God Damnit...
 

I really don't understand how this happened. Today I was riding (finally) some nice twisties... was feeling pretty good, getting some decent lean. Had already scoped out the run for debris... I came up to a sharp left-hander... shifted my ass over, got hard on the front brake and pushed against the tank, weighted my footpegs and dropped my head/shoulder as I made my countersteering input. Got to the correct lean angle, under modest throttle throughout the turn. Then, I began to decrease lean and get on the gas. I'm in first gear coming out, around 13krpm and I get on the throttle pretty hard.... and then it happened.











































I wheelied. :squid: :wtf:

:nopic:

fuckin squid, wheelie'in on public roads, givin us all a bad name... wtf is wrong with you



















:D

on a 600?? that's unpossible!! :panic:

It wasn't high, but it was for a decent length of road... couple hundred feet by my estimate. Got on the gas hard coming out of the turn and she came up a bit and just stayed there all the way to redline. I feel so ashamed. :no:

you should feel ashamed... sell all your gear and your bike... buy a furred out GSXR and then proceed with the wheelies! :squid:

I have to admit... I do it too.

ya darn :squid: , :no:


















;)

i love those easy uphill first gear wheelies on a 600... pretty much the only wheely i attempt anymore after crushing my balls last year.

I am ashamed to admit I wheelie too.

What a homo. If you had a blast like me you wouldn't have that problem like on your donor bike. Those things are dangerous and will kill you no matter what. You have no chance.

I fuckn' mashed mine hard just before I left for the desert last year... I was crossing a really busy street in Anchorage, the street has some nasty ruts from everyone driving in the same line during the winter with studs, and I got on it a bit harder than I meant to, the wheel came up... I panicked and shut the throttle... fuck... I thought my brain was gonna explode! good thing I was only 2 blocks from my house... took me like 2 hrs to get that sick feeling out of my stomach.

I do the same thing except my bike lifts the front wheel at 6K rpm. :dthumb:

3k here... of course redline is 6800...

bullshit.

I don't do it very often at all, but you have seen me do it before. That power up one in front of you and jamie on the BCRS ride beginning of last year and occassionally on the way home from the gap near the lake.

yag.

elyk

:lol:

Bout 3500 for me... and my redline is still 11K :lol:

You did that on accident.

not by the lake, I tried to on those, but alas I suck at wheelies.

no matter how hard i try i cant get the front of the rc51 to lift....

Fixed it for ya

What is this "redline" you are talking about? :skep:

sounds like you need to add some furr and a dinner plate for a rear sprocket

its kinda ironic that i woke up, read this thread and then while on a spirited afternoon ride had my first ever real wheelie when i got a little aggressive in second :P

Congrats...or ur a fukin :squid: one :idk: :lol:

I know Duc's don't have a marked redline on the tach....but do they have a limiter?

:dthumb: Most people get confused as hell when I say that... the earlier ones didn't. Now they have an added limiter, something about the rockers not having springs - doesn't mean you can't grenade the motor, just have to know when to stop/shift. I've never hit mine on either the 748 or 998... so I can't tell you from experience where the bugger is :lmao:

Well...you really dont need to hit the limiter with all the torque throughout the rev range. Which is probly why they dont have the redline.

I still feel squidly :(

Never ride a Buell then... they like wheelies

for a vtwin the rc loves to rev, but then again hi rpms for me is like 9-10k :lol: and yes the limiter hits hard

Drewps...there is a RC at the local Honda shop. I gotta go by and look at it on Tuesday when I'm off. Motherfuckers probly want too much money for it tho.

they really are a nice bike, and when you keep up on the sparkplugs they dont get that bad gas milage honestly

more power then you could use with a few cheap "free" mods, being able to lift the front tire at 100 is a nice touch too

just im too big a pussy to ride this bike like that

I wanna see if they'll let me ride it. They are notorious for over pricing their stuff...as most dealers are.

and the suspension is actually pretty damn good and when you adjust it properly it really can shine, the brakes are damn good, the power is everywhere and the reliablility is great, one of the guys ran his rc vs a busa and was off the line faster and only got passed when they hit over 100mph

what price range are you looking at i know of some pigs that are sale on other boards that are going for reasonable price

Of course the Honda reliability is 2nd to none. And I put new plugs in my Gix once a year as it is. So 2 plugs ain't gonna be shit to me.

they arent that bad to get at once you learn how to finagle them out the first time

What was MSRP on a new RC???

I assume you gotta pull the tank?

kinda, you need to unbolt two bolts and the tank can be pivoted out of the way for the rear and for the front you need to undo two bolts that hold the oil cooler

How long is the typical change?

if you were trying and not just bsing around, prolly 15 mins if you have done it before

No shit. Takes me atleast 15 to mine now.

once you get the tank up there are around 6 small screws that need to come off the airbox lid to give you more room, might be less if you are named Huang Chang and you have small hands and can get around it :idk: i had it off because i was modding the stock filters so it wasnt an issue

Does it burn up the plugs quick or what? Mine go bad b/c it's running rich as hell and needs a proper tuning.

The RC51 responds to spark plug changes more so than any other bike I have owned.
We have actually seen 1-2 hp gains from simply installing new plugs at 4000 mile intervals.
& the increased throttle response can be detected even without a dyno.

It is also important to know that you cannot gap the plugs on the RC due to the
high probability of damaging the delicate iridium electrode

Interesting to note.

doesnt burn out, but with the delicate iridium electrode its super sensitive

ttt

jesus how fucking slow did you have to be going to be in 1st gear coming out of a turn?

he's got an R6... ya gotta keep the revs above like 15000000 to have any power :lol:

:lol::lol:

so do i fuckface and the only turn i am in 1st gear for is when i leave the gas station and i am rounding the gas pumps.. i mean shit he built up the story like he was motherfucking valentino rossi rounding that corner.. sounds more like there was a line of cars and old people on walkers held up behind him and he gave it a little gas and got the front wheel up like 1/1,000,000th of an inch and got a little woody..

:lol: thought you had the older R6 though... :idk:

:rofl:

i didnt even think the wheel came up, it just took up some travel on the forks....

Drewpy. College Student. Major: Burnology.

speaking of college, i just found out i got a full ride to bowling green state university for my masters

and 1k a month stipend

hmm, thats a lot of new tires on the RC...

touring tires, cause if i go, and i really dont want to, i will be racking up so many miles to pc

where the hell is bowling green anyway?

Ohio

why the fuck do the call it bowling green?
there are no green's in bowling... :wtfru:

My bike redlines at 80mph in first gear douchefuck.
We don't have the same bike, jizzrag.

Isn't it in KY?

Damn yo... That's a killer deal... BG is a good party school too... Any better luck with colleges in TN?

looks like i got in, but they havent decided on the money issue yet, was a lil premature to jump the gun, im still thinking about holding out for TN, thats where i really want to go anyways

and its in northern, corn field, flat, cold, 800 miles from PC OH

I figured you would hold out... I would too... OH sucks... unless Ohio University is going to give you the same deal... better party school and MUCH better roads...

when are you thinking about moving your happy ass to TN? its worth it, nashville is the shit

Ive got a buddy that goes to BG and other than the drinking and partying up there, its a complete waste of a city.

I've got a somewhat similar deal. It's pretty sweet. You're damn sure going to work your ass off though... more than any job would be. I guess that could depend on your advisor, though.

I'm pretty sure you won't be working more than any job would provide you... Many jobs possibly, but not all jobs.

I agree I have to work my ass off at every job I have ever had school is esy in comparison and I have to work at the same time. My wife got pretty much the same thing for grad school and while she worked hard and all she will be the first to tell you her real job is alot harder than that shit was.....

It's just how I was raised... My boss comes to me the other day and is like, "your dedication and willingness to work so hard shows your passion for the company." Not sure he liked my response... :idk:

'I'd work just as hard flipping burgers at McDonald's... it's just what I do.'

Yup. I'm the same way.
Very rarely is it appreciated however.

Thats not the kind of reply thats gonna get you a sweet raise, assknocker.

yeah but it doesn't matter.. i tell my boss to fuck off all the time and i get the biggest raise of anyone in the company.. when you work hard and you are valuable you have two choices - be a pussy ass kiss motherfucker who sucks cock all day or stand up for yourself and tell them listen motherfucker i make you millions of dollars every year if you fuck with me i am going to take my talent and dedication elsewhere most likely the competition and you will get the fucking of your life.. its up to you - fucking pay me and shut the fuck up or i'm out.. simple as that.. i have been to HR more times than everyone in the company combined.. fuck em.. people get offended people get upset - oh fucking well.. i do whatever it takes to get my job done and if that means hurting someone's delicate little feelings so be it..

The way our structure is it doesn't really matter... It's all numbers. You get the numbers, you get the money. I get the numbers, I get the money... unfortunately it's just shitty money on top of shitty money...

If you had to work this way for your whole life, you wouldn't make it. It's not physically possible. You'd be dead by 40. Maybe there are a couple jobs out there like this, but they would need to pay like 20 times as much as my stipend, or no one would do them.

The least I ever work is about 65 hours a week. It's been up near 100 during a couple critical times.