c14 wheelie?

[jnk]

just wondering how easy it is to pull the front wheel off the ground and in what gears you can do it in without poping the clutch??

[Saleenguy]

Originally Posted by jnk

just wondering how easy it is to pull the front wheel off the ground and in what gears you can do it in without poping the clutch??

It was not mine, so i was riding it very gently, and thus not trying hard to pop a wheelie at high speeds....that said first and second gear wheelies are pretty dang easy, and it has nice balance and they are easy to carry a long ways on the C as well.

[1400pilot]

There it's gone.......make you all happy!!!!!!!!

[jnk]

thanks guys i figured as much. oh and by the way that is some funny stuff pilot

[Jamie C.]

All I can say after reading 1400pilot's post is.... I want one.

[ozyran440]

Originally Posted by 1400pilot

Well, I am beyond the break in stage with the Concours 14 so decide it IS time to twist the wick a bit. Knowing the way I ride, I put ALL of my gear on. Levi's, long sleeved shirt, boots, chaps, leather jacket, gloves and full face helmet. Then I have to pee. By the time I finally get to the bike I am weak from dehydration and heat exhaustion. A 6 pack of Coke later, I have to pee again.

Eventually, I back the bike out of the shed and try to turn the key. *&^%$####@er!!! The damned fob is in the house. This bike has a key and a key activator thingy, more commonly called a FOB. If the FOB is more than 5.5 feet from the bike, the key won't work. Back in the house for the FOB aka Found On the Bed. Don't ask. FOB now in my pocket I go back out and polevault my way onto the bike. Yes, it is that tall. With a 32 inch inseam I cannot flat foot the thing, but then I have fat thighs. Too many donuts back in my teen years when I was practicing to be a cop. So, I got the fat thighs and the belly but no badge. Go figure. (pun intended)

Okie Dokie, fire the puppy up and listen closely to see if it is running. It is, so I kick it into gear and ease out the drive and onto the street, idling along until the temperature gauge moves into the operating zone. A right turn takes me onto Hwy E and I ease up to 60 mph, just loafing along, letting things warm up. A mile down the road and I pass under Hwy 67, a four lane controlled access highway. Slow almost to a stop and then left up the ramp to 67. Idling along in first gear, straighten the bike, slide forward a bit and squeeze the tank with my knees. A quick head check tells me there is no traffic to merge with so here goes.

Ever seen a cat take off when you soak his tail in lighter fluid and toss a match to it? No? Well, trust me, they are quick. But, not as quick as that freakin' Concours when I twisted that wick. Suddenly I am riding a unicycle and for those of you who have read my other stories, you know I have trouble staying upright on two wheels, and now I am on ONE???? OH, HELL NO!!!! Roll off the throttle, yank in the clutch and pop it into second. BEHAVE, *****!!!!

Roll on the throttle and the front gets up a bit, but touches down lightly. The tach passes 9 grand and quick shift into third and HOLY HELL THE FRONT END IS OFF THE GROUND, AGAIN!!!! If this was a cowhorse I would slap the nag between the ears and knock him down but I need both hands to hold on to this thing. Roll off the throttle and re-evalute. I try to slide forward on the seat and realize my *** has sucked the seat all the way to my tonsils.At least I won't fall off.

Ok, this thing has control issues, I can deal with that, I have been married a long time. Start over again, easing into the throttle in first gear, the Kawasaki beller kicks in about 6000 rpm and just gets meaner up to 9000. Clutch in, ease off the throttle, catch second, roll on the throttle. Better, smoother, controllable, feels good. Past 6 grand again, it sings to me, I love it. 9000 now, holy sweet Jesus, I am in second gear somewhere north of 70 miles per hour and I have 4 gears left ????? My wife better get more life insurance on me.

So, later that day on some crooked two lane blacktop road I catch a glimpse of a bike disappearing around a curve ahead of me. The devil I am riding whispers, "catch him". We do, and it turns out to be three crotch rockets. All I can see is the soles of their feet and their butt cracks as they make love to the gas tanks, squirting their way through the 35 and 40 mph curves at 65. I can hear the banshee wale of their pipes as they work their bikes through the gears, braking hard before entry and flogging hell out of them on exit. The ***** glides along behind them, flowing like a ghost through the curves.

Around a left hander we enter a short straight and I become...SUPER SQUID!!!!!

My brain goes for donuts as my left hand yanks in the clutch, left foot stomps the shifter three times, right hand twists the throttle to the stop. The ***** chortles as we pass the first two riders, their eyes wide with awe and admiration. Pulling even with the lead rider I see him hunch lower and sock the spurs to his mount. To no avail as I snick the shifter into 4th and we GO. WE JUST GO! WE FRIGGIN' GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mr. Sulu, warp 5 please. Aye Captain.

WHOA HORSIE, who put a 45 mph curve there? Right there! The force is with you, Luke, trust the force. The she-devil flows through the curve like gas through a siphon hose. How fast were you going you ask. I have no idea, I closed my eyes.

EXCELLENT STORY! I just have to ask...

Were the saddlebags mounted at the time?

[HellBent]

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[1400pilot]

Never said I wrote it did I??? I found it on the internet and thought it was funny so I posted it, it fit within the wheelie topic, where I found it there was no author posted so I couldnt post who wrote it. I sure didnt see any copyright.

[mkelley]

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[1400pilot]

Originally Posted by mkelley

Of course, no where did you say you didn't write it, so the clear implication, you being a C14 owner, is that it was your story, after all the pronoun "I" is everywhere in the story. All it would have taken is a little attribution like "Found somewhere on the internet..." with somewhere being zxforums.com with Curt as the poster of that particular version?

Thats not where I found it, and as I said there was NO author listed, it was just as I copied and pasted it, no title and no author, I have no idea where I found it as I had saved it to my computer because I thought it was good.

Those that know me and have met me on here, and there are quite a few, know I am not married, know I never aspired to be a cop, know we have no curvy roads here,........... MY GOD,.......... it's just a good and funny story I thought these people would like to read here, I dont think the world is going to come to an end because I posted a damn funny story I found searching the internet.

I sure the hell hope that everything you have ever copied and pasted on the internet is listed with the original author even if one wasnt listed, you better search till you find the author or not post it at all, like I said I was just sharing a funny story I found one day, if someday I get any money from coping and pasting it on a internet forum I will make sure to send Curt a check

[trikebubble]

Geez Louise Deron.........did you p**s on someone's cornflakes in a previous life?

This is the internet people, take a chill pill and lay off the finger pointig for awhile. It seemed very obvious to me that Deron was posting a story he had found, not giving a first hand account.

[Spok]

of course deron didn't write it, there are too many big words in it sheesh.

its not like he passed it in at the University of Nebraska English Department as a piece of his own making.

calm down calm down. lets focus on a real plagerist...Joe Biden

[anamosity]

Hey Deron, your post was the first time I have read it and I thought it was funny. Hang in there man and keep on doing what you do.

[mkelley]

And without a picture, did it really happen?
Imagine for a moment seeing Deron wheeling a Connie? My guess is that there would be a whole dictionary of words emanating from his lips. I know Deron has been known to use the throttle from time to time.

[HellBent]

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[ozyran440]

Originally Posted by HellBent

A simple line such as "Hey, found this story about a Concours14" would have been sufficient. But hey, it is your forum, continue on.

Hey, hey, hey! No one's answering the question that really needs answering, my gosh!

Did the Connie have saddlebags mounted as it went sailing past the other sport bikes?

[ispeed77]

how could Deron have written it, there a NO curves in Nebraska

[MrSzg1400]

On my concourse14 wheeling is easy 1and2 gear 3 takes a little work 4,5 and 6 you have to be coming off of or going up a hill 60 mph is the fastest wheelie i have had but i am new at the street bike thing and i would like to have a 600cc to mess a round on

[1400pilot]

Originally Posted by ispeed77

how could Deron have written it, there a NO curves in Nebraska

>This post was written by Deron<

I beg to differ...........we have 1 curve

[1400pilot]

Originally Posted by anamosity

Hey Deron, your post was the first time I have read it and I thought it was funny. Hang in there man and keep on doing what you do.

>this post was written by Deron<

I try Gene