Today I got a really nice surprise from my '93 900rr.

I was at a dead stop, at a stop sign and about to turn right.

As I'm about to turn right, I see some jerkweed walking across the street and blocking my path. I didn't mind waiting for him, but this guy was a young punk and for whatever reason I guess he was jealous since he was walking and I was riding, he started to stare at me in a bad way.

So, rather then wait for jerkweed to finish crossing the street completely, I safely ride around him and twist the throttle.

I must have been upset because I think I twised the throttle a lot....and suddenly I felt the front wheel rising off the ground.

This has never happened to me before and I smoothly and quickly eased off the throttle and brought the wheel back down.

I'm glad I didn't get into a tank slapper because when the wheel was rising, I was just coming out of that right turn and the handlebars were slightly canted to the right when the wheel was in the air.

Is this pretty normal for our bikes?

 

yea,
it's all on how you tweek the throttle. it happens all the time, some times if i take off the wheel does not waunt to come dowm at all so by 3rd gear i let it come down. it's pretty cool.

 

pssst my 600 will do that

 

It's an awesome feeling to know my bike is one of those that can lift the front wheel just by twisting the wrist!

I love my 900rr more and more each day

 

It's even nicer to get that bike leaned over and drag a knee on it.

 

pretty much all rice rockets do that...

 

HEY MT Wallet,

YEA !!!!! These sweat hearts love to dance up in the air for you.......[sm=happy046.gif]Then when you feather the throttle she will bring it back dawn nice and easy too.....[sm=gears.gif]Got to love the hot tempatures and stickies for sure....... enjoy the dance......I am sure she did....

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Yeah I'm still trying to work up the courage to lean it more and more in turns.

I'm still getting used to the power of the bike, since my last one was a VFR 750 and the one before that a 600f2

 

Oh yes it was quite a rush!

I never knew my bike had it in her and was blown away to feel it wheelie, even if it lifted just a little.

I dunno how high it would have gone had i kept the throttle on!

 

My 600f2 couldn't do that, neither could my VFR 750 or the '05 600rr I rode once, though I didn't nail it that hard.

That bike had very little low-end though so I doubt I could've raised the front just by giving it throttle and no clutch.