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*generic asinine joke about being on one's knees*

Good now that that's out of the way, it's amazing to see the gyroscopic power for a motorcycle... I know as a new rider understanding that the bike WANTS to stay upright is not easy... seeing this helps... although I wouldn't be able to save it :)

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*generic asinine joke about being on one's knees*

Good now that that's out of the way, it's amazing to see the gyroscopic power for a motorcycle... I know as a new rider understanding that the bike WANTS to stay upright is not easy... seeing this helps... although I wouldn't be able to save it :)

lol, you're pretty clever!! +1

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what exactly causes a tank slapper?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_wobble

Sustained oscillation has two necessary components: An underdamped second order or higher system and a positive feedback mechanism. An example of an underdamped second order system is a spring and mass system where the mass can bob up and down (oscillate) when hanging from a spring.

We need a fucking engineer to interpret that shit.... *cough*

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tom many to list so i copied and pasted from http://www.slash5.net/org/Tank%20Slapper.html

Some causes and or contributing factors (sometimes a combinations of these),

but by no means all of them:

*Out-of-spec bearings (wheel, steering head, swing arm, ...)

--bearings too loose

--worn bearings

--improperly shimmed

--spun outer race

--improper alignment (deficiencies in the rear of the bike CAN be telegraphed

to the front)

-- etc. ...

*Out-of-spec wheels/tires

--out of true

--out of round

--improperly balanced

--improperly seated/inflated

--unusual wear pattern

-- etc. ...

*Poor suspension

--improperly adjusted

--overloaded

--worn/defective components

-- etc. ...

*Improperly loaded bike

--too much weight on the back and not enough on the front tire

-- etc. ...

*Bad steering dampener ...

*Wind turbulence (fast wind and or highway speed)

--handlebar mounted windshield, jacket or anything else the wind can catch

--exposed pillion back rest

--saddle bags, especially wide ones on naked bikes

--mis-aligned or damaged fairing

-- etc. ...

*Frame flex

--any change in the bike's geometry that induces an undesirable effect ...

*Road grooves

--any road characteristic that induces bike instability (not to be confused

with a bike's natural tendency to follow a groove or path of most traction)

-- etc. ...

*Anything else that can lead to or build on a harmonic oscillation affecting

the bike's steering which can also be a permutation and or combination of

factors that add up to a wobble...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_slap

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