Going no handed.

[c_dug]

Do you ever roll along with no hands on the bars?

Often go down the other side of the dartford crossing with my hands on the tank, challenge myself to see how far I can get before holding on again. Obviously only when it's quiet.

Ever do it?
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

My duc has a fast idler. I have been known to put my hands behind my head and relax a while. Much to the amusement of my pillion.
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[ms51ves3]

I can only doing for a short time on the ER before the bars start wobbling from side to side.

[Paxovasa]

I have been known to ride no handed, gives me a chance to have a stretch

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Weird Mark. Both my bikes track nice.
No issues with tyres, bearings, suspension or ride height?
Maybe try it at a faster speed.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Only laying on the tank with my feet on the pillion seat and flapping my arms whilst overtaking.
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[P.addy]

[ms51ves3]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Did it wobble pre-handguards? Have you asked other ER owners about it?

[edit] I'd like to get to the bottom of your wobble Mark
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[The Artist]

Bikes shouldn't wobble. My old GS did because the rear wheel was slightly out of alignment.

My new one doesn't and the bar end used to rub on the throttle side grip so it acted like cruise control and I could sit at 50 with my hands chilling by the side.

When there is traffic coming the other way, I like to do this and move my hands in circular motions like a child would do an impression of a train. Other drivers would be like wtf.

[Carl_steveo]

[Chalky.]

Hands off and doing the front crawl swimming stroke with car drivers watching you is full of win!

[Rogerborg]

Proof that Chinese bikes are great - they ride themselves.

[ms51ves3]

[Paxovasa]

[Raffles]

Going no hands is easy. Going no eyes requires a lot more bottle.
While riding along just close your eyes and see how long you can keep them closed for without peeping (or crashing).
This pastime BTW is not recommended for people who value their lives.
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[ms51ves3]

[Poseidon]

Yup... no-hander here. Usually when I enter a villages' 30mph zone from NSL on A-roads etc. I lean back and drop my arms by my side, casually letting the bike slow itself down.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Easy to recommend but difficult to source....straight edges.
Adjuster marks are .5mm out on the 250. I used some string to find this out. Didn't make the steering wobble. Made my bike slightly pull to one side.
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[ms51ves3]

[ollieholt]

a blue chicken lol wut?

yeah i do and at some speeds my bars do wobble after a few seconds. not out of balance and on pressure... tyre do need replacing soon ish though. bearings good to my knowledge. mates bike did it and when he got new tyresit stopped. its not like a tank slapper wobble you can cease it with a very light gripbut its a fast left right wobble of the wheels.
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[Gone]

I always ride no-handed when I need to indicate turning to the left and right simultaneously, as the indicators can't cope with that.

[stinkwheel]

When I was younger and more stupid, I used to like winding the speed up then overtaking things while sat on the pillion seat.

Pretty silly really.

Regards the wobbling ER5. My GPZ500 used to do that once the front tyre got below a couple of mm of tread. It also used to track along linear road defects.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[c_dug]

My GPZ did the bar wobble until I replaced the rear tyre, that sorted it out
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