One main thing you didn't touch on was tire to tire alignment. Hence why the notches are on the back wheel. If you move your back wheel for any reason make sure it is aligned correctly. This is a major cause of speed wobble.

Had that death wobble happen when I hit multiple potholes merging onto the highway in south east Michigan(Luna Pier). Guessing it was a 3 part combination of death grip and front tire bouncing slightly off to the side after bouncing out of the holes AND accelerating. I did end up putting my weight forward on the bike, loosened my grip on the bars, asked God for some help and it helped a lot

I'm from the UK and passed my bike test in 1983. This involved the examiner being on foot and watching you ride for as long as you were visible to him. For about half the test, you weren't visible to him at all. I know tests have become tougher since but what my 42 years of riding has taught me is that all new riders should learn what all main parts of a bike are - and how to make sure they're working properly. This should absolutely be part of the test and wish it had been for mine because it would have saved me from two horrific lock to lock tankslappers that, thankfully I managed to recover from. Sure, I learned over time from friends about the importance of tyre pressures, fork maintenance/operation, wheel alignment etc. But this should have been taught/learned as part of the test. If you're new to riding, teach yourself about this - it's crucial. The fact the test doesn't require it is outrageous. Make sure you don't suffer from this omission.

ANOTHER BIG MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH WOBBLES IS THE TRIPLE TREE BEARINGS. They gotta be TIGHT ENOUGH, but NOT TOO TIGHT, they can't be DAMAGED, and they need to be WELL LUBRICATED. This is one of the BIGGEST causes of death wobble, and like tires, almost EVERYBODY overlooks them as a possible cause.

Really good review and spot on with those points. VERY glad you mentioned tire pressure right from the start. Really important.

I've always said respect the bike and the bike will respect you back

Life saving information, thank you. Clear explanation, great advice re correcting the wobble and the maintenance tips are spot on, great video!

Absolutely spot on !! Appreciate the knowledge, my friend this can be very helpful to everyone. I’ve been riding 30+ years and you actually just taught me several tips. I look forward to more videos. I am now a follower.

man, so nicely summed up and clear to understand. Thank you because it is practically and nicely explained. one grateful here !

As a new rider, l seen one of your vids and loved how you break everything down by step by step. Keep on making great vids man. You helped me maneuver from 4 fingers to 2 on the shifts lever💪

Glad I came across your channel. You give great advice and always keep it interesting. Much love ❤

2:59 That "62" overlay gave me a good laugh.

Bro said Wawa and I got fucking hungry

Dude your the first guy iv heard apart from myself to bang on about tyre pressures! I'm lucky to have lots of older experienced guys around me and they always told me most riders bin there bikes on the roads due to poor tyre pressure and always check them before every ride ! And I always do ❤ 🤟🏻

Hey! Spunky Boyy, I like your channel, you share a lot of important info. I'm 74, started riding at 14. Bought myself a 78' GS1000 in 79' as a college graduation present to myself. Some fraternity ''Biffs & Chads'' mom & dads bought them ones too - invited me to drag race, one of their GS1000 did a tank slapper at 120mph ,bent him & bike. I put heavier fork oil in front air forks, I had a tank slapper racing. Called US Suzuki, told me , measure w/ a dipstick to assure fork oil levels were equal or air pressure in forks would not be equal. This worked, never another wobble. I hope my experience can save some bent bikes & bones.

This was incredibly helpful. Thanks!

Dude this is why I'm subscribed, super good advice as always.

Thank you for this video, I needed this information

I need to get one on my 636. But I’m SUPER thankful my 2007 Honda Cbr 600rr has the HESD “Honda electronic steering damper”, which they all come with from factory.👌🏽

I have another tip to prevent speed wobble. Check your front forks for leaks and if they are serviceable make sure that they are at the proper fluid level and even on both sides so that one fork isn't stronger than the other. This is what can induce speed wobble because each fork is fighting each other.

Excellent video. You saved lives today brother.

Learned a lot from your videos…Thanks man!👍

bro that's the same bike you were working on, when you showed ppl what to look for in a used bike if your buying one, wow man love your channel, I want a bike soon, so your content really helps, God bless you bro fr fr.

Appreciate u an your videos bro,keep em coming 💪

On my MT09 I chop the throttle a lot. I heard bringing wheelies down hard might cause it but I didn't realize throttle chop + quick gear change could do it too. So used to riding sport bikes for 7 years, getting used to naked bikes. Also didn't realize leaning forward, no front brake, use of back instead all helps. Thanks for this!

That clip of the dude almost rear-ending the car during a speed wobble always makes me tense 😬

Thanks for the tips. Good explanation

I dont have all the answers, but I've been riding for 52 years, am 70, still ride "enthusiastically" AND am still learning! Road surfaces, (especially long longitudinal grooves due to resurfacing, re-grading, roadworks....what ever) can "start the wobble" and your bike is only too happy to join the party! Here in East Texas, the many heavy logging trucks can influence the right lane surfaces. "Read" the road. Sure, the bike can be at fault with tire tread, bad bearings, stabilizer issues, BUT!! ....take some responsibility and DO NOT assume the road surface is in your corner. Once the wobble starts, (I just had one "start" this past week 03/26/24, at 80mph on my normally stable, heavily tuned, modified Harley AND I run Pirelli Night Dragon rubber, front an back. I consider them the greatest for my setup. I was in West Louisiana, [THE worst phuking roads in the USA] and it took me by surprise. Avoid braking, ease off on the gas and cover the rear brake without any sudden pressure and slow things down with love and passion in its lightest form! This is THE ONE AREA where the front anchor IS NOT your friend. Caress that pedal with light a light foot and live to advise others! Above all....Every Success! Ride safe my friends.

A friend of mine lost his lower left leg from experiencing a speed wobble. I have experienced it too, when hitting a dear carcass in the road at 55 mph. It was a ride I never want go on again.

Such an informal video…Thanks !

Had Yamaha, Suzuki, and Honda. All new from dealer had loose triple clamps/ headsets. Always be aware of mechanical stuff on a motorcycle.

Great advice. Just wrecked my bike recently.. Another thing I see (even in this video) is guys slam that clutch lever when hauling ass and you can see they actually move the wheel slightly ans this causes speed wobble also. “Loosen up the grip”

Great information...thanks!!! 😊

Step 1, don't do wheelies

You’re a blessing thank you.

One thing you didn't mention is a MX tip. Squeeze the tank with your knees and tighten you core. I have the same damper and put heavy oil inside. Rebound damping too slow keeps rake angle steep which creates the wobble but makes it stay planted in the corner. Tire pressure is also temperature sensitive. The track had a chart for tire pressure on a cold day and they were very low.

Great 👍 points, amongst other factors considered 🏍

Very well done & this is an undereported issue that is devastating...... I don't ride but I am looking & IDKnow the reasons but I have noticed more Gixxer's doing this than other bike brands? Perhaps more of them are videoed but I've noticed a disproportional number of them happening to Suzuki bikes? Putting new bearings in the front wheel as well as weight/balancing is cheap to do & as you said, add a dampener . This is the 1st video I've seen concerning this problem.... nicely explained. peace

just bought a 2019 zx6r my step bro builds drag racing bikes and suggested a 636 and to run it in low power mode for a while until i can use the full power but this helped a lot with soothing my nerves so thank you

One of the only riders worth taking advice from on KZfaq

I noticed too when you get on the gas rather hard so that it wants to pull your front wheel off the pavement. If you decide to switch a lane or two, any uneven part will barely nick your tire and make it turn left or right some that got my attention quick. Highway roads are not good for those high speeds anyway.

Thanks for these tips bro

Great vid. Thanks!

If you have an adjustable steering dampener. Remember to adjust it riding out from the gas station as you start your ride.

Top advice. Thank you.

As a new rider this was a great video for me

Good video. Great information.

I always thought that you were supposed to grab harder when that happens... Good to know the correct way to act in that type of situation.

This is the first time I came across you and your channel. I am glad I saw this!!. Thank you😊😊

This is the BEST tutorial!

Bike sounds sick bro did you change the headers? Appreciate the tips ride safe out there!

Thanks for your excellent comintary very helpful and informative love the sound of your gsxr 👊🏽

Dang this is great knowledge

Never ridden a motorbike higher than 125cc before but here's me watching all the instruction video's anyway 😂 I wanna be fully prepared for when I'm driving ~650cc in a year or so

I had it a few times, and if you still have enough power left due to not be going toooo fast, I always give more throttle so it lifts the front end a bit. That has helped till so far every time.

Good Video for beginner rider's well done.

In the 90s , shaking of the heed stock was a normal way of the bike telling you to back off and ride bit smoother. you got that wiggle from the handlebars and you thought "oh shit" and backed off a bit

If you’re watching this and your bike has spokes it’s extremely important to check your spokes tension regularly loose or broken spokes guarantee death wobbles

I feel like I know the area you are riding in !!! nice video. maybe I will spot you out there.. the wobble is terrifying.

I have experienced a really mild tank slapper. Launched my bike and felt how the front wheel *of course* lifted off the ground a bit, I simply overreacted by engaging the rear brake way too quickly instead of backing off the throttle, at that point the front end compressed and in the moment it rebounded it started wobbling like crazy. Let off the bars, leaned all forward and it stopped just by the edge of asphalt, any second later and I would have been in a ditch with it. It wasn't as scary as losing traction on asphalt with new rear tire, geez how hard is it to correct when rear end tries to go sideways and then gripping sharply, jolting whole bike and rider with it left and right several times.. I have only bailed two times on bike, first time hitting a curb while parking and second time when front tire slid off in banked turn, me sliding down the road with my left leg under the bike. Ride safe!

The grip is REALLY good advice but the best I have ever heard about grip was from Spite from SpitesCorner, formerly YammieNoob co-host. He brought it up during one of his Bottom Sprocket podcasts with Whitney and Josh and talked about the Yamaha Race School he took and the "Ice Cream grip" you want to hold your bars as if you were licking a dripping ice cream cone. So you want your hands to be closer to the bar ends as you showed but instead of being straight towards your levers you want your hands angling back towards your center tree ever so slightly. So the outside edge of your hand and palm closer to your bar ends with your fingers at a slight angle inwards. This provides the largest contact patch and closest lever reach while still maintaining a loose grip.

Good points all around , tire pressure is important ... I noticed some bike are worse than others though due to frame geometry I assume , my old 929 was rock solid with no steering damper , never a head shake ever ... The ninjas I have owned where suspect though , had to put a steering damper on those old girls ... Most of the new stuff they come oem

Wow! This is good advice.

Your next video should be on how to make a complete stop at a stop sign.

So what is the proper tire pressure for sport bike? Love your video!

My concourse 14 handles very noticeably different if tire pressure is off even a couple psi, turns into a pig. I had a death wobble on my suzuki wes cooley. Mismatched tires were the cause i think. Suspension settings might have had an impact. Came on slow about 105, full wobble 110. Repeatable. Dampner, new tires, rebuild forks. Amazing how terror motivates maintenance

Sheetz , on the east coast, also has free air pumps.

Took my bike out of winter hibernation last month and went straight to Wawa to air up my tires to specifications

Top lad. Great info

Recently swapped out fluid in my gpr stabilizer, put heavyweight fluid in, now it gets real stiff if need be. 👌

Proper tire pressure, and rear tire alignment.

Dunlop tire company had done some fairly extensive tests on what causes speed wobbles, and while the factors are many the major culprit seems to be a flat or worn rear tire combined with a pointy front tire. To get out of a speed wobble neither accelerating nor braking nor staying at the same speed had much if any affect; the only thing that seemed to work was the rider dramatically lowering himself ie tucking in. Things like steering dampeners didn't get rid of speed wobbles but only seemed to increase the speed upon which they occurred at. Loose steering head bearings also seemed to cause speed wobbles (and every single Suzuki I've ever owned needed to have their steering head tightened and the pinch bolts adjusted).

I got a 2020 r6 and it’s a bare bones bike besides abs and tc and a gpr stabilizer is $500 for a piece of aluminum

I dont ride a bike , yet… but i hope this will help me when i get my license next year tysm

I experienced a tak slapper once in 10 years of riding. Grooved pavement caused it. Nearly crapped my pants. In that case just slowing diwn corrected it. Bike was too old for a steering damper - just like the current bike i have.

I was 18 on a 2 stroke kR 250 doing 140 kmh and got a wobble, went down and I thought that's it. I survived and now have great respect for bikes. Young and stupid.

I think I cheated death way too many times with my 2011 R6😅 nice video and here’s what mainly caused my speed wobbles is actually accelerating way too hard on bumpy roads, I noticed it basically never happens if I do less of that and also lean forward it actually makes a big difference I remember I n e day doing about 190 kmh and it’s it happened on the fairly good road and bro trust me I saw my self crashing it’s like I felt everything and decided not today 💯 I’m not crashing today not at this speed either 💯💯 just ease off the throttle and try to keep all your weight to the front ✅✅🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

🏍 On the race track we used to make ourselves small and press our elbows against the tank, now there are steering dampers 🏍

holy damn, there was a happy ending to some of those clips! scary stuff

It happened to me in the 80's at 115 mph on a Yamaha 1100 (no damper then), I hit the rear brake slowly and loaded up the front wheel by leaning o the gas tank, it stopped wobbling soon after. That was a tip from a friend that was racing motorcycles. It's not a nice feeling specially at that speed. The wobbles were not as intense as in your clip though. Lots of good tips there.

You can get free air at WaWa on the east cost as well. But best to have a tire pump that you can run off your bke. Costs $50-$60 bucks.

subscribed u might have saved my life

You know it's serious when Spunky Boyy opens with a low tone

Well done for saying damper instead of the recent Americanism of damp-en-er. I agree with the tyre pressure point. Absolutely critical first part of the suspension system.

add throttle , it counter to reaction but some older bikes doit

Idk how big of a franchise royal farms is, but here in Maryland, yeah air is free at rofo too... but they're broken most of the time

Thank you sir for the sharing of knowledge and the social message to every motorcyclist! (Less/more stupid)

Funny, How about just pulling the handlebars apart...clearly they wont come apart but using that lateral force stops the wobbles. Older dukes were bad for it and this tip was passed to me and it really works😎👍

Anxiety peaked every cut scene to a wobble. 😅

can you pop a willie if you have the wobbles to get out of it? thanks, I want a bike and I learned a lot from this

I suggest to you guys to have a stabilizer steering damper. Thats thing can save you from wobbling

Damper can make the wheel harder to turn if that’s how you want it. If you don’t want immediate feedback in a particular direction

Cool video and explanations mate! I appreciate these type of videos. I like that you said "wheelies are cool, but do them in parking lots because it is dangerous at high speeds/while on the interstate". You are not trying to be a drag by stating that, you are just stating a fact and most street riders should NOT be doing wheelies when others around them can also killed/harmed if something goes wrong. Good tips mate and Ill subscribe to your channel.

great video

7:20 like you said bro bro '' THAT ICE CREAM CONE GRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

That last video is freacking scary

I had one death wobble. It was on my 1990 yammy radian 600 at top speed. This man is correct 100%. I had a loose grip and that saved my damn life. Plus I had to buy a new pair of riding pants. 😬 ooops

Thank you

0:48 when you said wah wah I heard it like womp womp as in that's the noise that plays when you death wobble

What’s the correct tire pressure for 2017 gsxr 600