BLARNEY
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2007, 09:06:39 AM » |
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Hey I was gonna just say that.  Um..... yeah right.  of *course* you were   Here is a vid that I think is closer to what you experienced. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT28aMZ44UI And another with disastorus outcome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6-iXO78gEs Tom |
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2007, 09:06:39 AM » |
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Nny
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« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2007, 09:09:34 AM » |
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Yep.. That looks about right. Mine was a bit more violent though and about mid corner. I'm curious though, what caused the one in the vid? |
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BLARNEY
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2007, 09:11:38 AM » |
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Loss of traction in the rear.....could nave been something on the
road surface as you suspect happened to you. In the second vid
it was hard acceleration that started it.
Tom
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« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2007, 09:14:16 AM » |
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Tank slappers truly suck. My first was a stupid newby mistake. Riding with one hand and crossing train tracks that were at a slight angle. A pucker factor of 10.
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NOW YOU CAN HAVE IT
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« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2007, 09:18:15 AM » |
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In American Supercamp, they teach you to get belly up to the tank. Keep throttle steady, get your arms out so the elbows are pointing 90 degrees to direction of travel, and let the bike stabilze on its own. This is harder with clip-on type bars.
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« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2007, 10:01:42 AM » |
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Loss of traction in the rear.....could nave been something on the
road surface as you suspect happened to you. In the second vid
it was hard acceleration that started it.
Tom
If that was a ZX-6E, I doubt that was it. lol  |
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« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2007, 12:18:53 PM » |
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Thanks to all who corrected my drunken errors. |
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So, what is a sock puppet?
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« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2007, 12:18:53 PM » |
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BLARNEY
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« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2007, 01:08:34 PM » |
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If that was a ZX-6E, I doubt that was it. lol ZX6E and ball bearings maybe ? Tom |
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T2 - Tom Tracey
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Nny
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« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2007, 04:49:03 PM » |
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In American Supercamp, they teach you to get belly up to the tank. Keep throttle steady, get your arms out so the elbows are pointing 90 degrees to direction of travel, and let the bike stabilze on its own. This is harder with clip-on type bars.
Sounds like it'd be harder with testicles too.. ...     ow... |
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CBRXXBLACKBIRD
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« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2007, 08:45:48 AM » |
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In the olden days a "tank slapper" was the front end oscillating back and forth while riding in a straight line at speed.
Thats what I always called it.  |
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Nny
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« Reply #30 on: January 23, 2007, 10:49:35 AM » |
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Thats what I always called it. Should I change the subject line? |
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« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2007, 12:57:17 PM » |
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Should I change the subject line?
No. Stick with the story to tell your real, not your virtual, mates. I've made up much worse. |
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So, what is a sock puppet?
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CBRXXBLACKBIRD
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« Reply #32 on: January 23, 2007, 03:06:43 PM » |
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Should I change the subject line?
You could change it to had the crap scared out of me yesterday. |
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Joe.
"I must finally be hitting my 2nd gear shift right, the *&$@! oil light keeps coming on..."
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Nny
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« Reply #33 on: January 23, 2007, 04:35:55 PM » |
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You could change it to had the crap scared out of me yesterday.  I like it. btw I find it kinda funny that the happy face rofling is lmao and not   |
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« Reply #33 on: January 23, 2007, 04:35:55 PM » |
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