Having Wheelied my GS-1000 - I can tell you that it is easier than one
might think - there is a lot of raw power there and if you roll onto it -
she'll surprise you.
-Joey
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote:
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> I certainly wasn't expecting it. ;-)
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> *Date: *Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:36:16 -0400
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> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Well, O'l Blue has some sauce after all.
>
> I would crap my pants if that beast will wheelie on me!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Riding to work today I came up on a Cadillac CTS. When he noticed me back
>> there he started increasing speed, so we were cruising along at a decent
>> clip and we came on a straight so he nailed it. I was easily 2 gears too
>> high so I just downshifted 1 to see if I could hang just using torque. He
>> pulled away from be but we were coming to a 90 turn with a nice bank so
>> when we got there I entered the turn doing maybe 35 in 1st gear and as soon
>> as I apexed the turn I cracked it WOT. When I shifted into 2nd at 50 MPH
>> she pulled a wheelie, I was still a bit leaned over so I know the tire
>> completely came off the ground. Anyway I shot up on that car so fast he had
>> to know that he was no match. Anyway I didn't think the old girl had it in
>> her. Not bad for a 1979 bike with low compression, 30K on the clock, and a
>> larger countershaft sprocket. Yes I know I'm a squid.
>>
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