How does a “tank slapper” occur? Why wouldn’t a motorcycle simply fall over instead of having the wheel wobble from side to side?

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How does a “tank slapper” occur? Why wouldn’t a motorcycle simply fall over instead of having the wheel wobble from side to side?

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I thought they were called “speed wobbles”….but maybe that’s just bicycles

Pretty sure it’s a sudden and catastrophic change in the center of gravity which can’t be resolved.

Centrifugal forces keep the bike upright as does the body acting as a counter weight

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