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whatchin stunt videos makes me wanna....

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I've never tried to wheelie my 850G. I guess a semi-rational rear of the forks shattering upon setting it down kinda steered me away...

For curiosity's sake I'm guessing you clutched it up as opposed to just using the motor to do it?
 
I guess it's challenging to keep these older bikes up?
Or is it that noone "wants" to turn these into wheelie-machines? lol
 
1_v8_merc said:
I guess it's challenging to keep these older bikes up?
Or is it that noone "wants" to turn these into wheelie-machines? lol
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well i didnt wanna bring it way up...due to the weight and age of the bike..

an yes i clutched it up...WITH weak clutch springs at that lol...i ordered new ones today so im sure it will do it even better

but i am gonna look for a old cbr or something for a stunt bike now lol
 
gs850cafe said:
well i didnt wanna bring it way up...due to the weight and age of the bike..

an yes i clutched it up...WITH weak clutch springs at that lol...i ordered new ones today so im sure it will do it even better

but i am gonna look for a old cbr or something for a stunt bike now lol
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Yeah I hear ya, I'm also on the hunt for a cheap stunter.
It seems like anything Mid-90's are pretty cheap right now.

Not sure how much better they'll be than the 500lbs GS tanks, lol.
 
1_v8_merc said:
Yeah I hear ya, I'm also on the hunt for a cheap stunter.
It seems like anything Mid-90's are pretty cheap right now.

Not sure how much better they'll be than the 500lbs GS tanks, lol.
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the early cbrs(94-95 style) are really good for wheelies i head...but id love to find a 95 style gsxr ...but i wouldnt stunt it lol...well maybe a lil
 
1980GS1000E said:
That was edited. Everyone knows a shaft drive bike can't wheelie.
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Not true.
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Can't tell you how many times the front wheel was up on my FULLY-DRESSED KZ1300, and a couple times on my Voyager 1300. :p



GS850cafe, there is at least one more reason you might not want to continue that:
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And this was out of a 650, which is about 100 pounds lighter.

Not to mention the fact that, around my neck of the woods, lifting the front wheel and having it observed by an officer, will get you a "Reckless operation" citation, which will come rather close to losing your license.

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Doug Domokos, known as the wheelie king, often dragged tail light on a KZ1300. I think his old record of a 145 mile wheely was on a KZ1300. There isn't much evidence that shaft drive bikes can't wheelie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1cuYycMRY

I'm just as certain that no BMW ever wheelied in in the Paris to Dakar race.
 
dude, my 650g goes up easily, especially after ebc springs.
I hope shafts are cheap!
 
well ive got one extra shaft lol...i havnt done much more since that video
 
Oooooooooon the other hand, I remember taking my then one-month old Benelli back to the shop many years ago, complaining that the clutch was slipping. I was horrified when the mechanic did a wheelie in the parking lot and came back, saying, "It seems OK to me."

My only thought was "THAT'S MY BIKE!!!"
 
mf70 said:
Oooooooooon the other hand, I remember taking my then one-month old Benelli back to the shop many years ago, complaining that the clutch was slipping. I was horrified when the mechanic did a wheelie in the parking lot and came back, saying, "It seems OK to me."

My only thought was "THAT'S MY BIKE!!!"
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hahahahahahaaaa!!!!!!

he just wheelies on your bike, then takes off, lol.
 
ALL fake. Technically impossible for a shaft drive bike to wheelie. You more experienced guys should know this ;)
 
I had an FZR600 for a couple of years I thought would make a great stunt bike if someone had the inclination. Short wheelbase on that little pig.
 
I have managed to pop the front wheel of my 1100G up in smooth power stands without popping the clutch. Take of in first and crack it hard when she gets to about 5500 to 6000 rpm and up she comes (about 1 to 1.5 feet high). I no longer have the balls to lift it right up anymore (when I was young I excelled at back flipping bikes).:o
 
1980GS1000E said:
ALL fake. Technically impossible for a shaft drive bike to wheelie. You more experienced guys should know this ;)
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if a 850cc shaft driven bike wont pull the front wheel...you have a problem or you dont know how...

power wheelies no...clutch wheelies yes
 
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