chrisflock
FJR nose gunner
It sounds like you guys are doing it all wrong. When I want to wheelie, I just take my hand off the grip, reach back, and smack the saddle bag. Works just like smacking a horse's flank...
i have pulled up the front end of mine twice in the last couple of weeks
who says an AE won't wheelie???
I have been reluctant to try to pop a wheelie with the FJR. Now I have done it without actually trying. However, I was wondering, how many of us actually yank the front end off the ground regularly. The guys I ride with says it should be easy. My contention is that with the shaft drive, you don't get the same "lift". Please give me your thoughts...
Ray
Gotta ease into it. Don't plan on lofting the front wheel first try and carrying it for miles on end.No doubt true... but the learning curve might be pretty expensive, eh?
I wouldn't worry too much about the fork seals on the FJR from a few wheelies. My FJR has just about 80,000 miles now and the road where I hit the pavement after the 3 miles of gravel from my house looks a bit like a runway about 1/3 to 1/2 mile from the turn. It sees a 1st, 2nd, usually 3rd gear wheelie every time I leave. Now that I'm out the extended warranty (which I didn't even need to use except for the throttle position sensor a couple weeks before the recall) I suppose I can post a bit about the abuse this bike has taken. I bought a set of fork seals a few years ago thinking I'd need them, not yet. There is hardly a ride when that bike hasn't had the front wheel off the ground through at least a couple gears. Living in Colorado at 7400 ft it definitely took a bit more effort, but it was still plenty capable. Now here at about 1000 ft of elevation it's a lot easier.
Similar in Ontaro where they passed a 'stunting' law last summer. Immediate vehicle impoundment and license suspension, upto $10,000 fine. 50km/h over = immediate stunting charge and if you think about it, 50/h over is easy to do passing a vehicle on the hwy.By the way, especially in GA make sure your friendly LEO doesn't observe you doing this because it's now considered a reckless driving ticket, which in GA is one step below a DUI.
Hahahahahaha!!w/ webby you call that pulling it up as i saw it you just had it going and let off the gas .
I guess I didn't think of that. This bike has never been below about 5500-6000 feet. One of these days I'll have to ride it to the beach and see what happens. I like the mountians though. We have GREAT roads.I bet it is the altitude Zilla. I live at 5550 ft. here in Littleton and mine won't wheelie either. But I was in Revelstoke,Canada last week, at 1460 ft. and it would wheelie pretty well. My friends Blackbirds were spinning all the time! Fun stuff!
Ken.
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