I have been wanting to post this for a while but just now remembered when I was at the computer.
The other day I pulled a bonehead move and I am now here to talk about it so other rides like me are educated. I was in a hurry pulled out of my neighborhood on the main road in first gear and from about 35 - 70mph went full throttle.
I suppose my knee / wrist pressure / death grip on the handle bars is all wrong (as describe in Keith Urbans Twist of the Wrist II) and I started getting a REALLY bad head shake from the bike. It was so bad the handle bars were actually turning all the way left and all the way right while I was going around 70-80mph. It also felt like my bike was bouncing up and down. Keep in mind I was still accelerating while this was happening. I thought maybe lifting the tire would help (I had never experienced this before)
When it got REALLY bad I completely let off the throttle and immediately the handlebars stabilized and the bike was under control. It caused me to go over a little into the left lane (two lanes in each direction thankfully) and in my mind I thought "Without a doubt I am going to wreck right now"... So relieved when I luckily saved it.
I ride an '18 GSXR 750. Sold my 07' GSXR 600 4 years ago so I took a bit of a break. I always heard there isn't much of a power difference between 600s and 750s and I actually disagree. Perhaps it is just weight distribution, but my front tire gets REALLY light (floats almost) in first gear with full throttle.
Anyway, I always thought tank slap was when you drop a wheelie hard and you smash your balls into the tank... I didn't realize its actually really bad headshake... I have gotten light cases of head shake in first gear acceleration because my tire just floats and I assume I hold the handlebars too tight instead of my knees.
On the video below if you skip to 2:46 that is similar to what happened to me except mine seemed like it lasted a lot longer (see below). Be safe and be educated!
[ame]https://youtu.be/ufjKCbmrgGw?t=2m47s[/ame]
The other day I pulled a bonehead move and I am now here to talk about it so other rides like me are educated. I was in a hurry pulled out of my neighborhood on the main road in first gear and from about 35 - 70mph went full throttle.
I suppose my knee / wrist pressure / death grip on the handle bars is all wrong (as describe in Keith Urbans Twist of the Wrist II) and I started getting a REALLY bad head shake from the bike. It was so bad the handle bars were actually turning all the way left and all the way right while I was going around 70-80mph. It also felt like my bike was bouncing up and down. Keep in mind I was still accelerating while this was happening. I thought maybe lifting the tire would help (I had never experienced this before)
When it got REALLY bad I completely let off the throttle and immediately the handlebars stabilized and the bike was under control. It caused me to go over a little into the left lane (two lanes in each direction thankfully) and in my mind I thought "Without a doubt I am going to wreck right now"... So relieved when I luckily saved it.
I ride an '18 GSXR 750. Sold my 07' GSXR 600 4 years ago so I took a bit of a break. I always heard there isn't much of a power difference between 600s and 750s and I actually disagree. Perhaps it is just weight distribution, but my front tire gets REALLY light (floats almost) in first gear with full throttle.
Anyway, I always thought tank slap was when you drop a wheelie hard and you smash your balls into the tank... I didn't realize its actually really bad headshake... I have gotten light cases of head shake in first gear acceleration because my tire just floats and I assume I hold the handlebars too tight instead of my knees.
On the video below if you skip to 2:46 that is similar to what happened to me except mine seemed like it lasted a lot longer (see below). Be safe and be educated!
[ame]https://youtu.be/ufjKCbmrgGw?t=2m47s[/ame]