So who's got their knee down?

**Motoracer** · 30th December 2004, 11:20

Originally Posted by WINJA

THE FIRST TIME I DID IT WAS BY ACCIDENT AS I WAS SO FAR CRANKED OVER . I THINK IF YOU TRY TO PUT YOUR KNEE DOWN ON THE STREET YOULL PROBABLY END UP GOING SLOWER. I GOT MY KNEE DOWN ALL DAY AT A WET BUCKET RACE I MUST HAVE GOT MY KNEE DOWN IN THE WET ABOUT 50 TIMES AT LEAST AND CRASHED ABOUT 10 OF THOSE 50 TIMES. THEN I DID A STOPPY IN THE PITS THRU A PUDDLE AND I WENT RIGHT OVER AND THE BIKE LANDED ON ME MY HEAD WAS STUCK IN THE PUDDLE AND I ALMOST DROWNED

LOL

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**345** · 30th December 2004, 23:46

try mini motos.

**scumdog** · 31st December 2004, 00:00

Originally Posted by WINJA

THE FIRST TIME I DID IT WAS BY ACCIDENT AS I WAS SO FAR CRANKED OVER . I THINK IF YOU TRY TO PUT YOUR KNEE DOWN ON THE STREET YOULL PROBABLY END UP GOING SLOWER. I GOT MY KNEE DOWN ALL DAY AT A WET BUCKET RACE I MUST HAVE GOT MY KNEE DOWN IN THE WET ABOUT 50 TIMES AT LEAST AND CRASHED ABOUT 10 OF THOSE 50 TIMES. THEN I DID A STOPPY IN THE PITS THRU A PUDDLE AND I WENT RIGHT OVER AND THE BIKE LANDED ON ME MY HEAD WAS STUCK IN THE PUDDLE AND I ALMOST DROWNED

WELL! That sure as hell explains a lot!!!!

**Monsterbishi** · 31st December 2004, 07:16

Closest I ever came to getting my knee down was on my old '83 CB250RS, only problem was the solid footpegs that would dig in everytime...

**Bonez** · 31st December 2004, 07:44

Originally Posted by Monsterbishi

Closest I ever came to getting my knee down was on my old '83 CB250RS, only problem was the solid footpegs that would dig in everytime...

Must have been modded as they came out with folding ones as standard.

**Juan** · 31st December 2004, 09:39

Just not my style at all, did the Ron Haslam race school in July at Donnington and kept being told to "hang off some more" still quicker than the other guy I did it with... Knees down all over the place, and in my way!!!

Me

**Coyote** · 3rd January 2005, 18:44

Originally Posted by 345

try mini motos.

Never got that minimoto bike in my stocking last year

**jonnyrr1** · 3rd January 2005, 22:19

on my old gsxr1100 i couldwithout a problem, better on right handers than left,
but on my 2001 R1 iv got it down about 3 times and it feels all dodgy,
i think il crash if i try to do it any more round the akaroa hills,
so mite have to save it for the track,

**Biff** · 6th January 2005, 11:30

I tried to get my knee down over a period of three weeks about a year ago an succeeded with the help of a amateur racing buddy of mine. Have never had a need or desire to do it again since (been there done that).

This matey of mine told me that about 90% of people that actually have managed to get a knee down (as opposed to the 60% that bullshit?), cheat. What he meant was that when leaning into a corner with their respective arses hanging of their seats they really poke out their knees as far as they can trying desperately to make contract with the ground just so that they can say they've done it (as you'll see in many bike mag photos). He reckons that the trues "knee down" experience only happens when your leaning over so far that the only thing stopping your bar ends/faring/exhaust/pegs scraping the floor (and in order to assist with stability) is your knee, and not directly as purely an attempt to get your knee down.

I'm not sure that there's a difference myself. But I do think that anyone that wears knee sliders without any scratches on them is a wishful show off

**vifferman** · 6th January 2005, 11:42

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

I'm not sure that there's a difference myself. But I do think that anyone that wears knee sliders without any scratches on them is a wishful show off

... or doesn't own an angle grinder.

**Biff** · 6th January 2005, 12:37

Originally Posted by vifferman

... or doesn't own an angle grinder.

and where the hell would you plug one in when going around a corner on your bike? some people!

**Ghost Lemur** · 6th January 2005, 12:49

Originally Posted by vifferman

... or doesn't own an angle grinder.

Someone had to admit it.

**XP@** · 6th January 2005, 14:10

Originally Posted by brockhaus

Hey I also got my knee down - motorcycle on top and that on a gravel road (lake Weikaremoana) But of course I had to wait till someone came along to get the bike back up

But getting the knee down without droping the bike -- not yet but

!!!
Hope to get my knee down on a bucket race in Invercargill on Wednesday

cya, Marcus

you supposed to put your foot down on the gravel!