Any of you guys wheelie your bikes?

 

Only ever accidently. Maybe its because I am a lard *** :P But I have never been able to get it up on the power alone unless it hits a bump when I have nailing off the lights. I have too much respect for the front bearings, forks & gearbox not to clutch a 540lb bike.

 

540 pounds, what did you do take off the stock exhausts? All CBR1000F's are 600 pounds, unless they are lighter in Australia.

 

They're around 550 dry. 600 with full fluids. And I keep the front wheel on the pavement. It steers and stops much better that way.

 

I can get the front wheel to bounce but the bike feels to heavy and to long to wheelie, like trips I can get the front wheel to lift a little if I go over a hump in the road but thats it.

 

There was a thread about this a while ago. I've been able to get my front off the ground once and a while (if my tank isn't full). I don't pop the clutch (I don't have the ***** to do it). I've had some sucess by starting off slowly but steadly up to about 6500 rpms, roll off the throttle quickly and snap it bike, she should come up with you do it correctly. You'll know when you do it correctly, the trick is in compressing and decompressing the front shocks. Now I'm not a wheelie guy, I just do this once and a while. This same roll off and roll on is super easy with a newer sports bike.