
wheelies
Re: wheelies
If your that worried about flipping it then why not knock up your own cut out. Can't imagine it being that hard to do some sort of switch, bar that could be adjustable so you can lift it up as you get better and a bit of wiring. If i get some time i might see what i can knock up. 

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Re: wheelies
i have to short shift otherwise the front wheel dont stay down, comes up by itself in 1st &2nd, looks good coming off roundabbouts etc 

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is that with standard sprockets or have you gone up a tooth or 2?stormingjoe wrote:i have to short shift otherwise the front wheel dont stay down, comes up by itself in 1st &2nd, looks good coming off roundabbouts etc
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Re: wheelies
I think I'm just starting my mid life crisis early (just) turning 40 next Feb so trying to tick off my biking wants before im too oldFirestormMike wrote:I can wheelie quite well. Don't bother so much now as the novelty soon wears off, plus I don't want to damage my pride and joy.hondasrock wrote:oh where's your sense of adventure

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got one down on rear and standard on front, I found first too short, but still lofts the front
1998 Firestorm, 47,000 miles, forks valved & sprung, proflex shock +4mm over standard, manual ccts', k&n, 50#slow 185#/190# mains, front carb slide mod, R6 throttle tube, Tank raised, Viper cans, Coerce fork brace, EBC lite front discs & pads.
- hondasrock
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Re: wheelies
well wadya know, managed to hoist the front a couple of times this morning
went for a ride and then headed to the local deserted industrial estate, bunged it in first pulled away and gunned it hard...front lifted about a foot, crapped meself and knocked the throttle off, tried again and lifted a couple of feet this time (least thats what it felt like
) crapped meself again and put it back down, still..... a result me thinks, will have another as soon as I can unpucker my sphincter 



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Re: wheelies
VTR's are easy to wheelie
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Re: wheelies
What a bugger, he nearly lost it the first timegoody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie

Re: wheelies
Good luck fella, let us know how you get on. You have bigger balls than me!!! Borrow a mates bike and do it on that!!
Re: wheelies
I rest my case!!! It looked like a nice storm too, right up to the point when it hit the tarmac!!!goody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie
On a plus note, the vid quality was awesome!!!
Down side was he was a nob with no protection on doing something he didnt know how to do......but he does have a sense of adventure !!!!!!
Oh and after dropping it on the tarmac on its right side, he then picks it up, pushes it to the side and then drops it on its left side!!! lol
Only in the good ol U.S of A !!!!
Jim.
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Re: wheelies
you trying to put me off or something l.o.lgoody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie

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