Amateur front end lift question 03 XB9S

[Raymend]

Can a mostly stock 03 XB9S be easily lifted from the front end if you pull the throttle back fast?

Or maybe it's just me, I weigh about 180 pounds and I don't feel like my bike maybe generating enough power to lift the front end.

I know it sounds stupid but I'm mostly concerned about the loss of power.

It has a KN air filter.

 

[UMDterp13]

It's not powerful to easily lift front end, you need to tune to get power up enough. XB12 will lift easy.

 

[Cooter]

ATGATT and with a warm engine and WARM tires, on a clean, straight, open road...
1) Cover the rear brake with your foot
2) Do NOT cover the front brake with your hand
3) Cover the clutch with 2 fingers (I use pinky and ring)
4) Go to 4K RPM, 2nd gear,
5) Check your surroundings, especially run-off and rear
6) WOT and when you get to 6K….
7) Squeeze the clutch slightly to slip to almost redline and immediatly release it quickly/hard.
8) Enjoy the view

* Don't PANIC! It takes a LOT to go all the way over. Slightly letting off the throttle will bring the front down, no need to chop it, or slam the rear brake.

 

[Banshee77]

Should lift easy in 1st gear as well, just run it up to 3-4k rpm, let off quickly and slam the throttle again, your suspension rebound should lift the bike easily just be careful, first gear is less forgiving.

 

[Raymend]

Thanks guys for not being judgmental. I was about to ask the mods to delete the topic because I thought I was going to get flamed for asking something like this.

My main concern was that I was fearing that my Buell might not have enough power (I'll have to go to a dyno to test it), the wheeling was secondary. Thanks to you and another Buell owner I've met, I've become slightly less ignorant.

Thanks.

 

[gtp3800]

I was about to ask the mods to delete the topic because I thought I was going to get flamed for asking something like this.

nah its all in good fun. sometimes its good to be a little bad. I think most of us have searched threads trying to find a safe and efficient way to do this.

 

[Cooter]

You meet the nicest people on a Buell (Forum)

 

[Banshee77]

It's not powerful to easily lift front end, you need to tune to get power up enough. XB12 will lift easy.

This is far from the truth, a 9 will lift the front end all the same as the 12 its just in a different rpm range and requires some experience/confidence.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=62AU6-5vQrU

 

[thrstrmech]

my 03 9s gets light easily...

a 9 will lift the front end all the same as the 12 its just in a different rpm range and requires some experience/confidence.

[up]

 

[UMDterp13]

Guys I've ridden every year, every model. The front comes up on both models but "easy" is not a way to describe the xb9 front end lift. Ride a xb12s after a xb9s... You'll see what I mean.
Xb9 makes good power above 4500, xb12 lifts the wheel at 3500...

 

[jetlee]

My 9R lifts the front effortlessly in 1st and 2nd by whacking the throttle. It can be clutched up in 3rd. I feel that if I yank hard I can clutch it up in 4th, but haven't tried.

I don't like wheelies, but I do like to know how much is too much; how much I can give it and stay well in control.

 

[go cytocis]

I sometimes wonder if these wildly-conflicting experiences that get reported on wheelie threads have anything to do with the elevation above sea level that the various posters live at.

I'm at 1000m (~3300ft) ASL, & my 12Ss won't roll-on power wheelie, up to the balance point, without clutch, throttle-chop, tug, or any other tricks...

 

[jetlee]

I'm at ~300ft asl (at least that's the number I use for flight training).

My modifications are as follows:
-Jardine exhaust can
-Brisk BR10ZS plugs
-Amsoil 20w-50 in engine/trans
-ECMDroid datalogging and MegaLogViewer's VE Analyzer for tuning
-I weigh ~170lbs, ± a shit

 

[ReconLdr]

Thanks guys for not being judgmental. I was about to ask the mods to delete the topic because I thought I was going to get flamed for asking something like this.

My main concern was that I was fearing that my Buell might not have enough power (I'll have to go to a dyno to test it), the wheeling was secondary. Thanks to you and another Buell owner I've met, I've become slightly less ignorant.

Thanks.

What's the point of riding a "Hooligan bike" and not acting like a Hooligan now and then??? The difference is... Do you do your stunts in rush hour traffic or do you do them on a quiet road/parking lot away from potential victims???

 

[jetlee]

my 12Ss won't roll-on power wheelie

Just to clarify, mine doesn't 'roll-on' wheelie, I gotta whack it open while sitting up; it's more violent than most consider a roll-on or power-up wheelie to be. If I'm hunkered down on it, it will clutch-up in 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

What's the point of riding a "Hooligan bike" and not acting like a Hooligan now and then???  The difference is... Do you do your stunts in rush hour traffic or do you do them on a quiet road/parking lot away from potential victims???

^^^this

 

[gtp3800]

I watched that youtube video a couple posts up, and I got distracted and wasted 13 minutes of my life watching a collection video of motorcycle accidents... only 2 btw where from wheelies

 

[UMDterp13]

I should mention "easy" to me, means power wheelie, without any effort.
No xb9 I rode came up without playing on off throttle and or pulling up.
ALL Xb12 will lift a bit in 1st simply running the gear out WOT.
I'm at 200-300ft. I'm Near water in MD...