do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
ORIGINAL: rmr1923
personally, i think it would be annoying to havea bike that's so powerful it would just launch the front wheel up like that every time i gave it too much throttle. it looks like it's hard to handle also, like the bike is in control rather than the rider.
personally, i think it would be annoying to havea bike that's so powerful it would just launch the front wheel up like that every time i gave it too much throttle. it looks like it's hard to handle also, like the bike is in control rather than the rider.
It seems like too much work and concentration to control it, plus the temptation to let 'er rip could get me in trouble something quick!
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
ORIGINAL: baileyjn
My guess, after seeing the video and attempting to extraced and decipher any relevant input from the posts that followed yours is that the responders to your post assume the rider in the video was not trying very hard to wheelie the bike, and that such behavior from a literbike is atypical.
As someone who has only ridden cruisers, dualsports, and 600s, I have asked similar questions about literbike power, and even after viewing the responses to your question, still have no well-articulated answer coming from a rider of a literbike who knows how to impart his experience to those of us who have not ridden them, but are curious about their power. My impression after all my searching is that literbikes are easy to wheelie, but maybe not as easy to accidentally wheelie as those of us may think who have been conditioned to think of literbikes as nearly limitless in power.
I really don't know the answer to your question, even after all the asking I have done. But my impression from deciphering the answers I have seen is that literbikes are very easy to wheelie, and they can be wheelied accidentally by those riding carelessly, but someone riding responsibly won't wheelie the bike. The R1 in your video is probably easier to wheelie than other bikes, and easier to accidentally wheelie, but I am guessing the rider there was trying to pop all those wheelies and probably could have easily ridden around without bringing up the front wheel. Riding the lane divider on one wheel between two vehicles on a one-lane road in order to pass a truck at nearly 300 kph indicates that the R1 rider exemplifies the zenith of human recklessness and stupidity, and my bet was that all those wheelies were intentional fun, not unanticipated effects of having an unearthly powerful bike.
My guess, after seeing the video and attempting to extraced and decipher any relevant input from the posts that followed yours is that the responders to your post assume the rider in the video was not trying very hard to wheelie the bike, and that such behavior from a literbike is atypical.
As someone who has only ridden cruisers, dualsports, and 600s, I have asked similar questions about literbike power, and even after viewing the responses to your question, still have no well-articulated answer coming from a rider of a literbike who knows how to impart his experience to those of us who have not ridden them, but are curious about their power. My impression after all my searching is that literbikes are easy to wheelie, but maybe not as easy to accidentally wheelie as those of us may think who have been conditioned to think of literbikes as nearly limitless in power.
I really don't know the answer to your question, even after all the asking I have done. But my impression from deciphering the answers I have seen is that literbikes are very easy to wheelie, and they can be wheelied accidentally by those riding carelessly, but someone riding responsibly won't wheelie the bike. The R1 in your video is probably easier to wheelie than other bikes, and easier to accidentally wheelie, but I am guessing the rider there was trying to pop all those wheelies and probably could have easily ridden around without bringing up the front wheel. Riding the lane divider on one wheel between two vehicles on a one-lane road in order to pass a truck at nearly 300 kph indicates that the R1 rider exemplifies the zenith of human recklessness and stupidity, and my bet was that all those wheelies were intentional fun, not unanticipated effects of having an unearthly powerful bike.
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
That R1 needs to be lowered and stretched.
Freaking crazy *** power wheelies when ever opening the throttle on a short wheelbase maching...yeah,sounds like alot of fun to me
Freaking crazy *** power wheelies when ever opening the throttle on a short wheelbase maching...yeah,sounds like alot of fun to me
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
One of my buddies has a brand new Repsol CBR 1000 RR, and all he has to do is crack the throttle, jerk on the bars, and off he goes.
It's as easy as riding a wheelie on a bicycle.
Whereas most 600 require you to rev the crap out of it, and either dump the clutch, or use some kind of bouncing trick.
They need to make all 600's lighter and over 120 bhp...imo.
It's as easy as riding a wheelie on a bicycle.
Whereas most 600 require you to rev the crap out of it, and either dump the clutch, or use some kind of bouncing trick.
They need to make all 600's lighter and over 120 bhp...imo.
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
Here's a guy on my VFR forum that made his own turbo setup on his 5th gen VFR. I think he's gonna start making them to buy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQslEkcwu7o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQslEkcwu7o
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RE: do literbikes really wheelie this easy?
You can do that on your bikes no problem. Just change your sprockets out to 12/60 and don't shift or gun it unless your in the powerband. You'll notice he didn't really drop below 5-6k and he was still hammering on at 7-10k. (I'm guessing he had sprockets too)
And no, liter bikes don't do that unless you want them to. I book it down the interstate and never have that problem. Usually shifting below 6k is plenty fast. 1/2 throttle fast enough to beat anything. 3/4 from a stop will bring up the front a little, but put your weight forward and it's easy to prevent. Wot at speed can also bring up the front if you want it to. Key is "if you want it to"... I like my plastic.
And no, liter bikes don't do that unless you want them to. I book it down the interstate and never have that problem. Usually shifting below 6k is plenty fast. 1/2 throttle fast enough to beat anything. 3/4 from a stop will bring up the front a little, but put your weight forward and it's easy to prevent. Wot at speed can also bring up the front if you want it to. Key is "if you want it to"... I like my plastic.
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