Forget pegs & knees, try elbows

**2much** · 18th March 2006, 09:57

Fark! if he climbed of that bike anymore he'll fall off!

There's a point where it looks like you're just trying too hard.

**onearmedbandit** · 18th March 2006, 10:30

I remember Mick Doohan years ago saying that he prefered to keep his head and shoulders in line with the middle of the tank. He claimed that if the bike started to highside it was far easier for him to catch if he was in the middle of the bike rather than hanging completely off. While I'll never experience what he went through (ie 190hp 135kg two stroke gp bike!) I can see his reasoning.

**Waylander** · 18th March 2006, 15:44

Cooler shot would be a guy getting the knee down on a cruiser. Hurts when only wearing jeans though.

**jonbuoy** · 18th March 2006, 15:53

Yeah those two stroke GP's sound like a real handfull. Cool pic but I can't see any reason why you'd want to. At least theres a reason to slide your knee. It cracks me up to see shots of riders trying so hard to get their knee down - even when the bikes not that far over and in no danger of sliding.

**oldrider** · 18th March 2006, 16:30

Envy!
The only time I ever experienced angles like that was when I was binning it. Damn!
I never really had an opportunity to test myself in the racing world.
Can't only blame lack of money, I guess a little bit light on guts or I would have found a way to overcome the lack of money.
Good luck to all you fellas that have a go. John.

**ducatilover** · 19th March 2006, 15:55

Originally Posted by alarumba

Phff, easy. I got both elbows down, and my knees, and muffler, and engine...

fuck thats nothing! i got my head down

**emaN** · 21st March 2006, 13:56

Was gonna point you lot to specialmag.it, but then 'opened' the pic...phew!

Why they do it? Guess it shows how much feeling the chassis & tyres give, and how 'balanced' the whole package is...

Pictures being worth a 1000 of these, y'see..