Getting front wheel up?

[dadofthree]

Be safe, usually all you have to do is get to 4K and twist the wrist. This animal is good for coming all the way back on ya, so be careful

 

[suzuki4life]

if you want the front to leave the ground in Florida...just push your bike over REALLY hard...the damage repair will cost less than the fine.

 

[christianjax]

my all stock 08 (except K&N filter) will do power wheelies. I don't even try. Just rolling along from stop and while it is still in 1st, just open her up. Bingo, the front wheel lifts about a foot in the air. The colder the air temp the easier it is. First time I did it, it shocked me. And the guy that had just asked me to "do a Wheelie". I didn't think it would, I was just going to pull away from his as fast as I could and it pulled a very nice wheelie, just as if I planned it.

 

[AJAY]

I'm a whole lot more careful after unintentionally lifting the front wheel skyward with my wife on the back seat.

Seems to me the front wheel wants to come up pretty easily just from power even at 30 mph in first gear, and that's with stock gearing. I press my feet back against the footpegs with my body forward over the tank to keep the front wheel down when I want to let her rip. Can feel the front wheel wanting to loft even in second and third.

 

[djsin]

today i thought i took some great video of my riding wheelies on the busa, i was gonna post it up on here for you, but upon review all you could see was sky...I will go out and shoot some more video tomorrow

 

[skydivr]

Again, just give it the ole "YUT UGHHH"

 

[markiee43]

ONLY ORANGE AND BLACK BUSA'S WILL DO THIS

 

[jellyrug]

Dirt bike riders wheelie in 4th gear. Just lift your butt, throttle and yank it.

 

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[Jynx05LE]

you sure best advice to noob to wheelies is to tell him to do it in 1st gear on a 150+hp motorcycle?

2nd is MUCH smoother and if you get a bit carried away the front end doesn't come at your face like it was launched out of a cannon like it can in 1st.

just my $0.02

with that said you can do the same mentioned above in 2nd, though you may have to sit back a bit further and goose it a bit more.

i havent done it personally, but i have seen it brought up in 3rd with the pilot standing and yanking a bit on the bars.

in any case if you are doing wheelies,especially learning, keep your right foot on that back brake JUST in case you have to touch it to keep from going over the wrong way...

 

[Jynx05LE]

oh, and just for clarification, if I were you I would worry less about wheelies on the busa and worry more about just riding it. and whatever you do...never do or attempt wheelies with other traffic around.

 

[shadetree57]

find a dirtbike to learn the wheeling thing first... that is a pretty pricey learning tool you got there.. not a lot of guys are "proficient" wheelie riders.. I bet 99% are like me.. as long as I am accelerating.. I can wheelie..

"riding" the thing is a different talent I could never really get the hang of on a big bike.. fell off my dirtbike so many times I quit practicing the stupid thing...

I was pretty good on my dirt bike but like you I fell off a bunch. DO NOT WANT TO DROP THE BUSA. I'll stick to two wheels. MR BOGUS, You are a smart Man.

 

[DamnYank]

:idea: Heres some advice... Keep both wheels on the ground.

 

[BusaWhipped]

you sure best advice to noob to wheelies is to tell him to do it in 1st gear on a 150+hp motorcycle?

2nd is MUCH smoother and if you get a bit carried away the front end doesn't come at your face like it was launched out of a cannon like it can in 1st.

just my $0.02

with that said you can do the same mentioned above in 2nd, though you may have to sit back a bit further and goose it a bit more.

i havent done it personally, but i have seen it brought up in 3rd with the pilot standing and yanking a bit on the bars.

in any case if you are doing wheelies,especially learning, keep your right foot on that back brake JUST in case you have to touch it to keep from going over the wrong way...

If your going for the power wheelie, first gear for newbies. Second gear is much, much higher speeds to bring the front up. Covering the rear brake isn't necessary, if you don't think to roll off the throttle, you aren't going to think about hitting the rear brake either. First gear engine braking will bring the front tire down plenty fast.

 

[Aquaman]

if your going for the power wheelie, first gear for newbies. Second gear is much, much higher speeds to bring the front up. Covering the rear brake isn't necessary, if you don't think to roll off the throttle, you aren't going to think about hitting the rear brake either. First gear engine braking will bring the front tire down plenty fast.

+1000

 

[arys12]

I can clutch my on 2nd and then shift through the gears! It feels great when you do it but a some what of a high speed it shakes, or like you can feel the bike going side to side like crazy! Stoppies would be great if busas was not so friggin heavy! lol Good way to take out those fork seals! And changing those thing suck? has anyone done it yet?

 

[tegbusa]

 

[BusaBret]

 

[ambulldog]

im on a gen 2 with 45th rear. 2nd gear 5500 and she comes up on power only no chopping throttle needed

 

[memorex]

Also, just know there is less physical effort required with a 42 or 43 tooth rear sprocket. You don't have to do it all the time but it's comforting to know that "you can get it up whenever you need to!" Later you can practice "how long you can keep it up".
This conversation is about wheelstands, isn't it?

When is there a need to? There maybe me a want to be on one wheel. But never a need to.