954 or 929 for wheelies
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954 or 929 for wheelies - 8/21/2005 11:15:26 AM
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johnnyZ
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Well i am looking to get a bike sometime soon and i originally wanted a gsxr 750 or a 1000 but the gsxr's tank seems to be so wide that when i sat on it and with one leg up tryed to shift the gears it always wanted t hit my knee on the tank and made it difficult. I just also really liked the seat comfort of the gixxer because it seems softer and more pad when ur closer to the tank. But now i am looking into a 929 or 954 but as far as a wheelie bike i am not very familiar with the bike but have read in other sites that the 954 is a harder bike to wheelie than others so i wanted peoples oppinions. I am not looking for the fastest top speed bike just a good bike for doing wheelies. Past experiance on wheelies on a 125 dirtbike but thats it.thanks and as far as comfort between the 929 and 954
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 8/21/2005 11:30:51 PM
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longtallsally
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Well honestly, the 929 is better out of the box. However, the reason that the 954 is not as good for wheelies is the anti rollover technology added for that model. You can fix this by buying some transistors from Radio Shack or an aftermarket chip.
The real difference in the bikes is that the anti lean angle gyro for the 929 was recalibrated to be used for anti rollover in the 954. They are backward compatible or you can update and add a second gyro for either to have both anit lean angle and anti rollover.
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 8/22/2005 4:24:00 AM
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rr954ryder
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hey I don't know what you have been reading about the 954 but it is one of the most easy bike to wheelie. they have huge balance points and are easy to control in a wheelie. go look at the pro stunters. a lot of them are riding either 954's or F4I's. I've heard the F4I's are a little smoother for the slow stuff but if you are more into highway wheelies then the 954 is the way to go. the only bad thing I can say for the 954 is the head shake they get. for some reason the 929 gets less head shake than the 954 but it can be fixed by getting a steering damper. every time I go out and ride, I at least ride 4 or 5 highway wheelies on my 954. I'm not talking about the power wheelies that you see all the squids doing and thinking there all cool. I'm talking about stand up wheelies back into the balance point. If it's not over a mile or two I don't consider it a wheelie. I hope that this might bring some light on the subject for you. I know a little about riding wheelies being that my longest wheelie was just shy of 6 miles and I only set it down because of the cop that was following me for five of of them
< Message edited by rr954ryder -- 8/22/2005 4:50:58 AM >
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 8/22/2005 7:39:55 PM
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longtallsally
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I am sooooo glad some of you got that. I was starting to get scared this was a "squids only" board. WOOHOO!
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 8/23/2005 2:45:08 PM
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rr954ryder
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Ain't my fault you can't ride you own bike. move from california so you don't get that ca emissions bulshit that ****s up the gyro. mine is a fifty state bike. I haven't had any problems with mine except for just now buying my first set at 18,000 miles. I can ride almost 12 o'clock wheelie for as long as I want with no problems. you come to kansas I'll show you how to ride a 954 if not, don't get pissed when someone puts you into the other category of riders...
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 7/21/2007 8:40:14 PM
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kntmare181
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I stunt a 954 RR 02 great wheelie bike love slow standups on it......never had a sensor problem and ive hit my 12oclock bar
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 7/22/2007 12:27:22 AM
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TK954RR
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My grandmother could wheelie a 954, its just that easy, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear stock. In case you ever want to stop they have great endo balance points too.
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 7/22/2007 8:03:40 AM
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outsider8
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cbr 954 is a wheelie monster-atleast for me!!,i'll put it this way "it's so easy a caveman could do it!"
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i originally wanted a gsxr 750 or a 1000 but the gsxr's tank seems to be so wide that when i sat on it and with one leg up tryed to shift the gears it always wanted t hit my knee on the tank and made it difficult. I just also really liked the seat comfort of the gixxer because it seems softer and more pad when ur closer to the tank
-aftermarket adjustable rearsets would take care of that problem-just set the pegs lower
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 7/22/2007 8:16:18 AM
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TheX
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ORIGINAL: rr954ryder
I know a little about riding wheelies being that my longest wheelie was just shy of 6 miles and I only set it down because of the cop that was following me for five of of them
Hahaha, kids are so funny sometimes.
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RE: 954 or 929 for wheelies - 
I'll take the 10 hp hit just to actually enjoy riding my bike- a buddy of mine is in Witchita and he complains about it every chance he gets. 
