How to wheelie an SV650s, by G

THanks G, I enjoyed reading that, and I might have a go at trying a wheelie. It seems to be a nice comprehensive guide, so cheers for going to the effort.

Originally Posted by Stormspiel

Try this....

Stick it in second
Dial in about 4500rpm (bike should be sitting at 20-25mph)
compress forks by pushing forward a bit
as you lean back dump clutch and give it a fist full
when it starts rising just lower then revs a touch and it will still lift but slower
try and find your balance point

you'll hold the wheelie longer and it's easier to balance as the revs are slightly lower.

Not by any means an expert but i'm getting better at em .

Doesn't work. Tried and tested. Might work on the naked version, but then again that's aided by the gearing. Just have to stick to bouncing it up twice.

Note to all: This method sucks in the rain. First gear is still on the cards though.

[northwind]

Nah, you can definately clutch a faired SV up in second. Though I'm crap at it, I just get long low ones, that's rider not bike. Mine has better power and nekkid gearing now, but I used to do that out of the hairpin at Knockhill every time on standard.

Originally Posted by Davido

Doesn't work. Tried and tested. Might work on the naked version, but then again that's aided by the gearing. Just have to stick to bouncing it up twice.

Note to all: This method sucks in the rain. First gear is still on the cards though.

Mines naked with a 46 rear and 15 front sprock. After a little practise at the weekend i can hold it for a good 75-100m now Only svs i've been on was Jase22's and i didn't want to wring it's neck ( although i did try a cheeky first gearer ).

And dumping the clutch in wet has some...interesting results

In first you can pick it up from a standstill though. Tricky to balance, but still looks cool.

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Davido

G: some stuff. (Trust me on this, second engine here)

some other stuff.

pmsl

I can clutch my faired curvey up in second no problems.

It feels a bit happier doing it on an emptier tank.

I don't bother with compressing the front, bouncing etc, just get to around the right revs (not looking at the tacho at the time ) and dump the clutch with the revs around the red line.

It doesn't come up massively fast, but fast enough to give a good load of rpm left to play with.

Oh and I can do it in the wet often, definitely in the damp, providing the tyre's not too cold. Got Supercorsa Pros on at the moment, but could also do it with 010 I had on before.

http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sv20002ch2.jpg


me on tha 2001 curvey

Show us a vid boyo.

Flipped my mate's ped today. Now thinking against the whole riding without leathers mindset.

[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by Davido

Flipped my mate's ped today. Now thinking against the whole riding without leathers mindset.

Tricky one innit

Cheers
Ben