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first let me preface by saying.. I suck at wheelies. they scare me like snakes.. but I still want to be able to do them.
SO in the interest of learning this morning.. I popped a BIG one (well big for me) leaving a stop light this morning. Not the pop the clutch kind.. the kind Right after the clutch has engaged and you are really cranking down on the throttle to go fast. I normally lean forward but .. you know how it goes. anyway..
when you pop wheelies you are supposed to just ride the throttle till the front comes down softly,, ie don't slam it down like you are trying to kill the front tire.
I slammed it down because the wheelie bigger than I had expected and it kind of scared me. I heard a POP.. and I also accidently shifted into neutral.. but that was easily fixed.. finished my ride and checked the front.. nothing wrong thankfully (I know I know I'm a dumbass but the bike brings it out in me).
so to get to the point.. The suspension travel is enough to cause the headlight to bump the fender. I didn't know but I do now and IF you ever have cause to make this happen,, just be aware .. that's what that noise was/is.
also it's pretty smart how Ducati attached the headlight.. some rubber helps it move a lot if it needs to.
anyway that was my adventure this morning.
also as a side note: I FINALLY got my tags.. it took an act of a bureaucrat at the revenue office to get it.. geez.
SO in the interest of learning this morning.. I popped a BIG one (well big for me) leaving a stop light this morning. Not the pop the clutch kind.. the kind Right after the clutch has engaged and you are really cranking down on the throttle to go fast. I normally lean forward but .. you know how it goes. anyway..
when you pop wheelies you are supposed to just ride the throttle till the front comes down softly,, ie don't slam it down like you are trying to kill the front tire.
I slammed it down because the wheelie bigger than I had expected and it kind of scared me. I heard a POP.. and I also accidently shifted into neutral.. but that was easily fixed.. finished my ride and checked the front.. nothing wrong thankfully (I know I know I'm a dumbass but the bike brings it out in me).
so to get to the point.. The suspension travel is enough to cause the headlight to bump the fender. I didn't know but I do now and IF you ever have cause to make this happen,, just be aware .. that's what that noise was/is.
also it's pretty smart how Ducati attached the headlight.. some rubber helps it move a lot if it needs to.
anyway that was my adventure this morning.
also as a side note: I FINALLY got my tags.. it took an act of a bureaucrat at the revenue office to get it.. geez.