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Title: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: bombadillo on June 16, 2008, 11:53:31 AM
I was just taking off like normal, and after the bob b/vance ignition advancer was put in I guess there was a little more than normal or I gave it a bit more clutch or something, cause from a stand still my front wheel came off the ground pretty good.  I just set it back down, and kept going but it scared the crap out of me.  I've never done that on a street bike before, only dirt.  I'm gonna have to practice slipping second going 25 or so and see if I can play around with that some more. 
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: Jay_wolf on June 16, 2008, 12:03:14 PM
From looking at ur Sig, I think the 14 tooth Sprocket Is Your Biggest Help In This  :thumb:
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: dchrist on June 16, 2008, 01:04:55 PM
WOOT!!



:o


congrats man. can't get mine to do that. sounds like fun!
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: bombadillo on June 16, 2008, 01:57:11 PM
let me tell ya, I wasn't trying to!!!  It was a little bit too much fun and now I want to test the waters a little bit.
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: dchrist on June 16, 2008, 02:18:17 PM
Yah man. I hear ya. I wouldn't do it on purpose either... at least not on public roads.... I generally like to have the front end planted and engaged in twisties...

but still seems fun.  :icon_twisted:

a little too fun maybe.
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: yooblonder on June 16, 2008, 03:24:56 PM
??? ??? On a GS500? :o  :o
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: annguyen1981 on June 16, 2008, 04:04:26 PM
congrats dude! :thumb:


I brought up my front wheel by accident for the first time a couple weeks ago...  The R6 is supposedly REAL easy to wheelie, but I never really attempted to try...

I was heading down a straight road, still in 1st gear...  I decided to just gun while I was already at around 11,000 RPM.  I actually felt the front wheel rise up...  scary as shaZam! if you're not expecting it.

lol
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: Jay_wolf on June 16, 2008, 04:07:27 PM
With a Gearing change , the Gs can be a wheelie machine  :thumb:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aZT-fctm0_I&feature=related              I no its a repost , ive seen it plenty of times.. but its a stock bike except the Rear Sprocket
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: bombadillo on June 16, 2008, 04:31:09 PM
yeah, with a 52t rear sprocket  :laugh:
Title: Re: Wheelied yesterday
Post by: natedawg120 on June 18, 2008, 08:06:57 PM
the GSXR wants to wheelie and it would easily and I may have once but I was just riding, I like to keep both my tiny rubber patches on the road  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: