Tankslappers are scary!

[pinkyfloyd]

I had my first tankslapper last night on the way home from work. Scared the shit out of me.

What happened was..... Riding along at 30mph last night heading home from work just after midnight I hit something with the front wheel. As it was dark I couldnt see it creep up in front of me. One minute I'm happily bobbing along and the next I feel a bump and the handlebars are flapping around from side to side. For one scary moment I thought that was it, I'm off this bike! But luckily the bike righted and I pulled over to the side of the road to see if any damage had been done to the front wheel. Luckily enough all was fine. I was tempted to go back the 100 meters to find the offending thing I had ran over but my nerves were shattered so I got on the bike instead and came home.

My first tankslapper and I lived.
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Paxovasa]

Does the gixxer have a steering damper fitted?

Well done on surviving the first of many tank slappers
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[lnewland]

glad your ok mate, sounds more like a head shake rather then a full tank slap as the chances of staying on board from a full tank slap are slim
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Cg125 stolen and returned trashed
Cb500
Yamaha R6

[pinkyfloyd]

No steering damper pax. Although I have considered one in the past with her.

Head shake or tank slapper it fkin scared the life out of me. But no harm done and I'll get out today in the light to double check the front wheel.
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Paxovasa]

[cyberglass]

As said its very wise to get a steering damper.

I had the R1 which would tank slap if you so much as looked at the throttle when exiting a corner. scared the shit out of me the first time.

She once got me when i clipped a cats eye exiting a bend sending me into the mother of all tank slaps. The only reason she didnt go down is as the right bar went out the throttle yanked open lifting the front recovering the bike. Pulled over and some guy who had been following pulled next to me and said That was an awesome recovery how did you know what to do so fast....... my reply its just experience.

In truth it was just dumb luck and i was scared shitless Bought a damper after that.
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DL650 Vstrom 2004
DRZ400S 2003
Yamaha R1 2005

[Hazylogic]

[Paxovasa]

[doggone]

That's you that is (nearly)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1W5HN40bpw

[2wheelsteve]

Good your alright mate, you can quickly lose faith in a particular bike when that happens, better slow than fast, I just bought a maxim 550 thats starting going into a speed wobble at speed on bends, scary stuff hey, good luck mate
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Ride Safe

[pinkyfloyd]

[N cee thirty]

one to tell the grand kids
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[TUG]

I landed a fast wheelie with a cocked wheel and it sent me into a massive tank slapper, i just kept calm and somehow yanked the throttle back open. Staying loose on the bike helped too. I did shit myself though, i wasnt wearing any gear haha.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[calyx]

was it something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvHtChodNk0
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Boris - London

[TUG]

[flumpy7]

[Gone]

I nearly came off my GSX 1100 last week when the front started to oscillate like that, I plan to get a damper for the blade as soon as I get it home.

[Al.]

[Gone]

[Sam_Y_93]

What causes tankslappers? I know landing a wheelie crooked does it, but what else? I guess hitting something (in pink floyds case) unbalanced wheels?

Im getting scared, they don't just happen out of nowhere do they? Sorry for being a n00b
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Bikes Past: Yamaha Aerox (sold) Yamaha R125 (written off)
Bikes Current: Honda VFR 400 (awaiting restoration) Honda CB600f F-4
Theory passed July 21st Mod1 passed August 3rd Mod 2 passed 26th August

[2wheelsteve]

[pinkyfloyd]

As stated, mine was caused by hitting something with the front wheel (or some midget). Most are caused these days by the front wheel losing traction during acceleration and then regaining traction slightly off ballance causing the wheel bounce. The end result is the tank slapper.
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Kickstart]