Power Wheelie

96yzf600rh · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:14 pm **Posts:** 108

is it impossible to do? or am i just an idiot

Bpro · **Posted:** Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:37 am

Loaded question :roll:

I dont condone such behavior, but on mine if i ever wanted the wheel off the ground I would make sure that I was , say exiting the corner at more or less 10,000 rpm. Once straightened up and headed in an OSHA and DOT approved direction i would sit upright with upper body relaxed, and in one swift series of motions quickly chop the throttle and whack it wide open. Making sure you are sitting as far back as possible helps...Not that I would Know or approve..

Pics please.

WjmYzf600r · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:01 pm

From what I've heard second gear is the one to do power wheelies in.

96yzf600rh · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:14 pm **Posts:** 108

i was just about to ask if hypothetically if someone did try this would they need to be in 1st or 2nd

Bpro · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:01 pm

How fast do you want to be going? The YZF is geared pretty tall. Its pretty easy to clutch it up in 2nd but doubtful that it would come up on just throttle.

If wheelies are your gig go with 14 tooth Counter shaft and a custom (sprocket specialist) 51+ tooth rear. Running 16-18 PSI out back will help keep you hooked up and driving rather than spinning.

WjmYzf600r · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:23 pm

I wouldn't ride on 18 psi commuting, but that's one way to do it.

My second gear is out, but some people hear have said that if you chop it wide open you can lift it up in second (midrange to lower midrange RPM i think)

96yzf600rh · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:14 pm **Posts:** 108

ikd ive tried it once in second at about 10k i mean......my friend did and i...eeerrrrrr. he couldnt do it. and when he tries to clutch it it just launches forward

Delicious D · **Joined:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:11 pm **Posts:** 7

idk if its because im a bigger guy but if I get on the passenger pegs n clutch it up in 2nd its comes up fine. keeping it up seems to be my problem =/ haha
any gears higher than second I cant get it to even come up

buriedneedle304 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:16 pm

cruising at around 7-8000 rpm in second gear and quickly downshifting and cracking the throttle will stand mine up no problem. Ive gotten it to do it the same way only from 3rd to 2nd but its not as consistent.

96yzf600rh · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:14 pm **Posts:** 108

ive actually got it to come up now, but only in first and it will power wheelie for me

WjmYzf600r · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:19 am

Hm... first gear is too scary fast for me to get anywhere close to full throttle

96yzf600rh · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:14 pm **Posts:** 108

i dont think its that fast atleast i dont notice how fast im really going i guess but i do have a slipping clutch with 14/49 gearing and itll get up at about 9000

WjmYzf600r · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:39 pm

I guess my timidness is because before my work on it over this past winter, it was running on its original chain and 8 year old tires.

twowheels&turbos · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:15 pm

i havent actually tried any wheelies yet, but if im getting on it hard i can bring the front up about 6in for about 10 feet shifting from 1st to 2nd.

at the drag strip the other week i got the front to come up going into 3rd a few times. one time off the line i fully dumped the clutch (instead dragging it out) and it went 12 o'clock on me, and me wanting to catch the other bike imediatly did it again.The front would come up about every pass. I was coming off the line at about 4-5k rpms, but I'm not sure where it was at when I did the wheelie.

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