DSXMachina
Member
You're lucky you stopped accelerating at 185. The R1100S problem doesn't start until about 220 mph and is quite apparent by 240. I understand that further throttle will power thru the wobble.
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Tank slapper, death wobble, shake. Anyone?
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truckerdave
Member
Wow, so what ya'll are saying is by the time you hit around 260 MPH on the R1100S the wobble should clear itself up?
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weschmann
Kawa Afterthought
So you folks are saying my R1100RS will do 260 mph? I find that hard to believe and certainly not going to try and find out!
I have experienced two hard core tank slaps in the past on my F700 GS when riding on a gravel road in Montana that suddenly went from gravel to deep sand. Both times running around 50 mph and didn't see the sand patches come up until into them due to dust in the air. Controlled it by clutching and un-clutching but not braking. Sort of like abs but not as fast, and moving weight rearward. First time caught me completely by surprise and should have gone down, at least that's what the truck behind me thought as he quickly slowed down. Second time I was somewhat ready for it and worked on my technique to figure what I actually did to work through it.
I have experienced two hard core tank slaps in the past on my F700 GS when riding on a gravel road in Montana that suddenly went from gravel to deep sand. Both times running around 50 mph and didn't see the sand patches come up until into them due to dust in the air. Controlled it by clutching and un-clutching but not braking. Sort of like abs but not as fast, and moving weight rearward. First time caught me completely by surprise and should have gone down, at least that's what the truck behind me thought as he quickly slowed down. Second time I was somewhat ready for it and worked on my technique to figure what I actually did to work through it.
How do you expect to find out unless you try it.
See what RPM the motor is running at in high gear at 65mph. All you have to do is spin the motor 4 times that RPM in high gear to attain 260mph.
DSXMachina
Member
So you folks are saying my R1100RS will do 260 mph? I find that hard to believe and certainly not going to try and find out!
It will only if I'm towing it with my R1200RT.
AHHH thanks...that explains why my RT will only get up to 225...I wasn't towing anything.
Yes, you're well off the ground by then!
Those test riders had HUGE guts! I've never experienced this on my motorcycles but have on my road bicycles. (Pretty scary on a 45 mph descent while practically naked.)
weschmann
Kawa Afterthought
Hmm, guess it's a different technique on solid surface than sand. I took my weight backward to try and lighten the front wheel more, that I can remember. Wouldn't have thought to lay forward onto the tank.
lee
Debbie's Servant
It also happened to me on a road bicycle at the same speed.
My first thought was "This is really going to hurt"
weschmann
Kawa Afterthought
My 700 was a 13 year model. I noticed that later models have a steering dampner stock now. My 18 9T had a oem steering dampner too, which I changed out with an adjustable touratech damper. Not doing any back road gravel or sand forest trails anymore so don't have one on my 94 1100. Getting too old for that Kind of excitement.
