What causes a........

How on earth do you keep the throttle constant when the bars are going lock to lock & yanking your throttle hand with them?

Well thats what I have been told, I suppose complete accuracy is near impossible but when it happened thats what I tried to do as well as I could do and the bike corrected itself. Maybe there is another way?? Thats why I asked the question.

Some people say pop the front wheel up, SV wont do that very easily at 70mph.

[northwind]

Pull a wheelie? That's insane!

Originally Posted by northwind

Pull a wheelie? That's insane!

I had one once on my YZF. It started small, but the more I tried forcibly to straighten the bars, the worse it got. In the end it was swapping sides that bad that I just couldn't hold the bars any longer. I let go and the bike sorted itself out. Grabbed the bars again and carried on.

It also happened whilst I was pillion and my friend went over a rail crossing on the back wheel. The bumps over the crossing made the bike drift across the other side of the road. There was only just enough time to get the front wheel down and swerve back to the right side of the road. This is when the slapper started. He also couldn't control it and took his hands from the bars. I was already looking for a soft place to land when it settled back down again. He grabbed the bars and we carried on.

Maybe there is an answer in there somewhere

So the combined knowledge of maybe 20 bikers is...

a.) pull a wheelie

b.) let go of the handlebars



thanks lads, I feel much safer now.

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by caines

So the combined knowledge of maybe 20 bikers is...

a.) pull a wheelie

b.) let go of the handlebars



thanks lads, I feel much safer now.

gonnie send us a video when you do it!!! I always like a good laugh!!!

Here is a link to a 100mph wheelie turned tank slapper.

http://highspeedassault.com/images/HSA_Beanfield.wmv

Back in my younger days (15 years old) I had a 1958 Harley Davidson Sportster H. They had a steering damper knob to adjust handlebar movement stiffness. After cleaning the bike I decided to loosen that damper knob for a easier steering motion. Took it out for a test run to see how it effected the steering. I closed off the throttle at 70 mph and immediately went into a tank slapper. I got back on the throttle and the slapping movement eased. The moment I closed the throttle again back came the tank slapping. So I slightly eased back on the throttle with very, very light rear brake pressure. Once I had slowed to a 30 or 35 mph all was well again. It didn't take me long to tighten that steering damper knob back up.
Once you experience this phenomenon, you will never ever forget it. Cheers, Richard

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by caines

So the combined knowledge of maybe 20 bikers is...

a.) pull a wheelie

b.) let go of the handlebars



thanks lads, I feel much safer now.

Is that either a) or b) or should you do both together? Wont you fall off the back?

[jambo]

I'm with Lee, relax and try not to force anything.
Had a couple of minor ones on my bandit when the suspension oil was shot it would just start to weave at about 90 and get worse. Generally getting on the power a little bit then easing off again helped... but not nearly as much as new fork oil!