Why not to do wheelies

[gixxersixxer]

blah come on, just get the seat re done. Im around 5'7 or so and i just lean to the side, hell even when pushing the bike back into my garage ill do it with one leg haha. Looks funny i know.

And I'm sure you have a hell of a lot more upper body strength then me. Girls have more lower body strength. I have skinny arms that won't do much if I needed to push or fell down

[bluej511]

haha yea right, most people have seen me and i have very little upper budy strength, its all in your legs anyways to keep the bike up at a light. And if you need to back up just do what i do and get off and push it back.

Oh btw gixxer i only weigh around 130 so no upper body haha, a lot of lower body thanks for my years bicycling.

[gixxersixxer]

Yup that's my size but you still have 5 inches on me you lucky bastard.

[bluej511]

haha yea but my inseam is about 30in or so, something like that idk. I had mine lowered and hated, absolutely hated the lack of ground clearance.

[Pittenger5]

I'm 6'1 and I cant flat foot my bike with both feet. Maybe I should lower it?

[bluej511]

um im going to call bullshit on that one haha, unless you ride something with a 36in seat height.

[gixxersixxer]

(dirt bikes) or in Richie's case a Motard. Those bastards are high

[Pittenger5]

um im going to call bullshit on that one haha, unless you ride something with a 36in seat height.

35.4 as a matter of fact.

[bluej511]

ah makes sense. im sure ive seen u/it around just cant remember. i def would not be able to even tip that over to one side to hold it up

[island boyeee]

My bike won't power wheelie because it is lowered so I would have to dump it but knowing me I'd go flying backwards so I think I'm just going to keep both wheels on the ground!

i bought my gixxer lowered. i'm 5'9" and can stand with both feet flat...

wheelies are still no issue. bring that thing up to 8-10k, then quickly roll completely off then fully back on the throttle, and the sucker will come right up. max torque is right about 10k.

you know, just if you get bored one day...

["Dangerous" Dan K]

i bought my gixxer lowered. i'm 5'9" and can stand with both feet flat...

wheelies are still no issue. bring that thing up to 8-10k, then quickly roll completely off then fully back on the throttle, and the sucker will come right up. max torque is right about 10k.

you know, just if you get bored one day...

She knows. In a rather long winded, detailed fashion. No idea how, of course, but I've got a source that says so. Can't remember said sources name though.

[Eddie]

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDPRxW0uqQ

[gixxersixxer]

She knows. In a rather long winded, detailed fashion. No idea how, of course, but I've got a source that says so. Can't remember said sources name though.

[bluej511]

Whats the point of wheelies btw, besides compensating........

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Good girl.

[Jim]

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDPRxW0uqQ

oh how cute

[TimD]

Believe me I'd rather not have it lowered but it would be impossible for me to move it when it was stopped...I have a hard enough time doing it with it being lowered still

That's what the engine is for, its makes more power than you... I'm only 5'3, can back the gsxr up hill because its nice and short person friendly but some bikes definitely require advanced parking techniques.

[KingCast 650R]

Well, it's a safe presumption, but there's doods out there that can go better on one wheel than lots of us on two. Especially me.

Yah but they can't get you for the little off-the line wheelie can they?

[Paul_E_D]

I just did a nice crossed up, leaned over wheelie last... wait wut?

[Pittenger5]

I need to learn how to shift my wheelies.

[Eddie]

How do you get your youtube videos to preview in the thread as in page one of this thread?

[gixxersixxer]

That's what the engine is for, its makes more power than you... I'm only 5'3, can back the gsxr up hill because its nice and short person friendly but some bikes definitely require advanced parking techniques.

Ugh yah well I can't back it up a hill. That bike weighs more than 3x what I weigh. True it is light as far as bikes go but 400lbs with all the fluids still isn't light

["Dangerous" Dan K]

I did my first streetbike wheelies on a bike that weighed 500lb, that made 106 HP @ the wheel from the factory (probably closer to 90 when I had it). Your bike'll do it!

[gixxersixxer]

I did my first streetbike wheelies on a bike that weighed 500lb, that made 106 HP @ the wheel from the factory (probably closer to 90 when I had it). Your bike'll do it!

Oh I know it will, I'm just talking about me not being able to push 400lbs up hill!

[OreoGaborio]

How do you get your youtube videos to preview in the thread as in page one of this thread?

go to the advanced reply page & use the "youtube" button.... then just paste the video's url between the tags.