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Alright, first of all, I'm not a stunt guy, probably never will be. And I KNOW this isn't the bike to be trying wheelies on even if I wanted to, believe me.
But out of pure curiousity I'm wondering how easy it is to get the front wheel up on the F?
I know she's a big bike, but I've seen a few youtube videos where it looked pretty effortless and was told it's easy enough to do a power up once you "know" the bike and the sweet spot.
But then there's always some jackass who will say it's impossible or that the video is fake and blah blah blah.
Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:41 am Posts: 272 Location: New Jersey
stock gearing it's very easy in first.. get it up to 6k-8k cut the throttle then open it up to full.. If you are new to riding I wouldn't try it though.. it will probably result in a crash. You can also clutch it up in first and second with stock gearing. If you want to wheelie, I'd recomend just getting a different bike though.
Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:53 am Posts: 972 Location: Melbourne, AUS
As coolaid described.
With a stock 650F you will need to do it all in 1st gear, and seriosuly know what you are doing.
Think of it like doing a burnout with a car. Get the revs up high, dump the clutch while pushing the accelerator hard to the floor. Same principle. I would not attempt it without a fair bit of experience first. It's not an ideal bike to be doing it or learning to do it with.
With the mods I've done, my 'F' will lift the front just from power using full throttle in second gear but I'm not ready to try that one. I did it by accident once, and absolutely crapped myself as I was not expecting it to happen. My mechanic did it properly two/three weeks ago on my bike, so I know it can definately do it.
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