So who's got their knee down?

**Big Dog** · 27th March 2004, 16:24

Originally Posted by jrandom

Hmmmmph yes well. Hmmmmph.

One of these days I shall code up a physics model for myself and gain final enlightenment regarding the necessity of countersteering beyond my current finger-waggling-in-pub level of certainty. Until then I'll just defer to anyone more energetic or aggressive who disagrees.

Try reading "the ultimate gide to motorcycles" in your local libray it has it all in very laymans term's, how else do you think I understand it? or for even more general understanding I could lend you Graham Allardices bikers bible.

**Two Smoker** · 27th March 2004, 16:59

YES FINALLY!!!!!!!! IM NO LONGER A VIRGIN!!!!!!!! I GOT MY KNEE DOWN

!!!! Just went for a blat with Milky and got my knee down a few times hehehe, and i feel like a million bucks because i can now say that i can get it down and can prove it.

Another plus is my sliders look less shiny

....

**jimbo600** · 27th March 2004, 17:31

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

Right, and no lying about it either! You may of course have been hanging off like a monkey with 4ft arms to get some 'knee down action' but we'll let that count.

and before you decry me for being an egotistical rice rocketer.. Fazer Bloke asked!!

Knee doon on track and road. Check out my avatar, and it's really me in the pic. Top of Paekakariki Rd

Paekakariki Rd as a good practice area for knee down shenanigans. Watch out for daydreaming day trippers though.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 27th March 2004, 21:18

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

YES FINALLY!!!!!!!! IM NO LONGER A VIRGIN!!!!!!!! I GOT MY KNEE DOWN

!!!! Just went for a blat with Milky and got my knee down a few times hehehe, and i feel like a million bucks because i can now say that i can get it down and can prove it.

Another plus is my sliders look less shiny

....

I thought when you werent a virgin you could get it up and prove it...... maybe thats in another universe....

**Motoracer** · 27th March 2004, 22:42

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

YES FINALLY!!!!!!!! IM NO LONGER A VIRGIN!!!!!!!! I GOT MY KNEE DOWN

!!!! Just went for a blat with Milky and got my knee down a few times hehehe, and i feel like a million bucks because i can now say that i can get it down and can prove it.

Another plus is my sliders look less shiny

....

You sound like a bit of a hoon

Definetly looking forward to seeing you in action on the S'es in Pukie on the 23rd!

**brockhaus** · 28th March 2004, 01:34

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

**Kickaha** · 28th March 2004, 15:50

Originally Posted by brockhaus

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

cya, Marcus

I take it that means you have got a hold of the Jones clan,have a good time down the end of the Island

**pete376403** · 28th March 2004, 16:07

Originally Posted by Urban Terrorist

I thought that was only in the Northern hemisphere (due to the Corialis Effect) and if your bike isin't fitted with a countersteering adapter. Now to start a good dino vs. synthetic gun oil thread. Adny Lvies

Yes. YES! Another true believer!

Do you have a DoD number?

**Kwaka-Kid** · 28th March 2004, 22:42

firstly Bigdog: you dont need to be accelerating, u can be decelerating or at constant speed? second: good stuff TS, but just quit trying so hard or youll hurt urself!! (you too Putman if ur reading this!) slow down you guys on little bikes your making me look worse!

**Motoracer** · 28th March 2004, 23:31

Went to Wahi via kopu-whangamata today. First time on the GSXR. I was so excited that I forgot to bolt on the fairings properly. It started flapping around after hitting fairly fast top speeds.

Bit of ducktape and fencing wire we found somewhere and off we went again. Brakes were spot on, track setup on the road was a tad bit hard on the body though. Perelli super corsas where awesome in damp conditions as well as the dry.

More to the point, knee scraping is F-ing mean on it eh!

Finally, I went on a ride and didn't have to complain about the bike! Tis a good feeling fur sure

**PeteThePom** · 29th March 2004, 00:24

Got my knee down.......every time I've binned it!

No, seriously though, my style doesn't include getting my knee on the deck, I tend to shift my whole body over to the side of lean and kinda let it all hang off a bit, and the only bit that hits the deck is me toe! On the ZRX, the brake pedal is the first bit to hit the deck, which, the one time I got over that far prompted a 2 wheel slide that almost saw me become intimately involved with a set of steel crash barriers!, right hand side, I dunno, have been to the edge of my tyres and nothing decked out, and I dont wanna go off the edge!!!!

**wkid_one** · 29th March 2004, 07:29

Yes, I have gotten my knee down road and track.

**Coldkiwi** · 29th March 2004, 12:06

Originally Posted by Kwaka-Kid

CK you dont like slow speed? my slowest is approx 15kmph on the lovers drive in hte domain. and fastest, dunno at a guess 100kmph? maybe not quite that fast? 80, really not too sure.

nah, roundabouts don't do it for me at all. Maybe its because I need a little while leaned over before i can convince myself to go right down and a roundabout doesn't give me enough time. A nice long sweeper is my ideal knee down location. That said, i've had as much success on 45kmhr posted corners (not doing 45 kmhr mind!) as I have on the Jennian homes one (good for near 190-200kmhr if you know what ya doing?). I think i probably just feel more stable at speed (gyroscopic wheel forces and all) and that helps the confidence

**wkid_one** · 29th March 2004, 13:47

Same here - I prefer high speed knee down rather than low speed.....I just don't like high speed knee down followed by high speed head down!!

I don't see how going around slow corners can achieve knee down unless you are hanging off the bike to buggery? As the slower the corner the less the lean anyway as you are carrying less speed?

The only corner I hated knee down on at Puke was the left hander before the back straight as I had an annoying habit of hitting the ridge in the road and unbalancing the whole bike. That and hitting the ripple strips with your sliders on Castrol was an arse.

However! These are a dismal second to hitting a catseye at full tit with your knee down.....that F&*(en hurts to high heaven!