Following on from my last post. I've been practicing my wheelies again. I'm interested to see some of the different styles used to get a Zed up in the air. I look still look like i'm leaning too far forwards. It'd be interesting to see the body positions of some other riders.

I didn't know i left that finger on the clutch until i saw these photos.

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Your front fairing/flyscreen looks like it is all one piece, and has air ducts!? Thats not stock. where did you find it? awesome pics.

long time ago on my sweet red Z

Originally Posted by kawtoy_77

Your front fairing/flyscreen looks like it is all one piece, and has air ducts!? Thats not stock. where did you find it? awesome pics.

That is the new Z750 front faring.

Thanks *man ima dumba$$*

I leave one finger on my clutch too. I thought I left two, but not according to the pictures (I use two when I release, though). For some reason I never felt comfortable trying to do stand-ups on my Z, but they're very easy and more comfortable to do on my ZX-6R. The handlebar reach makes a hell of a difference. I wonder if I would feel comfortable trying them now...





You might practice doing stand-ups as they are much easier to control your balance point. You can use your entire body to adjust the balance rather than your upper torso and mostly the throttle when doing a sit down (well, and the rear brake!). I do miss that Z. It sure was sexy. I don't have any pictures on my ZX-6R yet, but I can rock it back further than the Z oddly enough (at least it feels like it).

Wow, Oni, man those wheelies are high. You da man!!!

I feel like i'm about to come off the back as it is. I find i get to about 20-25mph, gas it hard, then ping the clutch with one finger and up she comes. The part i find hard just now is when to roll off and by how much. As it lifts, if i keep the throttle open, the higher it gets the faster it comes up, so i have to roll off the gas to match the height.

If i do 10 wheelies in a row, i get about 5-6 where i match it ok and the bike just starts to hit that nice light feeling. But looking at yours, i'm nowhere near high enough.


When do i stand up?? Before, then pull the bars up to me? As it's coming up? Or once it's up?

Also, i've tried hooking 2nd on the way up but it's too hard and just goes back down. If i try changing when it's up it really jolts. I think i need to stay practicing at this stage for a while. How long had you been doing this before you got as good as you are??

Originally Posted by kawtoy_77

Thanks *man ima dumba$$*

It's a 2004 model and is totally standard apart from a tail tidy. I wasn't aware the front was any different from any other Z. Are the US bikes the same??

I think those pictures were taken in October or November of 2006 and I got my bike May 2006. I started practicing wheelies after two or three months of riding. It took a long time to get to that point where I felt comfortable enough to get there and hold it there with the throttle. The nice part is, you can wheelie any bike that can do it fairly easily once you get the technique and the feelings down. I'm no wheelie pro, though.

When I do stand-ups on my ZX, I just stand up on the pegs (left foot goes on rear passenger peg) before I even begin to clutch it up. Then, I just move my body closer to or away from the bike along with using the throttle during the wheelie. You're right, as you get closer to the balance point, you don't need as much throttle. Just keep taking small steps, and you'll get a little bit closer as you get more comfortable. Oh, and look left or right of the front cowl. I had to get used to doing that too.

I've tried shifting while in a wheelie too... once. I haven't tried since. I about looped it out but fortunately the front was coming down from first. I'm sure there's a technique to properly shift fast and smoothly during a wheelie, but I'm not sure if I want to learn.

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Originally Posted by g-man

It's a 2004 model and is totally standard apart from a tail tidy. I wasn't aware the front was any different from any other Z. Are the US bikes the same??

I thought yours was a z1000, and judging by the previous posts yours is a z750, as for the US/European differences.... I am clueless!

Originally Posted by kawtoy_77

I thought yours was a z1000, and judging by the previous posts yours is a z750, as for the US/European differences.... I am clueless!

Ah, yeah it's a Z750.

Originally Posted by RonZ

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Somemore brilliant shots there. Everyone elses look so high. I gotta get my act together.

my wheelies are a joke , so i wont bother posting any . i just power wheelie a little then **** myself & bring the Zed down ..

I need to get some pics of myself doing wheelies soon.