I’ve only cracked the throttle in first gear half a handful of times...slightly, for a split second. It’s so powerfully responsive, that I know it would take very little effort to full on wheelie it, and probably completely lose control. ....So I just don’t tempt fate.
Exactly....What’s the point unless ppl are watching you pull one? And being watched has only two outcomes...You either look like a boss, or a fool. I find most ppl already so you asa boss for just sitting on these things. Why risk the alternative.Broke loose the rear on occasion but out in the back streets so no harm no foul. I have no desire to wheelie on this bike as when you come down forks, fluids and plastic will go flying in every direction. I never mastered easy landings on wheelies so I'll leave that to someone with that talent. Besides, since it's all on the backroads no one will see me other than a few squirrels and an occasional rattlesnake.
Some seem to have a lot of $. I’ve always wondered how guys get RED BULL good on what ever it is they’re riding. Seems to me that they’d have to do a whole lot of wiping out before they finally start sticking the stunts.
Cray cray man lolALL of my six bikes, have had their front wheel dangling in the air, at one time, or another. And not poppin the clutch either. Nice power pulls in first gear. It's a blast.
Congratulations on surviving your bulletproof years. Not everyone doesI started out on dirt small dirt bikes. My favorite was my 250 Yamaha. I popped wheelies once in a while but was never confident with it and never went more than 100 ' at best. I keep the front down and concentrate on my slow work now a days. My skills have been eluding me. I found that out before I sold my 14 Rocket. I went into a turn much too hot and came out in the opposing lane. No one around but I got off my Rocket and sat in the dirt shoulder a few minutes pissed at myself for riding like an idiot. It won't happen again. I realized I can't ride like I did in the past so I enjoy the views more now. I have nothing to prove to myself anymore as my crazy days are long gone.
Do you have traction control on?
