3 months for wheelie

[AJ]

I talked to a friend today who wanted help with an oil change on his bike.

He said that the latest info is if you are caught doing a wheelie then you will go to prison for 3 months.

I told him I have not heared of this one but would ask all the knowledgeble bikers on BCF

So has anyone heared of this or has he just been fed some bullshit.

AJ

[Bloggsy]

not heard that one

[Dazbo666]

not heard that here either...

sounds like an excessively severe sentence for a wheelie - unless you were caught doing it on a stolen bike, while banned, with no helmet on and an opened bottle of JD in your hand??
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[Ste]

You won't go to prison for doing a wheelie, unless you're also going 150mph and run over some kittens.

A wheelie is dangerous driving, if caught and they were prosecuting you then I'd say you could expect a fine, some points and maybe a short(ish) ban. What you'd actually get would depend on the circumstances.

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[Artur]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Walloper]

Doing a Wheelie is Punishable by being put in jail.
(If you over cook it and bin a decent bike in the process.)

Well it should be..
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[mistergixer]

As a consequence of Walloper's post, i've got eBay adverts for Wheelie bin cleaning' displayed at the bottom of the page.


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[Tristan.]

I got due care and attention (4 points) I've also seen charges for "not being in full control of the vehical" (don't quote me on the actual wording, but it's the same as being on the phone) which is a 3 point FPN.

[Darth]

[CarlosCBR]

Not in proper control doing a wheelie? Should contest that if its a decent wheelie, displays perfect vehicle control if its high and long enough

[illich]

[TQ]

The main argument used against wheelies is the fact that something like 80-90% of a bikes braking force is from the front wheel.
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[G]

[Ciar?n]

[That_Hornet]

[Ciar?n]

Probably find thats an oversized rear disc as well borrowed from a Busa.

The front brake is fairly useless when riding on one wheel lol.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Those look at the calipers from the front of a B1H ZX6R.
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[Ciar?n]

Correct i guess.
But also

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[G]

[Ciar?n]

Depends on the rider G.

Alot of guys rig them up different.
Some just have the stock caliper for footbrake, and twin nissins for handbrake.

Some combine the two.

Some guys have a third brake elsewhere on the bike.
(You've seen the videos of the guys doing no handed highchair with a fork mounted brake operated with the foot right?)
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[G]

It was a jo... oh, never mind!

[tahrey]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but if you're doing a wheelie, isn't ALL of your braking power from the rear wheel?

All the bike's weight is going through it too, so you'll have good traction (until the front hits the deck anyway), unlike the usual situation where you could well end up lifting it off the pavement itself if you have enough grip and brake force up front.

I think the argument may be more 1. you've got far less steering ability, 2. harder to see where you're going, 3. all too easy to overcook it and spazz your bike into oncoming traffic.

Still harboring quiet ambitions of getting mine to sit up and beg all the same... if I can manage it on a pushbike, then...?

[londonbill]