Lets see those wheelies!

You know you've tried them, but can you do them? lets see it

on my 1983 Honda XL250R


on my 1985 Yamaha Virago 1000

 

TWF. It's good to see you are wearing the proper clothes for doing wheelies on your Virago! If you went down it would be ridiculous to scratch your helmet, or hole the elbows or knees of riding clothes! What you are reading here is self righteous envy! Never quite got the hang of uni-cycling 500 lbs of fire breathing iron.

Thanks for the pics!

 

Thanks mom.

 

here is a link to a wheely on my 82 750 ---->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0A72dpdsCk

 

While I'm sure my Seca could pull the wheel,
dropin' the clutch on a 27 year old ride doesn't sound like a good idea.
Now when I had the V65 that was a different story.

 

+1 Hound

 

no street bike wheelies for me, i have rebuilt (or replaced) enough forks for other people to scare me away from it!

here is a sweet pic i got of a youth class start. visible in this pic is all honda 300 ex's, i built the red one (and of course he git the holeshot and overall win!). im no skilled photographer, just grabbed the trigger at the right moment!

 

Here's a video of one of mine. It's the green and white Buick Regal. Pump gas big block Buick power. It ain't a bike, but it was a fun ride.

Check it out!!

 

TwoWheelFiend, what if this happened with no gear on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEjfUjd9 ... re=related

WHERE YOUR GEAR!

Call me a p**** but I'm too worried about dropping my bikes to practice wheelies. Plus with only 100hp and 250kg you would have to try to wheelie, and that = bang, scrape, broken bike.

Although i do love it when she shakes her head for a bit on the first to second change

 

you shouldnt have to cluth a seca to wheelie :wink:

 

Ive been riding motorcycles since i was 4 years old...... ive dont thousands of wheelies. If i were doing a wheelie on a GSXR1000, i for sure would have all my gear on. But a 20 year old underpowered heavy jap bike. im not too worried about it, seeing how hard it was to get the wheel up even that high.

 

that crash test max had not pipes on it hmmmm makes you think and if you watch it closely the dummy has his hat on back wards and double jointed knees

wow he must be flexible for his lady friend while looking cool hitting a van

 

So the Gixxer isn't a jap bike?

I guess the road rash, bruises and broken bones you'll get from wrecking a 20 year old, underpowered, heavy jap bike feel great, compared to those you get on a GSXR1000. :roll:

can i get a rider on your insurance policy? :lol:

 

no offence dude but why dont you mind your own buisness? I know my abilities on a motorcycle and the risk i take when i dont have full racing suit on, kevlar gloves, uber riding boots and a full face helmet. its a risk i take and my own resposability. ive never wrecked a bike, never crashed doing a wheelie. So chill out there safety steve.

 

i flipped my husqvarna without a helmet, day i got it, i wore my helmet to the farm, let my uncle ride it around, then i wanted to ride around a little bit cuz it was hard to start, so i hopped on, i knew i didnt have a helmet, so i just putzed around, then i forgot i didnt have a helmet, became evel kenieval, and flipped the bike... i landed on my leg and shoulder, i couldnt breath, so i dont think my head slapped up agaist the pavement.
too afraid ill blow the shocks on my maxim, though i do gun it in first to see if i can ge tthe wheel off at all.

hammer head and two wheel, you two present a question similar to what came first, chicken or the egg.

but let me put down my opinion. the maxim is heavy and under powered..ish, is he's putzin in his back yard go ahead, he probably cant get that bike to stand straight up, now if he's going down the road i hope he has a helmet on, but he's not going to get serious road rash from a 5mph wheelie.
gixxers need helmets no matter what, if they can pull wheelies going down the highway, they are under weight over powered death traps, im too afraid ill get comfortable with that power if i ride my unlces so i never ask, then ill be eval keneal on my maxim, and wreck that... i forgot what dirtbikes dont have wheelie bars like quads...
so safety steeve, back off, its his life, and evel keneval, wear a helmet and dont harm anyone else while you risk your own life, sound fair?

 

None taken. So can i get that rider?
:lol:

1000s of wheelies and never ONCE stepped off. Riiiiiigggghhtt.



There's a whole bunch of professional stunt riders that are going to want to talk to and learn from you about your incredible ability to have been stunting since you were 4 and NEVER taken a spill.

I know i could learn a ton from you...

Have you sold your movie rights yet?


No offence [sic]. I'm just funnin' witcha.
8)

 

Two wheel,
I really am just funin' with you. If you knew me you'd know i've done some real idiot stuff in my life and am the LAST guy to be a safety Nazi.
Speed is a drug and i'm addicted. When you're north of 150mph, having the latest gear and helmet on isn't gonna save you when Bambi jumps onto the road in front of you.
I've never wrecked a street bike, unless you count the time i dumped one riding in the snow.
Dirt bikes are a different story. I had a sticker on my the tank of my IT465 [anybody remember those beasts?] that said "Member: Over the Bars Club". LOL.
I probably crashed that sucker once per time out. Stepping off from an over rotated 3rd-gear wheelie is a joyous experience, i must say.

So i'm not safety Steve, and actually don't have a leg to stand on, when it comes to preaching to other people about how they want to enjoy their bikes. I'm every bit as much an idiot as the next guy.

Peace,
Christopher.

 

oh ive dropped my dirtbike more times than i can count. Never dropped a street bike wheeling. I'm not a "stunter" i dont do 12 o'clocks and stoppies, I do nice 1st and 2nd gear clutchless wheelies. If i tried "stunting" id def go down. I feel totally confident in my abilities

 

I hope you didn't take offence by what i said either, and by no means was i questioning your ability at all. Us all as motorbike riders should know that most of the time it isn't us we have to worry about... its everyone else.
Hell ive been know to give the bike a quick blast down the street without a helmet also. I guess it just hind sight aye.

The way i look at it, it takes 2 sec, its safer, why not.
people die doing allot less riskier stuff.

 

you know what worries me more than other people, 120mph interstate runs and bad ass wheelies? Effing deer man. I have to ride on about 8 miles of back roads lined with huge fields to get home. Ill at least see 1-3 at night when riding home.