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good way to do a wheelie
Date: Friday, August 24, 2001
From: Marco

First off I'm a wheelie maniac I just love doin them... this may not be in everyones heart but.. If you want to wheelie your sv here's what to do.

1st gear wheelies:
Drop back in your seat position, place your lower back as far to the rear as your seat allows.... stay within 10-20 mph and give the throttle a nice but short roll.. that should get your rpm's just right the first roll SHOULDN'T lift the bike.. right as you relase the first roll hit your throttle again and the bike should come right up and in control... A tug on yur bars is not really needed I tend to find that tugging on the
bars often results in the front wheel touching down on and angle wich will send you over the bars so be carefull... the first roll will feel like a bit of a lift but it just bounces the front a bit to set you in motion.. anyone whose ridden and enduro or dirt bike knows what Im sayin

I'm sure most of you know to keep your foot on your rear brake to sit the front wheel incase you get a lil too HIGH wich is easy to do on an sv

In 2nd gear:
Now 2nd is a bit harder then liftin up in 1st gear but still very very possible.. Same seat position as 1st gear wheelies Tuck your clutch and get the rpm's up to about 7 dump the clutch in an even and smooth manner and WAHLA! try to DUMP YOUR CLUTCH EVENLY otherwise The bike will jerk wich can result in a fall....

If you can keep it up long enough wheelies in 2nd gear leave room for shifting to 3rd... If your nervous about doing wheelies Then don't do them....

Marco...Built to Last NYC
Blue SV650S and lovin' it