Wheelie Recovery Technique?

[RichDesmond]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10157052110195769

[Rob S.]

I was thinking "estimated time", but ET prob means elapsed time.

ET does indeed mean elapsed time. My '73 Z1 owner's manual called it "SS 1/4 mile" (SS='standing start'). It also claimed 12.0 sec, which was only off by as much as 3/4 of a second. Four years later, when it was increased from 903 to 1014cc and called the KZ1000, and became the quickest production motorcycle Cycle World had ever tested, it still 'only' did 12.2 sec.

And I'm old school. If your "drag strip" is only 1/8 mile long, well, that's not a drag strip. That's my opinion, and it should be yours.

[JMHJ]

I've not had any more surprises since that one. Been sort of thinking about the clutch-up technique and how that would work, but have not done it : )

I had to get out of the house the other night, and the night air was messing with my contacts. I pulled over on the side of the nearly empty turnpike to put in some eye drops (first of 3 or 4 times), and laid into it getting back on the road. I stayed with it a gear or two longer than a usual hard accel blend into traffic (run), and was surprised how the thing was still pulling hard up at a place I hadn't been. I mean 2nd gear will get you to and beyond a highway speed limit; I sometimes do third for a bit for good measure, then settle into the flow somewhere. Other than that, most of my maneuvering is in top gear and is well and good enough.

I'm bragging on my bike a bit, heh... It's the best one I've had, except maybe the GS450, only because that one was the first, and you can't replace those times. Still like the Suzukis though...

[JMHJ]

Got a little unexpected rise out of it the other day, and tried the shifting thing, but don't think I did it quite quick enough. Still felt it plop back down, but not too bad. If I knew it was coming and/or did it more, it might be more natural. Mighta been the cold air, or rolling on the throttle at just the right time, Idk.

I've seen a guy do a 45-degree-ish wheelie on a big V-twin Harley or some such. And I'm iffy on a bike it ought to be "easy" on. Pretty bad, lol.

[argonsagas]

Rear brake as Rijko says. The great thing about that is your brain is already trained to stab your right foot down when in danger. It's the one time on a bike that it's the right move. Otherwise it's been the death of many bikers when encountering danger.

You are right on all points.

I am no longer amazed, but continue to be puzzled by how many riders still avoid proper use of the front brake in normal riding, and especially in emergency cituations.
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the rear brake is an excellent tool when you want down from a wheelie, and particularly when it is an unintentional one.