wheeling motorcycle

is it dangerous to wheelie a motorcycle, or does it always come down ok
when you let off the gas. but could the front wheel be in the wrong
place and crash it?

 

In an ideal world the front wheel should be in the forward position
before it touches down.

If you wish to experiment with putting the front down in different
positions please have someone standing by with a video camera and post
the results here. Thanks.

 

is it dangerous to wheelie a motorcycle, or does it always come down ok

Sits back with Popcorn for the incoming replies....................




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Robbo
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The links to the results though


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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, YTC449

Why?

It's half-term, BTW.

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Why? it's unlikely to get much in the way of replies.

Oh, and why do you keep changing your posting name?

 

I think I'm too fat to do weelies, i would not know

 

A mate a long time ago did a wheelie, lost control sideways, fell of and his
foot peg went through his ankle with a nice crunch.

Apart from that I think that it was perfectly safe.

HTH

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote

Do merkins have half term?

 

Yes, along with two weeks off at christmas and a week off for easter.

 

Is that all???

 

It should also be noted that under the harsh acceleration needed to loft
a good minger, the back wheel may catch up with the front.

 

Tosspot wrote

Wasn't that with the caveat though that you have to be travelling East-
West and not the other way round and that West-East wheelies were the
safest ones to do for beginners?

 

Yes; extremely dangerous. You could find yourself enjoying it so much
you keep doing it and before you know it, you've lost yourself to a
lifetime of hooliganism and grinning like a wanking chimpanzee.

The front wheel is always in the wrong place, unicycles do not have this
problem.

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I demand nothing of you except that you amuse me.

 

Dog only knows. I gave up when they were discussing the effects of the
coriolis force and whether it was countered by the rotating shaft, and,
if it was a grey import, would it either screw itself into the ground or
launch itself like a spastic chaffinch.

I can only suggest he tries it and videos the result.

 

OOK?

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Dave

GS850 x2 XS650SE / SE 6a

I demand nothing of you except that you amuse me.

 

is it dangerous to wheelie a motorcycle, or does it always come down ok

Because I can and want to


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Robbo
Trophy 1200 1998
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B.O.S.M 2003, 2004, 2005
FURSWB#1 KotL..YTC449
PM#7
..

 

Well, I thought I was and that i was on too heavy a lump to get the
front wheel off the ground

Scared me shitless when it actually happened

 

Others have suggested it's to get past kill filters, I just wondered if
there was any truth in this.

 

Would you be surprised if it was?