A Zip and Splat doing a wheelie on I-75

[alanmcorcoran]

Wot's it like?
(nudge, nudge, wink, wink, Say No More...)

:bow:

[patrick_777]

It's scary on such a low-torque bike. The 250r is not capable of a power-wheelie, but if you slip the clutch in 2nd and do it right, it'll come up pretty easily...but certainly not for very long. You really need a bike with much higher torque for any kind of stunting.

[dannylightning]

can you wheelie the gz too hahah.. i don't really have any desire to ride on one wheel on a bike. i think i just stick to cruzing around..

[music man]

Originally Posted by dannylightning

can you wheelie the gz too hahah.. i don't really have any desire to ride on one wheel on a bike. i think i just stick to cruzing around..

Like I have said to Patrick before, it is dangerous enough riding on Two wheels, so I damn sure don't want to ride on one.

[burkbuilds]

I fell of the back of my dirt bike as a kid doing a wheelie, felt pretty stupid, mostly embarrassed, but at 45 it'd probably break me in half so I plan to keep both wheels on the ground for the rest of my riding career.

[adrianinflorida]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

I know you're trying to be funny, but a streetfighter is not necessarily just a wrecked out bike because someone was stunting it - those are usually called rat-bikes. Most owners fighter out a bike because they like the customized look of a production bike without looking like a production bike. The very same principle applies to choppers and customized cruisers. Indeed, a chopper is simply a streetfighter based on a cruiser body-style.

The trick to finding a stunt bike is looking for an engine cage, 90-bar and dents in the sides or top of the tank (because they intentionally hammered them there for grip). They usually have fairings removed or quick latches installed so they can be removed in short order, and there's usually fork or swingarm pegs on it.

I know this is a sportbike-bashing thread, but I at least wanted to get some information corrected before it got too carried away.

Please continue.

Not slamming legitimate "Street Fighters", "rats" or "stunt bikes". Merely the bikes wadded up by punk kids that they try to sell off as anything other than a ragged out torn up bike.

[adrianinflorida]

BTW, my next bike will probably be a sport bike, and I've always been a WSBK/MotoGP fanatic, so no slam towards sportbikes and those who respect what they can do to them.

[alanmcorcoran]

That video someone posted (Patrick?) of the guy and his Ninja 250 made me think about trying one of those. But I think I am set for at least a year. It's hard enough keeping two motorycles busy.

[patrick_777]

which video are you talking about?

This one??

[youtube:2n7kbdlh]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsKMwvsUdGE[/youtube:2n7kbdlh]

[alanmcorcoran]

Nah, the one where the guy rode from CA to FL and then to Alaska. But that one was fun.