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Title: Can\'t...hold on...much...longer...
Post by: Sara on March 14, 2003, 11:50:03 PM

Oh my God I laughed and laughed when I saw this.  I do hope the guy is okay, though.  Sorry if this is a re-post.

http://www.linienmc.dk/mc-uheld/Slinger-i-valsen.mpeg (http://www.linienmc.dk/mc-uheld/Slinger-i-valsen.mpeg)

Title: Can\'t...hold on...much...longer...
Post by: Heat on March 15, 2003, 02:12:54 AM

That\'s gotta hurt. My Aunties brother died on a motor bilke so I didn\'t laugh all that much....

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Post by: videoholic on March 15, 2003, 03:51:09 AM

What in the heck causes your bike to do that?  That thing looked possessed.

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Post by: Unicron! on March 15, 2003, 04:18:31 AM

I think he did it on purpose.Its as if he is steering it like that by himself in slowmotion.

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Post by: Kurt Angle on March 15, 2003, 04:25:24 AM

That looks like the Isle of Man TT races. Someone seems to die every year at that event.

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Post by: CHIZZY on March 15, 2003, 06:10:08 AM

they\'re called "speed wobbles". and they happen on a lot of things, bikes skateboards, etc. I\'ve taken many a spill on hills
skateboarding that way... you go real fast, then you overcompensate your steering, it sets up a chain reaction -type thing, then you bail... it sucks.

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Post by: Tyrant on March 15, 2003, 06:39:58 AM

damn, all i got to say is OUCH!!!!

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Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on March 15, 2003, 06:51:41 AM

Old but funny.

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Post by: Cerberus on March 15, 2003, 08:59:57 AM

It\'s called a "tank-slapper" It happens in all forms of powered motorsport, when a vehicle as travelling faster than the tyres can handle, they start to slip, then the driver instinctively tries to rescue the situation by steering with the skid. As they do so, they become more unstable as the vehicle increases side to side momentum. I think the term "tank-slapper" has something to do with when the fuel tanks are half empty/full. The sideways centrifugal movement of the fuel in the tank (especially in older bikes), amplifies the instability of the bike when this sort of slipping occurs.

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Post by: (e) on March 15, 2003, 12:23:13 PM

Yeah, thats happened to me before.

ITs happens when u go to fast. well chizzy explained it.