Wheelie stress...

Should I expect loosening of parts from doing wheelies? None thus far...but wondering.

YUP.....you will tweek something - sometime....pretty tough bikes but just dont slam the front down....wow dude...your like 57 still having fun I see...LOL

Tire rubber and leaky fork seals.

Steering head cracks on my Z1 too. I think this was cured later on.

Header tubes! :sick: :woohoo:

knee caps on valve covers. :pinch:

Les

Yes. You will damage the steering stem bearings, neck, etc. Ed

No worries, you can fix it again
Wayne

Seen a bunch of posts about fried engine bearings from wheelies because the oil pump gets starved and oil pressure goes away.

yea keep an eye on head tube and install a trap door on the oil pan and keep it topped up. fork seals are expendable in that game. im not comfy wheelieng mine. too top heavy on the back wheel. ill power it up but thats all im cool with. awesome your really enjoying it tho thats what there for....kinda

bountyhunter wrote: Seen a bunch of posts about fried engine bearings from wheelies because the oil pump gets starved and oil pressure goes away.

I blew a GSXR up due to that....he is 100% correct....but it was between a 1/2 mile to a mile wheelie. After the blowup it was torn down and you could see the oil starvation and heat coloration....

lushbaugh wrote: yea keep an eye on head tube and install a trap door on the oil pan and keep it topped up. fork seals are expendable in that game. im not comfy wheelieng mine. too top heavy on the back wheel. ill power it up but thats all im cool with. awesome your really enjoying it tho thats what there for....kinda

First time I seen the oil gate mentioned on this forum. I have heard that it is a must have for hard charging KZ's. I used to get the oil light on under hard acceleration before installing one. Could never wheelie though.
Wayne