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can't get this freaking er6-n to wheelie !!!! :mad::mad:

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45K views 113 replies 28 participants last post by  JoziKilos  
#1 ·
I own an er6-n 2010 .
I can only get it to pop the front wheel a bit (clutch it or with full throttle open)
and only on the first gear!!
I can't get it to pop on second gear.

Wtf am i doing wrong?
Drive on 4000rpm on first gear, clutch in , raise rpm to about 9000 , holding the clutch with one finger and release it fast - > only make the front wheel jump a bit but no wheelie :( :deadhorse::deadhorse::deadhorse:
 
#14 ·
Yeah I'm running stock gears and everything. I usually start off in first bring it to 5500, let off and pin it. The front will lift up. as soon as it gets past the pivot point shift into second and start playing with the throttle to balance it. I can usually ride it a little ways in second gear but I'm still getting used to riding wheelies so I'm not the best. I feel more comfortable getting my knee on the ground in a turn than I do riding one wheel but I'll keep practicing it haha. Another thing that might help is try leaning back a little and lifting up on the bars. That helped me out a lot


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#23 ·
Go to Blue Ridge Performance dot com and ask them for their H.D. clutch springs. For $20 (you won't need the gasket) you'll be pulling wheelies on accident!
 
#25 ·
Hans I have the same bike (exhaust included), watched the same video and had the same problem as you. 5000rpm doesn't have enough torque to get the front end up. What I did was bring it up to 5500-6000 rpm, let off then go full throttle and the front end had no problem coming up then. No 2 bikes are the same though so you'll have to find that sweet spot. Let me know how it works for ya


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#26 ·
From 2012 onwards kawasaki moved the torque curve on these bikes, but as others have stated, you'll just have to find your sweet spot.. Try 4000 and grab a handful in second, mind you, that's an instant handful, not a roll on handful.. If that doesn't work go to 4500-5000 then slowly upwards until, well, that front wheel is upwards...

The video on how to wheelie a ninja650 will help you as a guide if you're struggling..
 
#29 ·
Yes adding psi to the rear tire will help, so will setting the rear spring stiffer. Like I mentioned above changing out the clutch springs will make doing clutch wheelies in 1st and 2nd gear easy. $20 and a half hour of install time and you'll think you added 10HP.
 
#35 ·
Pretty much this except I don't think you need gearing that radical. I have no experience on a 650, but If you can get a 600cc I4 to wheelie, there's no reason a 650 won't be able to. Peak tq comes on considerably earlier on a twin than with an inline motor, so it should theoretically be easier to get it to come up. And don't chop the throttle, that's an easy way to loop. Learn how use your clutch, in a parking lot, and in first year.


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#36 ·
yeaaaa im wheeling it baby!!!
today after work i found me a good quiet strait road and practice - the results -> i can wheelie!!!
but i wheelie high only with clutching it.
get it to 4 rpm clutch in full throttle and baaam the wheel is up and i am happy!

The only annoying thing is that some times my back tire slips even after droping to 20 psi on the rear :/

about the rebuild project, lol , i all ready crashed it 4 month ago and re build it brand new.
hit the road-rail at about 100kmh inside a turn :)