Oil starvation when wheelie - ing?!

Originally Posted by riktherider

im not on about that little gismo which you can buy which plugs in to the ecu. just disconnecting a wire did the trick!

It does the same thing, still makes the statement I made earlier relevant in that it offers no performance increase!

Someone should really look at fabricating some kind of sump mod, problem solved.

I'm not that ar$ed personally, mainly I guess cos I can't wheelie, but it doesn't really float my boat. I can still appreciate a good wheelie though as it does look pretty cool, but in the right circumstances ie not in traffic on public roads. Bikers can get enough grief just riding normally.

Originally Posted by Jase22

Bikers can get enough grief just riding normally.

+ 1

I can't imagine popping poor, tiny wheelies (see my avatar)- which is all you'd be doing as a n00b- does much harm to the engine. The bike is more "up in the air" (in relation to gravity) going up a steep hill than when the front is only up 2 foot. I can see that if you're some stunt master who rides two miles with the bike up at 12 o'clock you're going to have a problem, but in the context of a "I just fancy giving wheelieing a go and want to know if the engine is going to burst into flames the second the front wheel leaves the ground", which is what the inital post says to me, I'd say there's nothing to worry about.

None of the above is BASAT and is just based on my own experiences of not getting engine trouble after popping a few small wheelies every now and then (in a deserted car park, seriously).

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

None of the above is BASAT and is just based on my own experiences of not getting engine trouble after popping a few small wheelies every now and then (in a deserted car park, seriously).

I've been known to have the front wheel a bit light on more than a few occasions. Bike is now on 60k with no repairs needed to the engine and it's still going strong. Longest wheelie I've done is probably a couple of hundred meters. Short and sweet.

cool thanks all for input.....had a little go at droppin the clutch ( not on public road) last night and think this is gonna take a bit of practice!!

and dont panick....i wont be giving us more of a bad name once mastered....just wanna do it now and then when it fits!!!

lets get poppin!

Dappa D

Make sure you've got some crash bungs though

The best way to learn is on a motocross bike or something similar in a field, so IF you mess it up it doesnt hurt you or the bike

Have fun

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by joshmac

Make sure you've got some crash bungs though

The best way to learn is on a motocross bike or something similar in a field, so WHEN you mess it up it doesnt hurt you or the bike

Have fun

HTH

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

HTH

Funny but true.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

HTH

Haha
Yeah OK you're right....wasn't sure if it was just me when I was trying back when I had my mx bike

Just make sure no-one's watching unless you're wearing a helmet with a very dark visor