Knee down time [Archive]

dReWpY

01-29-2009, 09:53 PM

I know most of you hate threads like this so avoid it if you want, i know its a beat down topic...

who can get it down and who are still trying?

I know the first time i touched down it was a bit of a relief, now its just normal on a spirited ride to touch down once or twice.

I know this is more of a track question, but lets be honest, I have done it in the streets and will prolly do it again.

makes me really love my leathers and without them i feel naked and ride at like 30% my normal pace.

so who gets it down and who still is left wanting like a virgin at prom....

HRCNICK11

01-29-2009, 10:01 PM

Yes on the track lots a few times on the street when I was young and dumb. A bit a the dragon but thats a given.

dReWpY

01-29-2009, 10:03 PM

i feel spoiled, living in TN offers more chances for good rides then any other state i can think of, with CO being a close second

pickle.of.doom

01-29-2009, 10:05 PM

Fuck you tater's WOAXW :D

Cutty72

01-29-2009, 10:06 PM

My option is not up there.
I got my knee down on my first (and only) track day once.
that is it... ND is too flat to get it.

JARVIS518

01-29-2009, 10:07 PM

dont have many turns here in florida and havent been to the track yet
so that would be a big negative ghost rider for now

OneSickPsycho

01-29-2009, 10:08 PM

No knee down for me yet... Given my current circumstance... it certainly won't be anytime soon...

dReWpY

01-29-2009, 10:09 PM

if you come to TN this year i almost guarentee you get that shit down

Trip

01-29-2009, 10:12 PM

What's this knee down thing you are talking about, I don't get what you are talking about?

JARVIS518

01-29-2009, 10:12 PM

if you come to TN this year i almost guarentee you get that shit down

u talking to me or OSP?

tached1000rr

01-29-2009, 10:14 PM

i feel spoiled, living in TN offers more chances for good rides then any other state i can think of, with CO being a close second

Western, NC has some great roads as well

FT BSTRD

01-29-2009, 10:16 PM

In TN, you can get a knee down while ripping around a right hander dodging a giant water buffalo gathering her mail while sporting a fetching purple moo moo.

Mmmmmmm. Tennessee.

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/buelltoberfest2008/normal_Buelltoberfest_2008_10_05_1280_061.JPG

Dave

01-29-2009, 10:17 PM

i havent on at least two points, #1 the roads around here dont support it. #2 i usually ride in jeans and therefore tend to pull my knee in slightly when leaning further

dReWpY

01-29-2009, 10:18 PM

either one if there are any takers... but was refering to osp

yeah that was a scary ride, i dont know what scared me more, the two christmas hams she was hidding in her moomoo or the tiny dog that was behind her that looked like it would be slippery at 50mph...

Trip,

the knee down thing is what you were doing when the cop went by.... :leaving:

PhiSig1071

01-29-2009, 10:24 PM

Every chance I get. Which isn't very fucking often in FL.

fasternyou929

01-29-2009, 10:30 PM

Track yes, but certainly not every turn. I see a lot of people that are so focused on touching down their puck that they'll take stupid lines and lose corner speed.

Street no. I know it's been damn close about 1000x over, but no street scuffs. I also don't stick my leg way out in my turns on the road - I don't like the idea of being way out there when suddenly there's gravel on the road.

OneSickPsycho

01-29-2009, 10:35 PM

if you come to TN this year i almost guarentee you get that shit down

A lot is going to be dependent on my flexibility after healing...

Mr Lefty

01-29-2009, 10:59 PM

nope... I will... not worried about it though... need to focus on leaving red lights first :lol:

Mudpuppy

01-29-2009, 11:14 PM

first touched down track day # 3 and now pretty consistently.. my biggest issue last year was my legs were out of shape and it felt like someone was stabbing knives into them when i got off the bike.. i am fixing that issue right now.. no worries come spring.. i am already well into being in 1,000x better shape this year and gaining momentum..

lauralynne

01-29-2009, 11:17 PM

with a 26" inseam, if I get my knee down, the bodywork is draggin as well. My riding style isn't such that I put my knee out, I tuck it in.

I'm good with that.

The Awesome

01-30-2009, 01:15 AM

I've been close. Hopefully soon.

derf

01-30-2009, 01:39 AM

Ive hit a few times, but I cant do it every time, or with any type of consitency

101lifts2

01-30-2009, 02:14 AM

Getting a knee down is all body position and if you can turn your knee out moreso than lean angle.

Since I lift alot I can barely turn my leg out to a 30 degree angle. I can ride with one hand following people who drag knee in every corner, but I rarely do it.

Quick281

01-30-2009, 04:56 AM

No me, but thats ok. I still have lots of learning to do with curves but every trip i take I gain a bit of confidence.

Really don't want to push it on the streets though. : (

Rider

01-30-2009, 09:01 AM

Can I? Yes. Do I? No. When we were at Indy, if I had pucks on I would have set a knee down on that highway interchange loop.

Dave

01-30-2009, 09:19 AM

forgot one, #3 the 954's tank isin't shaped very well for holding my inner thigh. one of the reasons i had been considering switching bikes this year. might have to look into stompgrips, dunno

azoomm

01-30-2009, 09:40 AM

Why is this question being asked in Street? :panic:

marko138

01-30-2009, 09:43 AM

Why is this question being asked in Street? :panic:
Because Drewpy is a hooligan.

R6Chick

01-30-2009, 10:02 AM

I have a few times on the track. I'm working on getting better!

MikeSP1

01-30-2009, 11:56 AM

Taters whore!

I really need to get my bike put back together, but that won't be until next fall/winter. Oh, and I need to get some parts. But most importantly I need to get some leathers because studies show that jeans don't last very long after prolonged exposure to asphalt at high-ish speeds:whistle:

OneSickPsycho

01-30-2009, 12:28 PM

I've been close. Hopefully soon.

:lol:

Getting a knee down is all body position and if you can turn your knee out moreso than lean angle.

Since I lift alot I can barely turn my leg out to a 30 degree angle. I can ride with one hand following people who drag knee in every corner, but I rarely do it.

Maybe you should look at adding some flexibility trainging into your workouts...

forgot one, #3 the 954's tank isin't shaped very well for holding my inner thigh. one of the reasons i had been considering switching bikes this year. might have to look into stompgrips, dunno

My experience is the same with the 954... It's not a very comfortable bike to get in position on...

Yamerhaw

01-30-2009, 12:50 PM

i feel spoiled, living in TN offers more chances for good rides then any other state i can think of, with CO being a close second

NC and VA too, and i live right in the corner in the Northwest NC mountains, i'm completed surrounded by twisties, no freeways or interstates anywhere near here

DIMford

01-30-2009, 02:08 PM

Got it down on my last track day beginning of this month. I won't even try on the street unless it was a life or death situation.

ceo012384

01-30-2009, 02:46 PM

For all you pussies who can't do it, the best way is just to crash. Done deal.

deals gap dragon slayer

01-30-2009, 02:53 PM

I do at the track all the time... on the street... there are only a few roads around here that warrant coming even close. and I've been chewed out a few times for doing it... not that i care... i wasn't speeding excessively. lol

Sanchez

01-30-2009, 04:26 PM

No knee down for me yet... Given my current circumstance... it certainly won't be anytime soon...

I'd say you got your knee down pretty good! :lol: Here's how we do it in GA:

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/fiddies20080308/normal_Fiddy_Racing_2008_03_08_018.JPG

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/fiddies20080308/normal_Fiddy_Racing_2008_03_08_002.JPG

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/fiddies20080308/normal_Fiddy_Racing_2008_03_08_006.JPG

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/fiddies20080308/normal_Fiddy_Racing_2008_03_08_013.JPG

Sanchez

01-30-2009, 04:30 PM

Mmmmmmm. Tennessee.

http://www.incorrect.org/coppermine/albums/buelltoberfest2008/normal_Buelltoberfest_2008_10_05_1280_061.JPG

Coulda swore I took that in GA! :D

Personally I drag my knee on the track but not on the street. Not that I see anything wrong with it. I just don't ride that hard on the street. I had one serious accident, and that was plenty.

ericr

01-30-2009, 05:26 PM

dReWpY

01-30-2009, 06:38 PM

i typically dont drop knee unless its an unusually spirited ride or im out east, other then that i really dont go fast enough to lean over that far...

I've been close. Hopefully soon.

let us know how that works out for you...:whistle:

racedoll

01-30-2009, 08:51 PM

There wasn't an option for me. I've gotten it down just once and it was on the track.

I don't come close on the street and don't care to as I'm in jeans... and there are too many other variables.

The track, if I do it again, OK if I don't. OK. I think part of the reason I did this one time is because my leathers are kind of big in the legs and they just hung down far enough. LOL.

I ride more like my husband - neither one of us move very much on the bike though I probably should since I'm nearly half his size.

dReWpY

01-30-2009, 10:45 PM

i fucked up the poll and ment to have a option about doing it on accident but i had to include tators woaxw

FT BSTRD

01-30-2009, 11:07 PM

Coulda swore I took that in GA! :D

Personally I drag my knee on the track but not on the street. Not that I see anything wrong with it. I just don't ride that hard on the street. I had one serious accident, and that was plenty.

Why you gotta harsh my mellow?

Yeah, but there are TN roads that look just like that one. :D

I just didn't have a TN picture to go with the caption.

Looks like I'm going to miss MBVI. I'm selling the bike and unless economic shit picks up soon, I'll be bikeless for a while.

dReWpY

01-30-2009, 11:19 PM

dont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep the uly

No Worries

01-31-2009, 12:42 AM

The only time I put a knee down is to check my tire pressure. My knees hug the tank all the time. I only move my upper body on curves. For me, it's much more efficient. Especially with the millions of curves in Colorado. Ha, two digs in one post.

Antwanny

01-31-2009, 01:25 AM

so does it count if your knee goes down with the bike, if so my knee has been down a few times.
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the chi

01-31-2009, 01:34 AM

Can I? Yes. Do I? No. When we were at Indy, if I had pucks on I would have set a knee down on that highway interchange loop.

Personally I drag my knee on the track but not on the street. Not that I see anything wrong with it. I just don't ride that hard on the street. I had one serious accident, and that was plenty.

That would be me. I dont feel a need to do it on the street, altho theres a very few roads here I could do it on, I just think its safe or wise.

On the track, well, once I finally did it, my sole goal was to do it as much as often till I destroyed my pucks. After doing this, and rubbing some leather off as well, nto to mention my leg saving my ass from sliding out, Im out of the " I CAN DRAG KNEE" stage and if it happens, it happens, I wont be trying to do it, not that I really did before tho. :idk:

The only time I put a knee down is to check my tire pressure. My knees hug the tank all the time. I only move my upper body on curves. For me, it's much more efficient. Especially with the millions of curves in Colorado. Ha, two digs in one post.

:lol: Butthead, but good ones!

Ducati Diva

01-31-2009, 09:48 AM

Right now my only goal is to keep my knees up :lol:

MikeSP1

01-31-2009, 10:16 AM

I've tried and tried, but damn I can't get my knee down on my VTX :idk:

I got a friends '96 ZX-7R running for him a couple summers ago and out on a test ride I noticed my knee was uncomfortably close to the asphalt since I was just in jeans doing a lap around the "block" (I live in the country, 4 mile "block"). I'll wait till I get an FZ1 before I bother to try.

But you can lean like a SOB on a VTX. I had a kid on a 636 mention at a gas stop during a weekend ride that he didn't thing cruisers riders could lean out until he saw me ride.

the chi

01-31-2009, 10:19 AM

But you can lean like a SOB on a VTX. I had a kid on a 636 mention at a gas stop during a weekend ride that he didn't thing cruisers riders could lean out until he saw me ride.

This dude is friggin INSANE on a cruiser!! Terrifying to watch but killer mad skills!

MikeSP1

01-31-2009, 10:26 AM

Which reminds me, X is still in VT. If she doesn't sell by mid-May, then I won't sell her, you wanna watch her Rae? And I'm not that good, I just can't push her too much further without doing a lot of damage.

the chi

01-31-2009, 11:17 AM

MikeSP1

01-31-2009, 11:38 AM

You betcha, get her down to me and I'll make sure she's taken care of!

SWEET! I'm gonna need to take some more pics, a hottie rocking my wide assed cruiser, again:rockout:

Dave

02-01-2009, 01:07 AM

But you can lean like a SOB on a VTX. I had a kid on a 636 mention at a gas stop during a weekend ride that he didn't thing cruisers riders could lean out until he saw me ride.

you should see zerioustt on his mean streak. dude can hustle that thing wayy faster than he ought to be able to. he always leads on the md runs and the new folks tend to bitch about following a cruiser. funny thing, they never bitch on the return trip :dthumb:

MikeSP1

02-01-2009, 04:17 AM

you should see zerioustt on his mean streak. dude can hustle that thing wayy faster than he ought to be able to. he always leads on the md runs and the new folks tend to bitch about following a cruiser. funny thing, they never bitch on the return trip :dthumb:

Yeah, I get those looks at the meeting spot when people that've never ridden with me before. They're all like "it's a big, heavy, wide-assed cruiser ridden by a toothpick of a man, there's no way he can keep up" All those looks disappear when we hit the first fuel stop. She's big, she's heavy, she's loud, she's orange, but she ain't slow

ericr

02-01-2009, 09:42 AM

But you can lean like a SOB on a VTX. I had a kid on a 636 mention at a gas stop during a weekend ride that he didn't thing cruisers riders could lean out until he saw me ride.

You're right about that :lol: I can hang my 225lbs all off that 750lb bike and it barely turns ;) It is fun to suprise folks on it sometimes. But with my forwards and seat I have now it's hard to lean off enough to help.

MikeSP1

02-01-2009, 11:08 AM

You're right about that :lol: I can hang my 225lbs all off that 750lb bike and it barely turns ;) It is fun to suprise folks on it sometimes. But with my forwards and seat I have now it's hard to lean off enough to help.

Oh yeah! I'll get completely off the bike. Right hand on the gas, right foot on the peg, left knee hanging onto the tank for dear life. I get further off of the VTX than I do the RC! Had many people think I was about to case it (Rae was one of them), but it's just a normal turn.

dReWpY

02-01-2009, 11:24 AM

Why is this question being asked in Street? :panic:

see below

I know most of you hate threads like this so avoid it if you want, i know its a beat down topic...

....

I know this is more of a track question, but lets be honest, I have done it in the streets and will prolly do it again.

:sorry:

Tmall

02-01-2009, 12:21 PM

The first time I rode with Apoc was last summer. The first corner we go through, I hear scraping.. Every corner after that the same thing.. He's on a Harley Crossbones and he's grinding hard parts in every corner.

Funny thing is, he used to ride an Rc51 as well..

Homeslice

02-02-2009, 01:42 PM

Dragging on the street does not necessarily = dangerous, because you can easily drag at 30-40 mph doing circles in a friggin' parking lot if you wanted to.

I will say however that it's easy for newbs to get carried away, sticking out their knee like a chicken wing, or trying to hang off so far that 100% of their butt is off the seat, neither of which are necessary. If you look at pro racers, the've already leaned the bike over so far that there wouldn't be any room to do that stuff anyway. So just focus on looking into the turn, keeping your upper body low and inside, and keeping your arms unweighted, and eventually you will drag.