id like to hear your guys storries of tank slappers and how you dealt with it. i had one the other day ive been told prior to it to just sit back on the seat let go of the bars and ride it out but my insicts had me grab the bars tight and stop it and the bike. and yes i had a scotts dampner on it

 

why the **** would u let go of the bars? the way to come out of them, is to give it gas! it will lighten the front end and stop the wobble. it saved me when i had mine..

 

pin it take the wietiigh of da frunt and go

 

yeah same as said above i always heard to just accelerate through them and stay relaxed

 

I had a scary one on the R6, coming down from a stand up on I-55, landed with the front crooked, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I SAVED IT scared the **** out of me.

 

yeah I was thinkin about dis the other day after seeing a bad wheelie clip where the guy landed and tank slapped to da ground... just accelerate or get on one wheel again.. lol

 

ya i guess that makes the most sense to gas it now that you all mention it ive been told to do that before too, when it happened it just cought me by surprise and didnt have time to think about it, but im still verry curious if its happened to anyone else with a after market dampner?

 

use to happen all the time w/ stock 929 and every once in awhile with the R6 on riding hard on the twisty's... but every ****in 929 will do it (or the damn honda's for that matter).. but the ohlin's cured it for me..

 

just get on the gas

 

stay on one wheel :YEAH

 

Except when you're doing 90 full throttle on a race track out of a sweeper and you weigh 150 pounds. You have no idea what a tank slapper is until it's too late and you're sliding accross pavement. They can be so violent that you will have a headache 3 hours later from it.

 

some can be saved, you just have to do the best you can

depends on how hard you ride and your style

hit the wera and ccs forums for more info, racers know more about slap than most riders

 

adjust ur damper's high speed setting and keep the low speed setting relatively low and let the damper do its $400 dutie haha, i've never had a bad slapper since i put that on let along 1 slapper,

 

i weigh 150 and ive accelerated hard out of 110mph sweepers and never had a slapper.

 

yeah what he said......i have been ridin the track for years and have had some wicked tank slappers.......hammer the gas as hard as you can and try to get the front wheel off the ground......almost wheelie.......but if your at any sort of lean angle look out cause if you set it down its gonna do it agian.... ....good luck

 

Some can be saved, some can't, but it's always good insurance to have a damper. Even if you get a slapper with a damper installed you have a hell of a lot better chance of getting out of it.

 

**** i havent had any fork oil in my shocks for 7 months and i still rock..just hang on with it slaps :YEAH

 

oh i've had plenty of slappers, 89 ninja zx6, 954rr, 600rr. worst one was at 110 but i just absorbed it with my arms..

 

have you had one???

 

Yes at 110 that's why I haven't ridden in over a month. I'm fine and the bike only got one fairing scratched not even any marks on the upper or tail.

I'm getting a damper though.