Tank slapper will happen till the front and rear tire come back into center.

@@JayyBird93 self explanitory statement... either you or the handles slap the tank and it gives the bike a input to react and it normaly fixes it with that.

@@JayyBird93 your handlebars go left and right without user input and that tends to slap the tank left and right. Again, it's in the name.

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Holy crap. The Night Dragon is a bias-ply tire, Harley-Davidsons are crap, and you obviously don't know how to ride. I would encourage you to get a competent motorcycle, a full set of proper safety gear, and take the MSF Basic Rider Course for starters. It takes more than that to become an actual rider, but those initial steps would put you much closer to that goal.

@@YernBelfus400 , It would appear you have just proven, how truly uninformed you are in the areas that you decided to dribble your drivel in! However;.....do not fret, as the facts do not give a Rat's Ass about your opinions, so no damage occured. You have however just proven, how truly apt, the old adage still is and how applicable it also still is! "Empty vessels really DO make the most noise!" Try reading the technical information, to discover how many bubbles you are off plumb.

@@YernBelfus400 How remarkably uninformed you are....yet so willing to run your mouth! The good news is that facts do not care about your opinions. Me neither.

hey man i’m also from east texas!! that’s really cool information

@@Dodger2879 Wrong again. My background includes being an expert-licensed motorcycle road racer and motorcycle road racing instructor. I have lapped the Snaefel Mountain Course on the Isle of Man during the TT at triple-digit speeds. I have been over 200 mph on my superbike. And I have been paid at the rate of $1,000/hour as a rider and model for the advertising campaign of one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world. So when I tell you that you know nothing, it's because you know nothing. You know LESS than nothing about riding.

I say this everyday b4 i get on mine

Most don't respect what they are operating.

Absolutely. Forks don’t get enough love for the job they do. They turn, they take big impacts (big wheelies), they take the full weight of the motorcycle on hard breaking. And when they leak you lose your handling, damping, and breaks.

@@25aspooner the funny part is that steering wheel dampers can actually induce the wobble because they don't allow the opposing forks to harmonize. I've seen videos of motorcycles *with* dampers speed wobble and crash. I don't want to pretend that a few video examples are absolute but I have to say that it makes sense. If you have two forks trying to oppose the other and you death grip the bar, it enhances the wobble. The steering damper behaves like you are gripping the bar constantly and it's good for preventing instability mid-turn on a track but if you think about it, it's counterintuitive in regards to allowing the wobbling forks to stabilize by not 'letting go' of the bar. The damper never 'lets go' if you get what I mean.

Absolutely. I had forks that weren't equally pressured on my old GPz550 and the result were two monster tankslappers that friends told me they were amazed I managed to hang on to.

@@pierrewilliams1533 do you happen to know if your motorcycle has serviceable forks? I think it would be beneficial for someone who reads this in the future to know whether or not they can service them.

@@MyWatchIsEndedI’m interested too. How can you tell?

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...Ya gotta find a better place to eat, brotha 😂😊. Wawa is only a good spot to eat for aggravating one's ulcer 😂 (Im kidding of course 😂). The Wawa's here in Va Beach are also called "kickstand ally" too (...all of us sportbike riders, here in Hampton Roads VA, always meet at Wawa 🤷🏽🏍).

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I keep an eye on all of the peoples' bikes who show up at the same meets as I do or if I just see them on the road. Its scary how many glaring issues you can catch just glancing at peoples' bikes. Tire pressures are a big one. I can't comprehend how people don't notice because my bike feels SO off if its even 5lbs low. I know its not your or my responsibility, but I make sure to point these things out to people when I see them. I just want everyone to be safe!

Guys, here is our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE - Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 43:11 “I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.” Isaiah 45:5 “I am YaH, and there is none else.”

yeah, I learned my lesson the hard way... (even tho only damage was clutch lever, mirror and my ego lol) I kinda believed that mechanic did a good job aaaand he didn't. Now I check my tyre pressure before every ride. One note tho, I recommend to buy a good tyre pressure meter (or whatever it's called) bcoz that free air at gas stations is something you cannot rely on. Usually no one checks if it works correctly. My local gas station has that built in pressure meter and it shows lower values (cca by 0,5 - 0,7 bar) than my pressure meter. Which is a lot. I bought an "expensive" one specially tested for accurate measuring. So just be carefull with that free air at gas stations

I appreciate that❤️🤘🏻

Guys, Here is our Savior HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE - Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 43:11 “I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.” Isaiah 45:5 “I am YaH, and there is none else.”

Glad it was helpful! Thanks💯

Thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying them💯

I’m glad ur enjoying them, and I’m happy to help in any way I can👊🏻💯 thank you very much!

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Hope you’re alright dude

Of course! Glad to help

Will do! Thanks💯🤘🏻

Thanks! That means a lot to me👌🏻💯

dunlop doing amazing work!

I remember a few years back I asked this rider how to come out of a death wobble and he said all you have to do is tuck in and it fixes itself

Exactly. Change the weight distribution, change the natural frequency.

Lane to lane asphalt pours or big parking lots where edges aren’t flattened out which creates a mini curb. Hit too many on an expressway in Florida decades ago. Figured out how to switch lanes in those areas if i changed lanes at all😂. Got real tired of that💩. Only ever happened in that one area too. In hundreds of miles over almost 2 decades

tuck in as in, hunch over, lower down and pull yourself in towards the bike, like a turtle retracting into its shell?

You bet💯

Tank slappers are not caused by the lack of a steering damper. Tank slappers are caused by gripping the bars too tightly. Steering dampers should never be used as a crutch for a lack of riding skill.

This is the best comment and is totally correct. I analyzed my death wobble: I hit a bump at 90mph. My front wheel came a bit up and was not back straight on the tarmac. My rear wheel also hit the bump, and the bike was not in line anymore. I saved the day; I was just very lucky.

How about just slow the f-- down!

@@knuckles-3386 we did 😛

No problem 👍 glad u enjoyed it!

You are so welcome!

Much appreciated💯

I’m referring to a built in steering damper. They adjust on their on own, as u speed up it tightens up the steering. When ur not moving it should be smooth and easy to turn.

@@SpunkyBoyy A normal mechanical steering damper doesn't "adjust" in use at all, its just that a more violent input will produce more resistance. That's just how it is when the piston is trying to push oil through a fixed size orifice. Unless you have an electronically adjusted damper like Honda's HESD, where it's actually adjusting the damping relative to your speed, just like if you were to turn the adjuster nob on your mechanical damper.

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Or a GPR

I’m getting an Ohlins for my K6

A good steering damper is a must - but only on a bike that needs a steering damper. Better to not buy a bike that needs a steering damper in the first place imo.

Steering dampers are not part of the suspension system, they're part of the steering system, and steering dampers should never be used as a crutch for not knowing how to ride.

You put it in cold. The pressure of the bike is less than the max spec for your tire.

For road bikes, the pressure is calculated cold so you don’t bother checking it again hot. Most guys for trackwork will tend to check the tyres hot and that’s a different scenario because they will run tire warmers and different pressures and the bike is either parked with the tire warmers on or running full speed-so they know what the tyres should be for the grip and track surface so testing them hot. so all road use. You don’t need to worry whatever you run check them cold, depending how heavy you are and the type of bike I would experiment a little bit too. I had a GSX-R very similar to the one in the video and the factory says 36 and 40 2PSI, I think front and rear, however a very experience racer said to me run 33 and 36 and 38 to 40 with a pillion passenger and even though the bike handle really good it was an amazing difference basically because the suspension is pretty hard and he said it was much better to get a bit of suspension compliance on the road as the bike is stiff enough, and with the steering damper, damps any sort of wobble. Also check your suspension settings and ensure that you start with the recommended settings and you can buy but change the settings to see what suits the bike. The main thing to avoid Front end wobble is to avoid having the bike to firm and high in the rear, and too soft in the front. Also grip the bars firm but relaxed and should the bike wobble. Don’t do anything Sudden don’t be tempted to brake- steady throttle and on many bikes will stop the wobble with gentle acceleration. Also frequently if you’re Weight is too far back, it will tend to make the front end skitterish. I had an early GSX-R1100(oh and by the way the video guy is not correct to say that 2005 was the earliest the dampers were standard on bikes most sports Suzukis, the original GSX-R’s- both 750 and 1100 had them from 1985! ) anyway that bike was imported from the USA, where it was entered in production racing but in New Zealand, whether it was the type of roads or what it was really fussy on tyres and suspension it got to the point where it tank slapped that much I just used to shift my weight hold on and keep the throttle open and it just used to right it self😂

Yeah It’s suppose to tighten up if u turn it up. As long as it rides safe at high speeds ur good. Hope that helps!

Great advice as always. That part where the dude on the yellow bike??😮😮😮. Wearing shorts???😮😮😮. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. Looked bad.