How to deal with Speed Wobbles / Tank slappers

READ, THEN COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!

I made this video because there seems to be a ton of (enter insult) that leave comments saying your supposed to add throttle when you get wobbles, which is wrong. It is understandable that people could think that because dirt bike riders have a saying "when in doubt throttle out", but street bikes are completely different!
The proper way to deal with wobbles is to simply let off the throttle while simultaneously grasping the tank with your thighs and putting your weight forward without putting any input into the handle bars. For those of you who don't know, you can get "speed wobbles/Tank slappers" from the front tire going out of alignment with the rear tire. What happens then is the front tries realigns by "jumping" back over to where it needs to be.
Unless you got a turbo bike with stock wheel base, the lifting the front end off the ground to stop the shake is not gonna happen! So if your arguing adding throttle is the best solution.....please film your crash so i can watch!

Yes, i know these are not bad wobbles and by no means are they tank slappers. But like the title says this video is to show how to deal with them. So if you say "oh yours aren't bad at all..." well that's because not only do i have a newer bike but I dealt with them properly which prevented them from getting worse!

Still got questions or comments, you know where to put them!

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[jagmail95]

haha honestly when i see these ppl in real life, all i think is... i hope u die hahaha

[yes333yes]

@jagmail95 Your ethics are obviously flawed to hope for the death of someone you know next to nothing about and laugh about it. Pardon my speculation but I think you play too much video games and you need to get in touch with reality. Happy Thanksgiving btw.

[crghondarider]

u are a moron.... does that make sense. do u know what your talking about?^ how do u get rid of tank slappers then????

[yes333yes]

@crghondarider You have some audacity to call me a moron then ask me how to get rid of tank slappers when it CLEARLY tells you how in the video! Plus your entire first post was gibberish, have you even read that? WTF is this talk about boots and setup? I realize I made quite a few errors in my description (now fixed), but even then the video says it all, Please stop wasting my time!

[crghondarider]

lol how did u do that again. you are not suppose to put weight forward. as a matter o fact your suppose to stay in the gas to bring the front wheel up and take the weight off it, and is that a joke or something???? u just pasted a few cars and got head shake... wow. and that vid was so u can check out them sexy boots and the baddass setup... lol dont hate.

[yes333yes]

@crghondarider are YOU joking? I hope so cause nothing you said makes any sense!

[ddd7052]

@infinitethrill

I would have sworn it was the san gabriel pass up azusa

[infinitethrill]

Grimes Canyon Road... like two miles from me now.

[jagmail95]

@yes333yes no i have 9 vids on video games, and its rude, and agenst the law so yea

[tagray34]

fuck you jagmail your just jealous your Buick don't pick up as many girls as us bikers do. fuck off.

[5ohfo]

Nice and simple true video. Dont floor it over uneven pavement also. With out an open mind and experience you'll find your self in last place.

[juanpablo046]

@braden252 Use google... speed whobble, shimmy or tank slapper

[braden252]

Can someone show me where the speed wobble is please?

[Marshall6971]

@kgraehl you couldnt be more right!!