The bike isn't supposed to shake, dumbass. You pull over and see what the hell is wrong.
This guy merged onto the I-80E (Sacramento, CA) on his motorcycle as we were driving in the fast lane. As he merged, his bike would shake and wobble. He sometimes would only have one hand on the handle bars while it was shaking!! We couldn't figure out why it was shaking, but we noticed it would only do it once he hit high speeds. We paced him for 5-10 miles after watching him "almost" loose control (about 5 or 6 times), so I got my phone out, thinking "its only a matter of time before he crashes" and I wanted the video as evidence in case anyone else got hurt. Sure enough the very moment I get my phone out, happens to be the time he loses control. We pulled over immediately.....called 911, and help the man (and his bike) off to the side of the road as quickly as possible. He did walk over to the right shoulder by himself. His face was really mashed up (his nose looked broken) and arms covered in blood. Crazy road rash!!! I still wonder how he's doing
Oh, and the sirens you hear in the background aren't because he's being chased by the cops....my kids were watching peppa pig.....it was just a coincidence
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 5:56 pm
by Pugsley
Too bad Darwin didn't claim him.
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:40 pm
by normalicy
Why would he go that fast and with one hand no less? Baffled.
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:10 pm
by reno
ASS HAT !
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:23 pm
by Pugsley
Hmm... bikes starting to death wobble... better go faster!
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:27 pm
by Losbot
I rode for 12 years. It's called a "tank slapper" and has other names too. It can be caused by various factors such as tire pressure, bad rims, or other reasons but when it does, it comes on pretty quick and if you don't get it under control quickly, you're gonna end up like that guy. The handlebars might have moved, causing him to twist the throttle even more.
Riding a bike with one hand is common actually and fine. Since we can't see what led up to that point in the video, it's tough to say what really happened or caused it.
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:35 pm
by FlyingPenguin
We paced him for 5-10 miles after watching him "almost" loose control (about 5 or 6 times)...
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:31 am
by normalicy
Losbot wrote:I rode for 12 years. It's called a "tank slapper" and has other names too. It can be caused by various factors such as tire pressure, bad rims, or other reasons but when it does, it comes on pretty quick and if you don't get it under control quickly, you're gonna end up like that guy. The handlebars might have moved, causing him to twist the throttle even more.
Riding a bike with one hand is common actually and fine. Since we can't see what led up to that point in the video, it's tough to say what really happened or caused it.
Oh, I get riding with one hand, but not with the bike doing that.
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:36 am
by Losbot
FlyingPenguin wrote:
We paced him for 5-10 miles after watching him "almost" loose control (about 5 or 6 times)...
If that's accurate, then there was something wrong with the bike and he must have figured he could hold out until his destination. That's not smart. I've recovered from a tank slapper but it wasn't because the bike was faulty. It was weight distribution that was screwing me. Addressed it and I was fine.
Re: Biker ignores bike shaking at high speed
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:37 am
by Losbot
normalicy wrote: Oh, I get riding with one hand, but not with the bike doing that.
Agreed. If he had actually lost control control 4 or 5 prior times like the OP claims, then that's on the rider to stop and check his bike out.
