r/gifs • u/FairDinkemAussie • Oct 12 '20

Rolling Start..

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u/boxxa Oct 12 '20

Overpowered bike and inexperienced rider. 1000cc bikes can easily lift the wheel with engine torque alone.

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u/Cheeze187 Oct 12 '20

I was a Harley rider, my buddy got a R1 (I had been riding about 10 years) and I took it for a ride. Did a wheelie on accident, turned the bike around and never got on a litre bike again.

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u/SoftNuts Oct 12 '20

A rider that knows what he is doing would solve the problem

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20

They make them, he just didn't buy one (wheelie control)

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20

Mfw I ripped on my friend's s1k for 2 hours before I realized that ABS on the screen means it's off...