Well I sure as hell can beleive the wheelie thing. I have been riding less than 6 months and know nothing about engine mods or hp or performance etc. .....I turn my grip towards me and she goes faster.

Well, about 10 days ago I hit a bump/lip in the road and I know for sure the front tire felt like it came up a little, 'cuz it scared the **** outta me. So 100% if you're accelerating and you hit a bump or something the front end is gonna rise a little.

Oh, ....and I don't have a special air thingy nor a fancy pipe. I just got a rush slip-on thing.

Gosh, I really hope you guys believe me. []

 

For the record...hitting a bump at high speed and bouncing off the ground....isn't a third gear wheelie.

 

If you hit a bump hard/fast enough for the front wheel to come off the ground, wouldn't the rear wheel come off the ground also? Sounds more like a "jump" than a wheelie. I've ridden over 4x4's at about 50 mphon a Road King during Motor School training. Both wheels came off the ground. I'd guess they came off the ground about 6 inches. I'd hate to be racing on a road with big enough bumps to give me 6 inches of air under the wheel(s).

 

Taint no WHEELIE !!! My Chevy Truck or the Wifes Ultima or even a bowling ball will come off the ground with enough speed behind it and a big enough bump ! Now when you feel that TQ and the front end powers up thats a different story . My bike might do a teeny wheelie with some clutch work going into second gear - I hav'nt tried .

 

Yea, I know about BOTH wheels coming off the ground. Had a recent experience with that myself. Living in the great state of WV, we don't have the best roads. I was driving down the interstate, and there's this big hump in the pavement..probably 3 inches high. Did see it until it was too late, was accelerating along at the time too..probably going around 55-60..hit the bump and the Fatboy, and well..the fat boy (myself) went flying through the air..it was a pretty wild experience for a new rider

 

Were you guys in the bathroom discussing this??? [8D]

 

Did the third gear wheelie look like this?



This bike wouldput that 750to shame... but it ain't no stock motor!!!!

 

Man that is something you don't see every day. You done very good. As for the new super bikes stay awayI traded in a '03 GSXR 1000 in for my FatBoy. It had 147hp @ 165mph with top speed of 180mph straight form the showroom floor.Like they say crotch rocket. If you have never rode one it is something else. I got my HD to get away from all that crazyness.Cutting curves @115mph is fun but OMG what was I thinking.[8D]Now its Harley all the way. Yall ride safe.

 

Oh man, do I have a bunch of crotch rocket riders around here that you could make a few bucks off of proving that just because its a big a$$ed Harley. Doesn't meanit can't kick some a$$.

 

I find it hard to believe a Softail can do a wheelie in third gear.

I raced a friend of mine while on my Ducati. My bike is supposed to do 0 to 60 in 3.5 second his in 2.9 seconds. Anyway I beat him. You know why? Because his bike wanted to wheelie the whole time. My Ducati doesn't really want to. I can get the front wheel up but I have to try. So that makes me want to believe that a 650 pound low to the ground bike with limited horse power isn't going to get the wheel off the ground. You should get somebody to make a video of you doing a wheelie on your bike.