how low can you go

[pyrocam]

*limbo music in the backround*

well.
I went up to unitec with my camera to find out. it doesnt look that low although it feels it.

so you think I can get much lower than this? I did hit my toe on the ground on at the end.

[SuperDave]

Depends greatly on your tyres and also how warm they are. I did not get my knee down on puke on friday but in saying that I got fucken low and I was pushing the little bike too its limits. My toe slider scraped 6 times on the hairpin though.

[John]

not to be rude, but your just going in a circle, you COULD go much much lower if you were going faster trying to gain max lean doing the circle method only works if your going fast do it on road ringing the nuts out of it in 6th then you will see how low you can go, make sure you use a corner you know well.

[N4CR]

not to be rude, but your just going in a circle, you COULD go much much lower if you were going faster trying to gain max lean doing the circle method only works if your going fast do it on road ringing the nuts out of it in 6th then you will see how low you can go, make sure you use a corner you know well.

Yeah second that... tamaki uni carpark is good as it has like a sorta course set out on it :P I might go there now.

You don't get much lower than scraping pegs and an arsing out rear on a zxr. Well with my tyres anyway :/

[Skyryder]

When you can scrap your wheel-rims on the tarmac...........now that's low.

Skyryder

[Bonez]

When you can scrap your wheel-rims on the tarmac...........now that's low.

Skyryder I take it tyres are'nt fitted.......................

[John]

I take it tyres are'nt fitted.......................
guzzis have wooden wheels ...

[Bonez]

As for Pyro getting low. How's this?

[pyrocam]

As for Pyro getting low. How's this?
haha

ahh bonez always at the randomness of times.

whens that then. did I wake up after I was on the ground for a while.

[Bonez]

haha

ahh bonez always at the randomness of times.

whens that then. did I wake up after I was on the ground for a while.
Nope. A Nano second before you went snow angle like. The wetness on ya trou, in case you wondered, was what was left in that bottle of rocket fuel.

[zeRax]

hahahaha
n1

[bugjuice]

gettin dizzy just watchin..

you say about scraping your toe - did you have the ball of your foot on the peg, or your heel?

[DEATH_INC.]

I finally managed to get my knee (s) down at taupo on thursday :Punk: First on the gixxer and then even on LB's TL too!I even scraped my toe slider on the TL with my toes on the pegs.Wore heaps off my right slider and heaps off the left knee of my leathers :crazy: Great fun.By the end of the day I was sliding on every corner except the left flick between the two rights. :Punk:
I guess you can get a lot lower than you think....

[myvice]

Last time I got my knee down I followed it with my elbow, thigh, shoulder, back...

[crashe]

Pyrocam - Any chance of making your videos "Windows Media Player" friendly. Cheers.

[Sniper]

I can't see anythin

[John]

Pyrocam - Any chance of making your videos "Windows Media Player" friendly. Cheers.
www.divx.com

[bugjuice]

or quicktime/mpeg...

[crashe]

www.divx.com

No good....

I am running windows 98....

That version is for 2K or XP..

I use to be able to view all his videos... but now he has done something different... and not everyone has the latest of computer stuff on their comps.

[erik]

*limbo music in the backround*

well.
I went up to unitec with my camera to find out. it doesnt look that low although it feels it.

so you think I can get much lower than this? I did hit my toe on the ground on at the end.

Try figure of 8's, you'll get less dizzy!

I'd be a bit more wary of the white lines, even if it's dry they haven't got as much grip as tarseal/asphalt.

Did you have your toes on the pegs, or were the pegs under the middle of your foot? If you keep the toes of your inside foot on the peg, rather than having the middle of your foot on the peg, you'll have to lean over further before scraping them.

Try shifting your weight a bit more, try hanging off the bike into the turn. Or try the opposite, try letting the bike lean over further and keeping yourself more upright (more useful for slow speed stuff) whilst supporting yourself on the pegs rather than sitting. The more you mess around and try different stuff, the more familiar you'll get with your bike and its handling.

It might actually be easier to lean over further on a decent corner than doing circles in a carpark, I reckon.

[zeRax]

i aspire to one day ill get my elbow down like rossi :o, does he wear titanium studded elbow sliders all the time? last piece i read on him was impressive, its like if he wants to push it , he can no worries, just simply get his elbow down, crazy.

[Calo]

No good....

I am running windows 98....

That version is for 2K or XP..

I use to be able to view all his videos... but now he has done something different... and not everyone has the latest of computer stuff on their comps.

Try the player: http://www.divx.com/divx/divx_v6_me98.php

[pyrocam]

thanks for clearing up the mystery Bonez. there was a bit of speculation about that wet patch

crashe I just changed codecs I used. you must have some version of divx on your computer since thats what I used to use. dont use anything else. (divx 4 lyfe and all that crap)

you dont need a flash new computer at all
mines 3 years old

[Bonez]

thanks for clearing up the mystery Bonez. there was a bit of speculation about that wet patch You're welcome. Can't have rumour and speculation ruining your spotless reputation now can we? :thud:

[FROSTY]

funny how time change aye. Years ago the sighn of a good /fast rider was tyres scuffed to the edge with no chicken strips,boot toe tips ground away and pegs shortened by constant grinding on the ground.

[pyrocam]

so that answers my other question. if peg hits the ground. it doesnt make the bike throw a wobbly just wears it down.

and btw guys yeah my foot was on the middle of the peg tucked in (not wangling out there)

[Two Smoker]

The video is of me riding me RG150 last year.... i was about 6 months into riding at that stage...

The photo is of me on my ZXR400... I reckon i can still get lower...

[Two Smoker]

so that answers my other question. if peg hits the ground. it doesnt make the bike throw a wobbly just wears it down.

and btw guys yeah my foot was on the middle of the peg tucked in (not wangling out there)

If the peg digs in it does grip, and highside you off, or if your lucky lowside you....

[Bonez]

so that answers my other question. if peg hits the ground. it doesnt make the bike throw a wobbly just wears it down.
Most begs fold up. In the ye olde days they where solidly mounted.......................

[crashe]

Ok so how come I can see Two Smokers short video ok... and not Pyrocam's?
What the heck is the difference??????



Try the player: http://www.divx.com/divx/divx_v6_me98.php
Yep I tried installing that programme and it kinda stuffed up a few things so I uninstalled it.

[pyrocam]

Ok so how come I can see Two Smokers short video ok... and not Pyrocam's?
What the heck is the difference??????



Yep I tried installing that programme and it kinda stuffed up a few things so I uninstalled it.

codecs crashe. codecs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_codec

they are like drivers but for files instead of peices of hardware. different people prefer different codec's, Two Smoker is using a MJPG codec (Motion JPEG including Huffman Tables) which you probably got when you installed that defilerpak thing I got you to install, although I could be wrong it could be a much simpler codec than that. I like divx because you can get a large about of video into a small space with little quality loss and I can control the amount of compression quite easily.
Also divx is one of the more common codecs about so _most_ people who download video should already have it downloaded.



Ok now that thats done.

Nice Video 2 Smoker thats pretty low. Ill have to find a corner to practice on methinks.

[cowpoos]

I finally managed to get my knee (s) down at taupo on thursday :Punk: First on the gixxer and then even on LB's TL too!I even scraped my toe slider on the TL with my toes on the pegs.Wore heaps off my right slider and heaps off the left knee of my leathers :crazy: Great fun.By the end of the day I was sliding on every corner except the left flick between the two rights. :Punk:
I guess you can get a lot lower than you think....

I was touching down my toe sliders on the TL on the rimitakas on saturday...man it was a great day for a ride!!! warm...traffic wasn't to bad...alot of bikers out...kept me busy for a few hours... :Punk:

[NC]

I got my knee down on the Rimutakas.. Meh

[NC]

If the peg digs in it does grip, and highside you off, or if your lucky lowside you....
Fuck yeah, the VFR is dodge for that, it has massive chunks taken out of the foot pegs. Gives me the shits :blink:

[James Deuce]

Fuck yeah, the VFR is dodge for that, it has massive chunks taken out of the foot pegs. Gives me the shits :blink:

I thought it had massive footpegs that unthreaded from the chunks.

[NC]

I thought it had massive footpegs that unthreaded from the chunks.
Yeah.

I can only think of mean bitchy responces at the moment

[James Deuce]

Probably deserved.

[NC]

Probably deserved.
Well you do give me lots of shit about my bike. But I never reciprocate.
You see I'm not fussed that you ride slower than me :msn-wink: And I'm on a shitty 400 :blip:

[SlowHand]

holy mac TS! my bike can do that? i'll go out and try it now. wait, I need some man pills, anyone got any man pills? :eyepoke:

[cowpoos]

I got my knee down on the Rimutakas.. Meh

Good on ya NC...feels good the first few times don't it...I remember way back when I first got a touch down...gave me a fright at first...after a few more times felt natural....
After a while you'll probally get a toe slider down...now thats a feeling....you know then your bike hasn't got much more lean in it...or go buy rearsets!!!!

Which reminds me...need some more sliders for leathers....!!

Do you ide the taka's much NC?

[NC]

Good on ya NC...feels good the first few times don't it...I remember way back when I first got a touch down...gave me a fright at first...after a few more times felt natural....
After a while you'll probally get a toe slider down...now thats a feeling....you know then your bike hasn't got much more lean in it...or go buy rearsets!!!!

Which reminds me...need some more sliders for leathers....!!

Do you ide the taka's much NC?
It was my first time over the taka's, I was trying to keep up with Velox and MrMelon.

I've only been over them less than 10 times on the bike.

getting the toe sliders down is no problem

[cowpoos]

getting the toe sliders down is no problem


:rockon: ........ your stock is rising NC :2thumbsup

[RiderInBlack]

Here a quere for you: I've scraged the foot peg on "Roxanne" at Ruapuna. Even shat myself one time when the brake peg bit (ride the back brake on a tight right hander and bottomed-out:stupid: ). But I have not yet touched me knee sliders on the ground:scratch: There are times that I think that I am more likely to need an arse slider or elbow slider than a knee one:scratch: (that's just me hanging off the side, not because I am leaning "Roxanne that low).

Be the way, I find scaping the toe no big deal now if you don't move your feet back. So more often now have the inside foot with only the toe on the inside peg (the old time I'm not riding like a Nana's Old Grandpa:o ).

[Pancakes]

I've had boot and peg scrapeage and I'm really surprised how upright I still was, suppose the gnu's no mean cornering machine though. Gets all funky and pogo's on the exit. Probably my fault. (Hopes a track session and some critics teach him good).

[N4CR]

Yeah I have got my toesliders down for a while, used to happen more when I kept ball of my feet on the pegs, then I shifted recently to having the flat of the foot on the pegs and I'm scraping the peg more often... toe sliders have rubbed heaps off so now they only touch just before the peg does :|

Managed to get my knee down in cordura a few times in a carpark before the big massive weekender. Sorta fucked my cordura (burnt through the kevlar in big holes) so I'll be in to get some velcro strips and kneesliders at Mt Eden soon.

Stupid me eh...

[pyrocam]

round two.

a couple tries at getting lower. definatly not as low as it felt. but I ride within my skill levels so I guess it will come with time.


two versions of same video, slightly different codecs, if one doesnt work try the other.

[flash]

very cool ;), that bike looks awsome.
also that road is perfect, mind telling us where?

next time try and move one of your butt cheaks into the corner, youl get lower

[avgas]

scraping bar ends and peg ends is the lowest ive done without wiping out.
I still have no idea how i did the bar ends without crashing???

[pyrocam]

very cool ;), that bike looks awsome.
also that road is perfect, mind telling us where?

next time try and move one of your butt cheaks into the corner, youl get lower

Old north road in Riverhead forest. for lack of a better name. 'bugjuice's corners' as he was going to show them to be when I seized my engine. I can get there and back on a lunch break too :)

edit: right next to the paintball place and Cheers!

[ducatilover]

:bash: waaaah i can only get sound when i download it

[James Deuce]

:bash: waaaah i can only get sound when i download it

Download DivX and install the DivX Codec. You don't need to install the DivX player.
http://www.divx.com/divx/play/download/

[ducatilover]

cheers jim:banana:

[WINJA]

HOW LOW ? ILL TELL YOU HOW LOW . I HAD A FLU AND MY VOICE WAS A BIT GRUFF , I CALLED MY MUM AND SAID ITS SGT ROBERTSON FROM AUCKLAND CENTRAL POLICE STATION AND UNFORTUNATELY YOUR SON HAS BEEN IN A FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, BEFORE I COULD SAY "GOT YA" SHE BURST INTO TEARS AND STARTED RANTING ABOUT HOW SHE WARNED ME AND THAT I RIDE LIKE AN IDIOT AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME .
SGT ROBERTSON WASNT IMPRESSED SO HE LET HER WORRY FOR HALF AN HOUR THEN CALLED HER BACK TO LET HER OFF THE HOOK.
SHE DIDNT TALK TO ME FOR OVER A MONTH.

[John]

HOW LOW ? ILL TELL YOU HOW LOW . I HAD A FLU AND MY VOICE WAS A BIT GRUFF , I CALLED MY MUM AND SAID ITS SGT ROBERTSON FROM AUCKLAND CENTRAL POLICE STATION AND UNFORTUNATELY YOUR SON HAS BEEN IN A FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, BEFORE I COULD SAY "GOT YA" SHE BURST INTO TEARS AND STARTED RANTING ABOUT HOW SHE WARNED ME AND THAT I RIDE LIKE AN IDIOT AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME .
SGT ROBERTSON WASNT IMPRESSED SO HE LET HER WORRY FOR HALF AN HOUR THEN CALLED HER BACK TO LET HER OFF THE HOOK.
SHE DIDNT TALK TO ME FOR OVER A MONTH.
my step brother convinced my step sister that the cops had busted her speeding on the 50cc scooter, fucken funny shit - hell i have trouble getting that prick to the speedlimit.

Yours is class though, must admit.

[Biff]

I got the right hand side of my fairing down on my last Biffbird. Cost me $300 to get it fixed.

I shat my pants and the front end slid for a split second.

( I was on a down hill, reverse camber, sharp right at the time)

[ducatilover]

meh no point now WINJA won this:wari: :beer: :drinknsin

[HDTboy]

Check out my pegs when you see me next Cam, then you'll know how low you can get your bike.

PS, bloody thing still wouldn't go low enough

[ducatilover]

Check out my pegs when you see me next Cam, then you'll know how low you can get your bike.

PS, bloody thing still wouldn't go low enough
lol gn250's would be worse....they scrape pegs on any corner....i almost got my foot crushed cos the peg started to fold up and i think i was getting rather close to the bars:killingme ahhhhh good times

[Finn]

HOW LOW ? ILL TELL YOU HOW LOW . I HAD A FLU AND MY VOICE WAS A BIT GRUFF , I CALLED MY MUM AND SAID ITS SGT ROBERTSON FROM AUCKLAND CENTRAL POLICE STATION AND UNFORTUNATELY YOUR SON HAS BEEN IN A FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, BEFORE I COULD SAY "GOT YA" SHE BURST INTO TEARS AND STARTED RANTING ABOUT HOW SHE WARNED ME AND THAT I RIDE LIKE AN IDIOT AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME .
SGT ROBERTSON WASNT IMPRESSED SO HE LET HER WORRY FOR HALF AN HOUR THEN CALLED HER BACK TO LET HER OFF THE HOOK.
SHE DIDNT TALK TO ME FOR OVER A MONTH.

That's about as low as one could go. Something you'd see on a Jackass video. Has she told you you're adopted yet?

[bugjuice]

the road is the infamous Old North Road heading from SH16 to Kaukopakopa. That corner is one of two. There the right hander we see there, then over a crest and slight left, then into a 90° lefter. Both corners I have tried to be getting my knee down for a while on. And still no cigar. Not that I smoke, so that's ok. But they're good corners anyway. You can see across the corner for traffic, the tarmac is that sexy smooth stuff, and the run off is far from rewarding.

[KLOWN]

WOW, you guys are impresive. I managed to get my toe to touch the ground today, balls of the feet on the peg, I'm real stoked cause i've been tryiing for ages. I've been riding for about 20 days.