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can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 6:49 pm
by Guest
I tried the advice from past wheelie threads but can't seem to loft
the front wheel. I think I have this fear of flipping the bike over.
My technique:
5 MPH in 1st gear
Blip the throttle to extend the forks
Yank a (half) handfull of throttle and pull back on the bars.
Result is nothing.
Do I need to be on the pegs or on the seat? How hard do I pull back
on the handlebars? How much throttle, full, half,..?
I know this is subjective, but I really WANT to wheelie. I've been
riding street bikes for 20 years and am having a real blast with my
2002 KLR. Please help guys.
Fel
can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 7:25 pm
by toddklr
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go about 5 mph hold in the clutch, rev up the motor to about 5000
rpm and dump the clutch and hang on.
todd
-- In DSN_klr650@y..., "madfel2k" wrote:
> I tried the advice from past wheelie threads but can't seem to
loft
> the front wheel. I think I have this fear of flipping the bike
over.
>
> My technique:
>
> 5 MPH in 1st gear
> Blip the throttle to extend the forks
> Yank a (half) handfull of throttle and pull back on the bars.
>
> Result is nothing.
>
> Do I need to be on the pegs or on the seat? How hard do I pull
back
> on the handlebars? How much throttle, full, half,..?
>
> I know this is subjective, but I really WANT to wheelie. I've
been
> riding street bikes for 20 years and am having a real blast with
my
> 2002 KLR. Please help guys.
>
> Fel
can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 7:39 pm
by Donovan W. Fenton
Not possible,go buy a Harley Sportster
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] Can't Wheelie my KLR ( please help)!
> I tried the advice from past wheelie threads but can't seem to loft
> the front wheel. I think I have this fear of flipping the bike over.
>
> My technique:
>
> 5 MPH in 1st gear
> Blip the throttle to extend the forks
> Yank a (half) handfull of throttle and pull back on the bars.
>
> Result is nothing.
>
> Do I need to be on the pegs or on the seat? How hard do I pull back
> on the handlebars? How much throttle, full, half,..?
>
> I know this is subjective, but I really WANT to wheelie. I've been
> riding street bikes for 20 years and am having a real blast with my
> 2002 KLR. Please help guys.
>
> Fel
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can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:40 pm
by Steven van Twuyver
>I know this is subjective, but I really WANT to wheelie. I've been
>riding street bikes for 20 years and am having a real blast with my
>2002 KLR. Please help guys.
Sounds like you are a prime candidate for the video tape that is being sold
on Ebay. Let us know how your lessons go after you get it.
-svt-
A12 Unisaki
can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 6:30 am
by bradmorris64
It is not easy to wheelie one of these beasts. There's a very narrow
zone in first gear that you must be in to get the front wheel off the
ground, but it can be done. I can only do it about every other time I
try. It also depends on whether the bike has been warmed up or not.
Your best bet is to ride for 10-15 minutes, make sure your gas tank is
less than half full and just practice. You don't need to bounce the
bike. Just get her rolling, give her a good hard twist on the throttle
and pull up on the handle bars. It's a feel thing.
Good luck,
Brad J. Morris
A16 "1 Putt"
Illinois
> I tried the advice from past wheelie threads but can't seem to loft
> the front wheel. I think I have this fear of flipping the bike over.
>
> My technique:
>
> 5 MPH in 1st gear
> Blip the throttle to extend the forks
> Yank a (half) handfull of throttle and pull back on the bars.
>
> Result is nothing.
>
> Do I need to be on the pegs or on the seat? How hard do I pull back
> on the handlebars? How much throttle, full, half,..?
>
> I know this is subjective, but I really WANT to wheelie. I've been
> riding street bikes for 20 years and am having a real blast with my
> 2002 KLR. Please help guys.
>
> Fel
can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 8:51 am
by klrz4ever
If you haven't wheelied anything before, the KLR can be a handful.
I'd advise practicing on a smaller dual-sport first. But if you must
abuse your KLR, the clutch is the key to getting the front wheel up.
Sit back a ways on the seat, get 'er rolling a little in first to
establish some linear stability, then pull in the clutch, boost the
revs a bit and let it out fast. All of this takes about a second or
less. Be prepared to let off the throttle if the front end gets too
high. And check your medical coverage before practicing.
__Arden Kysely
can't wheelie my klr ( please help)!
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 1:43 pm
by jon.sykes@ps.ge.com
All of this talk about wheelies and nobody mentions the clutch. Stick it in
first, give it a handful of throttle and let out that clutch. You'll
wheelie! Just make sure you don't fall off the back - that's the hard part.
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against the dirt - part 2 of 2
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2002 12:46 am
by Rick Peterson
Great report Ira.... Thanks for sharing that with us!
Cheers...
Rick
Victoria, B.C.
A15
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ira Agins"
To: "KLR List" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Against the Dirt - Part 2 of 2
: Tomorrow comes, and after breakfast we go out to
: Jimmy's rig. He tells us to gas up for about a
: hundred-mile ride, so off to the gas station for some
: $2.00+/gal. gas. We then cross the lake bed where
: yesterday's drills took place, go under the
: Interstate, and head to the northwest.
: