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Message started by botticelli on 08/22/14 at 10:43:32

Title: Wheelie?
Post by botticelli on 08/22/14 at 10:43:32

Can a savage wheelie? Maybe the ryca is easier?

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by botticelli on 08/22/14 at 10:47:58

youtube answered that really quick

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by Dave on 08/22/14 at 10:51:36

Really? You wanna Savage so you can do wheelies? :o

The Savage is not really good for that kind of riding. The clutch is not very grabby, the rubber belt doesn't make you want to dump the clutch and see what gives......and there is a lot of weight up front.

The RYCA is definitely not easier.....the weight is shifted forward and your upper body and arms are leaned out over the fuel tank.

I can honestly say......that in the nearly 3 years I have owned my Savage...the only time the front wheel is in the air is when I have it in the garage and on the lift.

I have seen one photo of a fellow that converted his Savage to "Scrambler"....and was doing a wheelie.

Yeah....and since you made me look it up on Youtube, there is one there. Wonder how he got the dent in the front of his tank?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ifLQPtgto

Dave

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/22/14 at 11:54:23

Look at the forks. Look at the angle of them from the frame.. You don't Really want to see that bike land on that,do you?

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by verslagen1 on 08/22/14 at 11:55:21

One wheelie meister here said he did it and blew the seals in the forks.

So... you've been warned. ;D

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by Serowbot on 08/22/14 at 11:58:12

A moped will do a wheelie... :-/...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vKjWc9oxmI

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/22/14 at 13:06:48

Well YEEHAAWW! That kid can sure wring the goodies out of a blasted moped.

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by thumperclone on 08/22/14 at 16:40:42

did it once
my favorite brew pub just released their first batch of barley wine and I got a wild hair up my arse in the parking lot
never again... wheelie wise

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by wolfsgrin on 08/22/14 at 22:15:52

Speaking of you tube vids any one see the spiderman motorcycle crash. I hate crash vids But you all have to see this. I watched it eight times.

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by WD on 08/22/14 at 23:06:21

475443425D5056545F00310 wrote:

One wheelie meister here said he did it and blew the seals in the forks.

So... you've been warned. ;D

That was me back in February of 1998. Seals are still popped, bike was 5 minutes old and the belt had been set way too tight on assembly. With what I know now about just how poorly made the Savage really is... I'm honestly surprised the frame or triple trees didn't fail.

My 2003 got curbed by a previous owner, and the frame to fork relationship is a bit out of kilter.

Title: Re: Wheelie?
Post by GBG on 08/23/14 at 18:39:56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX73ZSCFQS0