A wise man has spoken:
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Originally Posted by wswartzwel
you need to stop chopping the throttle and get softer landings.  |
Yes, thank you for reminding me to expound....
I'm SURE that the frame is broken due to wheelies- and the associated learning curve.
At first I would get the wheel up and get excited and *chop* the throttle, slamming the front end pretty hard. I soon realized that this could not be a good thing for the front end, so I began to actually try to wheelie with some technique: slip the clutch in 1st to get it partway up, then hit the fat part of the powerband to gently lift the front all the way..... as soon as the power starts to taper, clutchless shift into 2nd and run out the throttle until the nose gently comes back down. I've gotten it into 3rd a couple times!
OK, I need a Gixxer until I grow up enough to ride the BMW.
p.s. when I switched back to stock exhaust the bike would not lift the front wheel at all without being revved/clutched to death. My pipes DEFINITELY make a big difference!