wheelies

[wpginterceptor]

I have a 1984 200ES, and its hard or almost impossible to do a wheelie UNLESS I really pull the front handle bars up.. while on the throttle of course ;)
ANYWAYS my buddy has a 200ES also and can easily do wheelies.. why?

[yaegerb]

Sit as far back on the seat as you can and lots of throttle in first gear.....that should do it. The other way is to put one knee on the seat and lean back with lots of throttle in first gear.

[wpginterceptor]

yeah I know how to do it.. why does his machine pop it so easily.. even in second! yet I have trouble in first

[honda4h]

you well starve you engine/oil pump of oil doing wheelies

[yaegerb]

I have no idea....maybe motor mods?

[sp8twn]

Cuz there not made for wheelie's,,, There part tractor!!! want to wheelie get yourself a X or R,,,,,:lol:

[El Camexican]

Let your buddy take it for a spin and see what happens.

[barnett468]

I have a 1984 200ES, and its hard or almost impossible to do a wheelie UNLESS I really pull the front handle bars up.. while on the throttle of course ;)

ANYWAYS my buddy has a 200ES also and can easily do wheelies.. why?

a. Because his is really a stroker engine.

b. Because he is simply better at it than you.

c. Because he weighs 75 lbs less than you.

d. All of the above.

[Liquid-Darkness]

Those wheelies cost me a pair of rear axle bearings and seals for my X once apon a time, lol.

[DohcBikes]

+1 on el camexicans approach. Maybe he just ain't as skeered lol......

[MRSOUND]

auto clutch adjustment?

[fabiodriven]

Those wheelies cost me a pair of rear axle bearings and seals for my X once apon a time, lol.

Oh absolutely. That makes perfect sense.

To the OP, it ain't the bike. It's you.

[yaegerb]

let your buddy take it for a spin and see what happens.

lol.......

[Ghostv2]

Does your engine smoke? Maybe low on compression. Lots of factors that make a 30 year old motor not as powerful as it once was. His might have recently got rebuilt. Maybe an oversize piston. Who knows.

[fabiodriven]

Or not enough practice. Give me an 84 Big Red with 60 lbs of compression and a clutch that doesn't exist and I'll still have it pointed at the sky. The mechanical advantage that motor has in first gear is ridiculous and enough to compensate for a clapped out engine.

[ironchop]

wheelies are played out........now run that ES up to 35 or so and yank the front brake HARD with your jackoff arm and do an endo (young'uns call them "stoppies")

now there`s a trick! Dazzle your friends and piss off your wife!

then, yank up on the handlebars REALLY hard, throw one leg over the headset with the bars on full lock one handed and hop around....its called The Cherry Picker

your welcome

halfpipe trike lessons are in the next episode

[Scootertrash]

Jack who's arm?

[Thorpe]

Jack Mehoff... He has the best wheelie arms around!

[C.J]

This thread is wild, start to finish!


My 200ES didn't like to wheelie either. Front forks were collapsed and it had trail pros all the way around so it sat like the Motown Missle (nose low, ass in the air). That made it waaayyyyy harder to wheelie cause you'd have to pull all that weight waaaaayyyyyyy up and back to reach the balance point.

Leave the 200ES nose on the ground, go find a 110, 185S/200S, 200X or 350X if you wanna wheelie. ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BIG RED. Or trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro tie the rear of that big red to a stump and then to the rear rack. She'll wheelie

[wpginterceptor]

191604

roger that

[El Camexican]

Careful guys, the Fun Police are amongst you...
191633

[ratvespa]

you well starve you engine/oil pump of oil doing wheelies

so 3 wheelers were never designed to go up dunes or hills? the oil pick up in the back of then engine for a reason. if the oil level is super low I could see that, but Ive been doing wheelies on my trikes for years and never have an issue. take a bottom end apart and analyses it and you will see

[DohcBikes]

Careful guys, the Fun Police are amongst you...
191633I'm thinking a thread titled "wheelies" might be a good place to get some of this done, lol.

If wheelies blew trike engines up I wouldn't ride trikes!

[barnett468]

Careful guys, the Fun Police are amongst you...
191633

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing025.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[barnett468]

you well starve you engine/oil pump of oil doing wheelies
Just fill it to the top. I also hear that gear oil works pretty good!

[Fox250R]

Let me ride it. Bet I could do it~

[barnett468]

auto clutch adjustment?Powerband adjustment.

Read link below for more info.

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/166782-Does-a-1984-kxt250-tecate-have-a-powerband


http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz181/TeryxMudder/powerband-1_zps53aacd1b.jpg

[DohcBikes]

Finally, on to something. Loose power band, makes total sense now.

Might wanna change the fuel mix too, at least 100:1 for good wheelies on a 4 stroke.

[barnett468]

Finally, on to something. Loose power band, makes total sense now.This might be the prob too.

Does your engine smoke?Yes, perhaps it has emphysema.




Might wanna change the fuel mix too, at least 100:1 for good wheelies on a 4 stroke.Be sure to use oil with high levels of ZDDP!




take a bottom end apart and analyses it and you will seeThe last time I did that I found it to be very dirty.



Here's my avatar. I named her Bacon. Isn’t she cute?

Hi, my name is Bacon Aren't I cute.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDheK_NT7A9cIdJnV_1Pg7lGbLDWNu5 AVQnY60FToKElt_Wip72n1nHA

[CRAZY70MAN]

I rode wheelies on my 200es with a roof on it......stereo,car battery,18 pack cooler,.......full of course........ and I have also wheelyed a 200es with a sidecar:crazy:...give it some gas and let her eat:beer:beer:beer And as far as someone saying wheelies are bad for a 3 wheeler......:wondering..... Not true.... I have a couple dozen great running machines that will verify that....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[El Camexican]

It’s time to be serious for a moment. The fact is that wheelies promote uneven tire wear between the front and rear and that being that there are only 3 wheels on the vehicle the task of keeping up with tire rotation becomes arduous. Just grow up and stop it!

I also think we also need to be careful about joking about names on here. Need I remind you all of the tragic day that we lost four members when those two Scottish lads, Ben Dover and Phillip MeCrack got into it with Neil and Bob from San Francisco? That escalated out of control faster than any of them could shake a stick.

[ironchop]

See....this is how chops busting should play out. We have sufficiently mocked the living hell out of several members both subtle and not and NOBODY got upset....Bravo!

Wpginterceptor, you sir are ok. You have risen above the butthurt and allowed us some fun.at.your expense. Thanks!

[zoomerman]

this is your clutch. put in some performance clutch springs and your trike will be just as good or better

[CRAZY70MAN]

It’s time to be serious for a moment. The fact is that wheelies promote uneven tire wear between the front and rear and that being that there are only 3 wheels on the vehicle the task of keeping up with tire rotation becomes arduous. Just grow up and stop it!

I also think we also need to be careful about joking about names on here. Need I remind you all of the tragic day that we lost four members when those two Scottish lads, Ben Dover and Phillip MeCrack got into it with Neil and Bob from San Francisco? That escalated out of control faster than any of them could shake a stick.


Hey El.........you talking about the Down brothers??? Neil and Bob??? This whole thread is out of control....just like a wheelie on a big red. My AdD has set in....what were we talking about?

[El Camexican]

Hey El.........you talking about the Down brothers??? Neil and Bob???

If memory serves me right the issue was over whether or not those were their names or their occupations.

[CRAZY70MAN]

If memory serves me right the issue was over whether or not those were their names or their occupations.

trrtrr Ya, that is what we were talking about

[RIDE-RED 250r]

I'm not on for 2 days and all this happens! LOL!

[wpginterceptor]

is their name really Neil and Bob or is that just what they do?

[El Camexican]

is their name really Neil and Bob or is that just what they do?

Being from the Peg you darn well know the answer to that question! Now quit messing around with the Palmer sisters and go practice doing wheelies!

[the great gazoo]

My favorite was always "Linda Hand", heh, heh