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nklr wheelie

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 7:23 am
by Ted Palmer
Gary (gtx) wrote: [mono technique]
> you know the kind of thing ,ist run out of revs,click into 2nd,3rd and > try to max the distance without fallen off the back cause by this time > youre pullen 50+mph.
[...] I can't give you any good advice on pulling monos, I've only ever done _one_ really good one and that was mostly by accident. However: As you are in the UK, it shouldn't be too hard for you to get some vids by "Fast Bikes" magazine, specifically the "How to Pull Wheelies and Influence People" series. I think they are up to Part III now. The vids are not extremely instructive, but there is some advice from stunter Craig Jones in part 1. If you like seeing pommy bikers annoying French bystanders by pulling monos and doing burnouts then you should find plenty of laughs, too. In fact, I recommend most "Fast Bikes" vids. I can't remember seeing a dud one by them yet. Mister_T Melbourne Australia

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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:22 am
by Backroad Bill
--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Ted Palmer wrote:
> If you like seeing pommy bikers annoying French bystanders by > pulling monos and doing burnouts then you should find plenty of
laughs,
> too. > In fact, I recommend most "Fast Bikes" vids. I can't remember seeing > a dud one by them yet.
T-man, what are "pommy bikers"? Lost in California, land of fruits and nuts, and home to millions of german tourists

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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:33 am
by Ted Palmer
Backroad Bill wrote: [...]
> T-man, what are "pommy bikers"?
"Pommy" = English, limey, etc etc. Mister_T

nklr wheelie

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 6:42 pm
by Tim Booth
A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies with a shaft drive. Came across this today: http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ Tim

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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 7:05 pm
by hens_p
The photo must be a fake...
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Tim Booth wrote: > > > A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies > with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ > > > Tim

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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 7:43 pm
by bkowalca
Looks like he spent a lot of money on getting more than the stock 12HP out of that bike. Bryan K A14
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Tim Booth wrote: > > > A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies > with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ > > > Tim

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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 7:55 pm
by RM
On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Tim Booth wrote:
>A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies >with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/
Obviously another fake. http://tinyurl.com/14jm

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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 9:02 pm
by Gord Mounce
Who are these physics gurus who on that site who say that shaft drive bikes can't wheelie?! They should pick up a copy of Gary Rothwell's video, where he wheelies through the gears on an old KZ shaft drive. I was talking to Jordan Szoke (the AMA roadracer) about wheelies. He claims that he did a pretty good one on a Gold Wing with his girlfriend on the back. I've got a couple of pics from mags with Wings doing wheelies. Of course it's possible that they were faked, but some bikes like the V-Max aren't hard to wheelie. gord
> > >A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies > >with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ > > Obviously another fake. > > http://tinyurl.com/14jm

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 1:02 am
by opiewontaylor
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Gord Mounce" wrote:
> Who are these physics gurus who on that site who say that shaft drive bikes > can't wheelie?! They should pick up a copy of Gary Rothwell's video, where > he wheelies through the gears on an old KZ shaft drive. > > I was talking to Jordan Szoke (the AMA roadracer) about wheelies. He claims > that he did a pretty good one on a Gold Wing with his girlfriend on the > back. I've got a couple of pics from mags with Wings doing wheelies. Of > course it's possible that they were faked, but some bikes like the V-Max > aren't hard to wheelie. > > gord > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have an old Suzuki 850 shaft drive. It weighs about 600 lbs fully loaded. If you get on it real hard from a dead stop, the front end will definitely lift. Once your moving, no way. I've had the front wheel up about 6-8 inches. It might go higher...but I'm not about to find out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies > > >with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > > > > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ > > > > Obviously another fake. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/14jm

nklr wheelie

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 1:51 am
by Douglas Dick
It seems to me that the 1983 Honda V65 Magna was the wheelie king in its day, and it was shaft drive. Magazines reported that it would wheelie even if you sat on the gas tank. Douglas Dick mailto:ddick2@... -----Original Message----- From: opiewontaylor [mailto:opiewontaylor@...] Sent: August 23, 2002 1:02 AM To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: NKLR Wheelie
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Gord Mounce" wrote: > Who are these physics gurus who on that site who say that shaft drive bikes > can't wheelie?! They should pick up a copy of Gary Rothwell's video, where > he wheelies through the gears on an old KZ shaft drive. > > I was talking to Jordan Szoke (the AMA roadracer) about wheelies. He claims > that he did a pretty good one on a Gold Wing with his girlfriend on the > back. I've got a couple of pics from mags with Wings doing wheelies. Of > course it's possible that they were faked, but some bikes like the V-Max > aren't hard to wheelie. > > gord > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have an old Suzuki 850 shaft drive. It weighs about 600 lbs fully loaded. If you get on it real hard from a dead stop, the front end will definitely lift. Once your moving, no way. I've had the front wheel up about 6-8 inches. It might go higher...but I'm not about to find out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >A while back there was a lot of discussion about wheelies > > >with a shaft drive. Came across this today: > > > > > > http://www.freechal.com/r1150gs/ > > > > Obviously another fake. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/14jm Checkout Dual Sport News at http://www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/