i'm sure i saw it on here, any one seen it? I'm looking for it and can't find it...

it was a guy on a big touring bike, with cruise control i think, no hands, and he gives the handlebars a good thump and the bike wobbles and striagtens itslef out. anyone else know of it?

Being a biker

the term you wish to search for would a "tank slapper" and in your case "induced tank slapper"

Oh the memories I had a Kawasaki KR1S that literally used to bruise my thumbs from hitting them on the tank as the effing thing shook its head at the least bit of asking, and a lack experience on my part made me grip on the bars tighter making it worse, take your hands off the bars and watch until the thing settles down. And yes you can induce such a thing no problem, the gyroscopic effect of the front wheel rotating will automatically cancel the nudging of the bars.

That thing really learned me how to ride a bike though, and any mates who had watched the resulting head shakes would never ask for a shot of my bike saying the F**king thing was evil !!!


If you look at the video link below, i think that guy had brown pants afterwards.....

Tankslapper

[Edited on 5/11/2011 by Hector.Brocklebank]

I don't know where it is but I saw something similar demonstrating a leading link suspension set up. He was riding and bumping the bar and it would only wobble a couple of times before straightening up..

[Edited on 5/11/11 by Peteff]