Lucky escape
 

Had my first tank slapper today, was turning right on a large motorway which leads to a slip road for the m61, as i was exiting the roundabout the back wheel started to wheel spin and the back end drifted out a long way and then my bars swung violently side to side about 5 times,

Road was slightly moist

luckily i managed to stay on,

Not sure if i hit a patch of oil/diesel as very strange as i wasn't even going fast, I was riding slower than a do in the pouring rain.

Just a warning to people in this damp weather

Re: Lucky escape
 

It's great fun - gives you a buzz :D

Well done for riding through it

Re: Lucky escape
 

Glad you stayed right side up. Ride safe.

Re: Lucky escape
 

Tank slap makes you feel alive :)

Re: Lucky escape
 

im sorry sir but you seemed to have failed the brown trouser inspection, but on the positive side you pasted the dont flap and feck up section

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Well done you. More detailed analysis required please of what happened and how you reacted and how you treated the controls (if you can remember, I guess it was all over in a nanosecond).

Re: Lucky escape
 

Not had a tank slapper on the SV yet, not looking forward to the day I do lol.

Glad you be safe

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Well im a wimp then, cos any loss of control like that scares the crap out of me :( except on my DRZ where i dont care as much.

Well done btw for keeping it together :)

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Pleased you made it through. Reminded me of an incident with Randy Mamola back in the day blah blah. Atta boy Randy. Click on link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaQGI8GSVJM

Re: Lucky escape
 

I have had a few ones on country roads and managed to stay on, scary and a rush at the same time, had one as I was breaking for a round about and didn't see the diesel spill on the road and rear locked had to miss the turning and go back around, most scary as a car entered the round about as I was trying to stay upright.