Can I safely learn to wheelie?

greenmachine · July 29th, 2013, 04:52 PM

It seems like anybody whos anybody can wheelie on a motorcycle, so why can't I? I've felt like a bit more gas and faster dropped clutch would have popped my front up a bit several times when I'm gasing from a stop. Seems like the 250 can pull it off, and I've seen it on youtube!

My questions are, can I go out into a safe open area and practice getting my front off the ground a bit? Is there a good method to go about this? Do I NEED lower gearing on the 250? ect.

I figure its better to ask here and be told I'm a moron, than go out on the street and let the pavement tell me I'm a moron.

fishdip · July 29th, 2013, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

It seems like anybody whos anybody can wheelie on a motorcycle, so why can't I? I've felt like a bit more gas and faster dropped clutch would have popped my front up a bit several times when I'm gasing from a stop. Seems like the 250 can pull it off, and I've seen it on youtube!

My questions are, can I go out into a safe open area and practice getting my front off the ground a bit? Is there a good method to go about this? Do I NEED lower gearing on the 250? ect.

I figure its better to ask here and be told I'm a moron, than go out on the street and let the pavement tell me I'm a moron.

Find one in your area
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLSRhtgy9w

Alex · July 29th, 2013, 04:55 PM

Relevant thread: Wheelies?

Keep reading. Yes, he crashes.

greenmachine · July 29th, 2013, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Relevant thread: Wheelies?

Keep reading. Yes, he crashes.

So basically the gist I got out of that is, the 250 not having enough power is just going to eventually make me wreck because its so hard? And I should wait till I move up to a bigger bike to try?

That sucks cuz I was hoping to be able to atleast pop it up 6 inches and make my friends all jealous

7oxSin · July 29th, 2013, 05:12 PM

the best way to learn is to take off all your plastics, and then try it out. i tought myself how becuase alot of the riders around here would be like "you cant even wheelie" so i finnaly said **** it and learned. do yuo have a pre gen or a new one? i only know how on a pre gen, here is how i do em.

so first of WHERE YOUR GEAR! now that thats out of the way here is what i did, get yourself in a nice flat abandoned parking lot. make sure you have a strait away that has like a 10 parking space wide area. first you want to get into 1rst and take your rpms up to about 8k and keep it there at that time you will kinda squat on your pegs with your but about an inch or two off the seat and pop the clutch (let go of the clutch handle fast,) this will let you do a baby wheelie, something like 1-3 inches of the ground. doing this will help get you comfortable to the lunge that happens when you pop the clutch.

after you have gotten this down the next thing to do is go higher on the rpms, i found that 11k will get you a good 2-3 feet off the ground once you get the hang of it. remember that no matter how high your rpms are you will not do a wheelie if you ease off the clutch, you gotta let is snap out. remember that when you go into the wheelie you will be kinda standing up never try it while just sitting because it will make the bike lean to one side or the other making you crash.

remember if you have to do this be as safe as you can with it, read up on what do do when things go wrong cuz they probably will. if you get to high ease off the throttle a little if you start to lean to a side ease off the throttle while leaning foward in the opposite direction.

i am no pro, i have done maybe 20 real wheelies and all of them where from a stand still, moving wheelies scare the troll dolls outta me.

hope it helped

Motofool · July 29th, 2013, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

..........That sucks cuz I was hoping to be able to atleast pop it up 6 inches and make my friends all jealous

And soon after that:
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=140379

subxero · July 29th, 2013, 05:35 PM

best way to learn is on a small cheap dirt bike. its all about the balance point and getting the bike up there and no further. The 250 ninja has no problem doing a wheelie and also has no problem looping a wheelie if you don't know what you are doing. However you can not just bring up a wheelie while riding down the road or highway like a SS can. Wheelies on a 250 ninja are pretty limited to first gear at super slow speeds. BUT people that practice a lot and generally wreck a lot as well do get really good and once they get the bike up in 1st gear they can shift while on a wheel and continue to higher speeds.

In short, you want to wheelie, get a cheap dirtbike that is easy to fix and doesn't cost much to fix either and who cares if you dump it 100 times they are built to take a beating.

alex.s · July 29th, 2013, 05:37 PM

you can do small wheelies on the 250 but the engine isn't built to be off angle too long.

i would not leave it up longer than a few seconds... that said, i wheelie like a squid on every single race start.

fishdip · July 29th, 2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

So basically the gist I got out of that is, the 250 not having enough power is just going to eventually make me wreck because its so hard? And I should wait till I move up to a bigger bike to try?

That sucks cuz I was hoping to be able to atleast pop it up 6 inches and make my friends all jealous

No your going to wreck because every one will at some point. Even if you learn how to do a basic wheelie and never crash doing it you will try doing one on the tank or feet on the seat and then you will crash even on a bigger bike.

JohnnyBravo · July 29th, 2013, 05:56 PM

Heck yea... Make an post plenty of videos!!!

teh · July 29th, 2013, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

And soon after that:
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=140379

I followed the link and totally agree with you, Motofool

One has to really enjoy repairing a bike which I don't.

JohnnyBravo · July 29th, 2013, 06:10 PM

Oh it's you... Depends on what you consider safely. Without dying? Sure you can. If you wanna pop wheelies, you go out there and pop the bestest wheelies you can. Oh and make some stoppie vids. Maybe jump the Grand Canyon!!!

csmith12 · July 29th, 2013, 08:35 PM

CycleCam303 · July 29th, 2013, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Bahaha win

Snake · July 30th, 2013, 01:32 AM

Try a "wheelie machine" to learn to wheelie. http://www.motorcyclemayhem2006.com/pages/wheelie.html

fishdip · July 30th, 2013, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

Try a "wheelie machine" to learn to wheelie. http://www.motorcyclemayhem2006.com/pages/wheelie.html

nautica · July 30th, 2013, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

That sucks cuz I was hoping to be able to atleast pop it up 6 inches and make my friends all jealous

Trying to show off usually never ends well. Go buy a liter bike and wheelie to your hearts content and make every highschool girl and boy jealous of your mad skills.

ninjamunky85 · July 30th, 2013, 07:09 AM

As it's been mentioned here several times now, the best way to learn to wheelie or do others stunts like stoppies, is on a small dirt bike. Like the smaller the better, 50-80cc is just fine. You can pick one up for a few hundred bucks, which you can easily rack up in damage if you crash your ninja.

Learning the bikes balance point, and becoming comfortable with the front wheel in the air is the important part. It's a lot less intimidating to learn on a small bike, and the bikes are meant to take a beating. The ninjette is not a really a good bike to wheelie on, though it can be done. Sportbikes in general are more difficult to wheelie because of the weight on the front wheel and having more power helps.

I'm far from an expert, and I don't even try to wheelie my 300. Pretty much keep it to my dirt bike or supermoto. Once I learned the proper throttle/clutch technique it became a lot easier as well. I used to just pull the clutch, rev the throttle, drop the clutch, and pray. This is the wrong way to do it. Now I start by going about 20mph in 2nd gear, then give the throttle a good twist, a second later I pull the clutch with two fingers just enough to make it slip, then pop out the clutch. It helps to be on the pegs as well on a underpowered bike. Just make sure to cover the rear brake at all times. Once you get more comfortable you can then start upshifting while doing a wheelie, best way to do this is clutchless.

If people give you crap for doing wheelies remember, haters gonna hate, just be prepared to take some sh*t if you crash.

fishdip · July 30th, 2013, 07:31 AM

Also do a bigger back sprocket like 50 teeth

rasta · July 30th, 2013, 04:19 PM

I'm pretty sure asking an Internetz forum how to look like a cool badass cancels out any chance one might have of looking like a cool badass...

Felipe the Ant · July 30th, 2013, 04:38 PM

just do it. you'll figure it out

miss_syn · August 1st, 2013, 08:36 AM

If you dump the clutch you can do a wheelie. I did one or two and I was kinda "meh." I was going to try them when I had all the plastics off but I got bored and realized I didn't want ticketed + doing them in an abandoned parking lot was stupid.

But here is a pic of Motocyclist Magazine having someone riding a 250 do one:

Pretty sure that's Ari. (@Darling Ninja could confirm)

subxero · August 1st, 2013, 08:47 AM

^ that's an interesting photo, I wonder if it was staged in that the rider literally did 3mph around the turn then dumped the clutch in first to get the wheelie.

That is about the only thing I can figure because if the rider took the turn in second gear he would have to much speed coming out to dump the clutch in second and get a wheelie that high.

Snake · August 1st, 2013, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miss_syn

If you dump the clutch you can do a wheelie. I did one or two and I was kinda "meh." I was going to try them when I had all the plastics off but I got bored and realized I didn't want ticketed + doing them in an abandoned parking lot was stupid.

But here is a pic of Motocyclist Magazine having someone riding a 250 do one:

Very impressive for a 250!

ninjamunky85 · August 1st, 2013, 09:02 AM

I'm guessing that photo was staged. He probably started the wheelie going pretty slow.

That might be good for a 250..., but I did a power wheelie down the street yesterday on my 125.

miss_syn · August 1st, 2013, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

^ that's an interesting photo, I wonder if it was staged in that the rider literally did 3mph around the turn then dumped the clutch in first to get the wheelie.

That is about the only thing I can figure because if the rider took the turn in second gear he would have to much speed coming out to dump the clutch in second and get a wheelie that high.

I think they said it was ~5mph

subxero · August 1st, 2013, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjamunky85

I'm guessing that photo was staged. He probably started the wheelie going pretty slow.

That might be good for a 250..., but I did a power wheelie down the street yesterday on my 125.

The wheelie in the pic is not that great, it is fairly low. But yeah on the little 125 2strokes those things wheelie pretty easily. I remember my 05 yz 125 I could get it to wheelie in 4th gear with no clutch no problem. Just shift the weight a little when you get in that power band sweet spot and it would come right up

adouglas · August 2nd, 2013, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nautica

Trying to show off usually never ends well. Go buy a liter bike and wheelie to your hearts content and make every highschool girl and boy jealous of your mad skills.

Hahaha

Since I've purchased a GSX-R I've had several pedestrians try to get me to wheelie through sign language as I went by them.

Every last one of them was a teenage boy.

Stunting, burnouts and other such silly human tricks that involve gasoline aren't my thing. Good riding skills, on the other hand… cornering like a boss, nailing it with precision… yeah. That.

The people who impress are the ones who neither need nor want to impress.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 11th, 2013, 05:01 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Just found this thread. Surprised nobody mentioned me considering I am a stunt rider. Oh well.

Oh and just as an FYI I am doing an engine rebuild because threads in the crankcase blew out, completely unrelated to this whatsoever.

subxero · August 11th, 2013, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Just found this thread. Surprised nobody mentioned me considering I am a stunt rider. Oh well.

Oh and just as an FYI I am doing an engine rebuild because threads in the crankcase blew out, completely unrelated to this whatsoever.

apparently you missed post #3, oh and it might not be about how you are a "stunt rider" but the outcome of your wanting to be a "stunt rider"

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 12th, 2013, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

apparently you missed post #3, oh and it might not be about how you are a "stunt rider" but the outcome of your wanting to be a "stunt rider"

You don't ride w/ me so how do you know what I am or what I want to be?

subxero · August 12th, 2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Just found this thread. Surprised nobody mentioned me considering I am a stunt rider. Oh well.

Oh and just as an FYI I am doing an engine rebuild because threads in the crankcase blew out, completely unrelated to this whatsoever.

ergo concordantly vis a vis you wanted to be a stunt rider at one point in order to become a "stunt rider"

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 12th, 2013, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

So basically the gist I got out of that is, the 250 not having enough power is just going to eventually make me wreck because its so hard? And I should wait till I move up to a bigger bike to try?

That sucks cuz I was hoping to be able to atleast pop it up 6 inches and make my friends all jealous

250 has plenty of wheelie power fyi. Just make sure your oil is always topped off because it blows out of the left side of the engine through that hole. You will wreck less on the 250 than a bigger bike.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 12th, 2013, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmachine

It seems like anybody whos anybody can wheelie on a motorcycle, so why can't I? I've felt like a bit more gas and faster dropped clutch would have popped my front up a bit several times when I'm gasing from a stop. Seems like the 250 can pull it off, and I've seen it on youtube!

My questions are, can I go out into a safe open area and practice getting my front off the ground a bit? Is there a good method to go about this? Do I NEED lower gearing on the 250? ect.

I figure its better to ask here and be told I'm a moron, than go out on the street and let the pavement tell me I'm a moron.

You can wheelie with stock gearing. Don't change your gearing just to learn to wheelie, the gearing is already short.

csmith12 · August 12th, 2013, 08:45 PM

Wheelies and such?!?!?!?!

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 13th, 2013, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Relevant thread: Wheelies?

Keep reading. Yes, he crashes.

Glad I could make you smile Alex. I'm gonna get my tire all patched up and put my headlight to the sky for you honey.

Alex · August 13th, 2013, 09:30 AM

Remember to get video.

JohnnyBravo · August 13th, 2013, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Glad I could make you smile Alex. I'm gonna get my tire all patched up and put my headlight to the sky for you honey.

I gota go to this Florida place and see them funny letterz stuntin like a bawz

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 13th, 2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

I gota go to this Florida place and see them funny letterz stuntin like a bawz

70% stuntin/30% crashing

JohnnyBravo · August 13th, 2013, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

70% stuntin/30% crashing

That's why I don't stunt, I try my best not to crash

July 29th, 2013, 04:52 PM	#1
greenmachine ninjette.org member Name: mitch Location: corona Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): Green Ninja 250 2008!!!! Posts: 202	Can I safely learn to wheelie? It seems like anybody whos anybody can wheelie on a motorcycle, so why can't I? I've felt like a bit more gas and faster dropped clutch would have popped my front up a bit several times when I'm gasing from a stop. Seems like the 250 can pull it off, and I've seen it on youtube! My questions are, can I go out into a safe open area and practice getting my front off the ground a bit? Is there a good method to go about this? Do I NEED lower gearing on the 250? ect. I figure its better to ask here and be told I'm a moron, than go out on the street and let the pavement tell me I'm a moron.

July 29th, 2013, 04:55 PM	#3
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July 29th, 2013, 05:12 PM	#5
7oxSin MSF Coach! Name: Lupe Location: Antioch, Tennessee Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 ninja 250 Posts: 886	the best way to learn is to take off all your plastics, and then try it out. i tought myself how becuase alot of the riders around here would be like "you cant even wheelie" so i finnaly said ** it and learned. do yuo have a pre gen or a new one? i only know how on a pre gen, here is how i do em. so first of WHERE YOUR GEAR! now that thats out of the way here is what i did, get yourself in a nice flat abandoned parking lot. make sure you have a strait away that has like a 10 parking space wide area. first you want to get into 1rst and take your rpms up to about 8k and keep it there at that time you will kinda squat on your pegs with your but about an inch or two off the seat and pop the clutch (let go of the clutch handle fast,) this will let you do a baby wheelie, something like 1-3 inches of the ground. doing this will help get you comfortable to the lunge that happens when you pop the clutch. after you have gotten this down the next thing to do is go higher on the rpms, i found that 11k will get you a good 2-3 feet off the ground once you get the hang of it. remember that no matter how high your rpms are you will not do a wheelie if you ease off the clutch, you gotta let is snap out. remember that when you go into the wheelie you will be kinda standing up never try it while just sitting because it will make the bike lean to one side or the other making you crash. remember if you have to do this be as safe as you can with it, read up on what do do when things go wrong cuz they probably will. if you get to high ease off the throttle a little if you start to lean to a side ease off the throttle while leaning foward in the opposite direction. i am no pro, i have done maybe 20 real wheelies and all of them where from a stand still, moving wheelies scare the troll dolls outta me. hope it helped __________________________________________________ Hey Unregistered wanna ride the dragon? Ninjette group ride! May 16th-20th Join the Ride!!http://www.ninjette.org/forums/group.php?groupid=35**

July 29th, 2013, 05:35 PM	#7
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	best way to learn is on a small cheap dirt bike. its all about the balance point and getting the bike up there and no further. The 250 ninja has no problem doing a wheelie and also has no problem looping a wheelie if you don't know what you are doing. However you can not just bring up a wheelie while riding down the road or highway like a SS can. Wheelies on a 250 ninja are pretty limited to first gear at super slow speeds. BUT people that practice a lot and generally wreck a lot as well do get really good and once they get the bike up in 1st gear they can shift while on a wheel and continue to higher speeds. In short, you want to wheelie, get a cheap dirtbike that is easy to fix and doesn't cost much to fix either and who cares if you dump it 100 times they are built to take a beating. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

July 29th, 2013, 05:37 PM	#8
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	you can do small wheelies on the 250 but the engine isn't built to be off angle too long. i would not leave it up longer than a few seconds... that said, i wheelie like a squid on every single race start. __________________________________________________

July 29th, 2013, 05:56 PM	#10
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July 29th, 2013, 06:10 PM	#12
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Oh it's you... Depends on what you consider safely. Without dying? Sure you can. If you wanna pop wheelies, you go out there and pop the bestest wheelies you can. Oh and make some stoppie vids. Maybe jump the Grand Canyon!!! __________________________________________________

July 29th, 2013, 08:35 PM	#13
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July 30th, 2013, 01:32 AM	#15
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Try a "wheelie machine" to learn to wheelie. http://www.motorcyclemayhem2006.com/pages/wheelie.html

July 30th, 2013, 07:09 AM	#18
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	As it's been mentioned here several times now, the best way to learn to wheelie or do others stunts like stoppies, is on a small dirt bike. Like the smaller the better, 50-80cc is just fine. You can pick one up for a few hundred bucks, which you can easily rack up in damage if you crash your ninja. Learning the bikes balance point, and becoming comfortable with the front wheel in the air is the important part. It's a lot less intimidating to learn on a small bike, and the bikes are meant to take a beating. The ninjette is not a really a good bike to wheelie on, though it can be done. Sportbikes in general are more difficult to wheelie because of the weight on the front wheel and having more power helps. I'm far from an expert, and I don't even try to wheelie my 300. Pretty much keep it to my dirt bike or supermoto. Once I learned the proper throttle/clutch technique it became a lot easier as well. I used to just pull the clutch, rev the throttle, drop the clutch, and pray. This is the wrong way to do it. Now I start by going about 20mph in 2nd gear, then give the throttle a good twist, a second later I pull the clutch with two fingers just enough to make it slip, then pop out the clutch. It helps to be on the pegs as well on a underpowered bike. Just make sure to cover the rear brake at all times. Once you get more comfortable you can then start upshifting while doing a wheelie, best way to do this is clutchless. If people give you crap for doing wheelies remember, haters gonna hate, just be prepared to take some sht if you crash. __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!*

July 30th, 2013, 07:31 AM	#19
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July 30th, 2013, 04:19 PM	#20
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	I'm pretty sure asking an Internetz forum how to look like a cool badass cancels out any chance one might have of looking like a cool badass...

July 30th, 2013, 04:38 PM	#21
Felipe the Ant ninjette.org sage Name: . Location: . Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R SE GREEN! Posts: 562	just do it. you'll figure it out __________________________________________________ Trust me, I'm a banana!

August 1st, 2013, 08:36 AM	#22
miss_syn my hair matches my bike Name: Tiffany Location: Greater Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Red 250r Posts: 411	If you dump the clutch you can do a wheelie. I did one or two and I was kinda "meh." I was going to try them when I had all the plastics off but I got bored and realized I didn't want ticketed + doing them in an abandoned parking lot was stupid. But here is a pic of Motocyclist Magazine having someone riding a 250 do one: Pretty sure that's Ari. (@Darling Ninja could confirm)

August 1st, 2013, 08:47 AM	#23
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ that's an interesting photo, I wonder if it was staged in that the rider literally did 3mph around the turn then dumped the clutch in first to get the wheelie. That is about the only thing I can figure because if the rider took the turn in second gear he would have to much speed coming out to dump the clutch in second and get a wheelie that high. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 1st, 2013, 09:02 AM	#25
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	I'm guessing that photo was staged. He probably started the wheelie going pretty slow. That might be good for a 250..., but I did a power wheelie down the street yesterday on my 125. __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!

August 11th, 2013, 05:01 PM	#29
FvnnyL3tt3r1ng ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Justin Location: Florida Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 2001 Posts: A lot.	Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Just found this thread. Surprised nobody mentioned me considering I am a stunt rider. Oh well. Oh and just as an FYI I am doing an engine rebuild because threads in the crankcase blew out, completely unrelated to this whatsoever. __________________________________________________ Mods: Offset clutch pressure plate

August 12th, 2013, 08:45 PM	#35
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Wheelies and such?!?!?!?! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 13th, 2013, 09:30 AM	#37
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