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rst steve
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If your that worried about flipping it then why not knock up your own cut out. Can't imagine it being that hard to do some sort of switch, bar that could be adjustable so you can lift it up as you get better and a bit of wiring. If i get some time i might see what i can knock up. :thumbup:
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i have to short shift otherwise the front wheel dont stay down, comes up by itself in 1st &2nd, looks good coming off roundabbouts etc :twisted:
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stormingjoe wrote:i have to short shift otherwise the front wheel dont stay down, comes up by itself in 1st &2nd, looks good coming off roundabbouts etc :twisted:
is that with standard sprockets or have you gone up a tooth or 2?
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FirestormMike wrote:
hondasrock wrote:oh where's your sense of adventure
I can wheelie quite well. Don't bother so much now as the novelty soon wears off, plus I don't want to damage my pride and joy.
I think I'm just starting my mid life crisis early (just) turning 40 next Feb so trying to tick off my biking wants before im too old :lol:
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got one down on rear and standard on front, I found first too short, but still lofts the front
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well wadya know, managed to hoist the front a couple of times this morning :clap: went for a ride and then headed to the local deserted industrial estate, bunged it in first pulled away and gunned it hard...front lifted about a foot, crapped meself and knocked the throttle off, tried again and lifted a couple of feet this time (least thats what it felt like :wink: ) crapped meself again and put it back down, still..... a result me thinks, will have another as soon as I can unpucker my sphincter :biggrin
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Re: wheelies

Post by goody »

VTR's are easy to wheelie
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goody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie
What a bugger, he nearly lost it the first time :oops:
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Good luck fella, let us know how you get on. You have bigger balls than me!!! Borrow a mates bike and do it on that!!
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goody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie
I rest my case!!! It looked like a nice storm too, right up to the point when it hit the tarmac!!!
On a plus note, the vid quality was awesome!!!
Down side was he was a nob with no protection on doing something he didnt know how to do......but he does have a sense of adventure !!!!!!

Oh and after dropping it on the tarmac on its right side, he then picks it up, pushes it to the side and then drops it on its left side!!! lol
Only in the good ol U.S of A !!!!
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goody wrote:VTR's are easy to wheelie
you trying to put me off or something l.o.l :wink:
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