Kneedown riders

**Skunk** · 20th May 2005, 23:13

Hmmmm! Nice shots...

**White trash** · 21st May 2005, 09:17

That Laverda shot was what made me want a 750 Formula. It was a Fast Bikes cover in the 90's wasn't it?

Spectacular.

When they had the mini bikes at the indoor carts at Palmerston North, I could get my elbow down through the sweeper. 50% of the time it ended in a biff but I guess it doesn't hold the same clout when you're riding a QR50.

**erik** · 21st May 2005, 09:48

It looks a bit like they're hanging off more than they need to, the bikes in many of those shots don't look like they're leaning over as much as they could.
I thought the point of knee-down was that it helped racers judge how far over the bike was leaning?

**wkid_one** · 21st May 2005, 12:31

Or these ones

**gamgee** · 21st May 2005, 12:38

the first ones cheating, took his damn hand off the grip
the last one must have fallen off - did he?

**wkid_one** · 21st May 2005, 12:41

Originally Posted by gamgee

the first ones cheating, took his damn hand off the grip
the last one must have fallen off - did he?

No he didn't

**k14** · 21st May 2005, 12:55

Originally Posted by gamgee

the first ones cheating, took his damn hand off the grip
the last one must have fallen off - did he?

You might want to say the first one (possibly biaggi) is crashing, guess you could call that cheating

**crazylittleshit** · 21st May 2005, 13:14

One day maybe I to may be able to do that.

**Toast** · 21st May 2005, 14:29

[QUOTE=gav]

Is it really efficient to be using as much lean angle as the guy on that blue...TL is it?

I heard that once past a certain point, the loss of stability stops you getting the power on and making the bike corner right...true? I don't see MotoGP or WSB guys using as much lean as that.

**White trash** · 21st May 2005, 15:31

[QUOTE=Toast]

Originally Posted by gav

Is it really efficient to be using as much lean angle as the guy on that blue...TL is it?

I heard that once past a certain point, the loss of stability stops you getting the power on and making the bike corner right...true? I don't see MotoGP or WSB guys using as much lean as that.

You're absolutely right. You've got to have completely neautral throtle/braking.

It's fucken cool to do and look at is all it is.

And it's an SV650.

**Coldkiwi** · 23rd May 2005, 13:04

Originally Posted by erik

It looks a bit like they're hanging off more than they need to, the bikes in many of those shots don't look like they're leaning over as much as they could.
I thought the point of knee-down was that it helped racers judge how far over the bike was leaning?

yeah... and the point of elbow down is to tell the rider to 'stop tipping the bike over anymore!'