Tankslappers explained

[Mental Trousers]

So with "Roxanne" being such a front heavy bike, would this be why I bare have had even a hint of tank slap from her or are Honda steering geo. just fu*ken good? By the way even by cracking the throttle full open on her, she barely lightens the front end.

All that weight on the front is a major contributing factor to not having a slapper. The other is that your bikes steering geometry is fairly conservative - the more radical it is the more likely it is to suffer from tank slappers.

[RiderInBlack]

The other is that your bikes steering geometry is fairly conservative - the more radical it is the more likely it is to suffer from tank slappers.

Could ya define what ya mean by "conservative" and "radical" steering geo. Are ya talking fork angle and length here?

[Buster]

Owned three RGVs, All produced the dreaded tank slapper. Some of them were actually nice ladies..(pt) Apart from that I dont think theres much option than just hold on and be a passenger. Best thing to try is dont let your legs fly around. Grip them to the tank. Throttle control is useless. When it goes lock to lock you wont be able to use your thumbs for a week.

[The Stranger:Me]

The steeper the fork angle the shorter the trail.
The shorter the trail the less castor effect.
The less the castor effect the greater the propensity to tank slap.

Weight plays it's part too and shorter wheelbase bikes tend to unload the front easier. Shorter wheelbase bikes tend to be more agile also so this is often a goal. One way to shorten the wheelbase is to steepen the forks.

So a modern sport bike, which tends to have a steep fork angle, a short wheel base, is light anyway and has plenty of power to unload the front wheel is more likely to exhibit the problem than yours.

[Mental Trousers]

Could ya define what ya mean by "conservative" and "radical" steering geo. Are ya talking fork angle and length here?

Radical = steep angle on the steering axis and low trail

Imagine a line that goes down the centre of the steering head bearings. The more vertical that line is the more radical the steering geometry. Conversely, the less vertical it is the more conservative it is. Same with trail. Less is more radical.

[RiderInBlack]

Thanks Dudes. I thought that was what ya were talking about, but was just making sure. Plus some of us less bike-tech types would like ta know want ya mean too.

[oldrider]

Um... What exactly did you have your first nookie with?

Can't remember. It was over before it began! (Kevin bloody Wilson)

[Patrick]

Patrick.. does your wife know of your.. interpretation of a Tank Slapper are?

She wont play

[Lou Girardin]

No, No... don't do this to me...

I always thought a tank slapper was a loose/good time woman who likes sex on the tank of a bike...

That is what I still want to think... and it happens lots...

Soulds like much more fun than what is posted above!!!!

Does it end with you falling off?

[Patrick]

Does it end with you falling off?

Thatmight hurt... getting off perhaps?

[NC]

Did anyone else get flashbacks while reading that?

[Patrick]

Yep... you're in the Matrix... take the blue pill...or was it the red one???

[Crasherfromwayback]

Impossible to induce for training purposes , either.

For training purposes, just use a TL1000s with no steering damper and only around 26psi in the front tyre.
Works every time....

[loosebruce]

For training purposes, just use a TL1000s with no steering damper and only around 26psi in the front tyre.
Works every time....

Oh and be sure to be slightly crossed up when landing 160kph wheelies, works a fkn treat that does.

Gotta love TL's, Death INC's prolly got the scariest slapper on a TL story i
ve heard (that he walked away from).

[Crasherfromwayback]

yeah mate...gotta love it when they're nasty enough to force the pistons back into the calipers!