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Can you wheelie a stock '07 Nightster?

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Old 09-21-2009, 10:13 AM
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You can def do it, my wife was learning on my bike this weekend and def did it and dumped herself off and the bike luckily landed in the grass near by with no damage just dirty as hell lol. Video it!!
 
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Ok, thanks guys. I'll post a video asap, haha.
 
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It should be pretty easy in SanFran streets.

First gear...rolling 10-15mph grab the gas hard then the clutch quickly before redline(or you'll over rev and smoke the tire or once the front end is up it will fall like a rock once the limiter kicks in). You need to know where your bike pulls hardest in its powerband. I couldn't have fun until I did Stage 1 upgrade and only have ***** enough for power wheelies cuz the balance point is nearly straight up.

My Buell XBscg should be a unicycle.

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I was following a Nighttrain coming out of a hard turn uphill, he got on it so I had to catch up. I got on it and it pulled up on me, I never let off. This was in second or third. Most likely second but I dont remember. Just about any bike can do it if it is not too heavy. I used to do it on a honda 500 all of the time. Until the throttle stuck and I wound up under a car. that ended my showing off.
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 11:36 AM
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oh it can be done, but I like my bike too much. I do love watching others do it so please record it and post it. On my R6 it was a piece of cake and when it came down, it felt smooth. I have a feeling that if I lift my N, the entire front end will come off when touching back down
 
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Originally Posted by supersergio44
I am getting ready to try it and have seen some guys on You Tube do it, but I wasn't sure if they had some mods done to their bikes. I mean mine seems like it's torquey enough to pull it off. Let me know your thoughts, thanks.

You can only get em like a foot maybe 2 off the ground... But say bye bye to ur clutch... stock clutches suck nutties... I usually wait till I find intersections with a little hump in the middle then I use that for momentum.. But good luck... Get the screamin eagle clutch. that's what I got, and u can wheelie all day, Plus a K&N Intake (coned) and a stage one download.... Thunderheader.... Then ur having a time of ur life...
Clutch - 200 bucks.... filter =300 Bucks. Thunder header 650 bucks. Stage 1 download from Harley dealer = 200 bucks.... Have fun Brah.!
 
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Sportys can't wheelie, no way in heck.
 
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Originally Posted by Madnss
Sportys can't wheelie, no way in heck.
I agree with you
 
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These guys are not having any problems doing wheelies in their Sportys.

 


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