Re: head shake

[Bob Hadden <kbhadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,  I have only had one head shake like that, when I hit a patch of 
oil at low speed in a corner.  Put me right down.  Congrats to you on 
pulling it out!  Please tell us how old that Works shock was.  Thanks

Bob Hadden '98RS, '62R27

On Jul 18, 2004, at 2:14 AM, Bmsdcr@xxxxxxx wrote:

> At least I did not go down...
>
> On the way to Mid-Ohio (about 60 miles) from the track, My friend says 
> he
> sees smoke coming from the engine and oil dripping so we pull  over 
> and look. My
> front Works shock had blown all its oil out, all over the telever and 
> motor.
> Well I decided to press on... The front end was as bouncy as a '70s
> Caddy. All was well till I hit a longwise crack in the pavement about 
> 2" wide
> just a few miles from the track on Rte 341. This threw the bike into a 
> violen
> tank slapper, beating my hands up and pulling my bike hard to the left
> accross the oncoming lane. As a last ditch effort I grabbed the bars 
> to get control
> just as I was hitting the opposite shoulder. It took a couple of shakes
> but I got it back into my lane. My friend stopped me a little later 
> pointing
> out my RH saddlebag was open. I lost acouple of items which I was able 
> to
> retrieve, no problem, but I did have the 2 tabs in the bag that hold 
> the lid shut
> snap off. I haven't had to bungie a bag shut since my 83 R100RS, in 
> fact I
> never seen an oilhead bag bungied shut, so mine is now. While 
> retrieving said
> items my friend asked what happened and I tell him. He says he saw the 
> slapper
> going on which cause dmy rear end to hop left and right and leave 
> little black
> marks on the pavement. Later on back at the motel room I looked at my 
> front
> tire which had sideways scatchs in the tread from the slapper dragging 
> my front
> wheel side to side. This was friday, we wandered our way back to 
> Detroit Sat. I
> had the front kick around a few times on the way home, which caused 
> some
> white knuckles. I am stressed out and down right scared of my 1100 and 
> riding in
> general. My friend Jack Daniels is trying to calm me but I still can 
> not sleep.
> I regret not seeing all the people I promised to see on this weekend. 
> I rode
> home only because of the "getting back on the horse that threw you" 
> mentality.
> I think I am going take a a break...
>
> Steve Szelestey
> 94 R1100RSL-88,000miles

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