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
 

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