130 lbs rider good or bad?

I'm 5'8" and 130 lbs. Would it be easier for me to ride wheelies than a rider who weighs 170 or would it be a disadvantage? I would assume I could get the bike up easier, but wouldn't I have a harder time settling the bike if it became unstable? I haven't had any major problems so far, but it seems like I get tankslappers a lot more than the other guys I ride with. Do I just need a steering damper?

How much is 130lbs in Kg? Surely if you get a slapper and the weight of your body is not enough to somewhat stabalize the slapper then you'll get more serious slappers than people weighting more than you. Do get a steering damper. I've gotten SEVERAL severe tankslappers already and during many of these I've though "it's time again, shit hold on".

I'm the same size, Reckless. The bigger guys can stay seated and just lean back and the front comes up. We do have to work a bit harder but it's not a big deal. I like to stand up and that's easier to do being small. Also, being small usually means we're more nimble so if the bike does get upset we can recover easier. Remember Newton's first law of motion... and object in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by a force. Our bikes weigh ~400 lbs which is a lot of moving mass. If we jump off the bike it will just keep going straight until something prevents it. Our bodies upset the bikes natural ability to remain upright and head straight. That's why when you have a tank slapper, the best thing to do is nothing. The bike will fix itself. A heavier rider will thus cause more upset to the bike.

130 lbs is about 60 kg. yeah, usually when the bike starts slappin, i just hold on and it goes away, but i've always wondered whethor or not it was because i weigh so little. also, i'm going to learn to do rolling burnouts this summer. should i have to lean forward over the front handlebars as much as the other guys, or will it make any difference?

I would think our lightweight puts us in a far superior position. from what I've read, human bodies on the bike essentially encumber the bike, it is often our inadvertant movements which really screw things up. Being lightweight we accelerate faster (read magazines where they talk about feeling the extra 50 lbs here or there... we have that 50lb advantage on ANY bike!) and we should affect the suspension of the bike less.

I'm not trying to sound like an idiot, but what exactly is a "tankslappe" I've just never used tat term before and am a little lost..thanks

cut the throttle before the frontwheel touch the ground... /penty

this is a tankslapper... http://www.r1-forum.com/videos/movie.php?vid_id=70&action=embed&comments=true

How to make someone feel bad............. I'm 5'9" and 210. The lightest I've been as an adult is 135 back in 86 right after bootcamp. The heaviest is 230 after hittin the weight pile and some "supplements;) " , from 88-92. I kinda thought I was a lightweight until I read this.

Sorry, man. I don't know what to tell ya...:finger jkjkjk!!:lol I read that for every 10 lbs saved is the equivalent of having 1 extra horsepower. Watch out GSX-R1K, all I need to kill you now is a slip-on!!:rock