Front wheel lifting and violently wobbling

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So today I had a weird thing happen when I set off to work in the morning (cold tires).. upon hard acceleration from 1st to 2nd I notice that the front tire lifted slightly and violently wobbled and then settled back down. This happened once again but then stopped when I started to take it easy.

I ride a ninja and my front wheel has never come up ever apart from when I've dumped the clutch at redline.

Suspension issues maybe?? I also ran really wide in a corner today - a corner where I normally take comfortably. I had to ride up onto a curb and then back down it was so bad.

Does this just sound like a bad day or is something ****ed on my bike?
 
i dont know about your suspension but where did you get the idea to dump the clutch at redline?
 
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I wasn't dumping the clutch today... I was just accelerating hard today
 
Keep it up and you'll find out what a tank slapper is :lmao:

And yes its normal, you're lifting the front wheel off the ground and then bringing it down while crooked
 
Yeah but how the hell is the front wheel lifting up in acceleration from a ninja 250? How is that even possible?
 
I sit right up against the rear cowl - so pretty far back and I weigh like 160lbs.
 
Paul1000RR said:
Keep it up and you'll find out what a tank slapper is :lmao:

And yes its normal, you're lifting the front wheel off the ground and then bringing it down while crooked
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... What he said...be careful you don't want to end up in that space...you won't like where it takes you ..
 
e90 said:
I sit right up against the rear cowl - so pretty far back and I weigh like 160lbs.
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You're supposed to sit as close to the tank as possible. (balls to the tank and knees/thighs pressed against the tank)
When you sit all the way back in the seat and go WOT, it's natural for the front wheel to lift up due to the weight distribution.
Not sure if it's possible on a 250, but if I did that on my 750, I'd loop the bike.
 
Mina said:
You're supposed to sit as close to the tank as possible. (balls to the tank and knees/thighs pressed against the tank)
When you sit all the way back in the seat and go WOT, it's natural for the front wheel to lift up due to the weight distribution.
Not sure if it's possible on a 250, but if I did that on my 750, I'd loop the bike.
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Actually...no offense meant; from books I've read, a neutral position (middle) is best. There are great reasons behind this that I'm too lazy (forgot about) to cite. All of the pressure should be on your hips, thighs and lower back (ie. contract them constantly).

From what I recall, sitting too far back, your arms get locked so steering is harder, sitting forward...I don't remember why this is bad (I know there is definitely a reason though). If you're planning to hard accelerate, tuck in to distribute your weight evenly. If it makes you feel better, theoretically, the point of fastest acceleration is right before a wheelie.
 
Well... Generally, motorcycling should be like PSS (Passive Suicide Syndrome). I such condition a rider can possibly ride for a very long period of time, having hundreds thousands km behind his/her shoulders...

And it's rider's own responsibility to not to transform his PSS into an active mode... or it gonna become Active Suicide Syndrome - an ***. :angry4:

the ***, on one side, usually does not allow rider to enjoy motorcycling for thousands and thousands kms, but on the other side, it pisses off other participants of traffic and initializes higher attention from cops to all bikes on the road... even to fellow riders. :sad8:
Try to find a way to control your bike gently and smooth, and it will pay you back! :agave:


If you wanna see touch your limits - book a track day - that's where you wanna bit a **** out of your bike :p

e90 said:
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I wasn't dumping the clutch today... I was just accelerating hard today
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油井緋色;1994350 said:
Actually...no offense meant
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None taken, I don't mind being corrected when I'm wrong.
However, that's what I was told when I was doing my M1X course and always thought it made sense.
 
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