Unable To Wheelie

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  1. My 900cc Street Twin will not power wheelie in first gear.

    I come from a CBR300R and im used to clutching up in first gear around 12pmh, where I red line and drop the clutch.
    I understand that 900cc bikes can flip if you do that and have researched power wheelies.
    I'm trying by putting it in road mode, turning off traction control, getting a rolling start at 10mph and suddenly going almost full throttle.
    I am being slingshoted forward at incredible speed but I can't seem to achieve front wheel lift. I'm instnctively bracing forward as opposed to leaning back which i know is wrong, but other than that I feel a 900 should still wheelie in 1st.
    I would love to hear your thoughts, but only if you actually can power up, no talking out of your ass, I'm not trying to wreck a brand new triumph.
     
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  2. andyc1

    andyc1 Lunarville 7, Airlock 3

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    I have a new street twin, I doubt it has enough grunt to power wheelie, not unless you try it over a crest. Also have a superduke, 4th and 5th gear power wheelies all you want! Even if you did manage a power wheelie, the street twin will probably run out of revs too fast to be able to hold it up. Better trying it in second and use the clutch if wheelies are your thing :)
     
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  3. Thank you, I'm going to give it a shot.
     
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  4. Mark9

    Mark9 Noble Member

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    The big thing to remember about wheelies is that if it goes wrong you will look a complete and utter cock, it sort of goes “look at me, look at me!” Crunch!*$*!, practicing cornering skills to become a canyon demon it probably time better spent if you want to impress people but hey, everyone is different:)
     
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  5. Lou160487

    Lou160487 Senior Member

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    I too own a street twin. But I am usually busy keepings both wheels on the ground.
     
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  6. Cyborgbot

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    Do you keep forgetting to put the side stand down?

    :)
     
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  7. Lou160487

    Lou160487 Senior Member

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    Let's just say I try not to ride around nap time.
     
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  8. Cyborgbot

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    I shan’t embarrass myself (again) reminding people how many times (three) I have thought I put the stand down (hadn’t properly) and slowly keeled over.

    I thought for a moment that you might have been as daft as me (and one or two other notable members of the forum)!
     
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  9. Lou160487

    Lou160487 Senior Member

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    I did do that once. Luckily it was with my first bike. Which weighed 326 lbs. For a long time after that when I pulled into the garage I kept repeating "kick stand fully deployed, kick stand fully deployed....."
     
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  10. Cyborgbot

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    To be fair one of my three ‘oh dear’ moments was a unique mishap never to be repeated. It was a series of inconsequential events that ended up with the bike on its side.

    I think could have done the same thing a trillion times again and never dropped it.

    No damage done. No one would know about how stupid it was, if I could only stop telling people about it!!!
     
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  11. Danimal

    Danimal Well-Known Member

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    Start out slow till you get where the power is starting to come on and give it a quick off throttle, snap open and a tug on the bars, you can even lean forward with the throttle off and lean back on the bar tug throttle open if it needs extra help.
     
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  12. Danimal

    Danimal Well-Known Member

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    Start out slow till you get where the power is starting to come on and give it a quick off throttle, snap open and a tug on the bars, you can even lean forward with the throttle off and lean back on the bar tug throttle open if it needs extra help.
     
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  13. Cyborgbot

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    So surprised that some sicko wag hasn’t done the obvious joke about ‘not being able to get it up, and have you tried a blue tablet’.

    Thankfully that hasn’t happened and we can move on.
     
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  14. Abirnie

    Abirnie Well-Known Member

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    Seems you’re the sicko hahaha
     
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  15. Fourbears

    Fourbears Noble Member

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    Does it not have ‘anti wheelie’ built in to the ECU and traction control? That may be the reason why you are going off the line like a stabbed rat. It’s for your safety and those around you.
     
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  16. Gyp

    Gyp Well-Known Member

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    My old BMW R80 has anti-wheelie and traction control built into the carbs and ABS built into the ancient Brembos and rear drum...
     
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  17. Lou160487

    Lou160487 Senior Member

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    It's nice to have that out of the way.
     
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  18. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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  19. Tricky-Dicky

    Tricky-Dicky Crème de la Crème

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    No but there is a little blue bottle that does almost the same thing;):p

    Wheelies ...is not big, and it's not clever and often ends in cuts and bruises.....if you're lucky.

    [​IMG]
     
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  20. I wheelied a lot on my previous bike, and for me that rush and unfamiliar feeling felt so cool. Not only did it remind my of how it felt to go fast when I first started riding, but it gave me a new way to experience my bike, and a reason to go out and ride, but also a reason to wear more and more protective gear. Being able to have that amount of control over your machine can help really familiarize you with its weight and torque. And really help you have a better understanding of what your machine can do if you push it to give past what you previously have.
     
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