I know the video didn't do justice on what I felt the handlebar was jerking around. I believe this was a minor tank slapper and didn't get a chance to oscillate to a 'proper' tank slapper. Since this was my first experience at tank slapping, it scared the crap out of me. Sounded like a bee buzzing.
Before you grow accustomed to it, a two inch wheelie will feel like a 2 foot wheelie and a bit of a shimmy will feel like a tank slapper. As you continue to develop greater bike control (as opposed to just moving into larger bikes), you will be able to predict and deal with each of these much better. You will eventually just continue on through a shimmy now and again as though nothing had happened.
As for "what do I do in a tank slapper" just google it if you really want a ton of info/discussion on it. There is nothing that can be said here with respect to that that hasn't already been discussed ad nauseum on the interwebs.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=what+...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
But for the sake of discussion, I disagree that heavy throttle is what you want to do. Steady throttle is what you want to do. Trying to make the front end light when trying to bring the bike back into line and find its balance again seems a needlessly aggressive way of achieving that.
How the hell did this thread go from tank slapper to slapping tcmalker around. I think I need to crop that video a little more. All I wanted to show (for humor) that I was checking my pants for poop!
Let's get back on topic people!
It does because you go out of your way, at times, to express how "dangerous" you are and seek attention/approval for it. You would catch that flak for it even if you weren't a cop/etc. The fact that you are adds MORE fuel to the fire because that's the biggest thing that gets on many people's nerves.....getting speeding tickets from people who speed themselves. I am firmly of the opinion that supposed "enforcers" of the law are much of the time not worthy of my respect as "officers" of any sort and your antics confirm my opinion. There are those who work tirelessly to justify the respect those institutions command, and you piss on that. Yet you are happy to do so. The people who hold more respect for those institutions than I do are quite upset by this. Personally, I simply see those groups as government-ordained gangs with a
scattering of truly honourable officers scattered in their midst. So for that reason I'm not really upset by your antics.
ohgood had a great post explaining other reasons why it all gets on people's nerves a little bit too. Most riders enjoy a spirited ride. Many riders routinely obey the regulations their own sense of personal safety lay out....and not the written and posted regulations. But....we do it in a way that promotes the sport rather than in a way that draws negative attention to it.
Another thing is many road users are our wives/mothers/sisters. It is possible to share the road with them, not startle them, and enjoy a spirited ride all at the same time. If you cut in front of my mother with your shopping cart at a grocery store causing her to stub her toe I would ream you out for it.....let alone buzzing past her when she is hurtling around in her car causing her to panic and slam on her brakes and get rear ended by a bus. Not all motorists are competent drivers. Be courteous. They are good people and deserve some slack. I don't get why being on a road makes people bigger jerks than they would be in a supermarket? The risks are greater on the roads and the people are the same....
In the end, being a courteous road user who enjoys a spirited ride is possible and in the long run it is more sustainable and thoroughly more enjoyable.
P.S..........an aggressive attitude with respect to intersections of any sort will eventually result badly. You're putting yourself in a bad part of the "probability" spectrum.
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