Oh it will pull more than an inch up. I've had mine up prolly around 5-6 inches before, about matched the stripe in my pants afterwards. I wasn't expecting it at all.

try it with her on the back. do you have a sissybar?

I bought my Savage in late fall, like early December. I was  riding it with thick winter gloves, and I raced thru 1st gear, released the throttle, pulled the clutch, shifted in to second   and release the clutch - all in one move, right?

The problem is that the thick winter gloves held the throttle wide open, and when I released the clutch lever, up she came - high, like a bronco. I thought I was gonna 12 it.

Then, after my heart stopped thumping at 1100 rpms, I pushed the rear pegs down and tried it again with my feet on the pass pegs - it will hold a wheel stand pretty well. It's not a sportbike, but it's light and powefull enough for clutch wheelies.  

BTW: Dont try this at home. Children should consult thier parents before attempting wheelstands. Never wheelie with a can of beer in your hand. Operating a motorcycle on one wheel is a misdemeanor in some states (including IL).  Wear eye protection. Side effects may include rash, swelling, joint pain, and burned out clutch discs.

very cool to know our bike's can pop up and go!  I will have to try this sometime soon.

Well,...
now that that is settled,.. has anyone tried a stoppie?????

you can wheelie just about anything with more than 50ccs. When I was learning to ride on My 250 rebel I was stopped at a sign at the top of a hill...Too much throttle and a too quick release of the clutch launched me wheelieing(sic?) further up the hill. I was seriously probably doing 12in or more off the ground. I didnt touch the bike again until i took the MSF course it scared me so bad. As far as a stoppie goes...i get the feeling the brakes'd lock up before you could pull off a stoppie. Im no geometry teacher but it seems a stoppie on most cruisers is very well nigh impossible. Either way I dont want to experience one or the other if I can help it. I'm content simply going way too fast.

I've made the front tire start to squall with no sign of any stoppie action.
I think the front end is set up wrong for it to be possible unless the front tire is changed out to some crazy , fat, ultra sticky compound, then, the steering will be impossible to hold straight & crash it out.