Cool man! Let us know how it's coming along and if you figure out how to keep the wheel up. I assume that it needs to come up pretty high to maintain proper balance while riding...

 

On jap bikes I had it was not necessary to dump the clutch, just twist first gear, back off and then smack it hard with all the throttle.

 

I have had the front wheel come up a few inches when shifting from 1st to 2nd (Full throttle at Hi RPM) easily while ridin 2 up with my 200 lb g/f. It scares the **** outta me! I would guess if it went up higher comin back down would be the tough part!

 

Right on, now we need to see pics and video.

 

So once you get the wheel off the ground just keep giving it a little gas. It easiest to learn on an uphill grade. Keep back foot over rear brake as if you give too much gas you can hit the rear brake and it will come back down.

 

i just dumped the clucth from a roll on my 07 night train and the front wheel came up to eye level and scared the shi* out of me didnt think it would do that on such a heavy bike. i geuss if i tried i could have rode it out a little. but i also dont think harleys are built for this kind of abuse. my old 1200 sporty was another story i could ride the hell out of wheelies on it.

 

I'm told you should keep the throttle open and feather the rear brake to control lift. Chopping the throttle tends to slam the front end down, hammering the steering head brearings and blowing the fork seals.

 

My bike just plain and simple won't..The rear tire looses traction and spins ,so I gave up on the willie thing.

 

I'll have to disagree there. For all their quirks, HDs are built pretty fekkin tough. I've seen and participated in enough shenanigans on Harleys over the years to know for sure they'll take a terrific beating and keep on ticking.

If wheelies or fast cornering ain't your thing ... no biggie. Have fun profiling. But I ride a bike for the outdoors thang AND for the adreno rush and I like to play around ... within my limits.

I think the 96 TC is geared too tall for wheelies without a lot of clutch work. My brother can bring his TC88 right on up in first or second just rapping the throttle and pulling. And it is basically stock with Short Shots.

 

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