Death Wobble: Case Study (Doodle on a Motorcycle)

[rdprdp01]

A courageous rider channels fear and pain into helping others. She is an inspiration.

[misterprofessionality]

Also its just great content if thats how you make your living. A good business woman channels loss into income, especially when you make your living riding motorcycles and are too injured to ride.

Fun fact, we have an experienced Janus Owner here on the forum that has intimate knowledge of the kinds of forces that caused her accident.

[Nachodaddy]

I had a death wobble on a 1981 Suzuki GS1100 one night in the early 1980's. I had a medium size handle-bar fairing which may have contributed to the wobble. When I rolled onto the highway, I cranked in the power to the max and soon the front end started going wild. I got off the throttle, but things just kept getting worse. Soon it was so bad I was sure the rear-end was getting ready to come around and put me down. I stayed off the front brake, but gradually eased on the rear brake, which slowed the bike and stopped the wobble. After that ride, I got rid of the handlebar fairing and never had the problem again. It was a very unnerving experience. I firmly believe that gradually rolling off the throttle while also gradually applying the rear brake is what saved me and my bike that night. I also believe that the heavy handlebar fairing and very hard acceleration caused the wobble.