Wheelie, wheel spin.

[mr motorbiker]

whenever i attempt a wheelie on my zxr400 the back wheel just spins up. It doesn't happen every time.

The tyres were defintley warm and i can't see a problem with wear on my tyres. it happend three times today, once infront of some hot girls

any ideas?

[MarJay]

What tyres do you have on there?
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[mr motorbiker]

Dunlop D207's

[stu_m]

thats a new one

[ZaphodBeeble]

I wheelspin when trying to do a wheely somtimes. Either that or my clutch slips.
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[loply]

I got this quite a few times on my bike.

Certainly a few times it was caused by the tires not being warm.

Other times im not sure why it was - Perhaps it was when I gave it 'too much' for the small contact patch on the 150 tyres? Not sure.

Obviouslly the road surface is one issue- Is it grippy?

Are the tires really warm? Try a small burnout to make sure.
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[mr motorbiker]

i only ever try wheelies with warm tyres but like you say a burnout just to make sure is worth a try.

i think i'm going to get new tyres now anyway now cos the 207's could be the problem.

whats the best tyres available for the zxr400 that will have the most grip, i'm not to bothered about how long they last.

[Ste]

How fast are you going when it spins up?

[paulthewitt]