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Old 29-03-14, 10:13
Oldandwornout Oldandwornout is offline
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Tank slapper

Was out yesterday and managed to get the tenere into a tank slapper, it was a bumpy but not to sharp a bend, there was a slight cross wind but not something I would normally worry about! It was easily controlled but could have got worse if pushed. Wondered if anyone has any set up tips to stop this? My bike has been lowered and I have checked the tyre pressures etc. cheers
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Old 29-03-14, 12:54
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What tyres are u using as a matter of interest ?
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Old 29-03-14, 17:42
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It would be useful to know whether you were accelerating, at a constant speed, or on a closed throttle?

Most likely cause is the back of the bike sitting too low, or conversely the front to high. This might be down to incorrect or imbalanced sag front/rear, being lowered with longer links but not having the front end altered to match, or a saggy shock and/or poor damping.

Mine had a tendency to do the sort of thing you describe when the OE Sachs shock began to fail (from 10k miles onward).
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Old 29-03-14, 22:20
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In answer to your questions, tyres are oe siracs only done 2000 miles , at the time I was accelerating but not to hard . Pleiades , i'm going to put the original dog bones back on and raise the forks to try(not sure I' ll be able to get my leg over , old bones not so supple any more) don't think the shock is to soft as have no wallowing problems , may play with the rebound damping and fork adjustment ? Any ideas gratefully recieved .
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Old 29-03-14, 22:43
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Tank slapper

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I was accelerating but not to hard.

In that case I'd say the rear end riding too low, or you're running too much sag at the back.

Try adding preload first, as that's the easiest thing to alter in small steps. Then change the linkage bones back and try again. The most important thing is to do is one thing at a time. Also, test out the changes in the same corner and at the same speed if at all possible. Limit your variables as far as you can.

It's also worth checking your forks aren't topping out under acceleration as well (due to the back end riding low). If they top out during a corner and the front drops into a dip it will/could initiate a waggle.

I'm assuming you managed to arrest the tank slapper by letting off the gas, shifting the weight forward onto the front? If that's the case, then that's further evidence to support the low rear/high front scenario...
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Old 29-03-14, 23:47
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Thanks for reply, will try suggestions, if using the oe dog bones how much should forks protrude through yokes? Cheers
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Old 30-03-14, 00:20
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Thanks for reply, will try suggestions, if using the oe dog bones how much should forks protrude through yokes? Cheers
They shouldn't. With standard setup, they are set level with the top of the yoke.
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