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wheelie

Yes. Elvin's got a pic so hopefully he'll read this and post it. :) ::EDIT:: I haven't personally done it, but yes it has been done. You could be the next... :)
 
Getting it up in the air isn't hard. It's the landing, that's the hard part :( Bike comes down like a ton of bricks. I've managed to lift the front wheel a few times, not very high and not for very long, it's doable. But like I say, a couple of landing will usually take the fun out of it. Dave Muir 1980 LTD1000 - Rocket 1999 Concours - Rocket II 1997 Dyna - wife's CT-COG #3649 Merchandise Czar
 
Landings are REAL hard. The beast is way heavy comming down.
 
I can hook anyone up with a Concours screen saver if you want. I had it offered on this site somewhere but it went away. http://www.flickr.com/photos/20211686@N05/2899169572/
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Oh the Concours will lift herself on her haunches. The wheelie pictures in my album are of other people and their bikes. Like these people here: http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/1612962 http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/1630839 http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/1630838 http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/6406390
 
Lemme drag out the camcorder and add that to the list of things to do tomorrow. HONEY, WHERE'S MY CAMCORDER CHARGER? NO, IT'S FOR A WORK PROJECT. She worries too much. ;)
 
Rob, You can get the front up two ways. 1, bring the RPM up to around 5-7 in low gear and from a steady throttle, snap it wide open. A slight decel before the snap will load the forks and give you a little rebound assist for take off. Make sure that whenever you try to wheelie that you have your throttle hand in a position that will easily allow you to back-off the throttle to save the day. Most folks will also tell you to cover the rear brake so that you can control the wheelie should things begin to get out of hand. My experience with using the back brake on Connie for whelie control is that the forced landing will be so hard as to nearly remove you from the bike anyway. Simply removing power from the equation will drop even near vertical wheelies on Connie like a stone... a very BIG stone. The second, more advanced method, is to run the bike up to about 5k and give her a flash of the clutch while applying wide open throttle at about the 5k mark. THis will bring the front up quickly, easily, and even violently, so you need to be a bit accustomed to Connie and her behaviors before considering this option. Being ready to let off is imperative. Connie is big and heavy and the shaft lash makes her not the ideal bike to try to ride wheelies on ar the balance point. She is safer to ride the wheelie for shorter distances and only under heavy power rather than taking her to the balance point and riding her. The drive train slack is killer at that point, trust me. There are guys skilled and brave enough to do it I'm sure... but I ain't one of em. On teh turbo, low gear wheelies are just too dangerous for this boy. I try to limit myself to second or third gear (if the weather is cool and she feels frisky).
 
It's a LOT easier if you stand on the passenger's pegs..., including controlling the "drop". (NO, I personally don't do that to MY bike) BUT, I've seen it done.
 
Well, I went out and filmed a couple of minutes of blastin round. One thing's certain... I need a cameraman. :) If I can get some little piece in which you can see anything, I'll put it up after bit. My video software (Studio 9) just crashed my desktop and my laptop is Vista and won't run it. GRRRR!
 
It ain't processed yet, but it should be up soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHrObHWVIA EDITED TO NEW URL
 
If anyone wants the original Windows Media File I can email it to ya. It is only 3.5mb and looks and sounds nice. email me at presbychuck at hotmail dot com
 
OK, Here's a better resolution video with a little better sound too. 10 times the size of the original upload, but still shrank a lot by youtube. Go full screen and crank the volume... she sounds sweet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHrObHWVIA
 
You da man. It does sound hot. Do you think the stock front end would put up with that? ---------------------------------- I will answer any question. It is up to you to figure out if I should have.
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The stock front end DID put up with it for a while. But it is like a pogostick and wheelies easily even in fourth gear. The short ZX14 forks lower the front a lot and place a lot of extra weight on the front wheel. The bike is three times more planted with this set-up and is a dream over 100mph where the stock front was wiggly. Of course, I think if my stock air forks had been improved upon with good springs and a brace, then it might be as good or better. I just don't know. It was kinda cool that you could easily pop wheelies at almost any speed before the conversion, but low gear was absolutely rude and it was almost impossible to open it up in second without power wheelie wildly. Now low is still unsettling under full throttle, but second is very maneagable. AND MY BRAKES ROCK!!! EDIT TO ADD: The main fairing stay mount and everything else take a beating too. My stay mount has been re-welded twice now and I am about to replace the wheel bearings and re-check the stem bearings for good measure.
 
Did you put a name or description on the video? I can see the video on my Helio on You Tube if I have some way to search for it but I can't use a direct link.
 
Just search Turbo Connie Wheelie It give the option for high quality too since I reloaded it.
 
I, the Great Brettini, predict that you will soon hear spoken these ominous words: "Sir, may I see your license and registration please..." You will also hear: "Do you know how fast you were going?" I forsee a grim outcome to this encounter if you respond to that question: "No Officer, I'm sorry, the needle was pegged." -or- If at any time you refer to him as 'Orificer'
 
Now we know what the "Rev" in Rev Rider stands for. Many new ones here may not be familiar with all the mods to your 86. Maybe you should post a description of the beast you ride. 1990 Aint she a pretty Tomato (the bike ofcourse) wedshots albums http://community.webshots.com/user/sawfiler64/albums/most-recent
 
If he ask if you know how fast you were going he can say NO with the front off the ground the speedo isn't very accurate. Rev show um the first turbo run videos. You can tell every time the front gets back on the ground by the way the speed jumps all of a sudden. ---------------------------------- I will answer any question. It is up to you to figure out if I should have.
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This is one that kinda shows what WFO is like on the turbo. No clutching, just power wheelies. The wheel touches down on the shifts. This is at 10 psi boost with two broken pistons in the engine. The only problem the pistons caused was some oil smoke and excessive blow-by. They've been replaced a few times since then. LOL (sometimes ya have to find the limit) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23MmR7I6jyI&feature=user
 
And BTW, Brett, for he whelie stuff I was 8 miles out of town on a lightly traveled road. However, I did have one pickup come by that almost ran over my camera. I was only there filming for about 4 minutes. However, it is a great twisty, rollercoaster road. The video would be a lot better if I didn't have a dark green tree for a background to a black bike. One more thing... the wheelie video shows what Texas Chipseal looks like. See all that gravel that looks loose? It's glued down and very sharp. Well, most of it's glued down good.
 
Do you have a description for this one that I can use for mobile YouTube search? Brett, search for "Turbo Connie Shakedown". As far as mods go... wow, where to start. Let's see... big stuff first. T-25 Garrett turbocharger from a Mitsubishi Eclipse pushing 10psi (or thereabouts) boost through a modded set of factory carbs. An MSD high output fuel pump and Mallory boost sensitive regulator feed make sure the bowls stay wet with PREMIUM gasoline, 93 octane. All fuel lines and turbo oil lines are Aeroquip and Earl's braided stainless. http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2968062360080494746zjKIes Early 1000 Ninja cylinder head and intake cam with stock Connie exhaust cam. Dyna 2000 ignition set at 35* total timing all in at 2500, with 8* retard at 4psi boost. All the exhaust, header, etc, is homemade with a Vance and Hines Carbon Fiber Buell muffler getting the gases out the back. http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2337504920080494746qqGqBL http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2235145900080494746JDWjHl Up front the original 86 air forks were traded out for a hybrid combo of ZX14 forks and triples (custom stem using Connie bearings) that mount a ZZR1200 front wheel, modified ZZR speedo drive, and the ZX14 Radial calipers (same as the C-14) squeeze on oversized 320mm ZZR1200 discs. http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2211105390080494746vuViIO http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2231232870080494746mHZGch Current rubber is Michelin Pilot Power front (about to be switched for a Roadsmart front, and Avon Azaro rear. Rear wheel, modified seat (and soon gauges) are post 93 model stuff. The Audiovox cruise works well despite the boost (two check valves in vacuum line to protect the diaphragm and preserve vacuum). Tunes and cell come through an Autocom setup. I have also built my own electric clothing and PWM style three channel heattroller for gloves, jacket, and pants if it ever gets cold here or if I go to Frisco again. :) Oh yeah, also a JC whitney trunk complete with cruz pate (iron cross). That gets at the most of it. But now its on to bigger and better things. There are other turbos to try and new paint in the works (yeah, again) and Electronic Fuel Injection to figure out. It oughta be a great winter I reckon.
 
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