Want to try it....but I'm nervous

[seler12]

All of you guys who are experienced are about to call me an idiot and tell me to never try this....but I am curious.....

I've gotten my Kat to jump at a start hard enough to get ALL of the slack out of the front suspension....I'm pretty sure I can get the front wheel off the ground, but I don't know how to do it 'safely' (for lack of a better word). I've been dying to try, but I'm scared as hell to! Any hints would be great...I'm not looking to pop a wheelie all the way down the road, but would like any hints on getting that front wheel up without killing myself before I try it based on my lack of wit. I'm a firm believer in trial by error, but I don't much feel like experimenting with this on my own. Its an 06 750, so I dont even know if it'll do it.

Yes I am dumb enough to give it a shot!!

[Psycho1]

Full leathers, a good helmet, boots and gloves, and hit a real drag strip.

[um97ntl]

its quite easy for me on my 600, just dump the clutch with higher rpms (for me usually around 6-8k) it lifts about 2 ft for me and its really not so far too dangerous as it last for a split second, everyones hates on trying this but if your like me curiosity gets the best of you

[JBLUE]

All of you guys who are experienced are about to call me an idiot and tell me to never try this....but I am curious.....

I've gotten my Kat to jump at a start hard enough to get ALL of the slack out of the front suspension....I'm pretty sure I can get the front wheel off the ground, but I don't know how to do it 'safely' (for lack of a better word). I've been dying to try, but I'm scared as hell to! Any hints would be great...I'm not looking to pop a wheelie all the way down the road, but would like any hints on getting that front wheel up without killing myself before I try it based on my lack of wit. I'm a firm believer in trial by error, but I don't much feel like experimenting with this on my own. Its an 06 750, so I dont even know if it'll do it.

Yes I am dumb enough to give it a shot!!

This is how you do a wheelie

[baddkat]

I have the same bike and I use the clutch slip method, just do a google video search "how to do a wheelie", but it has enough juice to power the wheel up on its own a few inches while coming out of tight curves.

[diavolo]

I have the same bike and I use the clutch slip method, just do a google video search "how to do a wheelie", but it has enough juice to power the wheel up on its own a few inches while coming out of tight curves.

I also have the same ride, and she will get some air shifting from first to second during "spirited" acceleration. Granted, not a wheelie per se, but I don't feel the need to blow out my fork seals just to "squid", or as we used to call it "showboating".

[Capitalcrew]

There is a pretty in depth description of how to do a wheelie in one of the stickies in the section.

"Riding tips---outline" Is the title.

[md86]

First gear , give gas , let off , get back on again quickly . It'll come up a bit that way . Safer than trying to dump the clutch . Called a "throttle bounce" ....

[scaryfast777]

Took mine down the the road standing strait up! The hard part is the landing. Done with that now that I did it don't want to blow out the fork seals this is very hard on them Cat's are very heavy.

[baddkat]

I'd like to add that I've never had the front end all the way up on this bike, I have brought it up a few inches and no more than that, I am not into changing the fork seals just for the sake of showing off.

[ITS_NOT_A_KNIFE]

also remember you dont have a steering stabilizer, if you come down with the forks turned, you'll high side your @ss right off the bike or tank slap and meet some rash......im replacing forks this weekend cause i cant keep my front end down...nitrous will point you in the sky everytime

[SleeperKat]

"also remember you dont have a steering stabilizer, if you come down with the forks turned, you'll high side your @ss right off the bike or tank slap and meet some rash......im replacing forks this weekend cause i cant keep my front end down...nitrous will point you in the sky everytime"


Replacing, as in the whole tube or just seals?

[Clipity]

Using the clutch is a very bad way to do a wheelie its hard on parts. Do the on-off-on to get the wheel up or just buy a duelsport and have fun also cheaper to fix.

[Animal Chin]

I blew the fork seasl on my friends 99 Honda CBR. THEy must have been real dried out from sitting for 8 years! I had the clutch up wheelies pretty good until I came down hard.. =( $250 mistake!

On my GSXR I'm not wanting to beat on it and clutch up.. I do have the on off down pretty good but have a hard time maintaining the wheelie for more then acouple throttle adjustments..

[Shadows]

Youtube has a couple videos of guys doing it, but from what I've seen just about everyone recommends not doing it.