So here I sit at a light.. I take off, a little quicker than usual, but not hitting the redline, don't think I even got close..

I'm shifting into second pretty quick.. come up to second.. twist on the throttle a little bit, again nothing racy, just a peppy acceleration, so I thought..

SO I'm gradually coming up on the throttle.. and think, WOW, that's smooth, feels a little differnt, kind of neat.. I wonder what.. HOLY CRAP, my front wheel is off the ground and gaining altitude.. I bring it back down to earth, and wonder.. What the hell are people thinking in traffic around me? Idiot SQUID.. He won't be among the living for long.. etc.. etc.. I didn't TRY to do this, no standing up, no sitting back, no pulling on the handlebars, it was just a nice, slow, smoooooth transition an unintentional wheel stand..

I had NO idea my bike could do that, and do it without TRYING to do it..

BUT have to admit, it probably looked pretty cool, a fully dressed bike smoothly going nose up..

So here I sit at a light.. I take off, a little quicker than usual, but not hitting the redline, don't think I even got close..

I'm shifting into second pretty quick.. come up to second.. twist on the throttle a little bit, again nothing racy, just a peppy acceleration, so I thought..

SO I'm gradually coming up on the throttle.. and think, WOW, that's smooth, feels a little differnt, kind of neat.. I wonder what.. HOLY CRAP, my front wheel is off the ground and gaining altitude.. I bring it back down to earth, and wonder.. What the hell are people thinking in traffic around me? Idiot SQUID.. He won't be among the living for long.. etc.. etc.. I didn't TRY to do this, no standing up, no sitting back, no pulling on the handlebars, it was just a nice, slow, smoooooth transition an unintentional wheel stand..

I had NO idea my bike could do that, and do it without TRYING to do it..

BUT have to admit, it probably looked pretty cool, a fully dressed bike smoothly going nose up..

You're practicing this on us to see if we believe you before you tell this story to BG, aren't you?

You'd better give her a little something extra later(if you know what I mean) and then tell her the story :yay:

I goosed mine in second coming around the corner getting onto Rt.4 southbound to cross the Solomons bridge. :yikes: it came right up :lol:


ain't it cool :lol:


Fyi - I missed a deer by a fraction of an inch on the Skyline this afternoon

I goosed mine in second coming around the corner getting onto Rt.4 southbound to cross the Solomons bridge. :yikes: it came right up :lol:

The biggest gripe I can find about this bike is everyone's whining about the tall 1st gear. If the front end comes up that easy, I can see why it's a tall first gear.. everyone would be replacing front tires and shocks every 2 months with a tighter first gear.

Fyi - I missed a deer by a fraction of an inch on the Skyline this afternoon

Yikes.. I bet that got the heart pumpin a tad quicker..

Yeah, and it was pretty cool.. don't know if I EVER want to do it again, but cool to think it CAN do it.

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That's awesome

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I goosed mine in second coming around the corner getting onto Rt.4 southbound to cross the Solomons bridge. :yikes: it came right up :lol:


ain't it cool :lol:


Fyi - I missed a deer by a fraction of an inch on the Skyline this afternoon

Scary feeling, those deer need to evolve already and realize roads are bad.

So here I sit at a light.. I take off, a little quicker than usual, but not hitting the redline, don't think I even got close..

I'm shifting into second pretty quick.. come up to second.. twist on the throttle a little bit, again nothing racy, just a peppy acceleration, so I thought..

SO I'm gradually coming up on the throttle.. and think, WOW, that's smooth, feels a little differnt, kind of neat.. I wonder what.. HOLY CRAP, my front wheel is off the ground and gaining altitude.. I bring it back down to earth, and wonder.. What the hell are people thinking in traffic around me? Idiot SQUID.. He won't be among the living for long.. etc.. etc.. I didn't TRY to do this, no standing up, no sitting back, no pulling on the handlebars, it was just a nice, slow, smoooooth transition an unintentional wheel stand..

I had NO idea my bike could do that, and do it without TRYING to do it..

BUT have to admit, it probably looked pretty cool, a fully dressed bike smoothly going nose up..

I love your story, wish someone could of took a picture!

So here I sit at a light.. I take off, a little quicker than usual, but not hitting the redline, don't think I even got close..

I'm shifting into second pretty quick.. come up to second.. twist on the throttle a little bit, again nothing racy, just a peppy acceleration, so I thought..

SO I'm gradually coming up on the throttle.. and think, WOW, that's smooth, feels a little differnt, kind of neat.. I wonder what.. HOLY CRAP, my front wheel is off the ground and gaining altitude.. I bring it back down to earth, and wonder.. What the hell are people thinking in traffic around me? Idiot SQUID.. He won't be among the living for long.. etc.. etc.. I didn't TRY to do this, no standing up, no sitting back, no pulling on the handlebars, it was just a nice, slow, smoooooth transition an unintentional wheel stand..

I had NO idea my bike could do that, and do it without TRYING to do it..

BUT have to admit, it probably looked pretty cool, a fully dressed bike smoothly going nose up..
I like most your posts Bob but :bs: . Didn't know you were up? Cmon. You didnt come down when you went to shift to 2nd...and didn't realize your front end wasn't touching ?

I like most your posts Bob but :bs: . Didn't know you were up? Cmon. You didnt come down when you went to shift to 2nd...and didn't realize your front end wasn't touching ?

He did it in second.
The front of a vehicle ALLWAYS lifts on acceleration and ALLWAYS drops on deceleration.
Your car does it, a truck does it and bikes do it. The amount of lift is determined by horse power, amount of throttle and weight of the vehicle.

He just experienced a little more lift than usual

He did it in second.
The front of a vehicle ALLWAYS lifts on acceleration and ALLWAYS drops on deceleration.
Your car does it, a truck does it and bikes do it. The amount of lift is determined by horse power, amount of throttle and weight of the vehicle.

He just experienced a little more lift than usual

:killingme......kinda' like posi traction in the rain..........fun, but a little sideways..:jet:

He did it in second.
The front of a vehicle ALLWAYS lifts on acceleration and ALLWAYS drops on deceleration.
Your car does it, a truck does it and bikes do it. The amount of lift is determined by horse power, amount of throttle and weight of the vehicle.

He just experienced a little more lift than usual

Just find it hard to believe you wouldn't know you were up, especially on a bike. Ever happen to you APS? You were riding a wheely and didn't know it?

Ever happen to you APS? You were riding a wheely and didn't know it?

Yes, as described in post #3.
I didn't realize I was up till I felt the bump when I came down

FYI - We're both talking a few inches, maybe a foot, off the ground, not riding down the highway with your front wheel at eye level

I like most your posts Bob but :bs: . Didn't know you were up? Cmon. You didnt come down when you went to shift to 2nd...and didn't realize your front end wasn't touching ?

It's just how smooth those BMWs are. like riding on air.:lol:

Yes, as described in post #3.
I didn't realize I was up till I felt the bump when I came down

FYI - We're both talking a few inches, maybe a foot, off the ground, not riding down the highway with your front wheel at eye level

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Just find it hard to believe you wouldn't know you were up, especially on a bike. Ever happen to you APS? You were riding a wheely and didn't know it?

Apparently you've never ridden a bike THIS smooth.

Granted I wasn't in the air for 15 seconds, maybe one or two.. but it was a surprise to realize my front wheel was off the ground and coming up pretty quick..

It felt like the front end was light, did NOT feel like it was off the ground. ANd I don't think I've ever had the front end up without actually trying to do it.. This was totally unintentional, and definitely NOT expected. I mean, c'mon, this is a full on touring bike..

Apparently you've never ridden a bike THIS smooth.

Granted I wasn't in the air for 15 seconds, maybe one or two.. but it was a surprise to realize my front wheel was off the ground and coming up pretty quick..

It felt like the front end was light, did NOT feel like it was off the ground. ANd I don't think I've ever had the front end up without actually trying to do it.. This was totally unintentional, and definitely NOT expected. I mean, c'mon, this is a full on touring bike..

It's all good Bob and maybe that's the case about not riding a smooth bike like yours because the only street bikes I have ridin are a Suzuki and a Harley so maybe I dont know what its like. I personally have never been off the ground on my street bikes, dirt bikes or four wheeler and not known it but like you say, maybe its the bike.

You should have gotten the ASC option...it won't let you lift the front.

I rode to work mostly on one wheel today.

I rode to work mostly on one wheel today.

New unicycle?

New unicycle?

No the Ultra Classic. Once you get the front wheel up it just stays because it is so smooth. :lol:

No the Ultra Classic. Once you get the front wheel up it just stays because it is so smooth. :lol:

No, I meant did you run over a unicycle? I mean, it ain't coming up without some help, right? It's the smootherness. :lol:

You should have gotten the ASC option...it won't let you lift the front.

I was going to say it just stops the rear wheel from slipping... but it does so by comparing the speed of the front wheel to the speed of the back.. as soon as the front wheel starts to lose contact with the ground it should slow the rear wheel down.. What fun would that be?

It's all good Bob and maybe that's the case about not riding a smooth bike like yours because the only street bikes I have ridin are a Suzuki and a Harley so maybe I dont know what its like. I personally have never been off the ground on my street bikes, dirt bikes or four wheeler and not known it but like you say, maybe its the bike.

I guess the smooth comment should have come with a sarcasm smiley..

I can't really say when the front wheel came up, but it was a little while after I put it in second.. Someone on another board mentioned 5k RPM being the magic number where you're putting the max HP onto the pavement, and thinks that's probably when the tire lifted.

Still pretty cool, but don't want to do it again..... even if I can ride on one wheel all the way to work..

No, I meant did you run over a unicycle? I mean, it ain't coming up without some help, right? It's the smootherness. :lol:

I have a wheelie handle. A little wooden handle on the right hand side......kinda like a barco lounger

I guess the smooth comment should have come with a sarcasm smiley..

I can't really say when the front wheel came up, but it was a little while after I put it in second.. Someone on another board mentioned 5k RPM being the magic number where you're putting the max HP onto the pavement, and thinks that's probably when the tire lifted.

Still pretty cool, but don't want to do it again..... even if I can ride on one wheel all the way to work..

Get your new plates yet? Huh Huh Huh did ya get em did ya get em :lol:

I love your story, wish someone could of took a picture!

I'd bust out laughing if we saw a "To the IDIOT who thinks fully dressed motorcycles are for wheelie poppin..." thread at any moment...:lol:

I'd bust out laughing if we saw a "To the IDIOT who thinks fully dressed motorcycles are for wheelie poppin..." thread at any moment...:lol:

I've done it by accident on the 'Wing. You shift into 2nd and let out the clutch just a bit fast and whups! Problem is that with such a big bike, you're afraid to make any sudden changes! Once it's up there you don't want to let off the throttle and slam the wheel down, so you keep the throttle up and let it slowly come back to earth.......

I've done it by accident on the 'Wing. You shift into 2nd and let out the clutch just a bit fast and whups! Problem is that with such a big bike, you're afraid to make any sudden changes! Once it's up there you don't want to let off the throttle and slam the wheel down, so you keep the throttle up and let it slowly come back to earth.......

That's why it was a surprise.. I'd been in second for a couple of seconds, didn't come up on the release of the clutch, but as I was accelerationg through the RPM's..

In another thread someone explained the same in third..

Just have to keep it in mind, and behave..

I have a wheelie handle. A little wooden handle on the right hand side......kinda like a barco lounger

ALways figured there were wooden parts on those bikes..

Do you have to prime the waterpump before you head out in the morning too?

I'd bust out laughing if we saw a "To the IDIOT who thinks fully dressed motorcycles are for wheelie poppin..." thread at any moment...:lol:

THAT would be funny!

I have to behave now, the plates are on it, so everyone will know who the idiot on one wheel is..

I have a wheelie handle. A little wooden handle on the right hand side......kinda like a barco lounger

I'm waiting for the programable stunts button. "Burnout, 100' wheelie, doughnut, etc.".

ALways figured there were wooden parts on those bikes..

Do you have to prime the waterpump before you head out in the morning too?

What would a water pump do on a Harley?

I'm waiting for the programable stunts button. "Burnout, 100' wheelie, doughnut, etc.".

Gotta be one for that on the 'Wing here somewhere.......damn buttons..... still looking for the "wave" button....

I think I found the barcalounger lever Pete was talking about.... Ummm, no. that's the reverse handle.....

What would a water pump do on a Harley?

I thought a Harley WAS a water pump...