How to wheelie an SV650s, by G

Errrr look at my avatar. That's Mrs Ape sitting on the rear. She loves it.

Originally Posted by G

Oh and I couldn't be bothered to watch all your video, but from what I could make out in the dark, the wheelies didn't look too great :P

Irony, gotta love it. Didn't mean to sound bulshy with my last post, but that was an utter essay you wanted me to read.

Originally Posted by G

See you're both local to me, maybe we should have a cheesy american film style 'stunt off' to decide this as a just-as-useful alternative to the traditional punch up to settle arguments

OH IS ON NAH BIATCH. MEET ME AT THE EAST SIDE CAF AT SUSNET. WE GONNA DO THIS GHETTO STYLE.

[Stu]

Thanks G for going to some considerable effort.
I'm also glad that people who can (i.e. not your intended audience) have also put their 2p in as well.

Hey G man!

Cheers for the info on wheelies. I think it helps me loads!

I havent even started to do wheelies (I am not going to just yet) but it is always good to know the technique and how other folk do it.

Helps to give me a basis and a understanding so I can at least hold a converstaion with other SV riders who can wheelie and who will also be able to give me hints!

Cheers!

G - your the wheelie king....after seeing your wheelie down the cooper straight at Brands after your race...it was very impressive...wel controlled and bloody high!...nice one...not many people who wheelie can also ride quick enough round corners to race

I'm with zunkus on this. I've no real desire to starve my engine of oil (full or otherwise) and my bike is a commuter more than a stunt bike.

Saying that, I have come across f*****g annoying pedestrians in carparks that have just walked out on me. Whole family, lemming style. I got wound up & just as they moved out the way, I opened wide (around 7k) & ditched the clutch as to rev the bike & shoot past them. I'd forgotten how much torque the SV gives, and they ran for it as my front wheel lifted.

Another time I've seen the red mist when a car pulled out on me at a roundabout. I opened the throttle wide in 2nd gear to catch up with them & gesticulate Only the bike wasn't in 2nd, it was in first. They might of been able to see my lights if they were in a helicopter!

As for not being able to change direction easily, the other day I rounded a corner that has a bump on it (a corner I round daily on my commute). I was rushing, so pushing the bike a bit and this bump is more of a crest. Bike leant over at probably around 40degrees, 6th gear, probably somewhere around the 70mph mark. Bit of a brown trouser moment when the bike decided the front was full of helium and continued to power wheelie for a few hundred yards Big grin on my chops afterwards though.

I don't mean to do them, but I feel comfortable enough when it happens. Which I suppose is a good thing.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by Baph

As for not being able to change direction easily, the other day I rounded a corner that has a bump on it (a corner I round daily on my commute). I was rushing, so pushing the bike a bit and this bump is more of a crest. Bike leant over at probably around 40degrees, 6th gear, probably somewhere around the 70mph mark. Bit of a brown trouser moment when the bike decided the front was full of helium and continued to power wheelie for a few hundred yards Big grin on my chops afterwards though.

but that was an utter essay you wanted me to read.

Yea, as mentioned was aimed at the total novice so wasn't expecting more experienced stunters to read it .
The other forum I posted it on I had mentioned writing the guide a few times in other posts, so presumably people realised the intention.

Don't suppose you know any decent spots in this kinda area for 'playing'?
Have found an 'ok' place locally (recently resurfaced ), but it's only quiet on Sundays - a quick vid of me trying to 'get' first gear balance point there, last sunday here.

Duck-man:
I would expect most people that can do wheelies half decently will be using the clutch technique and possibly not even really thinking about it. While writing this guide I had to go ‘back to basics’ and think out what and how I was doing each step – I realised that when I’ve quickly described techniques to other people in the past, I’ve skipped over little bits and pieces that I just do – thus the rather explicit descriptions here.

I don't see any of the possible engine problems being an issue for people starting out - it's when you start to get good, that it becomes more of a possible problem.
Does anyone have any defenitive info on SV wheely problems? I've asked on here as well as on other places in the past. Some say that it's only certain models that were effected by the positioning of the oil pickup - and that there was a recall (to some degree) for these models - this was signified by a dot added to the engine number.
Regardless of this, I overfill my oil and am a bit cautious anyway - Try not to keep it up for /too/ long and make sure it's running for a bit when I put it down before picking it up again, to give the oil a chance to get back everywhere it should be. Haven't had any problems so far, but then I don't really do it too much.



SV650racer; cheers, though there could be some argument about whether I can go around corners, though I blame only having 15l aps practice on Friday :P. Just wait and see if I'm on a 675 next year - and extra 40hp or so to play with (still not decided, got a few days left to make my mind up). Definitely not pushing the wheelies on track as much - would be rather embaressing to crash on the cool down lap (as did happen to two others ).

[IanG]

Wey hey, did my first power wheelie this morning on the way to work after reading this post.
That was my first attempt and wasn't really trying.
Probably didn't lift much but it did and i'm well chuffed
G thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by G

Now, on your nice stretch of straight road:
Adopt the 'sitting back' position.
Accelerate briskly to 4500rpm.
As the tacho goes past 4500 rpm, close the throttle quickly, then snap it fully open.

Which gear should I be in, and what gears would I be able to do that in??

Thanks