Am i too heavy?

For pulling wheelies as im 13-14 stone ish and can never pull a wheelie despite oodles of revs and fast clutch action? getting on my nerves now that i cant do it! Maybe its a K5 problem who knows.....yeah i like that angle im blaming the bike, its not my crap skills at all.....

If you can pull a wheelie on a k5 are you the same weight or over?

I don’t think your weight is a problem, if anything if position correctly will aid wheelieing. It would be irresponsible of me to encourage you to practice but .. well … sitting back and giving the bars a little tug as the front goes light should be all you need to initiate a wheelie on the SV … you don’t need to be ‘clutching’ it either. It is then just down to controlling it.

I should point out that it is far too easy for things to go horribly wrong, covering the back brake is a good idea, but simply closing the throttle should bring the front back down.

If you really want to learn how to do wheelies I suggest you enlist in a ‘wheelie school’ where it is done in a controlled environment.

p.s. you are probably using too many revs, just pull away and roll the power on in first, as I said when the power/torque kicks in and the front is going light, give the bars a little tug to encourage things and you are away!

Ive skipped my k3 wheel off the ground afew times but nothing to shout home about! I'm 11 stone and have problems lifting the front. i dont really want to shut the throttle then bang it open again its abit too violent for me but i would be pleased if the sv lifted the front off the throttle perhaps a change of bike is imminent.

Originally Posted by Ward8124

For pulling wheelies as im 13-14 stone ish and can never pull a wheelie despite oodles of revs and fast clutch action? getting on my nerves now that i cant do it! Maybe its a K5 problem who knows.....yeah i like that angle im blaming the bike, its not my crap skills at all.....

If you can pull a wheelie on a k5 are you the same weight or over?

Give me a go and i'll tell you if its the bike

I weigh about 13 13.5 and i have a k4 and the sv will lift off the throttle if rolled on right and your positioned right. That little engine has plenty of grunt. I do slip the cluth at times and it comes up to. I am no wheelie genie and i cant keep it up at moment but i am trying to learn Safely

It's all too easy to loft the 'tona. A gentle upwards tug on the bars whilst giving it modest clout in 1st is all it takes. Not that I do it deliberately - honest

Originally Posted by Ward8124

For pulling wheelies as im 13-14 stone ish and can never pull a wheelie despite oodles of revs and fast clutch action? getting on my nerves now that i cant do it! Maybe its a K5 problem who knows.....yeah i like that angle im blaming the bike, its not my crap skills at all.....

If you can pull a wheelie on a k5 are you the same weight or over?

you just need the right roads and hard acceleration over the crests :P

Originally Posted by Ward8124

For pulling wheelies as im 13-14 stone ish and can never pull a wheelie despite oodles of revs and fast clutch action? getting on my nerves now that i cant do it! Maybe its a K5 problem who knows.....yeah i like that angle im blaming the bike, its not my crap skills at all.....

It's all technique mate. I am at least a stone heavier than you and I have pulled wheelies on all kinds of crappy bikes. When I first got my SV I pulled a few wheelies pulling away from the lights by [I will have to say happy] accident.
The main secret as far as I am aware, and I am no expert at all, is that in your normal everyday riding you automatically avoid wheelies by application of safe riding.
Being very tall I normally ride quite far forward on the seat because the balance and manoeverability of the SV is better like that for me. But on longer journeys where I sit a bit further back or even sometimes on the pillion seat [I said I was tall] I find that it is much easier to bring the front wheel up with just power, and no tugging of the bars. I never do it on purpose however as I am getting a little long in the crank for all that kind of foolish . . . . . .

I have decided to sensor the rest of this post because it is a little too revealing especially the bit about the abuse of the lollypop lady. Who was at every angle a fine woman and never that far from my

Right I have to be sober in two hours because I have to see some patients..

Go to a wheeley school.

No stop it..you are indeed a lard a+se mate. Stop acting so daft on that poor bike which must be on it's knees caryying you about! :P :P

actually, fat people can usually wheelie an SV easier , I went to a 16t sprocket up front to keep the front wheel on the ground

I weigh 21stone