I have come into this problem recently. I checked my tire presure and it's fine. I can bring it up and ride it out for anything under about .5miles then ever so often I start to get a shake. Today all was well for about 1.5 give or take then it came on real hard. At times it becomes violent and I feer one day the tank slapper that follows will be the end of the bike. Anyone else have this issue? I took a trip from WA to LV so there is a decent wear in the center of the tire. Could that be it? At this point I'm at a loss. Thanks for the help.

 

just like the carbs the "wheelie wobble" is a common problem i have seen on most as a matter of fact all R1's and actually most otgher bike that i see do high speed wheelies:helmet

 

Interesting, I dont catch it in the vids to often, but then again Im still learning perhaps its my body position as well. Or like everyone says the R1 sucks as a stunt bike.

 

true, dont buy a honda i dont like mine im getting my gsxr1000 next week go suzuki

 

No bike has perfect wheelies any bike u ever get will have a wobble in wheelies. Even the best profesional riders in the world will get a wobble or a bad pick up from time to time wind has a factor in it too. its all about your skill... they will wobble in 1st gear or a 3rd gear high speed wheelie it is all in technique... I know plenty of R1's that are great stunt bikes... Trust me its the rider not the bike(no offense)

 

Standing up or sitting down?

 

Standing up.

 

I get a wobble sometimes too, I think everyone does. It use to scare the **** out of me, now I just hang on and try to ride it out.

 

i get ALOT of wobbles when i rev out the gear usual 2nd or 3rd during a sitdown wheelie. check your rpm keep it off the peak point and i bet the wobbles start to go away. also if your doing a sitdown wheelie when your getting these "wobbles" try to slide forward keeping your nuts to your tank.

1) keep the rpm's low
2) crotch to the tank

let me know if this helped you like it helped me. good luck

 

I don't claim to know what causes that problem but there are a few things that I'm sure about.
When I had an R1 the back wheel definitly weaved worse than any other bike when doing stand ups. I have a 929 now and it doesn't weave nearly as much as the R1 did.
The weaving problem will be worse when it's windy (if it gets really windy the high speed stand ups are just not worth it. I go to a parking lot and practice slow wheelies instead.)
The weaving seems to be worse near 90 MPH. I don't know why this is but I know that when I wheelie slower, the weaving hardly happens at all. Doing standups at a slower speed is more of a challenge and a lot safer if you fall off or have to react to a car doing something stupid.
Like Nick Hill said, If the RPMs get really high that seems to bring it on more. Try popping it up quickly at low RPMs and then keeping the revs lower.
If the rear wheel starts to weave when you're in a wheelie you can let the front wheel down just slightly (that will make the weaving stop), and then bring it back up. I've also found that if you steer the bike in either direction by weighting one of the pegs that can help too but I wouldn't try this if the bike is weaving really badly. Sometimes it's best to just set it down.
It's possible that a good steering damper could help with that too because when the rear wheel is weaving in a wheelie, the bike is pivoting at the steering stem. At the very least a steering damper could save your *** if you land crooked. Hope this helps.

 

Big thanks to everyone. I spent some time today and traffic was nasty so never got to push the distance but keeping the revs low helped out. I also noticed my chain is a little lose. So that may aslo be part of it. I will be sure to dip the front next time and see if that helps when the wobble starts.

 

your wobble is most likely coming from the slowing of the front wheel, and the change in momentum of each section of the bike. as that front wheel spins, it keeps the weight of the front in a constant balance of the direction its pointed in. the r1 having more wobble may have to do with the frame/front wheel positioning (sounds like it has a well-balanced weight distribution), and im not really sure how to counter-act it -- being that im an amature

 

WHEELIE WOBBLES SUCK MOST OF THE TIME FOR ME IT'S THE WIND. THEN COME THE TANK SLAPPERS . WHICH CLEARED UP FOR ME WITH A STEERING DAMPNER (GOOD INVESTMENT).


ALSO HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT LETTING THE FRONT WHEEL DOWN A BIT THEN PICKING IT BACK UP.