Wheelies on public roads? :poll:

[Alpha-9]

Thought i'd do a poll out of curiousity to see what the general consensus was after seeing mixed opinions about 'minimising risk' on the road on that racing pillion lawyer video thing thread
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Fzr-600 1999

[Hetzer]

I've always thought they look crap if they go beyond a few inches while powering out of a corner. Like a chimp doing tricks in a circus, extremely ghey and naff.

Apart from that, if they're done such that coming off doesn't involve any other vehicles in the carnage, crack on and look like a nob to your heart's content.
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[arry]

It's a bit like asking about filtering on public roads. Done in the right way in the right context, no problem - done wrong, and you're into those vids on yootoob.

No problem with someone popping a wheelie away from public view on a quiet stretch of road. I do have a problem with the gang of cocks that seem to have a habit of riding around my area at the moment wheelie'ing their way through the town centres like they're all AWESOME or something.

[Hetzer]

Wheelying on a sportsbike is like flying a Spitfire painted pink.
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[Alpha-9]

[Eddie Hitler]

Uhm.. my avatar..

That was years ago though. These days I don't as I care more about my headstock bearings and c+s's. If I ever, it's a small "accelerating like crazy" from a junction that can barely be considered a wheelie, but makes me feel good inside.

A good wheelie is cool as hell though. Not worth the risk to my license personally anymore though.

[Slacker24seve...]

Anything goes so long as no kittens get killed. Bonus points for exiting roundabouts on one wheel, offending IAM types and wheelying past Audi and BMW drivers that are being obnoxious.
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[MarJay]

Wheelying in front of a school at breaktime is stupid. Mainly because if you get caught you'll have a million people saying "Why won't anyone think of the children?"

Wheelying on a quiet deserted road? Cool I reckon.
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[covent.gardens]

Front raising under hard acceleration = cool
Deliberate show-off wheelie (poser) = sad

[Hetzer]

Giving it the beans, this is playing in the ether...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KI79GPXAICM#t=76s

Then you pull a long wheely, music changes to this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3DcChXNyYQ
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[fox]

A friend of mine ended up being slapped with 3 points for "dangerous riding" after being spotted by the police popping a wheelie from some lights.
Certainly a contextual subject.
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[bladerunner]

[Raffles]

I voted cool.
I reckon the faggots that voted otherwise are the ones that are unable to get it up and are jealous of the cool-dudes that can.
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[Islander]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Aye, nowt wrong with pink Spitfires :-

https://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18dyx2vs2zu73jpg/original.jpg


https://io9.com/5872484/why-world-war-ii-spy-planes-used-pink-camouflage
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

They're cool until you crash.
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[Irn-Bru]

They are cool and like hand brake turns they are guaranteed to get you some totty
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[MaybeGuy]

Wheelies are fucking great. Those who say otherwise, claiming to be on a high horse, are just those who can't do them, with some kind of deep set jealousy.

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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Alpha-9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1C4A-D6p1M&feature=fvwp&NR=1

them be cool wheelies, dem angles
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[fbmbmx]

I do it now and then but only on a quite and well maintained road. I would never do it in the city. Sometimes i will do it off a roundabout on a A road though
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[Srengam]

I think wheelies are cool,

I wish I could do a wheelie, but I don't even think my teapot could to be honest.
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[haroman666]

Cool.

I voted contextual though cause I cant get it up for any length of time.
Once i'm more practiced, do another poll and i'll vote cool.
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