Easy to Wheelie??

vandalizer · 03-22-2011, 01:54 PM

I have a question to post. i own an '02 FZ-1. I fell in love with it the moment i straddled it. My question to the members is, is it supposed to be easy to get the front wheel up? I have the stock sprockets and it runs great. Maybe it's a dumb question but it kinda concerns me that maybe it should run better than it already does. I don't want to go around pulling wheelies but it would be nice know if my bike needs some attention. I can get the front wheel up in 1st if i'm at 5000 rpm or higher. I have to admit that being able to do a power wheelie does look pretty cool. I've owned the bike for 3 years now and love it. Any input would be appreciated.

Blind Spot · 03-22-2011, 02:02 PM

Anything will wheelie easily with the clutch. Why not focus on learning that?

DCrippa · 03-22-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Blind Spot

Anything will wheelie easily with the clutch. Why not focus on learning that?

Ideally on a dirt bike first... But while it can be made to wheelie stock - with a 15t front it certainly will much easier. It just begs the question - why?

Run hard enough you'll float the front.

VA_rider · 03-22-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Blind Spot

Anything will wheelie easily with the clutch. Why not focus on learning that?

Bull... I've tried in my truck.... Won't do it...

Blind Spot · 03-22-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by VA_rider

Bull... I've tried in my truck.... Won't do it...

Is your truck a shaftie? Convert it to chain.

flbusa · 03-22-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Blind Spot

Anything will wheelie easily with the clutch. Why not focus on learning that?

A couple of reasons...

Wears out the clutch for one.

Blind Spot · 03-22-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by flbusa

A couple of reasons...

Wears out the clutch for one.

He already said he's not going to be keep it on 1 wheel 100% of the time.

flbusa · 03-22-2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blind Spot

He already said he's not going to be keep it on 1 wheel 100% of the time.

Riiiight

He just said that because he doesn't want to get chastised by all the old farts on the board.

Blind Spot · 03-22-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by flbusa

Riiiight

He just said that because he doesn't want to get chastised by all the old farts on the board.

Maybe so, just noticed "Vandalizer."

RavenRider · 03-23-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by flbusa

A couple of reasons...

Wears out the clutch for one.

Sorry but I don't believe that one.

Add some stronger clutch springs and forget about it.

I did literally thousands of clutch ups with my 03 Bee with no issues. 2nd and 3rd gear. 4th or 5th cresting hills.

Run 15/47 gearing and hang on.

phydeaux · 03-23-2011, 06:14 PM

You would be well served by having your foot cover the rear brake for those times when you get a little too excited.

RavenRider · 03-23-2011, 07:42 PM

Yikes!
High jacked into a wheelie thread.

markowinnipeg · 08-12-2011, 02:00 PM

Second the 15/47 gearing....sometimes it even tends to surprise you

fzjerry · 03-22-2011, 02:51 PM

Wlfman · 03-22-2011, 03:06 PM

What the hell does doing a wheelie have to do with "know(ing) if my bike needs some attention"?

?

flbusa · 03-22-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by vandalizer

I have a question to post. i own an '02 FZ-1. I fell in love with it the moment i straddled it. My question to the members is, is it supposed to be easy to get the front wheel up? I have the stock sprockets and it runs great. Maybe it's a dumb question but it kinda concerns me that maybe it should run better than it already does. I don't want to go around pulling wheelies but it would be nice know if my bike needs some attention. I can get the front wheel up in 1st if i'm at 5000 rpm or higher. I have to admit that being able to do a power wheelie does look pretty cool. I've owned the bike for 3 years now and love it. Any input would be appreciated.

To answer your question with an opinion LOL... I don't think the factory designs any bike such that it wheelies easier than comparable bikes.

Now onto the fun part of answering the question...

Firstly, I love a bike that wheelies! To me... There's just something cool about riding something that has so much power that the front wheel wants to just lift off the ground.

There are lot's of techniques that will make a bike wheelie easier or less so.

Clutch: Give it some gas and pop it at the right RPM in the right gear and yep it's up there. Problem with clutching the wheel up is that you have to be pretty accurate and it takes a bit to learn. Not enough and you get little wheelies too much and you can flip.

Power: Roll on the throttle hard and if you have enough power... the front will lift. It's easy to get the front up but most of the time the bike is near the end of it's powerband so you can't ride it very far (unless you shift in the air).

Back and Crack: Roll on the throttle... back off the gas and immediately bang the throttle hard. The loading and rebounding of the suspension helps get the wheel up but like the clutch method requires a lot of accuracy.

Stab it: I like this method the best. Roll on the throttle until you get to into the power band and just stab the throttle. This method sort of combines the pop factor of clutching with the predictability of the power method.

Good luck and happy wheelie-ing.

My old '02 on the up and up.

Bad Moon · 06-01-2011, 08:56 AM

BTW, this is one of the coolest FZ1 pictures I've seen!!!

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Originally Posted by flbusa

My old '02 on the up and up.

flbusa · 07-12-2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bad Moon

BTW, this is one of the coolest FZ1 pictures I've seen!!!

Thanks Moon.

Actually I had Jason Watt make custom artwork from that photo as well as a Gixxer pic that I had.

JohnnyLfromCT · 07-12-2011, 10:16 AM

When I had my Gen1...

Bone-stock other than 15/46 gearing - it was a wheelie MONSTER. Snap the throttle at anything over 4k in first and the front immediately came up.

Sadly, my bone-stock Gen2 does not like to do the same. I need teh gearing change!

Ivan Krashn · 07-12-2011, 12:32 PM

Ivan's SO kit, Yosh slip on, properly adjusted exup, 16/46 gearing. Power up in 1st above 4k, 2nd about 6k.

03-22-2011, 01:54 PM	#1
vandalizer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Joplin, Mo Posts: 17	Easy to Wheelie?? I have a question to post. i own an '02 FZ-1. I fell in love with it the moment i straddled it. My question to the members is, is it supposed to be easy to get the front wheel up? I have the stock sprockets and it runs great. Maybe it's a dumb question but it kinda concerns me that maybe it should run better than it already does. I don't want to go around pulling wheelies but it would be nice know if my bike needs some attention. I can get the front wheel up in 1st if i'm at 5000 rpm or higher. I have to admit that being able to do a power wheelie does look pretty cool. I've owned the bike for 3 years now and love it. Any input would be appreciated.

03-22-2011, 02:02 PM	#2
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markowinnipeg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6	Second the 15/47 gearing....sometimes it even tends to surprise you

07-12-2011, 10:16 AM	#19
JohnnyLfromCT MILF bait Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 7,251	When I had my Gen1... Bone-stock other than 15/46 gearing - it was a wheelie MONSTER. Snap the throttle at anything over 4k in first and the front immediately came up. Sadly, my bone-stock Gen2 does not like to do the same. I need teh gearing change! __________________ T means "Time to Leave!", Cashchucker!

07-12-2011, 12:32 PM	#20
Ivan Krashn Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Duvall,WA Posts: 292	Ivan's SO kit, Yosh slip on, properly adjusted exup, 16/46 gearing. Power up in 1st above 4k, 2nd about 6k. __________________ '01fz1 in faster blue, Ivanized, Traxxionized, corbin, yosh rs3, 16/46, drd, illumiglow, the mods keep coming:: '06 wr450f, silveradoSS, '35 Ford coupe, '05 FJR "Scotty, I need warp speed in three minutes or we're all dead!"

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