wheelies..........

[ghettostan]

i read on the internet that doing wheelies is bad for the engine?

due to lack of oil going in the engine...

i can see why and how sort of but is it true ?

if it is then why do bikers do it if its not good for the engine ?

i would love to be able to do it but i dont want to run the risk of the engine starving for oil.

[Dav1son]

the oil will be sat away from the gears ect and not be spread as far.
it is dangerous, but isnt everything.
best bet is dont do it for sustained periods of time.
(and on a private road of course )
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[virus]

your steering head bearings will take a hammering aswell unless you can land smoothly.

Cheers
John
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owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

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[Dav1son]

[Finglonga]

Depends how long you keep the front end up for. The usual wheelie won't do anything to the engine but if you plan keeping it up for a few hundred yards you will get problems. Even then it will take a while. The gearbox/clutch/chain takes more stick from the ham fisted attempts.
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[ghettostan]

okay, thanks for the advice and warnings lol

[G]

As mentioned, the problem comes from longer wheelies. On some bikes, the oil pickup is further forward that on others. When it's nearer the front of the bike, the oil may pool below the pickup and so not be distributed the rest of the engine, starving it of lubrication in longer wheelies.

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[G]

You need to get higher if you're running out of power .

Try and keep an idea of what the revs are and put it down before you run out of revs, so you've still got some for a softer landing.

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