Oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

just a quick one...been reading old threads on here about wheelies and oil starvation...

now i know its not big and it aint clever (unless u can do them !! ha!!)

but i want to learn to wheelie on my 2000 sv curvy and have read about oil starvation problems....is this only if ur doing like 2 miles witht the front up or does this happen pretty much str8 away??

all advic welcome thanks

Dappa D

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

From what i've heard its only if you are doing wheelies over a fair distance. Popping the odd normal one like for 30 yards after the lights isnt going to break owt.

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

cool yea thats what im after....

felt like a plonker the other day after racing...sorry..following at a reasonable distance a guy from bath to bristol he had a pillion...lovely bike too couldnt make out what it was...when i finally went a diff way too him and gave an appreciated nod to him and his oh so lovely pillion...he flew off down the road doing a wheelie...i was very impressed...would nebver let him know tho ha!!

Dappa D

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

Don't bother, even with low oil, you may end up with cam bearing knackerisation!!
well it does happen, then you have to get a new front cylinder head...not a good thing..I know, And this is all without wheelying

but hey, I'm not a guy, so I feel no need for willy waving;-)

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

haha yea thats what it biols down too!!!...

i didnt say that..what i ment was i was impressed with the technical ability!!! :-)

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

I wish I could wheelie just for the challenge of learning how to do it lol

Watched allsorts of videos on youtube, but at the same time seen alsorts of videos with people cocking up and wrecking the bike and themselves.

I will no doubt learn one day, its nothing about willy waving, i think its a challenge and makes riding even more interesting than it already is, and it would give me the buzz I crave for without rediculous speed being involved.

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

Oil starvation is only an issue with long distance wheelies, the odd front end pop up would be ok.

I have heard of the Cam bearing issues, but I beleive it is rare going by the bikes I have worked on and there idiot owners.

Steering stem bearings tend to get a battering but this is with all bikes and is due to badly controlled landings, unfortunately it does take practice.

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

Sometimes its not an idiot owner issue:rolleyes:I'm not in that category...but it is rare, as I found out when I ordered a head gasket from Suzuki....
They actually thought I had popped tooo many wheelies....chance would be a fine thing:rolleyes:wouldn't know how even after careful tuition..lol

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

Sorry 'dizzy' I meant that I work on a lot of SV's with idiot owners who wheelie them to near death, as yet I have not seen a Cam bearing go on a wheelied bike.

Re: oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!
 

:-k If that's you in the avatar I'm sure there'll be a few offers to help you out lol...