Anyone else obsessed with getting ya knee down?

[nzvlogger]

So after the ride on Sunday with DMNTD:Me and others, he gave me some good tips and ive been obsessed with trying to sus out my lines and get my knee down. SO keen for the next track day so i can learn some more.

Anyone else like that? what roads in auckland are good to safely practice on? ive been hooning around the waitakeres but the roads are a bit bumpy

[jrandom]

Anyone else like that?

VAgYMEE05QM

[Headbanger]

I've got my shoulder down a couple of times.

Even got my head down once.








Hurt like fuck.

[nzspokes]

.......

I am so trying that.

[nzvlogger]

I am so trying that.

hahaha me 2! Rosebank Rd round about here i come lol. A bit faster would be nice though lol

[jrandom]

hahaha me 2! Rosebank Rd round about here i come lol

The one up by Shell Westgate is superior.

[nzvlogger]

The one up by Shell Westgate is superior.

ah yea! that bastards huge. well next thursday night ride if you see a biker on his ass on the side of the round about come give me a hand up lol, thatl be a good one for the GoPro lol

[nzspokes]

hahaha me 2! Rosebank Rd round about here i come lol. A bit faster would be nice though lol

Driveway at work sounds better to me.

[JimO]

just about fucked up at the end

[jrandom]

next thursday night ride

Don't be an egg.

If you want to practice getting your knee down at roundabouts, do it in private on a weekend somewhere traffic-free.

[bogan]

Honda rider, knee down, fish in a barrel :bleh:

And don't you fuck up that lovely bros frame CdTDroiD, they don't make em that good anymore!

[Katman]

well next thursday night ride if you see a biker on his ass on the side of the round about come give me a hand up

I'll be the one pointing and laughing.

[nzvlogger]

Don't be an egg.

If you want to practice getting your knee down at roundabouts, do it in private on a weekend somewhere traffic-free.

just kidding mate lol, ill probably find some big carpark somewhere, dont think it will take long to get it sussed on the twisties, nearly there

[Zedder]

So after the ride on Sunday with DMNTD:Me and others, he gave me some good tips and ive been obsessed with trying to sus out my lines and get my knee down. SO keen for the next track day so i can learn some more.

Anyone else like that? what roads in auckland are good to safely practice on? ive been hooning around the waitakeres but the roads are a bit bumpy

Probably not after watching that video.

[CHOPPA]

Just find a big round about. Do it the cheating stupid looking way by sliding your knee forward as far as possible towards the front wheel.

You are going to need some cool Wiz Sparky sliders so your mates behind know you got it down!

[nzvlogger]

Just find a big round about. Do it the cheating stupid looking way by sliding your knee forward as far as possible towards the front wheel.

You are going to need some cool Wiz Sparky sliders so your mates behind know you got it down!

lol nice, maybe i just tape some sparklers to my knees lol.

I think its more i wanna go round the corners faster without being afraid of it slipping out so i think if i get my knee down ill be more confident.

[jrandom]

dont think it will take long to get it sussed on the twisties, nearly there

:facepalm:

http://www.californiasuperbikeschool.co.nz/

[nzvlogger]

:facepalm:

http://www.californiasuperbikeschool.co.nz/

yea was talking about that with a mate today, so keen... saving for a once piece already

[SMOKEU]

I've always wanted to lose my knee down virginity. Maybe I'll do that when I go to Ruapuna at the end of this month.

[jrandom]

You are going to need some cool Wiz Sparky sliders so your mates behind know you got it down!

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[quickbuck]

Just find a big round about. Do it the cheating stupid looking way by sliding your knee forward as far as possible towards the front wheel.

You are going to need some cool Wiz Sparky sliders so your mates behind know you got it down!
Yup... and you need a cheap bike to practice on too:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/147347-1988-Kawasaki-GPX600

[MyGSXF]

Getting your knee down whilst riding on the road, is for boys who need to compensate for the fact that they have a small penis :baby:

[nzspokes]

Getting your knee down on the road is for boys who need to compensate for the fact that they have a small penis :baby:

What about in carparks?:nya:

[jrandom]

I can't get my knee down

Practice. Maybe lose some weight and do some stretching too, flexibility helps.

[nzvlogger]

Getting your knee down whilst riding on the road, is for boys who need to compensate for the fact that they have a small penis :baby:

DAM IT, i didnt think anybody would figure it out! thanks lady

[nzspokes]

Practice. Maybe lose some weight and do some stretching too, flexibility helps.

Bugger, Im fat and inflexable.

Wont stop me trying though. :banana:

[jrandom]

thanks man

:lol:

Dude, that's a respectable middle-aged woman you're talking to there.

She may have penises on the brain a little due to not getting any recently.

You could be in with a chance, come to think of it. Best you hit that shit up pronto before anyone else in the thread cottons on and beats you to it.

[nosebleed]

Getting your knee down whilst riding on the road, is for boys who need to compensate for the fact that they have a small penis :baby:

Damn thats what I bought the thou for.
Double fucked.

[nzvlogger]

DAM IT, i didnt think anybody would figure it out! thanks lady


:lol:

Dude, that's a respectable middle-aged woman you're talking to there.

She may have penises on the brain a little due to not getting any recently.

You could be in with a chance, come to think of it. Best you hit that shit up pronto before anyone else in the thread cottons on and beats you to it.

dunno what your talking about muahaha

[Katman]

Maybe lose some weight and do some stretching too, flexibility helps.

Good point. 259386

[MyGSXF]

What about in carparks?:nya:

Circle away my friend.. just don't get too dizzy.. you might pop a fuufuu, fall over & scratch the paintwork.. ;)


:lol:

Dude, that's a respectable middle-aged woman you're talking to there.

She may have penises on the brain a little due to not getting any recently.

You could be in with a chance, come to think of it. Best you hit that shit up pronto before anyone else in the thread cottons on and beats you to it.

Dude.. who you callin middle-aged!!?? :kick: Someone said they reckoned I was 27 the other day.. considering my oldest son is 16 next week.. :shit: I though that was ferkin brilliant!! :wings:

[jrandom]

Good point.

I miss that bike. Took a whole lot of machine to keep up with Quasi in that state.

[bogan]

What about in carparks?:nya:

I think that means instead of the rider being a boy with a small penis, they just have a penchant for them. :dodge:

[nzvlogger]

I think that means instead of the rider being a boy with a small penis, they just have a penchant for them. :dodge:

lol they dont call me horse cause i can run fast.

sorry had to quote it lol

[MyGSXF]

I think that means instead of the rider being a boy with a small penis, they just have a penchant for them. :dodge:

BwaHahahahaaaaa... :not:

[CHOPPA]

Its all about getting the elbow down now days isnt it?? Back it in, elbow down, wick it up slide it out and wheel stand out? Thats how most guys I talk to ride anyway

[Big Dave]

Its all about getting the elbow down now days isnt it?? Back it in, elbow down, wick it up slide it out and wheel stand out? Thats how most guys I talk to ride anyway

How gauche.

These days using the Penis as an outrigger is how it's done.

[CHOPPA]

How gauche.

These days using the Penis as an outrigger is how it's done.


I got leather sliders for you!

[newhere]

...after the ride on Sunday with DMNTD:Me

I have no advice, and im not obsessed, but I am curious ... :cool:

[Big Dave]

I got leather sliders for you!

XXXL ?
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[pritch]

ive been obsessed with trying to sus out my lines and get my knee down. SO keen for the next track day so i can learn some more.


Is that you Tom? :whistle:

[arkeo]

So after the ride on Sunday with DMNTD:Me and others, he gave me some good tips and ive been obsessed with trying to sus out my lines and get my knee down. SO keen for the next track day so i can learn some more.

Anyone else like that? what roads in auckland are good to safely practice on? ive been hooning around the waitakeres but the roads are a bit bumpy

I honestly admit that it was somewhat more than a "nice obsession" for me. I never attempted to get the knee down while on the road and I'll never attempt in the future: unless one is very skillful in riding, there are only 2-3 roads not too far from my town where getting the knee down is possible but in any case dangerous (Italian drivers are not the best friends of road code...). Instead, I had to try in the race track several times before it happened. I also admit that I was very frustrated before, but only until I realized how easy it is.

Of course I can't suggest anything about the best roads you can train on :(

cheers

A.

[Grubber]

I think you may find that the knee down thing is only there for a lean guide and not an indication of how fancy you are. Most people can get the knee down, it's just how far over you go when you put it down that makes you good or great.
Biggest trick is keeping the bike well upright most times after you have attempted the knee down.
Not something i recommend practising on the open road at any time really.:argh:

[kiwifruit]

what roads in auckland are good to safely practice on? ive been hooning around the waitakeres but the roads are a bit bumpy

Take it to the track! And get some sparkie sliders off Choppa :yes:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/2298397/

[yod]

hey look, a knee down thread :facepalm:

awesome

:corn:

[nzspokes]

Take it to the track! And get some sparkie sliders off Choppa :yes:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/2298397/

That would be much more impressive if the pillion had a knee down.

[sinfull]

Good point.
A bit quicker with the camera ya would have caught me going round the outside of both of them !

And no knees were touched in the making of that epic moment !

[The Singing Chef]

I have done it on Woodcocks rd before on the really twisty and really well sealed corners on my old GSX, since then haven't really found the need for it, if your aiming to get your knee down on the road you are going to fast for the road and that can be dicey. Roundabouts are damn good though, the ones in albany are perfect for it and mostly there is a lack of traffic.

[slofox]

I've always wanted to lose my knee down virginity. Maybe I'll do that when I go to Ruapuna at the end of this month.

Last time I raced at Ruapuna I got everything down...all at once...:angry:

[nodrog]

So after the ride on Sunday with DMNTD:Me and others, he gave me some good tips and ive been obsessed with trying to sus out my lines and get my knee down. SO keen for the next track day so i can learn some more.

Anyone else like that? what roads in auckland are good to safely practice on? ive been hooning around the waitakeres but the roads are a bit bumpy

Dumpty is the man at getting his knee down.

[The Pastor]

http://maps.google.com/?ll=-36.81143,174.751378&spn=0.001716,0.002411&hnear=Mt+Roskill,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&t=h&z=19

[avgas]

lol they dont call me horse cause i can run fast.

Its the ridiculously long..................................face isn't it

[avgas]

Dumpty is the man at getting his knee down.
And shifting gears with a broken leg. :clap:

[avgas]

Oh and my final word of advice on this matter is when getting the knee down.........avoid the catseye's DAMHIK.

[nodrog]

And shifting gears with a broken leg. :clap:

Yeah, I'd like to meet the clever cunt that came up with that idea.

[wanpo]

Anyone else obsessed with getting ya knee down?

No. You're a douche.

[SMOKEU]

Last time I raced at Ruapuna I got everything down...all at once...:angry:

How bad was the damage?

[BigAl]

Watch out for diesel or any other substance as you'll be on your ass before you know it.

[Maha]

The only obsession required should be the desire to ride your bike when ever you can.

[slofox]

How bad was the damage?

None at all to myself amazingly enough considering the off happened in the sweeper at the start of the main straight at some 100km/hr+. I was somewhat pained that evening though...

The bike was pretty OK too - stanchions were a little out of whack and a few levers were bent but I still managed to ride it home after the meet.

[slofox]

Watch out for diesel or any other substance as you'll be on your ass before you know it.

Like oil on the track from the crash in the previous event..? (damhik) :angry:

[D3ADLYTuna]

If you can find it. watch "A Twist of the Wrist 2" by keith code.
I managed to watch it before it got removed from youtube.
Well worth it.

[SMOKEU]

If you can find it. watch "A Twist of the Wrist 2" by keith code.
I managed to watch it before it got removed from youtube.
Well worth it.

There are a few torrents around of it. I've watched it and it's well worth seeing. My riding really did improve after watching it.

[nzvlogger]

No. You're a douche.

dam it, :tugger:

[D3ADLYTuna]

This is also pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWyrZhArYI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsjiXHVwgM

[DMNTD]

Dumpty is the man at getting his knee down.

More like my knees,head,back etc! :lol:

Best I point out that the only advice I gave was how to take a better line on the road we road on.
IMO trying to get your knee down should be reserved for track riding.

[pritch]

If you can find it. watch "A Twist of the Wrist 2" by keith code.
I managed to watch it before it got removed from youtube.


It's a radical concept for some I know, but it should be possible to actually buy it. :innocent:

Of course there is also Simon Crafar's "MotoVudu The Dark Art of Performance", but then that is about cornering fast as opposed to getting a knee down...

[ellipsis]

The only obsession required should be the desire to ride your bike when ever you can.


....my obsession with Joanna Lumley is not required?...

[nzmikey]

So ya wanna get a Knee down aye ..... Well I have 2 things to say to ya on this topic ..... 1) Knee downs are like a Big pair of Tits, they look impressive but are of no real use :killingme ( more so on the road )

& Number 2 ..........

Have a look at this Video , In time this could be you (http://youtu.be/7CwVBjYLtPA) Enjoy, Glad I could be some help

( & yes the video is of a fellow KB'er lmao ) :lol:

[george formby]

So ya wanna get a Knee down aye ..... Well I have 2 things to say to ya on this topic ..... 1) Knee downs are like a Big pair of Tits, they look impressive but are of no real use :killingme ( more so on the road )

& Number 2 ..........

Have a look at this Video , In time this could be you (http://youtu.be/7CwVBjYLtPA) Enjoy, Glad I could be some help

( & yes the video is of a fellow KB'er lmao ) :lol:

Their you go, lack of grippiness, off camber = knee doon. Simple.

Personally I'm gonna do it on a bucket at a kart track. Should be easy at my height.

Don't see much knee down in road racing... just saying...

[Kickaha]

if your aiming to get your knee down on the road you are going to fast for the road and that can be dicey.
Not neccesarily It's easier to do on slower corners

Last time I raced at Ruapuna I got everything down...all at once...:angry:
:lol: yeah done that a few times to many at Ruapuna, it's worse when the following bike runs into you as well

None at all to myself amazingly enough considering the off happened in the sweeper at the start of the main straight
That was the first place I ever crashed out there in the very first race I ever did

Even racing I hardly ever bother with the whole knee down wank, I do get my arse down on the Sidecar from time to time though

[nzvlogger]

More like my knees,head,back etc! :lol:

Best I point out that the only advice I gave was how to take a better line on the road we road on.
IMO trying to get your knee down should be reserved for track riding.

Very true. I guess its not really getting my knee down its more that i think ill have more confidence when i can get the bike over that far.. you know.

Just cause i had trouble keeping up with your GN125 :nya:

[nzvlogger]

So ya wanna get a Knee down aye ..... Well I have 2 things to say to ya on this topic ..... 1) Knee downs are like a Big pair of Tits, they look impressive but are of no real use :killingme ( more so on the road )

& Number 2 ..........

Have a look at this Video , In time this could be you (http://youtu.be/7CwVBjYLtPA) Enjoy, Glad I could be some help

( & yes the video is of a fellow KB'er lmao ) :lol:

lmao, its awesome how stoked he was LOL

[The Singing Chef]

Not neccesarily It's easier to do on slower corners



Yea, I did mine on slow corners. But still...

:rolleyes:

[slofox]

Even racing I hardly ever bother with the whole knee down wank,

At my age, I'm more interested in keeping my knees UP. They're pretty screwed already - can't be having with dragging them along the road. Besides, I've never been a "knee out" rider anyway. Knees are what keep me from falling off in a corner.

[nzvlogger]

I think my issue is ive watched to many Rossi videos on YouTube lol.

[Madness]

This thread is full of fail.

[Gremlin]

lmao, its awesome how stoked he was LOL
Interesting... I thought he was a fucken idiot.

[nzvlogger]

Interesting... I thought he was a fucken idiot.

thats what i mean lol, stoked for crashing...

[nzmikey]

lmao, its awesome how stoked he was LOL

lol thats coz he did not damage his bike ..... this time .....
he had crash bungs on ( I think people who like to fall over alot use them )

[CHOPPA]

I have 'learner' knee sliders for sale. They are double thickness, it actually makes a lot of difference having an extra inch.....

They are good for expert riders in the wet too