Knee down

[Korea]

Remember: It's nothing to do with speed mate - it's all in the steering.

I wrote some stuff about this about a year ago:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=sequel

Oh yeah, don't commit corner crime:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=18719&page=2

...and keep it rubber side down.

[Sanx]

You do it like this:

But that bike's so bloody small, you can get your knee down with the thing bolt upright

Get Shaun Harris to set your suspension up. Worked for me, worked for ArcherWC too.

[Morcs]

But that bike's so bloody small, you can get your knee down with the thing bolt upright

Get Shaun Harris to set your suspension up. Worked for me, worked for ArcherWC too.

its not that small.... your just too used to a thou.

main thing is dont rush to get it down. Just keep trying slowly.

not at all, I tried that approach, going round and round and round a roundabout all day and eventually got it down, best way is to just throw the bike into a corner at full lean, with your body position already correct for the corner and let the knee slam onto the floor and stay there

[orange dog]

Trust your tyres... that's one of the biggest hurdles to get past. Good tyres on a good surface will let you lean further than you think.
My first time on a track I decided to just lean it until I got the knee down or I low-sided (easy to do in full race leathers and someone else's bike).

Two hours late I looked down to see why I had a cold foot and discovered I had worn away: Knee slider, Toe slider and the side of my friggin boot, little pinki was getting some air time

[Momentum]

You do it like this:

well not really you want to get your knee down with out sticking it out from the bike

maybe abit more like this :P

http://multihull.photium.com/photo366325.html

one thing that helped me was not just hanging my ass off the seat you need to move your whole body. trying to kiss your mirror should help you get your head and the rest of your body in the right place

[Brett]

go faster and all that, what hdtboy said, but get the confidence of leaning heaps and trusting your bike and abilities. And what I found, is just stop trying. I tried for 2 years, I was getting faster and faster, but for the life of me couldn't get my knee down. I so decided to forget about it and just concentrate more on the corners and my lines. Then all of a sudden, I was getting my knee down everywhere..

next time you're at the track, just talk to some of the faster guys more about it, and watch other people and their lines

My first time cuaght me by surprise too. Caught me right out it did...I got a HUGE fright followed by running clean off my racing line with surprise, then followed by utter joy.

Just keep riding mate, and dont worry about getting your knee down...it isn't something to be done on the road anyway. Save it for a track. Get your speed up, work on line and lean angles...tyres will help a lot too. The current ones on my GSXR are marginal, and I sure noticed it at the last trackday...

[Deviant Esq]

Cool thread.

I've yet to get my knee down, which is why I take the knee sliders off my leathers, don't want to look like a poser
Boots get a fair old scraping though. I agree with comments made about trusting your tyres, it's just a hard mental step to get over. Going round and round a roundabout to get your knee down is fun hehehe. The huge roundabout towards Mount Pleasant (where you can turn off to the Lyttleton tunnel) is great for that... not that I'd know...

[Fat Tony]

I've yet to get my knee down

Shame the roads were so crap while you were over mate, otherwise we could have sorted that for you (2-up of course, no way you're taking my bike solo, lol)

[Deviant Esq]

Shame the roads were so crap while you were over mate, otherwise we could have sorted that for you (2-up of course, no way you're taking my bike solo, lol)

Get back to work Tony!

When you get to NZ for good you can come and do some track days with me. Won't that be fun... there's a "have a go day" this weekend at a track not far from Christchurch - $60 for the whole day. Nice price eh? I'm thinking about a track day to practice cornering lines and the old getting the knee down thing. Might not be this weekend, but it definitely will happen!

[Fat Tony]

Get back to work Tony!

When you get to NZ for good you can come and do some track days with me. Won't that be fun... there's a "have a go day" this weekend at a track not far from Christchurch - $60 for the whole day. Nice price eh? I'm thinking about a track day to practice cornering lines and the old getting the knee down thing. Might not be this weekend, but it definitely will happen!

$60? Jesus! I've just been looking at booking a day on Donington GP... the equivalent of $465 NZD for the day! Ouch!!

Do the trackday... concentrate on the lines... forget the kneedown until next time when you're happy you know the track

$60? $60?? F**k!!

[mikey]

sucking a bit of cock every now an then makes it a lot easier to get your knee down.

also, try puttingf bumble bees in your tank.

and if your really keen take the shaun harris out to dinner ( waitara tavern0 and give the wee lepracaun a good rogering.

then youll be all set for your knee down VIRGIN IT Y CHERRYY RIPE BACKED BEANS HDFAGT BOY STYLKE KNEE DOWEN EXPERIENCEE

[TygerTung]

Put the balls of your feet on the pegs and shift your weight off the side of the bike and stick your knee right out.

You can stick it out really far and get it down when the bike isn't even very lent over and you're not even going very fast!

[Blackbird]

Have a look at this:

http://www.sasbk.co.za/kneedown6.jpg and http://www.sasbk.co.za/kneedown7.jpg

There are some good pictures with explanations

[FROSTY:Me]

Mate relax enjoy ya riding--if ya do some club racing then eventually you'll get ya knee down. Theres heaps more important stuff to worry about.
If ya REALLY wanna get ya knee down collar one of the racer types and just follow/copy them --it willhappen as if majic.

[boomer]

lean more.. just a tad ** Edit, scratch that.. A LOT
get of the bike more
stick ya knee OUT! have a look at ya knee.. its facing forward.. shove it out

DONE !


then if ya tight Scottish fists will let ya.. buy some new rubber