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Any Long Wheelie Oil Starvation Issues?

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#1 ·
I tend to be pretty wheelie happy and while I only have one ride under my belt on the FZ-09, this thing loves to wheelie! I burnt the lower end bearing in my last bike (a suzuki) because of oil starvation doing long wheelies (miles)... so I'm a little skittish now.

Just wondering if anyone knows if the oil pickup is well positioned on this bike for this sort of thing or if one should be careful not to overdo it?
 
#4 ·
Update

As an update to this, 6000miles on bike - I looked over the diagrams and the oil pickup seemed well positioned for this sort of thing. I didn't hold back on having fun but didn't go for any records either. I'm sure there have been a few dozen 1-3 mile wheelies with no ill effects on the motor nor have I noticed an oil light coming on. By no means definitive but it seems up to the task.
 
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