You know the saying about m/c riders, there are those have gone down, and those that will? In my opinion, doing wheelies definitely increases the odds of that statement being true.
I've done some experimenting with wheelies on my VFR, which is not very easy to get up (at least for me). After one incident using the throttle chop method, where I panicked and slammed the front down hard, I am not too anxious to continue such activities. My wrists were sore for a week, my balls for a couple hours (which felt like an eternity).
IMO, the best looking wheelies are the low power wheelies in the low gears, like when coming out of corners on the track.
I have a buddy who's limping around on crutches with screws in his leg from looping his CBR900RR a couple weeks ago. No thanks.
Nothing against the wheeliemeisters, but I'm glad to see others feel like I do (GreenNinja, Kyle, Tony, et. al.).
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Pete
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"
[This message has been edited by Pete (edited June 30, 2000).]