| Author | Message | ||
     Geforce |
Well, since this new ecm update I have found myself lifting the front end up off the ground much easier each time I roll onto the throttle. Has anyone figured out the "ideal" rpm range for a roll on power wheelie yet? I know it depends on the weight of the rider, position on the bike, experience, road surface, blah blah blah, but I interested in other's views. Now this isn't something I do in traffic or should anyone else, but I am curious to see if anyone else has really played with it any. Yesterday I was out riding some twisties with a friend who was on his XB12R *sweet bikes btw, with full fairings and D&D Exhaust* and we slowed to let two cars turn left on a multilane HWY, there was a clear wide open stretch ahead of us, so when the vehicle were well away I tucked low and Dropped it into first at a 10 MPH roll and snapped the throttle back. The front end came right up and sailed above the ground and on the shift it plopped right back to the road. When we arrived at our destination my buddy said it looked really cool to see that 1125r just snap up off the ground with such ease. So in the interest of everyone else's experiences, what RPM range does your 11 prefer for such activities? | ||
| Rainman1ne |
about 4.5k in first seems best for me and 6k in second. anything after that i clutch it up. keep in mind im 165lbs. dont know what if anything it would take a heavier person. | ||
| Dalton_gang |
Mine is all over the place. I really hope the update makes it more consistent. In all fairness it is easier when it`s not hot out. 1st gear is usually 5k rpm. 2nd gear is some times 6k rpm and sometimes 7500 rpm and other times never. 3rd I think was around 7500 rpm but it has been so long since it has done it that I can`t remember. I will be a lot happier when I can squeeze another 5 to 10 HP out of it. | ||
| Jmr1283 |
Mine is all over the place. I really hope the update makes it more consistent. In all fairness it is easier when it`s not hot out. 1st gear is usually 5k rpm. 2nd gear is some times 6k rpm and sometimes 7500 rpm and other times never. 3rd I think was around 7500 rpm but it has been so long since it has done it that I can`t remember. I will be a lot happier when I can squeeze another 5 to 10 HP out of it. dido | ||
| Geforce |
Cool! I'll keep my eye on my tach next time I play around with her. I weigh 200 pounds so she's going to have to work just a little more to get my weight up, the new flash does seem to make it more wheelable. lol | ||
| Pizzaboy |
my magic number is 6000 in first, 7500 in second im 145 and still cant hold the wheelie once its up =\ but im soo close to holding it that im getting frustrated!! this time next year ill have it down perfect. | ||
| Samcol |
I found my xb12s was much easier to pull up in 2nd and maintain than my 1125r. Perhaps I'm just intimitaed by the look of the fairing in the air and the seemingly endless rpm range though. It seems I can do the exact same thing twice with this bike and have different results. One time the front end barely comes up, then next time I'm at 12 o clock. ~Oops just realized this was power wheelies. I've typcially only do clutched wheelies. (Message edited by samcol on September 23, 2008) | ||
| Dalton_gang |
Things are really getting better in the power department now that the weather is cooling down. Friday evening I was reminded just how much I love my Helicon!! I was yelling like a kid on a roller coaster while powering the front tire up in 3rd and lofting it up in 4th!!!  I just wish that it had this kind of power all the time. | ||
| Jmr1283 |
jeeze 3rd gear. wow thats fast is that a power wheely? ur goin pretty fast if u are. i havent even tried. if im thinkin right ud have to be goin 100 to get 3rd up. | ||
| Htekwo |
Now this is a power wheelie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6fyNbngbZc | ||
| Imonabuss |
Nope, Htekwo, actually that's a balance wheelie. Fixed speed. Just a juggle of rear brake vs. throttle (and wind pressure!). Great riders can do that on anything. I watched a guy do that on a Ulysses at well over 100 mph for miles. It was so insane. | ||
| No_rice |
thats not a power wheelie, you can hear and see him clutch it up! and once it is up he isnt picking up speed which means he is at the BP. this is how you power wheelie! tire maybe a foot, foot and a half off of the ground the whole time. and this was before they really started making some power out of it. in this vid it has 500bhp. last i saw they were a bit over 700. | ||
| No_rice |
heres mine. it is done with no clutch in second, but i do take it to the balance point and run it that way. | ||
| Two_buells |
WOW! the guy with the camera is doing about 185 mph and the Suzuki is passing him on the back wheel, ••••! Sick lane splitting! | ||
| D_adams |
Two_buells, I take it you've not seen the ghostrider before? Search for it, you can waste HOURS of time on that subject alone. | ||
| Jmr1283 |
that busa is really power full. to hold that front tire up like that, man. thats awsome | ||
| Pridayr |
+1 about the GhostRider. Not to condone, but he does all the things that some of us dream about on our commute... One Crazy Bastard. Rob | ||
| Jmr1283 |
i tried 3rd gear power wheelies cause i saw some people on here being able to get it up. but theres now way i could. i couldnt get it in the 8-9's so maybe that was my problem. umm | ||
| Jmr1283 |
oh im 150lbs | ||
| Jmr1283 |
which i havent got the clutchin it down yet even in second i can only get the bike to lung forward. a run down of what i do . bring it to about 6g's then pull the clutch and rev to abot 8 and pop it. and nothing. well i dont want to highjack this thread | ||
| Painkiller |
Graphic pic of 175mph gone wrong... 180 mph wheelies are STUPID, and as we all know STUPID hurts... Don't click the following link if you don't want to see a very nasty graphic image of a partially decapitated human corpse and entrails. Don't click this link if you don't want to see a very nasty graphic image of a partially decapitated human corpse and entrails. (Message edited by painkiller on October 07, 2008) (Message edited by Blake on October 08, 2008) | ||
| No_rice |
i say do a wheelie how ever fast you want. you can die just as easily while sitting on your bike with the kickstand down. the way i look at it is if the thought of death controls all that you do, your life will suck and could still end up being shorter than mine | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Painkiller- give a warning next time... graphic pictures like that are a bit much when someone is not expecting it. Yes, it gets the point across, but there may be viewers here for whom it might hit too close to home. | ||
| Painkiller |
RBJ, updated it. I tried to set it up as a clickable hyperlink...But I'm retard when it comes these things... | ||
| Ruprecht |
As long as he didn't kill anyone else. The fact that there is one boot and one shoe though... | ||
| Zac4mac |
I wonder if they had time to say "oh shit". That's harsh man, and I've got a strong stomach... Z | ||
| Fresnobuell |
wOW. i almost threw up my grilled cheese man. Yes, not appropriate for the unexpected viewer. Maybe not appropriate for someone expecting something like that. Wow. | ||
| Pariah |
OH MY GOD... | ||
| Imshaun |
that can't be real. i don't think so. no | ||
| Court |
Loose that picture. |
