Post by marlon on Jul 1, 2007 14:34:14 GMT -5
Hey All!
I went on a great day-long ride up to Wollombi back, at a medium pace, through Wisemans and all the way up to the pub, where the God squad were having a meeting.
It was interesting to see the shift away from Harleys amongst the clubhouse. 1 in five of the cruisers there were triumphs - Americas, Speedmasters and Rocket III's. Good to see a bit of diversity amongst the 10%ers!
Anyway, it was a lovely ride nice, but nippy weather, some great twisties running along the river but the road was very badly paved and maintained. It was there I experienced... TANK SLAP[/b]
By far the scariest thing I've ever gone through. The bike went from lock to lock several times in the space of a few seconds. I had virtually no control over the bike but kept it upright.
Is there a steering damper available that would prevent this from happening? It really shot my confidence for the return trip.
I'm getting paid monthly now, so I can afford to splurge a little bit. I had planned a new bucket, but I've got to get this problem solved first. I don't want to have to use the helmet!
Aside from that, my humble SR managed to get away from a 600 Hornet in the twisties, with a rider of similar experience. But she (That's right!) nailed me down the straights. d**n!
I went on a great day-long ride up to Wollombi back, at a medium pace, through Wisemans and all the way up to the pub, where the God squad were having a meeting.
It was interesting to see the shift away from Harleys amongst the clubhouse. 1 in five of the cruisers there were triumphs - Americas, Speedmasters and Rocket III's. Good to see a bit of diversity amongst the 10%ers!
Anyway, it was a lovely ride nice, but nippy weather, some great twisties running along the river but the road was very badly paved and maintained. It was there I experienced... TANK SLAP[/b]
By far the scariest thing I've ever gone through. The bike went from lock to lock several times in the space of a few seconds. I had virtually no control over the bike but kept it upright.
Is there a steering damper available that would prevent this from happening? It really shot my confidence for the return trip.
I'm getting paid monthly now, so I can afford to splurge a little bit. I had planned a new bucket, but I've got to get this problem solved first. I don't want to have to use the helmet!
Aside from that, my humble SR managed to get away from a 600 Hornet in the twisties, with a rider of similar experience. But she (That's right!) nailed me down the straights. d**n!
