Well, I had read that it was possible, but I hadn't tried on my bike until today. I had gone for a nice leisurely ride on a slightly twisty road in this cold weather, and on the way home I decided to find out if the new R6 would power wheelie. It will. I went to a nice, empty straight road and I slowly worked my way up to the power wheelie by running up to redline in first gear a few times, increasing the amount of throttle each time I tried. I didn't pull the front end very far off the ground (maybe 6-12 inches), but I DID lift the front end by JUST using throttle. I still wasn't at WOT by the time I got the front end to come up. I wanted to know exactly where and under what circumstances the front end would come up. I only did it once, just to see if it would come up, but it's too damn cold out to play for too long. When it warms up, I'll experiment some more, but for now I know the front will come up under power alone around 9-10K RPM if you give it enough gas in first gear. No clutch necessary. Oh, and the front end will stay down all the way to redline if you don't open the throttle enough.
EDIT: OK, APPARENTLY PEOPLE AREN'T READING THE REST OF MY POSTS, BECAUSE MOST KEEP TELLING ME HOW TO PULL WHEELIES. SO I'LL ADD THIS HERE: I'M NOT TRYING TO PULL WHEELIES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RIDING WHEELIES. I'M TRYING TO LEARN WHERE THE FRONT END WILL COME UP SO THAT I CAN ACTUALLY KEEP IT DOWN IN THE FUTURE. I ENJOY RIDING ON TRACK DAYS, BUT I NEED TO KNOW THE MAXIMUM POWER THAT I CAN APPLY AND STILL KEEP THE FRONT END DOWN. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO FIND THE MAX RPM AND MAX THROTTLE POSITION I CAN RUN AND STILL KEEP THE FRONT END DOWN, I WILL HAVE TO BRING THE FRONT END UP A FEW TIMES. THAT IS WHY I'M EXPERIMENTING WITH THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST BIKE I'VE OWNED WITH ENOUGH POWER TO LIFT THE FRONT END, BUT IT'S NOT THE FIRST BIKE I'VE EVER OWNED. I DON'T CARE TO PULL ANY STUNTS, I JUST WANT TO GET TO KNOW MY BIKE SO THAT I CAN RIDE WITHIN MY LIMITS AT THE TRACK. I DON'T WANT TO BE SURPRISED OR DISTRACTED BY THE FRONT END COMING UP WHEN I GET ON THE GAS. THEREFORE, I WILL HAVE TO BRING IT UP A FEW TIMES IN ORDER TO KNOW HOW TO KEEP IT DOWN. I WILL NEVER TRY TO CLUTCH UP A WHEELIE, NOR WILL I TRY TO BOUNCE UP A WHEELIE. I'M JUST TRYING TO LEARN THE POWER CURVE OF THE BIKE SO THAT I KNOW HOW TO KEEP THE FRONT END DOWN BUT STILL GET THE MOST ACCELERATION POSSIBLE.
You should be careful with power wheelies, everybody has their own opinion on wheelies and here's mine:
When you power wheelie, the bike is standing up while the bike is making lots of power and it won't take much to loop it.
When you clutch it up, you give the bike a burst of power and if you learn to do it right, your power will drop off as you reach the balance point. Plus, with clutching, you can get the bike up at slower speeds and if you fall, it may not hurt as much.
But everybody has their own way and none are more right than the other, so whatever works for you.
Oh, I don't plan on pulling or riding wheelies. I've just heard that the stock R6 (at least the 05 model year) will power wheelie and I wanted to know specifics as to when and under what circumstances. I will only be testing it out a little more later just to get to know my bike. I don't enjoy riding wheelies, but I do plan on riding a lot at the track and I want to know under what circumstances the front end comes up. I don't want to exit a slow turn and have the front end come up on me from giving it too much power. I doubt the front will come up in second gear, but I plan on at least testing it, just so I know what my bike will do. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression.
I have an '04 with no mods (no regear either) and it will come up in second without the clutch. I've also seen someone bounce an '04 up in 3rd, it just takes practice.
Wheelies continue to fascinate riders. There are so many ways to do them, and it all depends on the circumstance as to how you want your front to come up. Power wheelies are dangerous because along with the front end coming up, you are generating a lot of speed! If someone pulls out in front of you, you will be hard pressed to get her stopped in time. You should be able to get the front to launch by getting up to 7 or 7.5 grand and just nailing the throttle. Clutching it up is a decent way, but it will eventually take its toll on your clutch. Bouncing it up is another method that is fairly non damaging, where you just nail the throttle, get off of it (compressing the front end) and nailing the throttle again. Awaaaayyy you go. It is a common myth that 600's will not wheelie easy, because they do. I've had my R6 come up in 2nd when I was not trying to. I do it every now and then, but believe me if you wheelie ALL the time, something is going to break...either your bike, or your bones
.. i 2nd to taht .. i very rarly ever do a wheelie on main rds ... when i do i just pop it up and put it bak down ( if im the 1st person at the light ) ..
My bike can power wheelie in first gear all the way dpwn to 5k RPM. I get it up around 9 or 10K ,cut the throttle, tach hits 5k, I roll the throttle, front end comes up easy.
maybe i just weight too much..... this sucks man, i tried doing a wheelie the other day couple of times, noting man.........i take it to about 8k first and just pin the throttle, it just stays on the ground and flys like a bullet...... could 175lbs be the problem?
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maybe i just weight too much..... this sucks man, i tried doing a wheelie the other day couple of times, noting man.........i take it to about 8k first and just pin the throttle, it just stays on the ground and flys like a bullet...... could 175lbs be the problem?
Maybe try sitting back a little and throttle chop it. A lot of it is timing.
.. i 2nd to taht .. i very rarly ever do a wheelie on main rds ... when i do i just pop it up and put it bak down ( if im the 1st person at the light ) ..
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