All the racers that I have said are between 180-190 lbs. I'm 215. One of the racers is slightly heavier then I. Sorry no pissing match.... I've ridden so many damn Buell's over the coarse of 8 years and even doing Demo's fora Dealer. Your not going to tell me a 12 will power wheelie up in second gear and if mine won't with a open box race ECM and a drummer ss and a very good condition clutch thats been on a dyno then I know yours won't without clutch. Like I said to partsguy.... he is excused for reason of a bum leg. But come to Homecoming and show us.
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mrdozer2you
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Never said that I could do it. Its way too dangerous throwing your body weight/position all over especially on one wheel. Fall a little bit right or left and well.....I'll stick to my burn the clutch up wheelies thanks. All i'm saying is that with extra weight towards the rear its easier to power wheelies. 1st gear is no prob. 2nd gear, iv'e tried, got it to bounce but thats it. If I shifted my weight backwards while twisting hard while in the power band, maybe, thats a big maybe. Call me a pussy or whatever but it would be very dangerous trying to throw myself that far back while jamming the throttle. I'm afraid that either my foot will slip on the peg, or my hand from the grip, or twisting way too much on the throttle, or getting a bit shifted right/left. No thanks, I'll keep my vagina firmly on the seat and pop that clutch baby.
Power wheelies suck [down] ask any stunter.. clutch is the way to go no matter what you ride (but remember to keep that back break covered at all times) I hav not rode any wheelies on my 08' xb12r yet still in the break in procces but cant wait to hit that balance point.
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NL90, everyone is a wheelie virgin at one point in their life. If someone asks how to ride a motorcycle are you going to tell them if you have to ask then it's not for you? Niall MacKenzie has a good second piece on the new GSXR1000 in TWO magazine a few months ago where he bemoans the high tech gizmos on new bikes, he says if you need a slipper clutch and three way fuel mapping on a streetbike maybe you shouldn't be riding such a crazy machine. Asking wheelie pointers is a safe way of going about it rather than trying things yourself.[smirk]
Midlifecrisis, I'm 16 years old. I just bought my Buell about 5 weeks ago. I have rode a wheelie from 1-4 no drop. I was a wheelie "virgin" My point is if you have to ask how to do a wheelie on a Buell you don't need to be doing it. And yes I would tell some one that. It's not hard at all. Pull the clutch and see what happens.. 
His_and_Her_Buells
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What was your bike when you were a wheelie virgin?
BuellPartsGuy
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If you have to ask a question like that, you shouldnt be attempting it at all.... [smirk]
I will back BuellPartGuy on this, I have a 03 9, and I can roll on in first into a full wheelie, and it will stand up in second at the same RPM with a little preload, I dont ride it very far, (Because I just started trying crazy stuff) but it will stand up in 1st and 2nd. I don't know if my 265lbs helps or hurts the effort! I also only have race kit and air box mods. I do have to be cruising, and hit it just right, or it will only come up a couple of inches.
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Listen here bdugal, you can ask anyone on this forum, I am a great contributor on here as far as info and advice. I wasnt trying to play you down at all, learn to take a joke and quit trying to act like a hardass, wer're all friends here.
Its all in your comfort level. You should be able to wheelie in 1st and 2nd pretty easily. If you want to learn about where the balance point is, have a couple friends hold the bike up while you sit on it and hold the rear brake. You will want to go a little forward of that stationary balance point to compensate for the wind while moving. Beyond there its just practice.
Its all in your comfort level. You should be able to wheelie in 1st and 2nd pretty easily. If you want to learn about where the balance point is, have a couple friends hold the bike up while you sit on it and hold the rear brake. You will want to go a little forward of that stationary balance point to compensate for the wind while moving. Beyond there its just practice.
BuellPartsGuy
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Like I said, its all in the comfort and getting the guts up to work your way up to it by practice
check it out. decent german wheelies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNH9FdymgtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNH9FdymgtE
To everyone who is doubting my wheelies I ride a 2003 XB9S
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I am working on videos as I type this. I still have much ore to shoot. I haven't had my 1-4 wheelie on camera.
But I will just so you can watch it and pick your jaw up.
K&N Air Filter
Jardine Exhaust
Dobeck Fuel Injection
I am working on videos as I type this. I still have much ore to shoot. I haven't had my 1-4 wheelie on camera.
But I will just so you can watch it and pick your jaw up.
midlifecrisis
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Did the WPL GP yesterday (Walmart Parking Lot Grand Prix. After all, Dec 25 is the one day a year that it's empty) with a buddy. So at 40 yrs old I did my first series of INTENTIONAL wheelies. I followed the advice posted somewhere on this thread and it worked like a charm. First gear, run to 3000RPM, dump the throttle to load the front suspension, immediately WFO with a little tug and up she went without a problem. To tell you the truth it was fun. Years ago when I rode a Harley I always gave a Gixxer buddy a hard time about his high speed attitude. One day I ran with a Mercedes in a game of tag up I-95 at 120+ and I told this Gixxer friend that maybe I understood him a little better. Now at 40 with my 06 XB12R I'm just starting to appreciate a little 'stupid' fun. Off the public roads of course.
