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For maximum acceleration, do you blast the throttle full open all at once or do you perform a very smooth, brisk roll-on?
Ben
Ben
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14Full WOT from idle7.14%1Smooth, brisk roll-on92.86%131985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.
Formerly:
1982 XS650
1980 XS1100g
1979 XS1100sf
1978 XS1100e donor -
I do a smooth roll on only because I don't know how this mammoth of a bike would be on one wheel. -
My riding style and the twisted roads here in swamp land lends itself better to a brisk roll-on. But having said that, if you are tuned right your machine should jump when the throttle is snapped wide open.Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.Comment
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I love the jump when I rack it WOT
'81 XS1100 SH
Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire
Sep. 12th 2015
RIPComment
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Do these bikes like to power wheelie? I'm still a new rider and would never dream of doing this...I just don't want to have the girl lift up on me not expecting it...Comment
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My bike seems to respond much better if I roll on it instead of cracking it open. I think it's too rich on the bottom end.
Elevation here is around 5800. I can't remember my jetting but I think I'm stock with a 4-1.
Ben1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.
Formerly:
1982 XS650
1980 XS1100g
1979 XS1100sf
1978 XS1100e donorComment
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MMmmm Power Wheelie!
Hey Dennis,
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If I'm in the upper gears, 2nd thru 5th, I can snap WOT without worrying about the front wheel coming up, but many folks have reported this event in 1st gear, so just roll on until you get into the higher gears!
Mine has the little big bore kit, and 4" over front forks, so it sits up a little higher than stock, but most of our machines can power wheelie in first IF tuned right!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!Comment
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Mine now responds either way...
I can pull it up in first at 30mph and I can also go WOT at 50mph in 5th gear and have 110 in no time flat.
Rolling into the throttle works too, it's a nice way to rocket down the road in a jiffy without hurting the machine."Rat Rod"
79 XS1100 Standard
87 VMAX cans
Cheap Japanese Tires
Cobalt Blue Rattle Can Paint
Custom Lighting on a Budget
Perry Center Fire Department
Perry Emergency Ambulance
"If we don't do it, who will?"
Some people have one of those days, I have one of those lives...Comment
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I don't "crank" it because I have very limited experience doing wheelies and don't want to damage my bike if I should drop her. I do twist her briskly as you put it and would describe the motion as almost like hopping from gear to gear. The bike becomes lite and I can feel her coming up on the suspension. The whole bike lift upward under acceleration and settled down a little when a consistent speed is reached ... or can be hopped from gear to gear as I call it if I intend to keep accelerating.
If your ever behind one of these 11s and the rider twists it you can see the effect rather nicely.
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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