Triumphrat

Luke · 05-20-2005, 07:20 PM

While I am new to this kind of bike, I'm hardly a boy, and I am very familiar with both doing wheelies and covering the back brake. I appreciate your concern, but I just wanted to know what is the range etc that the Daytona works its wheelies. If I decide to give it a try, I accept full responsibility and I've eaten my share of dirt and pavement over the years to know that it's not fun. I'm sure it will be as it was noted, it's just gettting the feel of the bike. I really like this bike and for all the bikes I've had (a quick rundown and I count 12) I'm sorry it's taken me this long to find the pleasure of a sport bike. When I first got it I thought I had adjusted to it quickly, but after about 10 months I am just now realizing how much I didn't know or appreciate about this kind of bike. It's a blast. It's just funny in that even with the Rocket III I had, as big as it was, wheelies just happened - not so with the Daytona. Sorry to start such a bunch of nonsense, lighten up you folks who are in sole posession of all the common sense and motorcycling skill in the know universe. I know I'm having fun and it's like I've found a whole new dimension to motorcycling. I used to watch motocross and flat track, but now find myself stuck on MotoGP, Superstock and Super Bikes. And, thanks to those who get it.

Luke · 05-20-2005, 07:20 PM

While I am new to this kind of bike, I'm hardly a boy, and I am very familiar with both doing wheelies and covering the back brake. I appreciate your concern, but I just wanted to know what is the range etc that the Daytona works its wheelies. If I decide to give it a try, I accept full responsibility and I've eaten my share of dirt and pavement over the years to know that it's not fun. I'm sure it will be as it was noted, it's just gettting the feel of the bike. I really like this bike and for all the bikes I've had (a quick rundown and I count 12) I'm sorry it's taken me this long to find the pleasure of a sport bike. When I first got it I thought I had adjusted to it quickly, but after about 10 months I am just now realizing how much I didn't know or appreciate about this kind of bike. It's a blast. It's just funny in that even with the Rocket III I had, as big as it was, wheelies just happened - not so with the Daytona. Sorry to start such a bunch of nonsense, lighten up you folks who are in sole posession of all the common sense and motorcycling skill in the know universe. I know I'm having fun and it's like I've found a whole new dimension to motorcycling. I used to watch motocross and flat track, but now find myself stuck on MotoGP, Superstock and Super Bikes. And, thanks to those who get it.

dml955i · 05-20-2005, 08:18 PM

It's your bike, your life. Do what you want. There's plenty of guys on this forum that can give you input on wheelie techniques, stoppies, burnouts, and posing with your bike at Hooters.

What kills me about guys that do wheelies and other tricks on public roads is that it reflects poorly on the rest of us that ride sportbikes. With Harley/cruiser riders, cagers generally acknowledge that while they are often loud and obnoxious sounding, they are also slow, and don't pose a threat because 9 times out of 10, it's a RUB.

With sportbike riders, it's a different story. I've seen a pack of "Biker Boyz" on the freeway doing lane splitting wheelies, cutting in and out of traffic w/ no turn signals at twice the speed of the traffic flow. I'm sure if you talk to most people that drive a car, they'll have a similar story about jacka**es on sportbikes. This behavior makes the cagers nervous, angry, and resentful of anyone on a sportbike regardless of their riding style.

I was riding in heavy rush hour traffic last week going the speed limit, trying to change lanes with my turn signals and a couple of cagers wouldn't let me into their lane and even flicked me off. I couldn't figure out why but then it hit me - they've had a bad experience with an idiot on a sportbike. Maybe I should get "NOT A SQUID" stitched into my leather jacket! :razz:

BTW - this is just my opinion. I'm just venting a little. :wink:

dml955i · 05-20-2005, 08:18 PM

It's your bike, your life. Do what you want. There's plenty of guys on this forum that can give you input on wheelie techniques, stoppies, burnouts, and posing with your bike at Hooters.

What kills me about guys that do wheelies and other tricks on public roads is that it reflects poorly on the rest of us that ride sportbikes. With Harley/cruiser riders, cagers generally acknowledge that while they are often loud and obnoxious sounding, they are also slow, and don't pose a threat because 9 times out of 10, it's a RUB.

With sportbike riders, it's a different story. I've seen a pack of "Biker Boyz" on the freeway doing lane splitting wheelies, cutting in and out of traffic w/ no turn signals at twice the speed of the traffic flow. I'm sure if you talk to most people that drive a car, they'll have a similar story about jacka**es on sportbikes. This behavior makes the cagers nervous, angry, and resentful of anyone on a sportbike regardless of their riding style.

I was riding in heavy rush hour traffic last week going the speed limit, trying to change lanes with my turn signals and a couple of cagers wouldn't let me into their lane and even flicked me off. I couldn't figure out why but then it hit me - they've had a bad experience with an idiot on a sportbike. Maybe I should get "NOT A SQUID" stitched into my leather jacket! :razz:

BTW - this is just my opinion. I'm just venting a little. :wink:

Luke · 05-20-2005, 08:34 PM

I know what you mean, and probably the reason doing wheelies on the Daytona never occured to me is that i've been on my bike and in my car and seen so many instances of people doing stupid things. It just seemed that wheeling down the highway was a waste of time. You're so correct. If you read my earlier post, what got me thinking about it was seeing a guy on an R1 going down the interstate on one wheel - with an 18 wheeler right on his butt. Looked cool, but seemed pretty stupid to me and the twenty or so cars around got a pretty negative opinion of sport bike riders.

Luke · 05-20-2005, 08:34 PM

I know what you mean, and probably the reason doing wheelies on the Daytona never occured to me is that i've been on my bike and in my car and seen so many instances of people doing stupid things. It just seemed that wheeling down the highway was a waste of time. You're so correct. If you read my earlier post, what got me thinking about it was seeing a guy on an R1 going down the interstate on one wheel - with an 18 wheeler right on his butt. Looked cool, but seemed pretty stupid to me and the twenty or so cars around got a pretty negative opinion of sport bike riders.