Thanfully the Traction Control has an off switch...

[danl]

I have no desire to wheelie a $13k bike!

[basmntdweller]

I have no desire to wheelie a $13k bike!

I want that capability in every vehicle I drive. It isn't likely to happen with my Chevy 1500 truck, but I want it to!

Wheelies don't scare me much but taking my C-14 on a track day, that scares me! Need a beater for that. As long as it does wheelies!

Matt

[mcclaskeyj]

I don't understand all this talk of 2nd gear wheelies lately.  Even with some serious clutch abuse I can barely get mine to do a little bunny hop in 2nd gear unless there's a dip in the road or something.  And that's even with the fastest red color.  1st gear is a whole 'nother story though. . .

It happened to me accidentally on a very hot day on fresh asphalt as I was pulling out of our Armory. Took off hard, shifted once, then before I knew It I had the speedo cluster in my face then felt the front tire bump back on the road. It happens but not too often for me....OR not often enough! 

[lt1]

Since I'm not a huge fan of wheelies, over the years I seem to have developed my own internal traction control/anti-wheelie control.  Normally, both wheels stay on the ground unless I'm: a- in a rowdy mood, b- startled/caught off guard or c- just switched from a slow bike to a fast bike.

Although the C14 will pull the front shifting into 2nd, I've never had it pull the front rolling in 2nd just on the throttle.  And very few times in first, usually in cooler weather or with a passenger.

[Jeremy Mitchell]

Cool weather, warm tires, and very abrasive roads  (great for traction not so much for tire life) are a good recipe for a wheelie on the C14.

[Conrad]

Since I'm not a huge fan of wheelies, over the years I seem to have developed my own internal traction control/anti-wheelie control.  Normally, both wheels stay on the ground unless I'm: a- in a rowdy mood, b- startled/caught off guard or c- just switched from a slow bike to a fast bike.

Although the C14 will pull the front shifting into 2nd, I've never had it pull the front rolling in 2nd just on the throttle.  And very few times in first, usually in cooler weather or with a passenger.

Same here. The few times I've had the front wheel come up was when I was getting on it hard shifting from 1st to 2nd.

[Texas Concours14]

I don't intentionally do wheelies since I like the stability of both tires having a contact patch (and I am too chicken to wheelie a heavy bike such as this), but I have noticed that since my 2010 underwent a Guhl ECU reflash that the front wheel sometimes comes off the ground a bit when I press it in first or second gear, even with traction control on.  This did not happen prior to the reflash.

[rtarp1]

why the hell anyone would want to turn off the ABS is beyond me.

[Kazairl]

The ABS I don't mind. I really dislike the linked brakes.

[VirginiaJim]

The ABS I don't mind. I really dislike the linked brakes.

08/09 ABS isn't linked.  They are also the fastest colors.

[cablebandit]

Thought you had to be stopped...

Nope traction control can be turned off or on at any speed.  The linked brake pressure can only be changed at a stop or below like 3 mph.

[ZG]

08/09 ABS isn't linked.  They are also the fastest colors.

 

[Kazairl]

Your right. Red is for sure the fastest color.   

[jqram35]

I think it's the black rims that make bikes faster, just saying...

[Kiwi Graham]

Disconnect one of the speed sensors. Problem solved.

Oops I meant the linked brakes!

[jimmymac]

I feel my bike is perfect. No ABS, and no TC, but is a '10 with the upgrades.
I don't need my bike to correct for me.

It'll loft the front tire in second, no problemo.

[katata1100]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone done acceleration tests with tc on and off to see if it slows down the bike? On most cars, tc can give worse results out of the hole and testers will turn it off.