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Originally Posted by Smittie61984
I'm concered about my street cred for Bike Nights. That is my main concern.
Which is why I buy used racing gear, track take offs and I drug my boots along the ground to make it look like I was peg scraping.
Plus lots of Chrome and Polish so others know I can ride fast.
Appreciate all the info guys. Just need some parking lot time and hopefully one day some track time.
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Might I recommend actually doing a trackday and taking some personal time with an instructor rather than reading about it and practicing what you THINK you understood on an online forum.
Bad habits are the worst thing to try and break.
Last week I had an Army Ranger at the track for the first time. He has been riding a total of three months, most of them before he went to Iraq a year ago. He was scraping knee by the end of the day.
FWIW, scraping a knee isn't the entire point of riding well at the track. It's about being smooth, being predictable, managing your bike and corning well. For some, that includes hanging off the bike like a monkey. Forget about your knee... work on everything else. Especially if you aren't going to be riding at the track. Because, scraping a knee does not belong on the street.