Also known as the tank slapper ,
I have only had it happen to me one time and I never wish to experience it again.
I was standing on the rear pegs in 2nd gear doing a wheelie for about a mile @ 100mph, my friend was behind me on a Rc51 (on two wheels)....so anyways, the road was going off to the right a little bit about 1/4 mile ahead , so I began slowly letting the front wheel back down.
This is where the nightmare begins. I guess the handlebars wern't totally straight, or the wheel slowed down to much. But the bars yanked out of my hands at about 90mph, the bike snatched vilontly around and I fell on the tank and was thrown forward, I began grabbing for the bars, when I finally got them I was able to ride it out. It finally stopped @ about 45mph.
I left zig-zag skid marks for about 100yards. My friend said that he still to this day is not sure of how i pulled out of it.
Anybody ever been there !!!
I have only had it happen to me one time and I never wish to experience it again.
I was standing on the rear pegs in 2nd gear doing a wheelie for about a mile @ 100mph, my friend was behind me on a Rc51 (on two wheels)....so anyways, the road was going off to the right a little bit about 1/4 mile ahead , so I began slowly letting the front wheel back down.
This is where the nightmare begins. I guess the handlebars wern't totally straight, or the wheel slowed down to much. But the bars yanked out of my hands at about 90mph, the bike snatched vilontly around and I fell on the tank and was thrown forward, I began grabbing for the bars, when I finally got them I was able to ride it out. It finally stopped @ about 45mph.
I left zig-zag skid marks for about 100yards. My friend said that he still to this day is not sure of how i pulled out of it.
Anybody ever been there !!!