| Author | Message | ||
     Wannabe |
Still looking and lurking considering getting an 03 9R, but I want to know how easy or hard it is to pick up the front wheel. The bike is stock and will be for a while if i get it. I am familiar with on/off throttle and clutch wheelies on a 92 hp inline 4cyl (yamaha fz6). I am not talking long wheelies just power up 10-15 yard variety. I know this is rather squidly, but it must be a requirement of my next bike and the 03 R is within my current budget. The race kit would be an option in a year or so. | ||
| Bake |
The 9 will do it, the 12 will do it way better from what I have read. (Message edited by bake on June 30, 2006) | ||
| 99buellx1 |
yes | ||
| Bodyshot1 |
..my 12Ss comes right up.  | ||
| Adrenaline0210 |
I have a 9s 03' and i lift it no prob in the first 3 gears. 3rd around 65, i can go about mile comfterably in 2nd around 40 seems to be the sweet spot. but yes it comes up easier than that fz-6 in my opinion, much more low end grunt dont have to wind the piss outa it. Just remember to keep one foot on break at all times ull end up like me fixing broken parts after i looped it in 1st gear. good luck | ||
| Wannabe |
I guess it depends on how good one is. I just saw a similar discussion over at sporttwin and they seem to have trouble getting the front up on the R models except some say it is ok 1st gear. | ||
| Olinxb12r |
Well, somebody over at sporttwin doesn't know how to ride a wheely. My 12R will come up in the first 3 gears with no problem and a friend of mine that has a 9S can do the same. Sitting or standing in the first 2 gears, and standing only in 3rd. It will wheely way easier than an FZ6 as soon as you get used to the way the power works. | ||
| Aeholton |
XB12X's wheelie best! | ||
| Djkaplan |
The 9R I took for a demo ride would wheelie like a mofo in first, and the front end couldn't be kept down speed shifting into second. Never tried a third gear stand up, though. The salesman that accompanied me encouraged this kind of behavior, btw... it was at Flint River HD in Albany, Georgia. They were very nice people. | ||
| Beachbuell |
1st 2nd 3rd gear wheelies all day. I love when I run the bike up to redline in 1st and shift into 2nd and it just power wheelies, not even trying to. Does the same from 2nd into 3rd. | ||
| Mesafirebolt |
Yeah, the Power wheelies ARE the best! A friend rode mine and when he came back he was shocked that when he hit second..."it lifted!" | ||
| Misato |
I like to short shift 1st and bang 2nd and it comes right up and you can hold it till it hits the rev limiter.. I'm not good enough to shift into 3rd.. or at least I haven't tried it yet. or roll along at ~40 in 2nd and rev and dump the clutch  | ||
| Wannabe |
Ok alot of you are talking S models and 12s, I am wheelin and dealing on a 9R that would eventually have handlebars but for now stock clip-ons. The weighted front on the R seems to really keep the front down more. Maybe I should hold out for a 12S. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
It dosnt matter which model. They will both wheelie just as easily. | ||
| Olinxb12r |
The S and the R will do exactly the same thing. There really isn't that much more weight on the front of an R. Take the front end off some time and see for yourself. The bike will do it, but the rider is just not ready for it yet. I had problems riding wheelies on my 12R for about the first 1/2 of last season until I figured out how to work the power correctly. I could barely pick it up in 2nd back then, but now 3rd is no problem. I've even had the front off the ground in 4th, and I'm sure I could get to the balance point if I was comfortable putting both feet on the back pegs instead of just my left. There is just something reassuring about having a foot over the break, and something un-nerving about it not being there. | ||
| Olinxb12r |
Nice pick Misato! It wouldn't have to be to much higher and you won't have to worry about hitting the rev limiter anymore. It looks like your right at the spot before the bike tips on back getting to the balance point. The first time I took it back to the balance point I thought I was going to loop it for sure! | ||
| Daves |
I never wheelie. But, trust me on this, a 9R will wheelie just fine. | ||
| Thansesxb9rs |
Any bike will wheelie but not every person will. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
If you think that a 9 dosnt have the power to wheelie, you are gonna get hurt trying. It's all about the rider.  | ||
| Hogs |
Hey Daves, I`m with you on that one!I never wheelie. But, trust me on this, a 12R will wheelie just fine. | ||
| Skyguy |
I can shred a tire in a few rides in the canyons. I have no problem holding onto a skilled rider on a R-1 in the mountains. In fact I have gotten too fast and need to slow the hell down. Wheelies? I SUCK!!!!! Never got used to them. I have pulled the front pretty high a couple of times but I always get scared and set it down right quick. I have been unable to do any kind of power wheelie on my 9R. I think if it would power wheelie I would probaly learn to ride them easier. The whole dropping the clutch thing just does not feel consistent. Oh and I am to poor to be looping my bike. liability only insurance, no health insurance and being self employed can make one a bit cautious.............. So I stick to what I know and fear venturing into wheelie land is just to expensive for me, for now. | ||
| Misato |
this is what not to do  | ||
| Skyguy |
One of the nice things about paragliders, hanggliders and balloons? Seldom close enough to the ground to actually hit it during a malfunction................... I was a test pilot and over the years have had some pretty serious malfunctions. Despite going through as much as a minute with a serious problem it never cost me any money...................... One little mistake with the wheelie thing and bam one second later and you are out $1000.00+ for repairs. | ||
| Diablobrian |
Mine will do it too easily. I have to take off in second gear if i have a passenger. Then again mine isn't really a 9 any more. I have seen Tim (No_Rice) pulling some pretty effortless wheelies on his 9 and it's stock displacement, with a Drummer SS, and D-L programming. No he was not on the juice at the time either. Neither was the bike  | ||
| Skyguy |
I have to admit a little disapointment. I had always ridden 600's and I thought I was going to be able to easily lift the front end with just the throttle. Oh well. I would try out the drummer and the software but I can not tolerate my bike being any louder than it is with the stock muffler. Go figure, A soaring pilot that rides a quiet bike. I wish my bike was silent! | ||
| Djkaplan |
"Any bike will wheelie but not every person will." I actually did ride a bike I could not wheelie... a 1976 Honda CB200T. It wasn't going to happen... believe me. This was in 1978, btw. | ||
| Thansesxb9rs |
Remember just because you couldn't get it to doesn't mean it can't wheelie. I am not saying I could have done it but I bet there is someone out there in this world that has done a wheelie on a 1976 CB200T. | ||
| Metalstorm |
I'm with Skyguy. I'm not about to learn to wheelie on a bike I can't afford to fix when, not "if" but "when" I mess up. The fact that I can't afford to fix it would mess with my head & pretty much guarantee a loop or two. One day I'll try to find a really cheap dirt bike to learn on. | ||
| Jaimec |
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6656191590638402466 |
