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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: banditmack on May 01, 2005, 03:47:30 PM

Title: wheelie info
Post by: banditmack on May 01, 2005, 03:47:30 PM

I ambit of a wheelie freak but cant seem to get it up in second gear.  Is there anyone out there who can wheelie their b4 in second gear.  I dont want to kill the clutch too much.  I know it wheelies pretty easy in 1st gear.  Great bike for learning wheelies and cheaper than dropping a R1.

thanks :congrats:

Title: wheelie info
Post by: Red01 on May 07, 2005, 03:59:35 PM

What? No B4 owners with wheelie advice?  :shock:

Title: wheelie info
Post by: dpgasser on May 08, 2005, 12:51:08 AM

Quote from: "Red01"

What? No B4 owners with wheelie advice?  :shock:

Yeah, we are either too scared or too old for that nonsense!

Title: wheelie info
Post by: echomadman on May 08, 2005, 01:51:55 PM

Millsi1 talks about them in this thread http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=17 .
I'd imagine going up 3 teeth on the back or down one at the front sprocket would make it a lot easier to pop the front up.

Title: gears
Post by: banditmack on May 08, 2005, 02:54:11 PM

I dont think changing the ratios would help as this would only mean that I would run out of rev quicker once the wheel is up.  Second gear wheelies would be better.

Title: wheelie info
Post by: echomadman on May 08, 2005, 03:01:52 PM

can you change gears once you're up? basic physics means that the hardest part of the wheelie is getting the front up the first 45/50 degrees, with different gearing you'ld be able to pop it up and flick through the gears, it'd also help with getting it up from a rolling start in second.
i remember a guy on the old ez-board forum had gone down one tooth on the front and up 3 on the back on his 250 and claimed to be able to do rolling burnouts and wheelies with ease.

If you're doing a lot of stunting it might be worth getting an engine cage fabbed up for yout bike, the engine casings on the bandit grates away like soft cheese in a slide.

Title: stunts
Post by: banditmack on May 08, 2005, 06:14:51 PM

getting the front up is not the hard part for me but running out of rev to keep the front up seems to be the problem.  I need advice on changing gears to keep the wheelie going longer.

thanks for the advice. I might give the ratio's a try.

Title: wheelie info
Post by: millsi1 on May 08, 2005, 06:51:08 PM

if you are running out of revs you havent got it high enough, though 2nd and 3rd gear are much easier to control.
pop it in first and get it to just b4 the balance point, then give it a tad more throttle (will come up a little high) and without using the clutch quickly change gear change. u might want to practice this with the front on the grounf first.

on my gsxr i can go from 1st to 6th sitting or standing but it takes alot of practice.
heres a pic lol
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/119244/

Title: U THE MAN
Post by: banditmack on May 12, 2005, 07:09:27 PM

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO LEARN CHANGING GEARS IN THE AIR?
AND HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU CRASHED IN THE PROCESS.