[down_shift]

So today I was hittin the twisties and there is this hill i go over at about 90 and i always wheelie down it, today though i went WOT over it lol and the front end jumped up and when I landed my nuts went CRUNCH it hurt so bad! anyone know any way to not do this? maybe wear a cup nfloor

 

[bob12312357]

So today I was hittin the twisties and there is this hill i go over at about 90 and i always wheelie down it, today though i went WOT over it lol and the front end jumped up and when I landed my nuts went CRUNCH it hurt so bad! anyone know any way to not do this? maybe wear a cup nfloor

I saw this video i think its on here of some guy tryin to wheelie into a jump over a hill and wreckin. It was funny but be careful.

 

[down_shift]

Oh.. this isn't like that, its like just a 2 second wheelie, no jumping for me!

 

[tertius]

When wakeboarding we wear bicycle shorts under the boardshorts to aviod similar problems.

 

[bob12312357]

Yea i should try them it hurts my boys when a retard pulls out in front of me or turns left in front of me and i pull an accidental stoppie. Espicially since i wear tight leather pants and everything is stuffed in there.

 

[zeus_r6]

I did that exact same thing over the weekend. My buddy almost fell off his bike laughing

 

[SCNetTek]

Yep, just the other day I landed a tall first gear wheelie pretty hard and spat my nuts right out my nose!!! No really!!
Spat them right out my nose.

 

[DDJFLW]

Before you land squeeze the tank with your legs i guess

 

[zx11_12]

even a 2 second wheelie at speed can wreck you, especially if you don't have a steering damper. If the front wheel isn't perfectly straight when you come down you could have a serious tank slapper. Just watch out.

 

[Sibling]

Don't even get me started with that stuff... I came over one of those stupid bumps in the road that always happen in the middle of intersections... Hit it at around 50 MPH while standing a little bit on the pegs... the seat comes right up and smacks me a nice one. I almost had to pull over.

 

[SCNetTek]

even a 2 second wheelie at speed can wreck you, especially if you don't have a steering damper. If the front wheel isn't perfectly straight when you come down you could have a serious tank slapper. Just watch out.

We do love our HESD now don't we? :cheers





(HESD = Honda Electronic Steering Damper)

 

[Check Raiser]

We do love our HESD now don't we? :cheers

I haven't had a chance to put my HESD into use...but I still love it!

 

[SCNetTek]

I haven't had a chance to put my HESD into use...but I still love it!

A good way to truly appreciate the HESD is to execute the following:

Exit a corner in 2nd or 3rd (higher RPMs) and power wheelie out of it while still leaned over a little – when it touches back down you’ll get a little head shake, but instantly corrected by the steering damper.

 

[down_shift]

lol no damper on the sv! I just keep the wheel straight! I still get headshake sometimes but I just keep accelerating

 

[Iceman_954rr]

A good way to truly appreciate the HESD is to execute the following:

Exit a corner in 2nd or 3rd (higher RPMs) and power wheelie out of it while still leaned over a little – when it touches back down you’ll get a little head shake, but instantly corrected by the steering damper.

Ahhh lucky! Ha ha

I've smashed my boys a few times on the 954...It sucks! :urowned

 

[soupersnake]

First of all, yes I've had it happen to me before and it wasn't fun. But I have since learned to control my wheelies so I don't have that problem anymore.

Not trying to be hard on you, but if you are not already proficient with wheelies then trying to wheelie over a bump at 90mph is not a good way to start out. Check out the numerous wheelie101 articles and practice in a safer place.

You can do several things to avoid the nutcrushing. Don't do wheelies is the simplest answer, but it's undoubtedly not the one you're looking for. Gripping the tank harder with your knees, wearing a cup, etc., doesn't address the real problem, which is poor wheelie control. If you're not controlling when and how fast the front comes down from a wheelie, you're not controlling the wheelie--you're just launching it up and hoping it doesn't go too high or hurt too much when it comes down.

Roll on the throttle as you bring the front wheel down and you should be able to set it down without slamming your jewels on the tank and busting fork seals.