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can you wheelie your 500?

Old Oct 25, 2003 | 01:35 PM
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I'm wondering if you can wheelie your 500 if you can what mods have you done to it?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]
 
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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i can.
and i have no mods.
but its just from a start in first gear and i can only get 6 to 8 in for a couple of seconds.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 10:15 PM
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CAUTION: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
I can and have put my 2001 400 up on the back rack, stuffed the muffler full of dirt, ripped the mud flaps off, and popped the taillight off. More than once. It's probably not good on it but, heres how its done: First start in neutral, step the shifter into 1st gear and hold the shifter down, rev the $hit out of it, let up on the shifter, and hang on. It will either spin or flip over backwards.

SEE, I WARNED 'YA!!
 
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:28 AM
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check the pics. i think its under "wheeler"
 
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 03:26 PM
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I accidentally popped my 500i's front end in the air: foot resting on the rocker shifter, revved the engine wondering why it wasn't moving, slid my foot a little, and bang - up in the air she came. Don't recommend this for cheap thrills, not if you're paying for repairs, anyway. That will tear up a transmission pretty quick.


Have a nice little whoop on my farm, hit it in 2nd gear, full throttle, and it gets off the ground pretty good. Lands nice, too. Jumping this big pig takes some work, but it's fun.


 
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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i can wheelie my 03 500i just about all day long. once you find that balance point you can wheelie really easy for a long time! The BRAND NEW HMF exhaust helps getting the 28's up and going too!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 01:24 AM
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Zukiracer Did you have any problems with the HMF? I'm putting one on My 400 tomorrow
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 02:13 AM
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ZukiRacr250 is Jake Janacek on the Highlifter forum! It's funny that you asked how well it fit, it doesnt fit actually! I think i must have gotten the first HMF for the Arctic Cat and they clocked the exhaust canister wrong! 6 rivets hold the canister to the pipe, i think they just positioned the canister wrong! should be a simple fix i will keep you updated. Although i was able to ride my bike with the exhuast just clamped on and not bolted together, the HMF rocks! loads of power and sounds awesome!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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ZUKIRACER Did you have to rejet your carb or do any carb adjustments for the exhaust?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 11:24 AM
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Unlike you guys i opted for the auto trany for the wife and kids i'm try to find some performance addons to give me more lower end to git the dam thing in the air i can actually get it up about 5in when i give her out of a turn but nothing off the start i would really like some info on some performance add ons k&N power kit?exhaust? re jetting ? boring out? anthing!!! can anyone help?
 
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