Knee on ground on public road

[boomer]

Tip Top corner should get a mention.... Duncit..

you'll get a 'mention' in a minute

[vamr]

True. I can do it a piece of piss on an nc30/35, regardless of what tyres im using, on big rounabouts, mini roundabouts, hell i even got knee down a few times on old north road on the weekend.
On the otherhand, I tried it on a zx10, and its a hell of a lot more difficult.

Just imagine what you can get down if you got an even smaller bike for your size.

So to summarise people's responses.... "It's stupid, wanky and DANGEROUS, unless it's me."

[Waylander]

Hey tom, you do know that in order to get your knee down properly, you need to have a bike right? Oh and a liscence, registration and WoF if you REALLY want it to be legal.

[boomer]

Hey tom, you do know that in order to get your knee down properly, you need to have a bike right? Oh and a liscence, registration and WoF if you REALLY want it to be legal.

is gay legal in NZ gaylander..?

[Coyote]

there are some corners where u can get ur knee down and not speed remember u dont hve to ride to the recomended speed limit around corners and its a fun way of passing the time on a long trip

Like roundabouts

Seriously, with all those impatient SUVs egging you to go as fast as possible and stop holiding them back (even though you're doing them a favour cause if you weren't in their way they'd go too fast and flip over)

[Waylander]

is gay legal in NZ gaylander..?

You should know the nswere to that on already.

How's the honda?

[riffer]

Just remember fellers that the inevitable result of trying to get your knee on the ground on a public road is usually contact of said knee with a cats eye.

This apparently is not recommended.

I wouldn't know though. My legs aren't long enough (or supple enough) to allow me to get my knee down on my RF without also getting the handlebar ends touching as well.

[Fatjim]

Some of the nicest people get the knee down on the road.

But they probably wank, given the statistical probability.

[saul]

Some of the nicest people get the knee down on the road.

But they probably wank, given the statistical probability.

I have just recently seen Bruce Anstey (sp) get his knee down on the road and he appears to be a very nice chap NW200

[moT]

i just enjoy getting my knee down i do it every day when traveling to tech, (when i had my bike and licence) just for the fact of doing it and that it gives you a better sence of angle turning road etc. i learnt how to get my knee down on the road before the track and if u do it every day it becomes second nature, i got my knee down in the wet on a roundabout not really thinking about it its great fun.

[moT]

Just remember fellers that the inevitable result of trying to get your knee on the ground on a public road is usually contact of said knee with a cats eye.

This apparently is not recommended.

I wouldn't know though. My legs aren't long enough (or supple enough) to allow me to get my knee down on my RF without also getting the handlebar ends touching as well.

cats eyes are not too bad just make sure u got good velcrow on ur knee slider otherwise you will be looking for it later i lost a few perfectly good knee sliders that way. and anyone can get there knee down dont tell urself u cant

[pritch]

Attached (hopefully) is a picture of Bruce Anstey manifestly failing to get his knee down at the NW 200. He highsided in one race and then won everything except the raffle....

While getting the knee down may be legal on the road, if a keen constable decides it's evidence of dangerous driving it could cost you an awful lot of money trying to prove otherwise.

I'd like to thank personally all those who provided "creative" responses to this thread. Too many to award bling to you all but I enjoyed the laughs.

[kiwifruit]

motorcycles should be banned

[saul]

Attached (hopefully) is a picture of Bruce Anstey manifestly failing to get his knee down at the NW 200. He highsided in one race and then won everything except the raffle....

While getting the knee down may be legal on the road, if a keen constable decides it's evidence of dangerous driving it could cost you an awful lot of money trying to prove otherwise.

I'd like to thank personally all those who provided "creative" responses to this thread. Too many to award bling to you all but I enjoyed the laughs.

That must be last years bike mate as this years was the relentless TAS and was all Black with white.

Anstey won a hat trick on the 600's with the best racing I have seen for a while

A shame that he did highside the 1000 but he still got a second in that what a clever lad woot woot.

[Drew]

And you would want to, why? Wank factor?

I'm sure you do stuff on your bike that I would wonder, "why" about, so what does it matter if some of us want to drag our sliders?

It may just be something to wank on about, but since that's what motorcylists do a lot of, where's the harm? It can be done safely, without speeding, so