After I bought ( and broke-In ) my 05 bandit, I thought it was a little wheelie challenged too. I had an 01 naked bandit that seemed to be more wheelie happy. But like Mike said, you get it around 4000rpm, which is one of about two torque peaks on the B12 I believe, (the other being around 7250 rpm), you can let off the throttle then whack it open or just level off at 4K rpm then whack it open. If you are sitting upright and you are not in high elevations, you should have the front wheel come up. My kaw 9R is much more wheelie happy than my bandit, however, the 9R wheelies at 60 to 70mph whereas the Bandito does it at a slower and safer speed. But I'm like some here, I get nevous when the front comes up real quick, I don't try to walk it down the road teeter tottering on flipping backwards, but I do like to wheelie both bikes quite often. I suspect Mainriders bike is ok as long as its running smooth and idling fine :-)
Warren
