Tankslapper from hell

[Uncle B]

Christ I hope this never happens to me.

http://www.mad-ducati.com/Mpeg/tankslapper_tt99.mpeg

[Sparky Bills]

Ive seen that before.
Doesnt it make you want to go racing!
The guy had no chance right from the start.
OUCH!!!

[manuboy]

most likely to happen when you're riding somebody elses bike, say a GIXXER Thou ...

[Slipstream]

Christ I hope this never happens to me.

http://www.mad-ducati.com/Mpeg/tankslapper_tt99.mpeg

Quite right....his aim was terrible....He completely missed the guy with the yellow flag.


YeeOOowch....

[Yokai]

That's shitty. I'm pretty sure I'd throw myself off the bike in that situation. What ARE you supposed to do???

[Sparky Bills]

It always happens too fast to act.
Your just there for the ride.
I would personally try to save my bike.

[StoneChucker]

I've got a whole heap of cool videos I've d/l which I must show you. I'll TRY burn them on to cd, or you must come round sometime...

[marty]

i felt that. ouch

[Sensei]

Check out www.Uponone.com I think thats right . All the vid's etc when wheelies go wrong very wrong
SENSEI :sly:

[Lou Girardin]

Too many bad memories of 'slappers on CB750's to really enjoy that.

[pipeman]

Shit I wonder where stedy eddy got to. I had herd he had changed his profession but I didn't think he would really do it.

[Blakamin]

Check out www.Uponone.com I think thats right . All the vid's etc when wheelies go wrong very wrong
SENSEI :sly:

Yeah... I've got about 690meg worth from there!

[MSTRS:Me]

I think the term 'Oooohh, Bugger" doesn't quite express that stomach clenching feeling that just grabs you by whatever crotch you happen to own.

[aff-man]

Posted this video a while back when i had my huge tank slapper. Bloody zxr400's

Yokai. Best thing i have found agter numerous incidents is to try and keep the back end straight.(not easy) i managed to pull out of 2 really scarey situations although i don't know how by "squeezing" the tank between my thighs and try to ride it out.

I don't know the correct procedure or nothing but it seemed to work

[onearmedbandit]

Pretty sure I heard that the rider died in that crash, judging by the speed he was travelling, the change in direction after he hit the wall, I wouldn't be at all surprised.

Had a tank slapper at an indicated 260 when I was younger and dumber on my earlier gixxer, all I remember is going up over the bars, looking at a combination of the front wheel, mudguard and road. I had enough time to think 'this is it, I'm dead' but somehow (pure luck) landed back on the bike and slowed her down. A friend riding with me said I just turned into a blur and he was expecting me to be thrown off. Turned out to be a dodgy rear tyre. My fault completely, bike went into a speed wobble at anything over 180, but from moving my weight around (all 72kg of it!) I found I could ride past it. Got to an indicated 260 when I went over a bump in the road.