Lol you guys are acting like was doing it as a stunt or something. The only thing I could think of is to pop a wheelie, homie held on and made that sh*t work.
I don't see a squid, I see a rider with more skill than most riders here.
Lol you guys are acting like was doing it as a stunt or something. The only thing I could think of is to pop a wheelie, homie held on and made that sh*t work.
I don't see a squid, I see a rider with more skill than most riders here.
I must have watched the wrong video, I see a kid wearing sneakers and no gloves who couldn't get his feet back on the pegs, wheelie was out of the equation for that fella.
I must have watched the wrong video, I see a kid wearing sneakers and no gloves who couldn't get his feet back on the pegs, wheelie was out of the equation for that fella.
Lol you guys are acting like was doing it as a stunt or something. The only thing I could think of is to pop a wheelie, homie held on and made that sh*t work.
I don't see a squid, I see a rider with more skill than most riders here.
Fyi , please correct me if I am wrong I watched a great old British documentary on the subject
IF this happens to you , rolls off the throttle and get as low as you can on the bike, like get your chest right on the tank and the wobble stops real fast.
I never even called him a squid but now that you mention it:
where's his mirrors ... squids don't need them they take them off for that clean track bike look, same with the,
where's his signals ... squids don't need them and never issue a hand signal, even when slowing the traffic behind you to pull off and stop on the shoulder of a busy highway.
Did he just finish pulling a wheelie? ... well we don't know that for sure because he's out of frame for that part, but I have done stupid enough to know absolutely nothing will precipitate a front wheel wobble faster then setting your front wheel back down on the ground when it's not spinning as fast as the ground is moving.
Did he cause a traffic jam? ... bet your squid he sure did!
was a legitimate question, the riders put themselves in a lot of needless danger even after the actual incident,
sorry my notice of such things offends you.
Anyone know what causes this high speed wobble besides just the high speed? I've seen some videos where bikers experienced this even when they're not doing stupid stuff like wheelies. When on big bikes like Harleys. Don't bikes come stock with a steering dampner ?
Anyone know what causes this high speed wobble besides just the high speed? I've seen some videos where bikers experienced this even when they're not doing stupid stuff like wheelies. When on big bikes like Harleys. Don't bikes come stock with a steering dampner ?
There are a lot of things that contribute, no single thing. And it's doesn't just come on at high speed, my 70's H2 came on as low as 70kmh.
Wobbles start when the front and rear wheels become out of line - wheelie, slip/slide, or from unequal forces like rut [FONT="]or some irregularity in the pavement, loss of traction front or back. [/FONT]Poorly maintained or damaged steering bearings, suspension, rims, tires or brakes can also start or a wobble.
In a wobble, the wheels try to get back to center, forces move it past center then the same forces try to bring it back in an oscillating pattern. Dampers interfere with the harmonics, so any wobble ends fast. You can't muscle out (the squid in the video tried), best to roll off the throttle, easy on brakes, and hold on tight and hope for straight road.
Those of us who learned to ride on bikes built before 1980 probably got the thrill at least once. Today's bikes are better designed although it still does happen in certain circumstances.
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