Most memorable moment on a bike

[joebloggs]

Getting into a mutha of a tank slapper on my Kwak 750 turbo. Hadn't even passed my test, snuck the bike out late at night. Scared the living bejaysus out of me, and taught me to respect the power of such bikes. Somehow, even with my lack of experience at the time, I instinctively knew not to touch the brakes, just gently ease off the throttle and pray it would sort itself out, which thankfully, it did. Only tank slapper I've ever experienced, which is just fine by me  :eek


Joe, I think you're right though, there are quite a few when I stop to think about it. I too have one of a two-up wheelie on an LC - not mine though, my brother's. Throttle stuck as I gave it some beans from the lights. Dragged his arse along the ground for a few yards before toppling over. He couldn't sit down in the taxi we had to get home  :lol  The number plate got pride of place hanging from the bike club hut ceiling, as no one had ever scraped the letters off the face of one like that before  :lol

I've had numerous tank slappers over the years, three pant fillers were, VF500 with slow puncture in the rain mid s bend, on coming tragic and I'm heading straight for them out of control, same bike over three drain covers cranked over, first two were ok but needed to lean further for the last, tyre broke traction then gripped, was thrown straight up, knee caught my handlebar stopping me from being completely ejected, landed back on the seat, feet on the floor then the bars went lock to lock. Last was in a straight line, talking to a friend with one hand on my bars my front wheel dropped into a sharp dip in the road caused by subsidence, all my weight pushed on my right bar, think ultimate counter steer, bike dropped like a stone to the right but somehow I stabbed at the road with my foot and stood the bike back up. The tankslapper was so violent it broke the cap of the valve for the air forks. My mate couldn't believe I stayed on, the front wheel was off the road when it flipped sideways.
The joy's of motorcycles
Notice that both bikes had 16 " front wheels