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Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

Last post 06-30-2008, 10:09 PM by MadDawg69. 6 replies.
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  •  07-23-2007, 07:46 PM 274027

    Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    I've been wanting to pull the front end up but haven't been able to just power it up. I tried rebounding off the suspension and that wouldn't work either. The front end would just get real light. Well I finally worked up the nerve to clutch it up today. In first gear at about 5-6k revs I would clutch it and rev pretty hard probably 10-11k and pop the clutch. Came up every time! I tried the same in second gear though and it seems like the clutch just slipped. Wouldn't do anything. What gives with 2nd? Am I doing something wrong?
    1997 CBR 600 F3
  •  07-23-2007, 09:31 PM 274035 in reply to 274027

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    Not that I approve of stunting on the street, but what you need is a larger rear sprocket. This is how all the stunta's make wheelies look so easy. I've seen some huge rear sprockets (60 teeth!).

    Also want to let air out of the rear tire down to something like 22psi.

    You might want to hit up another message board that is big into stunting, like www.gixxer.com or even www.r6messagenet.com


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  •  07-24-2007, 06:44 AM 274077 in reply to 274035

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    Thanks for the info. Well to clarify I was doing this on a remote road with no traffic. Just me the bike and pavement. :)


    1997 CBR 600 F3
  •  07-24-2007, 01:22 PM 274083 in reply to 274077

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    http://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/248560.aspx  That's about a guy with a 97 f3 also.  2nd gear just needs to be preloaded to get up.  You can also do the sprocket change, but that takes away from your top speed and throws off your speedometer.  It just takes time and practice to get it up, took me a little while to figure it out.  Just becareful of giving it too much and looping it backwards.  I did that and it wasn't fun.
  •  10-04-2007, 01:57 AM 278282 in reply to 274083

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    If you want to chat about stunting, http://www.stuntlife.com You can read about stunting until you eyes fall out. Just join up and post a thread on there, you will get the answer to your question. I had a buddy who had an F3 and it would clutch right up in 2nd.Sounds like your clutch is going.

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  •  04-01-2008, 06:45 PM 285399 in reply to 274035

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    DucRacer748:

    Not that I approve of stunting on the street, but what you need is a larger rear sprocket. This is how all the stunta's make wheelies look so easy. I've seen some huge rear sprockets (60 teeth!).

    Also want to let air out of the rear tire down to something like 22psi.

    You might want to hit up another message board that is big into stunting, like www.gixxer.com or even www.r6messagenet.com




    You do NOT need a larger rear sprocket..
    Bigger sprockets actually make it HARDER to control wheelies...  They make hte bike buck more, and harder to control while learning.

    any 600 is perfectly capable of rocking 10mph idle wheelies with stock gearing..   Re-gearing itb efore you can hold a wheelie under 15mph, will only make you buck more in wheelies, and be more out of control..


    I rode on stock gearing for nearly 2 years..  I got all the basics down..  Idle wheelies, 1 handers, coasters, scrapes.. Then I re-geared, and started learning circles and stuff..

    Trust me..  re-gearing wont help.. All it will do is make you worse unless you can control it!  But if you can't already rock a wheelie steady at under 15mph, you'll be even worse with sprockets!



    The ONLY reason people re-gear their bikes for wheelies, is to make super slow speed circles/combo's easier without the bike stalling as much..
    But even with gearing, you still have to work the clutch to keep the bike from stalling out.



    edit: with stock gearing on my f4i,  I can pop it UP in 3rd gear, and rock wheelies at 70mph for miles in 3rd.. And I can pop wheelies up from a dead stop, and rock them at around 6-8mph
  •  06-30-2008, 10:09 PM 289815 in reply to 285399

    Re: Finally able to get the front wheel off the ground!!!

    Can you provide more information on 10mph idle wheelies?  I want to pull a wheelie since they look like so much fun.  I know they are on a bike so I figure they are even funner on a motorcycle.  I have a stock (except exhaust and power commander) 93 600RR.
    2003 CBR600RR
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