New Year's Resolutions? Here's mine.

Hey! It distinguishes him from all the other guys who couldn't get
laid, and shows he isn't afraid of committment. Right? Uh, right? Not
right? Oh well...

That's probably not too difficult -- oh yeah, you've got kids. That
can make scheduling tough.

1. locate motorcycle at the edge of a large expanse of pavement, aimed
generally along the long axis of said expanse.

2. Advance the throttle.

3. Release the clutch.

If you're actually on the motorcycle when you do these things, you may
even manage to recover control. If you aren't, you aren't at much risk
when control is lost. Your call.

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

It's more about the cost, hassle, and fear of being the slowest person
there than anything else. But the reality is, if I plan I can afford it, and
I'm not really all that slow.

See, I've done this all on accident before, but I'm too chicken to do it
on purpose.

Maybe I ought to outfit the bike with a radio control gadget of some sort,
and put a mannequin dressed in my leathers on it so everyone can think it's
me on the bike.

 

Its tricky and dangerous ...you should maybe take Codes wheelie course that
uses special bikes to prevent disasters while learning.

Phil Scott

 

thats from doing wheelies while going too slowly with a bike that has
enough HP to loop. Just speed up to a point that you can do a power
wheelie at over 30 or 40 mph in a given gear with the revs in the top 30% of
the range.. that way a sudden surge of HP wont tend to ground loop the bike
nearly as much....begin on slight inclines...then when you get good at
holding it up a foot in the air on an incline, then advance to level
ground.... thie poping clutch way of doing a wheelie is a real bad idea at
any speed imho... it produces erratic results depending on how hot your
clutch is that day etc. You want to get it up by being at the begnning of
the power band, flick the throttle off for a split second to compress the
front forks, then back on the thottle enough to lof the front 12" or so....
the higher the wheelie the more risky it is because the leverage it takes to
ground loop the bike drops fast as the bike goes up.... thats why you want
to be into the power band before getting it up..so that there is no surge
that can loop you suddenly.,,, controllable.

Codes course is probably excellent.


Phil Scott

and have a steering damper..

 

Hey, keep thinking like that and soon you'll be ready for graduation
to full poser-hood.

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

You've got a great bike for that! I recently rode a friend's
Super Hawk while he rode my Blackbird, and really enjoyed it.
Great low end grunt. If you cruise along about 25-30 in 1st
gear, twist the throttle open quickly and pull back on the
handle bars. I bet you'll be able to get it up easily - no need
to use the clutch. Keeping it up takes considerable practice,
though. Just be sure you don't go over backwards...

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If you can wheelie a 600 off the throttle in first gear (and you can),
learning to wheelie the VTR should be a piece of cake. Frankly, I'm surprised
you haven't discovered this on your own yet.


-Josh

 

It would be great to see some content like this. When are you going to
start?

ab

 

The only ways I know of to be rid of Ducati nightmares are to sell the bike
or park it.

ab

 

C'mon, you're smarter than that...

ab

 

This being the case, what else could stop you? It's a hoot and I think
you'd like it a lot. Maybe that's what's keeping you from getting
started...

ab

 

How do you teach that last one?

ab

 

You're sort of glossing over the number of bikes that get thrown down the
road during this learning curve.

ab

 

Beat it into them.

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

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Actually, the VTR practically wheelies itself-- at least, the only time I
ever did a real big one was not at all intentional. What I really need to
learn is how to land the damned things...

 

These websites are a great place to start. Thanks for your
interest!


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Generally speaking, brakes are quicker responding and more precise in
control than throttles. Therefore, I suggest keeping the throttle
fairly steady and using a delicate touch on the footbrake to ease
things back down.

Of course there are people here more expert than I in this particular
skill. Take their advice before you take mine.

Al Moore
DoD 734

 

No kidding.

Good to know. I'll have to cruise the local bars in flip-flops, then. I got
a couple good ones on my ankle.

 

How's your recovery going?

ab