I hear it has a very light front end.How does it wheelie compared to the 400ex?I was saving for the ex but when the 450r came out it really caught my attention.

 

I can do endless wheelies 1st through 5th gear on my 450R. I was doing quarter mile wheelies on the road the other day and the only things stopping me was the next corner or the crown in the road pulling me slowly into the ditch LOL. I can't wait till this winter so I can do them across the lake, 2+miles. I did it a few times with a friend's 400EX.... By the way, it's even easier than a 400ex to wheelie, a lot easier....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

the 450r is very easy to wheelie. i haven't gotten shifting during wheelies down yet tho. the only catch is that you can't do real slow wheelies like u can on the 400ex, the 450r will stall. that bike either makes u a lot better at wheelies, or strengthens ur right leg a lot. if u stand it up and the carb gets flooded that u gotta kick that thing over a lot.

 

I can shift in a wheelie on my 450, 1st to 5th. On my 440 I can do it till 3rd then lose it.

 

i think with the hrc kit its a lil easier to do them slower. but i fell off a few weeks ago doing a wheelie (after i already crashed) well it usually doesnt hurt when your practicing and flop off the back but this time it did. i have been a lil wheelie shy ever since [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
i'll be working on that this weekend though [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

the only problem i have with wheelies on my 450 is when i do one standing up it pops the plastic out of the rubber gromet near the fuel switch.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]