Wow, some unhelpful people here.
I love wheelies. I Wheelie all six motorcycles that I own, but I do not do it in a way that irritates or puts the public in danger. However, the acceptance of wheelies is different in various parts of the United States and is certainly different in other countries. Your area may not tolerate wheelies. People smile and laugh at wheelies on Groms around here (even cops ignore you), for example. There is nothing immature about doing wheelies; however, one can be immature with their approach.
The V2 is a big letdown for me when it comes to wheelies. It is designed to not do wheelies so it can make your lap times better and help keep riders safe. I am okay with that as long as I can turn it off when desired. What I have found with my 2021 V2 is that I must be in Race mode with DWC on level 2 or 1 (one is much better). I can't use the clutch or the bike will just shut (bog) down and prevent a wheelie. I have to use 100% throttle and wait for the RPMs to reach above 7 or 8 K. Then the wheel will lift. If you keep the throttle pinned, the bike will simply lift up about 2 feet and then set back down when running out of RPMs, which is about 2 seconds later. Sigh. Anything less than full throttle and any mode other than Race does not produce even a small wheelie for me. And the wheelie will not happen until you get above 7 or 8 K RPMs. Oh, and using the throttle bump technique (roll on the throttle, roll off 100% to compress forks, slam the throttle to 100% and maybe tug the bars) does not work. The V2 just shuts down and keeps the wheel on the ground.
Even if you turn off wheelie control, the V2 will not allow a clutch or bump wheelie. If you turn off DWC and use the roll-on technique (full throttle until high RPMs) and tug the bars HARD (no bumping the throttle off and on), then the wheel will lift, and if you are lucky you can get it past the point where it falls back down. Only then can you do a normal wheelie and you must control it 100% on your own (no electronics).
I am not sure how others are able to do this with ease or use the clutch as I cannot get this thing to do it. I plan on playing with it more after I get it put back together (waiting on performance parts). If you Google V2 and wheelie you will find almost no info for a good reason. These modern Panigale bikes do not wheelie without considerable effort (unless you think a 1 or 2-second wheel lift is a wheelie). I am quite disappointed in my V2 (for wheelies) since I thought it would be a wheelie monster. I guess I should have read more about it before making those assumptions and telling my wife this would be my wheelie bike. Oh, all of that info I gave was pertaining to first gear. Second gear and above do not wheelie with just throttle unless the road helps you (dips or hills).
Two of the only videos I know that show V2 wheelies. Vid two shows clutch wheelies, but I don't know how he does it (comments in the vid ask the same questions). Maybe he pulled fuses or maybe he had older software. The baby wheelie at 1:51 in the second video is typical of what I experience with race mode, DWC on 1, and getting the throttle above 7 K. I do a few dozen of these on every ride.
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