A Morning's Motoring #2

Having been browsing the UKRM website last night, specifically on exteme
accelleration techniques[1], I've just been out practicing on a straight,
empty section of my local disused aerodrome[1]. First gear's fine - wack it
shut and open again and up it comes, but I really can't get the second gear
ones working. When I dab the clutch all I get is a scream from the engine
and then lots of speed. Nice quick way to get to a ton, but not what I was
after. I'm sitting back in the seat as per instructions - any tips? I wanna
do it like darsy

[1]Ahem

 

Bear wrote:

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Thanks for the tips - I'll give it a go later on!

 

Wot Bear said. He knows his onions and I've seen him use this technique to
great effect.

I'm fine with power wheelies but I'm still working on the clutch up ones.
You've just gotta be brave and ags the fucker then flip the clutch.
Basically you've gotta give it too much thottle than it can cope with, pull
in the clutch so the rev rise fast, dump the clutch and watch the front come
up.

Champ and Daz will hopefully join this thread soon.

*nice*

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You're having a laugh, aintcha? I mean, I'm no wheelie merchant, not
even several classes behind your good self, not to mention Vertical
Daz - but I do enjoy a little loft action from time to time. And the
Bandit ...

Once the B12 had a race can fitted and the "wheelie wires"(1) pulled,
it was an absolute hoot. It wheelied off catseyes on overtakes, so
much so that I seriously reckon that I passed more cars on one wheel
than two. Power wheelies from a standstill were de rigeur; OK, not to
the vertical, but I'd imagine a good couple of feet of air under the
front wheel - and if I felt a bit keen, hooking second at about 9k rpm
would see the front come (to me) _right up_.

Slapping the throttle open in second from 7k rpm would see the front
lift regularly and it would gently fall back again as the power tailed
off. Never had the bottle to try it in third deliberately, but there
were a few off crests in the road in fourth and a remarkable one on
the N Yorks moors, with the benefit of my overstuffed rucksack on the
rack, on the day I picked it up ;-) Fifth gear, doing about the ton,
loving the whole world and his dog, I was - then the road rose up and
just dropped away - but the front wheel didn't drop.

I went down the road for about 100 metres, road dropping at 35 degrees
or so, bike a little above the horizontal, wondering what the **** to
do at the bottom - where it bottomed and rose up steeply. Just
relaxed, gripped the tank and let the bike do it for me, was the
answer. What a fucking hoot. I miss that bike so much ...



1. The ignition advance restrictor that keeps it quiet for noise
emissions regs. Pop the connector, gain full power in first and
second. Allegedly.

 

what, not wheelie at all, you mean?

 

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I'm afraid that IMO clutching it is one thing you can't teach using
words IYSWIM. What's actually required to do it is really simple,
flick the clutch and apply plenty of throttle. It's all about timing
and practice. Oh yeah and a bike with stupid amounts of midrange )

One thing that I think may be useful is adjusting the clutch
correctly. I find that having the biting point set early in the
levers travel helps loads as you only have to flick it a small amount.
This is why I think Ben's Bandit was difficult to clutch up as the
biting point was right back at the bar. This means you need to use
all four fingers to pull it in so when the front comes up you haven't
got a good hold on the bars.

OK, maybe you can put some of it into words. No idea how useful it is
though!

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heh, thanks for the tip. Not only is PG a bit of a Don stuntwise,
he's very good at seeing what you're doing wrong, and getting you to
correct it. FOF wheelies, no problem, all we need is a carpark and a
b12.

 

Yep PG's the Don when it comes to stunting. Definitely one of those
"50 motorcycle things to do before you die".

 

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and a telegraph pole

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