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Title: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: Moidore on April 07, 2014, 02:37:24 PM
Is that actually possible on the 2014 SR? Or is the throttle electronically controlled so you can't actually pop a wheelie or do a burn out? - not that I condone this  :P
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: NoiseBoy on April 07, 2014, 03:20:06 PM
All 2013+ Zero's will burnout I believe.  Apparently the crap chinese tyres pump out a hell of a lot of smoke too.

Ive already asked the wheelie question, SR is too front heavy to wheelie.  The FX is a hooligan tool though and wheelies well.
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: kensiko on April 07, 2014, 09:33:34 PM
Also the torque is limited at low speed, you would need to wheel at high speed.
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: GNU on April 08, 2014, 12:16:11 AM
And the weight distribution is so low on the SR (compared to many sports bikes) that it makes less prone to lift off at hard acceleration.

This is a good thing that most other bike manufacturers struggle with due to their higher center of gravity.
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: biolife on April 08, 2014, 03:14:54 AM
And the weight distribution is so low on the SR (compared to many sports bikes) that it makes less prone to lift off at hard acceleration.

This is a good thing that most other bike manufacturers struggle with due to their higher center of gravity.

That's actually good news for me. With that much torque, I've been a tad worried about accidentally lifting the front wheel off when accelerating too hard, especially in the first few days of getting used to the feel of the bike.
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: ZeroSinMA on April 09, 2014, 11:17:57 PM
Is that actually possible on the 2014 SR? Or is the throttle electronically controlled so you can't actually pop a wheelie or do a burn out? - not that I condone this  :P

Yes.

(http://images.motorcycle-usa.com/photogallerys/2013ZeroSMotorcycleReview9.jpg)
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: DesignerDan on April 13, 2014, 01:56:22 AM
Awesome picture!
Title: Re: Wheelies and Burnouts on the SR
Post by: vchampain on April 15, 2014, 02:37:54 AM
Not so "Zero emission"