Red Bull gives you wings!

[Amanda]

OK, so there was no Red Bull and I wasn't exactly flying but .....

Had my first wheel off the ground moment on the SV !!!! Woooo Hoooo :love:

Yeah OK it was short lived and not very big (story of my life) but its a start and the caged BMW driver seemed impressed at the lights Muuuahahahahahahaha :smt098

Did get the old heart pounding a bit though [-o< Any advice on technique?

[blueto]

you done a wheelie you nutter!!

[sv-robo]

Well done you:smt026your a monster waitingto be unleashed:)

[Amanda]

you done a wheelie you nutter!!


lol I know ..... Get me Ay!!!


Come on - gotta get it up higher now I done it once, whats the advice guys?

[davepreston]

practice 2 wheels before one :)

[mikebrooman]

Keep giving it the beans till its high enough for you to feel confident, always keep the front wheel straight and don't apply front brake ever! Also grip with your thighs/knees on the way down. Oh and double the frequency of checking your front suspension etc.

[blueto]

mid range revs and quick acceleration in first. squeeze the clutch a tad an whopie doodi your on ta unicycle

[sv-robo]

lol I know ..... Get me Ay!!!


Come on - gotta get it up higher now I done it once, whats the advice guys?
Depends,clutch wheelie or power wheelie??

[Amanda]

Depends,clutch wheelie or power wheelie??

Mine was a tiny ickle clutch wheelie off the line at the lights!! Whats safer? Don't wanna end up on my **** x

[Dave20046]

Mine was a tiny ickle clutch wheelie off the line at the lights!! Whats safer? Don't wanna end up on my **** x
I can never remember, I believe the advice given to some orgers on a wheelie school was clutch wheelie's safer.

I've done a massive power wheelie before and it scared the **** out of me. Didn't exactly have a dignified landing either threw my weight forward and almost broke my wrist.

[sv-robo]

Mine was a tiny ickle clutch wheelie off the line at the lights!! Whats safer? Don't wanna end up on my **** x
Clutch wheelie safer imo(you can lift it up at a much slower speed) IIRC when i owned my sv, 1st gear around 5k revs give the throttle a blip to around 8/9k while simultaneously pulling clutch in & out again(quickly)knees squeezing tank(to a degree:))to aid control & keep rear break covered as it can/may come up quite violently & you don't want to flip...start small/work up to big....thats how i did them on my k3,you can also do them in 2nd just increase revs by around another 2k this will bring it up more smoothly but you will be travelling quicker,others might have a slightly different technique......hth

[Amanda]

My other half spanked a wheelie when we were out together, just before some lights and who should be coming the other way through the lights .... yep, an armed police response vehicle!!!! Gave him a bike ASBO, something about will take the bike off him if he is caught again in 12 months.

Classic line to the copper when asks what happened .....

Rozzer: "What happened there then?
Him: Lack of Clutch control??
NO, try again
Lack of accelerator control??
Nope not that either
Checking the shocks work??
We could be here a while Sir!!"

Love him x

Thanks for the advice thus far, will practice with Mr ASBO.

[Cazza]

Any advice on technique?

Yes - do a trackday at Cadwell and you can get a wheelie over the Mountain :D.

[Ed]

Oh how puerile:D As said above, get good on 2 before you try on 1.

[21QUEST]

The only advice from me is "on the SV, doing it in second gear is safer"

That little gurly bike :o has got a good amount of touque, it's almost too easy :cool:



Cheers
Ben

[Daimo]

Everytime my front end raises it still scares the bejesus out of me.

Im just not cut out for wheelies methinks....