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Tom_b
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 02:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine does wheelies in first gear going up a freeway on ramp when full throttle especially when shifting between 1st and 2nd. The first time i did this was on accident, really made the cheeks clench the seat. Now i do it for fun
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Lemonchili_x1
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 07:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

After first reading this thread the other day I had a bit of a play on the way home from work - basically just winding the throttle on faster, and yes it will lift... but my automatic self-preservation takes over and I lean forward! Must try harder ; ) And practice more : D
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Fullauto
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 07:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Gee, Grov, if your "regulated max speed" is only 70mph why don't you BREAK THE LAW like the rest of us....A LOT.

Works for me.

I like the high gearing because where I live is real open country with little traffic. I live in a town of 25,000 people and it's 420km (say about 260 miles) to the nearest city. As you say, until you're doing at least 100kmh 5th is a waste of time. Much better since I got my ECM Spy and did a TPS reset. Much better.
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Grovskopa
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'll practice more today =)

Prey: you're silly.
I have had many bikes, ranging from Ducati to Suzuki to BSA and I managed to wheelie on all of them. Every bike needs a different technique.
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Thatdudejoe
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just make sure not to let it down too hard. I blew a seal on my S1 the second wheelie I tried and haven't done one since, lol
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Igneroid
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 04:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I blew a seal

Slippery critters, arnt they??}
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Tblasier_mmi
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 09:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

An easy way to do a wheelie if you wouldnt mind rebuilding you forks once ina while is to bounce it up in second and third. It works really well but some compnents do take a beating. I havent had any troubles yet with the forks leaking though.
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Grovskopa
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 09:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How do you mean bouncing it up? Compressing front forks and when they are decompressing give gas?
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Grovskopa
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 12:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Tried again today.. Now with both screws on rear shock slightly turned clockwise.
Works better

What are those screws for? There is one on canister that says "hard/soft" and there is the rear one on shock that says "H/S"
Which sets what?
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Grovskopa
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK I clutch it up now no problem

Coolest thing is that when I hit ground again, flames come out of the exhaust.. SWEET! BuellBatmobile ; )
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Djkaplan
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 04:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The adjustment on the shock body is compression damping; the adjustment on the reservoir is compression damping.

Grovskopa... get a service manual already. If you're going to continue on with this Buell thing, you're going to have to get a factory service manual.
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Unix
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 06:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yes... i probably have the EURO gearing... since wheelies aren't that easy to pull off. I can do it easily in first from a dead stop using the clutch, but during hard acceleration it's very difficult - but i guess it's all technique so i have a lot to learn.

the euro gearing is for top end speed, riding on the highway i shift into 5 at about 130km/h /80mph , and the most comfy ride for the engine rpm speed is at about 160km/h / 100mph. i drove over 1000 miles in 2 days going 100mph, the engine seemed to love it... but my neck hurt for a week. The euro gearing is pointless on a NAKED bike... makes u wonder why they made it this way.
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Grovskopa
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 06:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Kaplan: I have the manual but my English isn't really good enough.
"The adjustment on the shock body is compression damping; the adjustment on the reservoir is compression damping."
That makes little sense, they're both doing the same thing?

Unix: Totally agreed! Good for highspeed cruising but for wheelies.. I can only get it up in first gear + clutch.
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Jramsey
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 07:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The adjustment on the reservoir is rebound the one on the body is compression.
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Lemonchili_x1
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I *think*, but not 100% certain, that the Euro gearing was to get around noise laws which were tougher in Europe and Australia at the time. (I know New Zealand bikes got the U.S. gearing, and I think they're the only ones with that gearing and a km/h speedo)
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Grovskopa
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 11:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK will get the smaller rear pulley for sure..
I can wheelie no problem now though, at friggin any RPM ;DDDD
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Jstfrfun
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 01:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanx for cleaning that up for me Ramsey, I was starting to get dizzy...cmpression compression uuhhh.
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Fullauto
Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 09:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You need the BIGGER rear pulley, Grov, and/or the SMALLER front pulley.
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Hugie03flhr
Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 10:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Gearing plays a large part in getting it up with straight throttle but if you clutch it, almost any gear ratio will let you pick it up. For beginners I tell the rider to find a road going up hill, let the bike idle down to 12-1500 rpm and gas it. After a few times it becomes easier to carry the front wheel farther & farther. IMHO
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Grovskopa
Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I really can't get it up in 2nd gear.. No matter what I do, when I drop clutch engine acts like I have slide-clutch (dunno proper English term, but that kind of clutch that superbikes has)
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