Why knee down

[Kwaka-Kid]

exactly pom! i agree!, anyways Sudeep i would consider it yes, but still would prefer a cheap crap set of leathers (hey thats what i do race in!) But you cant compare riding styles, brakes, suspension etc has come a long way, aswell as the fact that back in the day you physically couldnt get your knee down on many bikes like my gs1000 as you grind the engine covers before your knee is anywhere near the ground, and thats even if you are 6foot or so.

[wkid_one]

[QUOTE=PeteThePom]ZX80 computer QUOTE]

The old ZX81, Spectrum and Vic20....now that was computing

[PeteThePom]

[QUOTE=wkid_one]

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The old ZX81, Spectrum and Vic20....now that was computing

Thank f@*k they dont make em like that anymore!!!

[pete376403]

.Ok I will admit I can't stand Kenny bloody Rodgers,BUT

AND whats wrong with country music, then?! In fact, in the immortal words from the Blues Brothers, "we like both kinds, Country AND Western"

(Could you be referring to Kenny ROBERTS, both father and son?)

[merv]

You talk about knee down, what about Ulysses style - two feet down http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...achmentid=1285

See the rest of my pics of Sunday's ride at http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=2258

[Edge]

Don't knock it till you try it ,feels pretty bloody good if you ask me.Your not riding like a nanna doing it thats for sure!

[Coldkiwi]

i love the sound of sliders scraping in the morning! what a great w/e. three rides, countless corners (I go all gooey thinking about kopu-hikuai and skyline road now), good weather... and no tickets! woohoo! cheers for the company zed, affman, lemonbuyer... and the two guys on a TL R and hayabusa who were kind enough to 'let me' pass them going up the hunua hill.. and their mates ahead for showing me the way (still don't know what sort of freakin bike that was with the upturned exhaust out of the tail. Anyone know the owner of a yellow TL 1000R with the plate "V2TLR"?.. i want to know what that thing was!!)

[pete376403]

One of the English mags has a selection of items under a heading "sad and glad" - I recall seeing under the "sad" heading: knee sliders with lots of holes for cigarette lighter flints, so they would spark when you got your knee down

[White trash]

One of the English mags has a selection of items under a heading "sad and glad" - I recall seeing under the "sad" heading: knee sliders with lots of holes for cigarette lighter flints, so they would spark when you got your knee down

Never followed Barry New on the track then?

[Coldkiwi]

funny you mention english mags pete. I was flicking through some Superbike issues (up for grabs if anyone wants them) and noticed what is perhaps the cause of jackrats initial post. Most photos of these guys cornering have their knee on the deck but the knee itself is still miles from the fairing! (bike often not even at 45 degrees!) Now, I'm not saying I'm the quickest rider on the road (I know thats not the case having just been reminded pushing hard to keep up with those guys in hunua... and i'm just not that good!) but surely there is a difference between having ones knee slider getting scuffed with the rider hanging off like a monkey and the knee slider getting scuffed because the riders leg can't get any closer to the bike without being pulled back behind the fairing line? I was worried I was being a posuer monkey trying to get my knee down in the weekend but then had an interesting situation where the knee was getting squashed by the fairing on one side and the road on the other.
So is that less posuerish than monkey hanging and a technically valid cornering situation ....or am I still a sad rice rocket wanker?

[White trash]

....or am I still a sad rice rocket wanker?

Yup! Same as me, brother!

Although, if you follow another thread on this site you'll see I'm a dedicated cruiser fan too.

As long as it's got some tow

[Dave]

I noticed on the aprilia brochure for the RSV1000 the test rider with his elbow down-only thing is he practically dislocated his shoulder trying to get his arm out far enough to do it!

[Holy Roller]

Surely you defeat the purpose of owning good gear if you don't wear it! :disapint:

If you came off your bike tomorrow and your leg got ripped up & your head got concussed badly, would you think twice about wearing the more expensive, fashionable gear? That is, if you could ever ride again?


Zed

I gone through a pair of boots and two pair of gloves, three helmets, and two jackets in my misadventures. The gloves stiching come apart shows the force applied, but hands and fingers were ok. My current jacket is battle scared and will be replacing it as funds allow. Hence I have been forbidden to have any more misadventures by the Mrs.

[Skyryder]

My current jacket is battle scared and will be replacing it as funds allow. Hence I have been forbidden to have any more misadventures by the Mrs.

I have been following this thread with some interest. I think this is the fastest way to corner. Stay on the bike.

Skyryder