Tankslappers

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harryt

28/10/2009 at 14:03

i have had 2 tankslappers this year on my 09 zx10,these were not a slight wobble but lock to lock,both feet off the pegs and arse out of the seat buttock clenching tankslappers.

the standard 'ohlins' steering damper is being replaced this winter.

thought these were a thing off the past, the last proper one i had was on a z900 over 20 years ago.

anybody else had one lately or come near to having one?

CLAM DIGGER

28/10/2009 at 14:12

i have the same model (08)

i would class the bike as being a bit light on the front end, and have had a couple of high speed wobbles (as i would put them) under extreme acceleration, but i would not class them as out and out tank slappers

i find on any serious sports bike this can happen, but it does seem more on the ten, so i have the standard steering damper wound 15 clicks out from off

for me it adds character to the bike, but each to their own

Edited: 28/10/2009 at 14:13

DrDonnyBrago

28/10/2009 at 14:17

I did have a tankslapper once...

She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab

I'll get my coat

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M0ttyB0y

28/10/2009 at 15:29

Most Tank slappers are actually caused through poor setup. Check you don't have too much preload in your front forks

Ben Cope

28/10/2009 at 16:51

I've found that on bikes that are prone to this: Buell 1125R, Kwak 10R, K7 1000 that they happen most under power, right at the point the front is light and if you get it up into a wheelie, you're alright but if the front is just skipping the tarmac, it gets its knickers in a twist. Tug the bars, get your weight over the front or don't rip the throttle open too hard, I guess..

TongPo

28/10/2009 at 16:54

Never had one yet, touch wood, and don't want on neither. Horrid looking things

Have a mint. They're free

jamieg999

28/10/2009 at 17:06

The factory fitted "Ohlins" steering damper should still be reducing things to a lazy waggle at worst regardless of the circumstances that are inducing it's usage unless you're Haga or someone. It's either not on a high enough setting or it's FUBAR. If it's on 20 and it's still flapping like a budgie then summat must be wrong elsewhere ie right hand, suspension etc etc etc

jamieg999

28/10/2009 at 17:18

A good tankslapper is a thing you don't forget in a hurry. I got one at about 50 mph on a GSX-R 600 whilst pretty hard on the power after hitting a slightly raised manhole cover that I'd not noticed. The bars went instantly to frantic lock to lock action whilst chucking me out the seat so that I was looking down at the clocks in some sort of crap hand stand pose. The front wheel felt like it was about to tuck & as quick as it started the bike just settled itself & I plonked back down side saddle.

Whilst congratulating myself about 100m later I suddenly noticed I had no front brakes when I tried to slow to check my underwear status.

wavydave13

28/10/2009 at 18:44

tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.

as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.

hugh jazz

28/10/2009 at 19:19

dont know anything about tank slappers but i got a friend named john and he had a whore shite in the back of his beamer.

now thats terrible

harryt

29/10/2009 at 08:34

nowt wrong with the suspension, problem is the standard steering damper is shite, makes no diference if it is wound up to the max.
used to have a ohlins damper on my r1 track bike and it was an excellent bit of kit,totally diferent to the one fitted on my zx10.
admin is correct,hard on the power and lent over,couple of bumps sets it away.
it's a shame because 99% of the time the handling is top draw

Revvin Kevin

29/10/2009 at 10:28

As said, std. damper is nothing more than an ornament

. All high power bikes will waggle acelerating over bumps but you could try to improve things by either increasing the rear comp. and/or reducing front preload and ensure the front rebound isn't too firm so the forks can't return quick enough.

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IIIrd

29/10/2009 at 17:52

not had one, don't want to start now

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Maelstrom

29/10/2009 at 18:48

I looked at a bike not long ago that had dents in either side of the tank from a rather serious one of them; the rider broke a wrist too.

Gixxerlee.

29/10/2009 at 18:59

DonnyBrago wrote (see)

I did have a tankslapper once...
She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab
I'll get my coat

wavydave13 wrote (see)

tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.
as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.

Take note,this fellas had a few slappers in his time

All male

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hugh jazz

29/10/2009 at 23:01

Gixxerlee. wrote (see)

DonnyBrago wrote (see)
I did have a tankslapper once...
She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab
I'll get my coat

wavydave13 wrote (see)
tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.
as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.
Take note,this fellas had a few slappers in his time

All male

Gixxerlee. wrote (see)

DonnyBrago wrote (see)
I did have a tankslapper once...
She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab
I'll get my coat

wavydave13 wrote (see)
tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.
as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.
Take note,this fellas had a few slappers in his time

All male

you were that biggest slapper of the lot he told me

Gixxerlee.

30/10/2009 at 12:07

hugh jazz wrote (see)

Gixxerlee. wrote (see)
DonnyBrago wrote (see)
I did have a tankslapper once...
She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab
I'll get my coat

wavydave13 wrote (see)
tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.
as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.
Take note,this fellas had a few slappers in his time

All male

Gixxerlee. wrote (see)
DonnyBrago wrote (see)
I did have a tankslapper once...
She kindly got off my tank when I had paid my tab
I'll get my coat

wavydave13 wrote (see)
tank slappers can also be caused by the wrong settings on the rear shock,if the shock is too soft or the wrong amount of rebound.
as someone said earlier,get your suspension sorted.
Take note,this fellas had a few slappers in his time

All male

you were that biggest slapper of the lot he told me

Nah that's you.

Bike Breaker

31/10/2009 at 06:17

harryt wrote (see)

Thought these were a thing off the past, the last proper one i had was on a z900 over 20 years ago.
anybody else had one lately or come near to having one?

I've only ever had that experience on a 1975 400/4, which was fully loaded with camping gear, so probably had similar technology to your Kwak. I thought the designers would have managed to sort out slapping problems by now.

Maelstrom wrote (see)

I looked at a bike not long ago that had dents in either side of the tank from a rather serious one of them; the rider broke a wrist too.

I still have the dents in my tank. It's strange how the lock stops prevent the bars hitting normally, but when they slap they get a bit of extra spring. It's the switch clusters that did it.

Of course, as with everyone else who survives a tank-slapper, it was my great skill and technical expertise that stopped me coming off.

Everyone is entitled to my opinion.

wavydave13

31/10/2009 at 08:24

harryt wrote (see)

nowt wrong with the suspension, problem is the standard steering damper is shite, makes no diference if it is wound up to the max. used to have a ohlins damper on my r1 track bike and it was an excellent bit of kit,totally diferent to the one fitted on my zx10. admin is correct,hard on the power and lent over,couple of bumps sets it away. it's a shame because 99% of the time the handling is top draw

are you trying to take hugh jazz's titlt for talking the most shite ??

of course it's to do with the way the bike's set up,a steering damper is there to lessen the the blow should a tank slapper occur , not to stop tank slappers.

get the suspension set up by someone who knows what he's doing .