Is it legal to.....

**SSMark** · 03 Oct 08, 03:00 PM

Sat behind a 1098 at some lights with an open, clear, countryside road in front.

Lights turn green and the rider pulled away without pulling a stonking great big wheely at any point!!!

Is this legal!!!

Did the rider defy some laws of physics,

Mark

**AJB01** · 04 Oct 08, 06:48 AM

'spect he was being kind and considerate towards you so as not to make you jealous.

**SSMark** · 04 Oct 08, 10:37 AM

you might be right - though there is too much water in the engine for my liking and twice as many shims to check etc.

Good on ya - to any 1098 owner (or any 'cati really come to think about it)

I will stay with my rattly old air cooled 2V for now.

cheers,

Mark

**joff** · 04 Oct 08, 12:12 PM

Was it a 58 plate?...perhaps he/she is running it in!?

**SSMark** · 04 Oct 08, 01:58 PM

Didn't notice - surely one of these little beasties can paw the air even at reduced rev limits whilst running in!!

**Sorted** · 04 Oct 08, 03:09 PM

A doddle to wheely if you wanna in 1st 2nd and 3rd on power (not clutching it up) but not compulsory and it can be avoided

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A tad more difficult not to when pulling away sharpish, especially 2 up (eh Dean alias Bremalynchance).
We got it airborne accelerating off a r/about in 2nd gear when giving him a lift back from BSD Peterborough

**daveboy** · 04 Oct 08, 08:21 PM

you must weigh 2 stone if you can manage wheelies in third off the throttle i can only manage wheelies in gears 1 and 2 off the throttle