Pat Riot

I haven’t done that one. Hope I never do. I will have to go searching for it but I found a photo of a bike up in phone wires and from the photo I couldn’t figure out how it got there. Post Turtle Bikes!

@Sedalia Dave I remember those Yamahas. There was a guy that used to canyon bomb on one. He wasn’t very good at it though he never crashed but was asked by many to stay the heck out of the way. Those bikes were fast but not very agile. One of the techs I knew at work had one. He kept it immaculate. It was a beauty of a bike. I never cared for Yamaha’s seat and handlebar set up on their street bikes, though I loved my Seca 550 after I removed the fairing, changed the handle bar and the 30 pound exhaust system. That was a fun bike in the twisties in the canyons.

This one? Those were some cool bikes.

Because of this I will not be participating in the 2028 Olympics. Those cheap bastages can just save it! Not performing, no way, no how! So, There!

Look at this crap.

Japan?

@Wrangler Bob I wanted a Kawasaki Concours for years ever since I sat on one on the showroom floor when they first came out in the 80’s. Just a few years ago I decided to get one and much to my dismay Kawasaki changed the ergonomic layout of the bike and it just wouldn’t fit me. It was almost as if they decided to steer it towards consumers of shorter stature or those with short legs. The bike just felt all wrong to me. At that point I just decided to keep my Kawasaki Versys. It’s a great bike with enough power to do what I want but not so much that I can’t control it. I like that photo of the Suzuki GS850G. I liked those when they came out.

Wow! That’s just one more reason to keep both wheels on the ground.

I have heard it called that as well. I have experienced a speed wobble three times. The first time I had one was a few days after reading about them in Cycle World magazine. Nice coincidence. When it occurred at about 85mph for just a second it confused me then I recalled the advice from the writer of that article. “Let up on the throttle. Do not fight it. Do not hit your brakes.” It was over quick. The 2nd time it was on a different bike. Both of these times the bikes were light bikes. Both were 550cc bikes. Both had Bridgestone tires that came on the bike from the factory. Both tires had an inline tread pattern that literally fit or meshed with the groove patterns in the concrete that the DOT mandated back then. I had a third a few years ago on my Kawasaki Versys. The front tire had this very odd wear pattern. It was as if the tire wore in a zig-zag pattern.

“Tank Slapper”? Sounds like someone has no clue. It’s called a speed wobble. The first thing to analyze is your tires. Tire tread patterns that match or align with road and bridge grooves can be deadly.

THE DA** MERGE FEATURE IS STILL HERE!

Nice shot!