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9000white wrote:red line it with it in first gear then let your hand slip off the clutch lever.
dont sound like you know the first thing about a wheelie on anything.

get me a dirtbike an ill out wheelie you any day of the week i dont care if your travis pastrana or valentino rossi if its 1 thing i can do on a dirt bike it is wheelie the only thing that stops me is bordom and i have found the problem . i was talking to the bike shop and its just a rubbish back tyre so i got some pirelli's on the way see how they go for those that gave genuine imput thanks !! !! to the others mmmmmmmmmmm well !!!!!!!

Whizza wrote:i used the searce option and had a quick look but didnt find what i was looking for and thought this to be the best place to post . i currently own a 99' fireblade and am having trouble well alot of trouble trying to get it on the back wheel . now on my dirtbikes thats all i used to do was wheelie everywhere . the many times i have tried to "pop it up" it seems all the bike wants to do is spin so any "genuine" imput would be appreciated .


Cheers Whizza

I have to ask.

Are you trying to wheelie the blade in the dirt or on hard top?

If you are in the dirt, see if you can find some knobblies for it.

if its one thing me and them other wheelie experts can do is tell when a tire is junk.dont have to get somebody at a dealership to tell us.

Ah yes, when in doubt, blame it on the bike, not the technique.

9000white wrote:if its one thing me and them other wheelie experts can do is tell when a tire is junk.dont have to get somebody at a dealership to tell us.

like i said it is my my first "real" road bike and in reguards to tyres and what not i havent got a clue still learning in that department where as with a dirt squirter it dont matter really what tyres you have you can wheelie with a bald one as most of you would know .

im not blaming the tyres well it isnt helping me i still have to sus out how to work the power out as dirt bikes are alot peakyer down low . i was also talking to a bloke i met yesterday and he is gonna give me a bit of a hand setting up suspension , gearing etc. i can do it with dirtbikes but am takin in all ( serious ) information .


and yes i am trying on a hard top

be careful.pavement is harder than dirt.

9000white wrote:be careful.pavement is harder than dirt.

ya i found that out on my crf 450 lucky i had my body armor on coz i tor my shirt to peices and ground half my armour away aswell but hey if ya gonna do stupid things gotta expect to come off an get hurt once an a while

well this is what i went from


and this is what i went to



and yes i have got a bit more protective gear for the roadie now

Nice bike. From the looks of it you should be able to wheelie that thing, but I'm really not qualified to know since I've never done it.

Cool flying pic too. I need a dirt bike...

im not qualified to know coz neither have i

I believe it will. My son's 87 hurricane will. My kz650 will too, and it's 26 years old. That one looks alot newer/more powerful, too.