Peg scraper

**The Pastor** · 14th February 2008, 20:52

Thats the poser way of doing it, stick that knee in to the Bike! not way out there like a fag.

**wildcat_lgf** · 14th February 2008, 21:31

Or you could try Motorcycle News (MCN)...check out these vids

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCg3BMGe52M[/YOUTUBE]

OR

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0v4greHKuI[/YOUTUBE]

**xwhatsit** · 14th February 2008, 21:40

I think you're missing the point of getting your knee down (or hanging off at all). The whole point of hanging off the bike (and perhaps then getting your knee down if you're really pushing it) is to go around the same corner at the same speed with the bike leaning less (you're leaning more to compensate for that). If your bike is leaning less, then you're not going to scrape things.

In short, the reason you're scraping your pegs is because you're not hanging off enough.

**TOTO** · 14th February 2008, 22:25

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

I think you're missing the point of getting your knee down (or hanging off at all). The whole point of hanging off the bike (and perhaps then getting your knee down if you're really pushing it) is to go around the same corner at the same speed with the bike leaning less (you're leaning more to compensate for that). If your bike is leaning less, then you're not going to scrape things.

In short, the reason you're scraping your pegs is because you're not hanging off enough.

Wow first time someone explains it like that so I can understand. green bling for you

**HTFU** · 14th February 2008, 23:42

Originally Posted by wildcat_lgf

Or you could try Motorcycle News (MCN)...check out these vids

Oh shit, now we going to have everyone trying it. Looks so easy I might even give it go

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Good videos though. The don't scrape the bike thing would have saved a few people some grief as they went for the knee down.

Nice work.

**breakaway** · 14th February 2008, 23:54

I once got my swingarm down

**jcupit69** · 15th February 2008, 11:38

Oh nice, never seen that second video before!!!

The mcn vids are awsome for just teaching you what i find is a slightly better way to corner. You wana be ova the side of the bike cus knee down or not i find it a better way to corner, and if your pushing it in twistys you usually find you start to get over the side anyway.

Like it says in the second video, you've generally got to move your foot so your toes are on the peg when you move off the bike.

If you still dont have any luck from hanging over the side, you could have a look round the web see if anywhere does replacement pegs, seen afew sites that do new ones that are up and back a lil....then get it on a track

but good effort...keep us informed

n.b. god i miss english roundabouts

**enigma51** · 15th February 2008, 11:40

I say again motott.co.nz register for the 29th and I will give you free advice

**skidMark** · 15th February 2008, 11:45

Originally Posted by blue eyed savage

i dont think its that cool i just want to give it a go. might have to wait till im on a beter bike.

I will teach you.....chuck me ya keys....

nah seriously....

goto a dead end colder sack.....in an industrial area...after business hours...

go round and round in circles..slow at first...get your tyres warmed up....

then just hang off and try different positions until you can do it.

ive taught a few mates this way...it's easy....

just dont go too far over and get alternator cover down...then it lifts the rear and drifts as i found out **oops**

**skidMark** · 15th February 2008, 11:47

Originally Posted by breakaway

I once got my swingarm down

Man you did one hell of a doosey putting in there lol

worst ive seen is photos of a guy on kb who lost it trying to dodge a pinecone (n00b!) and put his zx9r or something (i duno it was big blue and totalled)

straight over a farmers fence...and about 50 metres into a paddock.

it just flewwwwww

ive seen a zx9r take to tree climbing before also on the ATNR

skid.

**snot** · 15th February 2008, 13:52

Trying to get your knee down is the biggest load of wank. When you go faster and faster round the same corner, you will run out of ground clearance quickly therefore leaning your body further towards the inside is the only way you can increase your corner speed, eventually you will start scraping limbs when your speed warrants it.

Flame away

**TOTO** · 15th February 2008, 19:30

Originally Posted by snot

Trying to get your knee down is the biggest load of wank. When you go faster and faster round the same corner, you will run out of ground clearance quickly therefore leaning your body further towards the inside is the only way you can increase your corner speed, eventually you will start scraping limbs when your speed warrants it.

Flame away

You dont need to be extreemly fast to scrape knee mate. I've seen it done with 30k/hr so I dont agree

**gtr boy** · 15th February 2008, 20:55

choice vids wildcat.
i was doin the twist thing as well
some more ammo for those pesky corners..............

**Weaver** · 15th February 2008, 21:05

Originally Posted by TOTO

You dont need to be extreemly fast to scrape knee mate. I've seen it done with 30k/hr so I dont agree

I think he means the speed at which you take the corner. Lets say you take a corner normally at 50ks. To go round it faster you have to lean over more. Then it gets to a point where you can't lean over any further because your pegs are scraping.