Tank Slapper crash

A buddy of mine had a pretty severe crash on RR 170 west of Lajitas, TX (just west of Big Bend National park). He had a video camera on his helmet and got the whole thing including the aftermath. He's damned lucky! The pole in the video hit the front left of his bike, his face, and then his arm. His face is cut up pretty bad, his shoulder is broken, but his 2008 Victory Vision Tour Premium held up pretty well due to the bike's tip-over protectors.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• tank
• slapper
• victory
• vision
• motorcycle
• crash
• cedland

[grumpydan1]

Ouch.....glad your okay...how fast were you running?

[ViperFergy]

He was doing close to 80 MPH before he started braking.

[ThePawnbroker]

Thanks a lot for posting this. It's a good lesson. I recently locked up my rear tire in a panic stop on my HD Ultra. I almost high-sided but came out of it just in time. I decided to start looking for a bike with ABS. I went on the Victory forum and started asking about the Vision. The people there told me that with the linked braking system, there is no need for ABS on a Vision. I think this proves otherwise.

[ViperFergy]

You can get into a tank slapper situation with or without ABS. ABS won't prevent that from happening because it has to do with how the suspension is compressed and loaded when braking. Upsetting the bike in the turn caused this to happen by throwing too much weight to the front wheel while in a turn which causes a tank slapper. ABS may be a great thing, though, but it's not the fix for upsetting the bike.

[necrodrum]

what kind of asshole wouldnt help a fellow rider if he see's a crash 1:24

glad your friend is alright though

[Shoorty02]

sorry for the crash, and don't get me rong , you should probably use some protectiv gear next time you ride , sorry for my eng

[meshuggahfan]

hot dang man, that sucks so much, right as you layed it down from the slapper, it got away from you, and to see that beautiful bike flying on it's side, i'm sure it was a sad moment. You are extremely lucky to be alive, if you would have hit a sign, or a mileage marker, it could have seriously ruined your day. I'm glad yer okay.

[BedsideGnome]

It happened so suddenly, nothing he could of done.

[d3xt3r23]

why didn't the fellow rider stop? maybe he was fixed on a spot... horrible. happy the guy is decently ok, but this video also shows good people out there... =)

[Sirolism]

I live in Kansas and shoulderless roads like this are gravel magnets. Insane to speed on them because cars always kick gravel up on the pavement.

[localvic]

@ 00:38 you see a reflector pole. his bike and left arm seem to hit it.

[panzermatt]

@AigoSam panicked locked up the rear and froze a bit. he could easily have made the turn just by steering the bike. hope hes ok now.

[macmanjim]

So much for fingerless gloves.

[HondaAmerica1]

Don't worry it's only a polaris product JUNK!