put really small tires on it, lean WAY back and FLOOR it LOL
hate to tell you this, but that ATV is NOT a sport ATV, and Honda didn;t make it for doing wheelie's
you bought the wrong machine if your a sporty rider
Hahahaha no I like it so far just noticed that the foot shift models don't seem to have any problems with wheelies where mine doesn't have the take off for it and was wondering if there was a brake holding trick or something. Thanks anyway.
On a manual shift they hold up on the shifter and drop it in gear while in a higher rpm. Transmission damage can result from doing that. If everything is right on n the world yours will bring up the front end with some body English but I don't see a reason to do it.
I have 31" outlaws on my 2015 rubi and she'll stand up just got to time it right. If you're 150 pounds soaking wet you'll need some more weight on the back :grin2:
a rubi needs some serious strain pulling on the handlebars (or strain on something else) to lift the wheels on flat ground. short of loading the rear rack with weight, they dont have the ballz to do it any other way. if I pulled that hard on my outlanders handlebars I would wind up with it upsidedown on top of me
i used to wheelie the heck out of my 01 rubicon without beating on it, it was stock and wheelied best in any auto mode, i would just hit the gas and pull back on the bars and off she went!
If someone could tell me how to upload videos I'll show you what a 420 DCT can do. You can shift them but you've got to almost come to a stop and then shift. But it wont let me shift past second. The foot shifts are far better, you can get them into 5th
not that anyone cares I gather,. BUT driving LONG wheelie will sooner or later cause your motor to go BAD< as the oil pumps don't flow oil
known a LOT of guys that killed there atv's doing a LOT of long wheelies, also very common on guys on sport bikes on the streets too
happens faster than you think too
so a heads up, that fun, causes a lot of added wear and tear to your motor
I don't really rev them that high. My foot shift I used to wheelie a lot farther in 5th gear and it never caused any problems. The DCTs are a pain in the ass to get to shift.
its about starving a oil pump from getting oil in the pick up, due to the 12 O clock position of the motor as to HOW It was designed to run
this is 100% true on MOST motors
NOW how much wear and tear, all comes down to HOW often and HOW far you ride while starving the pump
do some on lone searching on this subject and you will see its NOT made up issue's
its facts
and WHEN it caused enough damage its a expensive repair
HEY I rode a TON of wheelies over the yrs without a blow up,
but been side by side with guys who's motors did fail
and known a LOT more who's also did
they were more extreme type, doing wheelies often and far( some for actual 5+ miles at a time), and some at speeds of over a 100 mph too
but again seen some have failures from doing a LOT less and just BAD luck maybe
but its a real issue that can happen
The placement of the oil pickup tube is key. If its in front of the motor your about guaranteed to destroy it. In the rear you are fairly safe. Mid is anyone's guess since it would depend on the motor. Nice vid though, reminds me of the ATC days.
that's cuz you boring... 0 I guess for the same reason you come up to a ditch full of water and think "I can make that, even tho I don't know how deep it is"....
and I KNOW I have seen you do that more than once...lol and I remember one time I think even your handle bars were covered and you made it out... wish I had the vid phone out for that one..folks will do it, just cause they can...
I don't see a point either... its just going to FSU, but it was fun for that 5 ft I did it... then it got old.. :grin2:
if jones could get is to do a wheelie, his a$$ would go everywhere on the back two wheels..
I was thinking the same thing...but not sure his back tires could take that much weight shift to them... :grin2:and if he did that... he couldn't reach the handlebars...
If I have to put effort into a wheelie then it's not worth it to me. My Can-am would wheelie easy so I did them all the time. It's a show of raw power, which explains why the Rubicon won't do them.....lol
I dont do em too often... never have. but i see the appeal. I think it has to be a more extreme, near vertical wheelie (such as the one in that video) before I start to worry too much about running things dry. just pulling the wheels 2 feet off the ground I dont even think about damaging the motor. I mean, when you come to a real steep hill do you ever stop and thing "omg what about my oil pump running dry"? I do tons of 45 degree climbs. some can go on for an eighth mile or more. I guess that might oversimplify things as it doesnt take into account the force of acceleration but you get my drift...
Theirs a difference between having skill and doing just a power wheelie. Yes my can am lifts the front tires a lot easier. But the balance point sucks, the belt is also junk.
At 6'5 and 300lbs I think I can make anything wheelie that has the guts to do it. I know a stock Rubicon will because I've done it with stock 500 Foreman's. But with 28" tires you can forget about it. It's like trying to wheelie in 3rd gear lol. But like I said, power wheelies are fun, if I have to put a lot of body english into doing it, what's the point? Doesn't prove anything....
My old 420 lifted up with 28" mud bugs. The foot shifts have a lot more prep then the DCTs, I doubt I could get the new one into a wheelie on 28s. But the old 420 I could get it into 5th on the back two tires.
Mine IS footshift. Lower gears and more HP/TQ than a 420. But 28" Bugs are far from 28" silver backs.
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