I here you can do wheelies on a 650. I tried and cant come close. what gives?

 

I have no problem getting the front off the ground with my 650. you need to stand up and then hit the gas and sit down, and make sure you have good traction. that should pick the nose right up!

 

Here is the trick:

Must have good traction (Pavement works best)
Must be in 2WD
Must be going very slow.
Must be in low range

Start out slowly and when you get up to about 2 or 3 mph, give full throttle and keep you weight back on the bike while pulling rearwards on the handle bars.

If you are going much faster, the bike is much harder to wheelie.

 

In either high or low get going about 2-3 mph gas it a little and let off real quickly this loads the rear end and kind of sets up a pogo motion with the front suspension. When your on the up stroke from your little quick bump yank the handle bars and slide back a bit on the seat and gun the hell out of it get ready cause the front is coming up real quick. get used to the feeling by practicing this for a while . More than likely you wont be very high off the ground but you will think the damn thing is going to flip over on you. It wont. the back rack will stop it unless your just gunning the hell hell out of it. You can listen to the exhaust when it is coming close to the ground it is a good indicator when your getting to the balance point. I think its best to use high becasue it is not so touchy. In low range you have to be really careful with the throttle but in high you got a lot more control and you can ride alot farther. I can get some good ones about 100 to 200 foot long just depends on how much room i have got . Another thing make Sure the air pressure in the rear tires is exactly the same if one is lower than the other you will start to veer off to one side or the other. good luck.

 

Man, you guys really have to work to get yours to wheelie. I just gun mine on hard pack and up comes the front end. Not so much anymore that I got rid of the stock tires but it is easy. Just gas it.... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I dont know but I test ride one of those and I knew the guy who worked there and I was pullin up the front no problem. Very nice machine!

 

wheelie tip:
step 1:
install snorkel, jet kit, k&N filter, frequency generator for low end, orange spring, and a magic box, roll bar (optional)
step 2:
give it gas, and hang on because you will be doing summer-sauce [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

drive safe

 

I have no problem either. All i do is stand up, gun the throtle and sit down, it brings the front end right up
but then again i'm 6'2 and 325.

 

I am 6-01 and 230 lbs and mine has no problem at all in high or low. I can even get them up in 4wd. Here is a pic of a small one i did in the dirt with no body english at all, just sitting still and nailing the throttle.

My wheelie

 

HI GUY'S:
I gas mine in high or low, in 2wd or 4wd...it doesn't matter. I do lose my nerve after about 50 ft as I am usually acellerating and gaining speed. I believe the elevation in which you ride effects wheelies, as air is thinner as you increase elevation. I ride at 0-500ft above sea level...matter of fact my last ride was over-looking the atlantic ocean! Watch yourselves on two wheels...as it's addictive!


ROB