Ever do wheelies on your Commando?

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I've got a new Barnett clutch that doesn't slip, and maybe a 1st gear wheelie is possible, but I don't want to risk breaking something. Do Commandos do sweet wheelies and have you ever done one?
 
Yes I have done wheelies on my Norton both from a stop and while accelerating in 2nd gear. Not the best wheelie bike though. I was twenty-something. (Also blasted my Norton up the steps and across the Arts Quad at Cornell in the middle of the night..)
 
A friend went to a motorcycle wheelie school once.
He said it's simple for a beginner!
Go along at constant speed of 30 to 40 mph, open throttle, disengage clutch, let engine rev to redline and then engage clutch very abruptly.

I shudder to think of the shock that is transmitted through our bikes' drive trains...
 
batrider said:
Yes I have done wheelies on my Norton both from a stop and while accelerating in 2nd gear. Not the best wheelie bike though. I was twenty-something. (Also blasted my Norton up the steps and across the Arts Quad at Cornell in the middle of the night..)
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Done a little blasting up the steps myself when I was at UC Berkeley
 
" it's a 30 hp transmission set behind a 60 hp engine"

And yes, of course I've wheeled the commando. Just parked my fat ass near the back of the seat rolling along in first gear and clobber the throttle, up she comes…
 

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