Wheelies on an SV?

has anyone managed to get a good long wheelie from an av. i can get the front up if i slip the clutch when pulling away hard but other than that not alot. do i have to change the sproket sizes and stuff or is it easily dont with a standerd setup?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Mykey.M

has anyone managed to get a good long wheelie from an av. i can get the front up if i slip the clutch when pulling away hard but other than that not alot. do i have to change the sproket sizes and stuff or is it easily dont with a standerd setup?

Think if you do a search on here, you'll find its not a good idea on an Sv.

Starves the front cylinder of oil, then it goes bang

But if you must, bigger rear sprocket

Front will clutch up in 1st and 2nd easy and even 3rd but as mentioned I wouldn't do it too often on the SV. I've been known to pull 'em when I get a bit excited though.

[yorkie_chris]

You can do a wheelie all day on an SV if you have the skills

Nekkids seem to be far easier to wheelie than the faired. Slightly different gearing perhaps?

I can get the front up in 1st (wouldn't call it a proper wheelie just yet) but not in second. Just doesn't seem to want to do it, but as Chris says, it's more likely that I just possess the skills.

I thought the oil starvation thing was sorted in 2000+ bikes?

[yorkie_chris]

Maybe maybe not. Davido (???) on here wheelied 2gen for miles at balance point, only went bang when he did it with low oil.
You want to risk your engine?

For a proper wheelie but not a mile long stand up, just pop up, up a few gears, back down it is fine.

Well I can't wheelie long enough for this to be an issue anyway

Also depends on your weight, my pointy I had wouldn't do a power wheelie, didn't have enough to lift my weight even with a little pull back on the bars.

Actually my sprint goes light but no lift, my DRZ on the other hand will power wheelie in first gear.

Originally Posted by specialone

Also depends on your weight, my pointy I had wouldn't do a power wheelie, didn't have enough to lift my weight even with a little pull back on the bars.

Actually my sprint goes light but no lift, my DRZ on the other hand will power wheelie in first gear.

I guarantee the SV would've power wheelied in first if you leant back enough and "snapped" up the bars. Even at 19stone+ it would. Most people just don't feel comfortable shifting their bodyweight so far towards the back of the bike.