First ever Tank Slapper.

I decided about half two that I would go for a ride, picked a route that would take about and hour and a half.

Weather wasn't great here this morning, raining until about midday and since then, the wind has picked up. Most of the roads around me have dried pretty well with the wind so I decided to go for it.

So off up the A712 I went. Road was dry to begin with, nothing much interesting, not much traffic on it. I did the first section of twisties, again, nothing to report. I came to the next set of twisties, the road was wet at this point, like properly wet. I was taking it nice and steady, came into a left hander but on the exit there was diesel all over the road! I didn't see it until it was too late and the bike just went into this mad tankslapper!!

It threw me onto the opposing carraigeway and towards a steep drop of a banking with lots of pine trees. I started looking at the trees thinking, Oh no....this is going to hurt...but then I just started shouting at myself "LOOK AT THE ROAD, NOT THE TREES! LOOK AT THE ROAD, NOT THE TREES!" And somehow, I recovered it.

I pulled into the next available layby and got off. could hardly get my gloves off I was shaking soo much! I went another 5 miles or so up the road and then decided to come home. What a slow ride home it was....

Anyway, got me thinking...what should you actually do in that situation? Apart from looking where you actually want to go, the only other concious thing I did was keep throttle steady, thinking if I lost power I might lowside and if I added power I might high side. I have no idea if that was the right thing to do or not...

I don't think what happened was a tank slapper, more the front wheel sliding on the wet/diesel road causing the steering to turn, as to what to do all anybody can say is to do what you did as it all worked out in the end. Good job nothing was coming the other way and you didn't go off the road, buy a lottery ticket, you never know. ps in tank slappers some say to speed up some say slow down?

It was a tank slapper. It started as a slide but it ended up in a fooking tank slapper...the insides of my thighs will tell you that! I am glad I don't have balls..!!!

[dizzyblonde]

Tankslappers, keeping blonde burds on their toes eh?

Yup know that one, tankslappers can range from the mild to the rediculous.
Makes your whole brain go into hyperdrive, as all your thoughts come at once!

Well recovered mate, that must have been pretty scary. Quite hard to not look at what you're about to hit, well done!

Didn't Rossi or someone say to just wheelie out of a tank slapper

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Tankslappers, keeping blonde burds on their toes eh?

Yup know that one, tankslappers can range from the mild to the rediculous.
Makes your whole brain go into hyperdrive, as all your thoughts come at once!

Never mind on my toes, I was nearly on my fooking butt!!

Hmm, I would say this was in between the mild and the ridiculous. And yeah, brain went into superhyper drive!!

Originally Posted by fatneck

Well recovered mate, that must have been pretty scary. Quite hard to not look at what you're about to hit, well done!

Didn't Rossi or someone say to just wheelie out of a tank slapper

Yep, defo scariest moment yet on the bike! If something had been coming the other way I would have been toast!

And yeah, I'll do a Rossi next time..lol!

I fell off 3 weeks ago and broke my thumb. That included sliding across the other side of the road, I'm also thanking my lucky stars nothing was coming the other way!

Well played

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Never mind on my toes, I was nearly on my fooking butt!!

Hmm, I would say this was in between the mild and the ridiculous. And yeah, brain went into superhyper drive!!
!

Its what happened when I hit the deer.

If you stay on you have super uber powers

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

It was a tank slapper. It started as a slide but it ended up in a fooking tank slapper...the insides of my thighs will tell you that! I am glad I don't have balls..!!!

Sorry don't believe you, will have to check your thighs, you offered anyhow all's well, that ends well.

glad it wasnt worse for u m8