at Motukarara last summer. He probably thought he was cool, I thought he was a dickhead.

About 3 years ago I came within a nanosecond of being wiped out by a cocksucker doing a 160kph+ wheelie past the Cold Kiwi entrance.

If I ever track the motherfucker down I'll ram his bike up his fucking arse, piece by fucking piece.