Which bike to wheelie?

[Mark_h]

Originally Posted by ljharmitt

How does the sv1000s work for wheelies?

When I first got mine I had all sorts of problems keeping the front end down as I was still using the throttle the same as on the 650. I don't set out to do wheelies however I have noticed it does tend to lift a little in the lower gears when you give it a hand-full especially when showing some boy-racer what real acceleration from the lights is all about.

basically:

V-Twin = good torque, but oil problems
IL4 = more power, less oil problems
SV = Good torque, really bad oil problems

Basically if you're just doing insanse pow pows then get whatever you want. if you wanna hold a wheelie for miles in one gear, get an IL4 (cough cough cbr600 cough)

Which bike to wheelie? Someone else's. That way you don't lose money when (not if) you stack it!

Big 4 stroke single trail bike......with no cr#p bodywork all over it.

I had an old (even at the time!) Honda XL500S



I have always been cr#p at wheelies - this thing made me look like Evel Kneival - just a matter of twisting the throttle as to how high yer wanted to be - and length was a matter of boredom.......

Originally Posted by Wayluya

Big 4 stroke single trail bike......with no cr#p bodywork all over it.

I had an old (even at the time!) Honda XL500S



I have always been cr#p at wheelies - this thing made me look like Evel Kneival - just a matter of twisting the throttle as to how high yer wanted to be - and length was a matter of boredom.......

When I had my Gixer thou I used to call the throttle the 'wheelie height control device'

Originally Posted by Lozzo

When I had my Gixer thou I used to call the throttle the 'wheelie height control device'

I bet you got some funny looks

Originally Posted by Davido

basically:

V-Twin = good torque, but oil problems
IL4 = more power, less oil problems
SV = Good torque, really bad oil problems

Basically if you're just doing insanse pow pows then get whatever you want. if you wanna hold a wheelie for miles in one gear, get an IL4 (cough cough cbr600 cough)

V-twin in some cases.

If you go for the V990 armed bikes then youll be fine, the aprilia V1000's, RSV-R, mille, Falco, Tuono etc etc you can wheelie all day without any issues. With the dry sump they are always getting oiled .

+ All you have to do is wind on 4KRPM power wheelies?

[the_lone_wolf]

large capacity sportsbikes - great to get the wheel up, frustrating when you blow another fork seal after chopping the throttle shut because the powerband is too peaky...

single cylinder SM, 10"+ suspension travel, light engine dumping plenty of torque into a light chassis just a few rpm from tickover, chop the throttle? who cares, it's basically an MX bike... drop it/loop it? just pick it up and try again

funny this thead should pop up again, i spent most of yesterday practising getting the front wheel up off the clutch, easy and painless on the DRZ, but i wouldn't want to abuse my SV suspension like that, or pick up the bill when i drop it...

raptor 1000 seems to want to do it - im too scared to let it

Any bike will wheelie, but v-twins are no good due to oil starvation, it depends if you're looking for balance point wheelies, or just picking the front end up when you feel like it

any sports 6 will be good, try and find a cheap F-Sport to practice on, they're indestructable and cheap for parts