Knee on ground on public road

[Quartermile]

Ok Tom, I know your a good guy and a good rider on the track and that this thread started with harmless intensions,
but some of the stupid things you have said, I beg you to at least tell these people your current licencing situation for the third, or forth time.

And yes Mark I know I'm a fag or whatever for bringing that up.

[Biff]

I got my knee down earlier this year, trying like buggery to pull my Blackbird around a tight right, she was loaded to the hilt with back box, panniers, tents, beer - mixed up with a bunch o' R1GXR types. I wish I'd been wearing knee sliders - The velcro on the my leathers I was wearing at the time, designed to hold on a knee slider, was rooted.

Kinda ironic dontja think.

[scracha]

Tom...were you the lad I met at Taupo at Frosty's trackday on the very tatty viffer with the tyre that was so bad you'd been black flagged (christ knows how it got thru scruting) and the footpegs that were finger tight?

I explained to you (if it was you) that when the tyres are down to the belt they can just go "pop" without warning and even if you're on a staight road that could mean nasty crash and gawd knows what'd happen mid-corner.

That bike screamed out "stop me" to any copper, never mind getting your knee down. Real life isn't like "torque the movie" dude and most of the guys on this forum have "been there, done that", visited the accident ward in their yoof and are merely trying to stop you doing the same. Save it for the track.

And if it wasn't you I met at Taupo then I guess all vfr400 owners aren't fags and have no money for rubber.

[mark247]

Ok Tom, I know your a good guy and a good rider on the track and that this thread started with harmless intensions,
but some of the stupid things you have said, I beg you to at least tell these people your current licencing situation for the third, or forth time.

And yes Mark I know I'm a fag or whatever for bringing that up.

What has that got to do with anything?

"Wait guys, this is all important, I only have my learners!"

[Ralph]

Far out Tom you really started something didn't ya

Maybe next time if you start with a (Is it) instead of a (It is) it may save a
lot of explaining.
And for getting your knee down on a public road, well it's your knee do what you want.
However I don't know if it's "legal" and I'm guessing if a officer saw it you may
get away with it but he might consider it careless use or something like that.
Just be careful - time and a place for everything.

[scumdog]

on a sharp enough curve in a 100kph zone its easy to get knee down or around a roundabout on the way to work ofcourse u can speed and get it down then u can get done. i got my knee down infront of a cop didnt pull me over and i feel geting it touching gives better sence of road bike etc and its safer when i go around the track without geting it down it feels wierd

I suggest you worry a little less about scuffing your knees and instead concentrate on upskilling your abilities in grammar and punctuation so us older people can understand you a little better.....

[MSTRS:Me]

What's to understand? Most of us were also young, invincible and always right. A few of us even survived. Care to comment on the kneedown legalities?

[Ralph]

Most of us were also young, invincible and always right. A few of us even survived.

Yep I would go along with that, it's all fun and games till you spend a week in hospital or somthing to ponder the errors of ones ways.

Care to comment on the kneedown legalities?

Now that sounds like something worth discussing

[Krusti]

I suggest you worry a little less about scuffing your knees and instead concentrate on upskilling your abilities in grammar and punctuation so us older people can understand you a little better.....

Us older people. Pissing myself! Age creeps up on you eh scumdog?

[Disco Dan]

OMFG ...cant believe I never bothered to read this thread.

If your taking a corner fast enough and leaning enough your knee will touch the ground right? So in saying that, by hanging off the bike like some sort of human crane, the bikes not leaning as far but your knees on the ground?

...sounds like cheating to me.

I have no desire to get my knee down, peg scraping however is a sign that im equaling the ability of my machine.


...Tom grow up, your gunna have yourself an accident getting your knee down on roundabouts with metal tires. You may want to go back to the shop and swap your ego for some training.

Gave me a right giggle this thread!

[quickbuck]

Just read the whole thread myself.

WTF? Why? Shit I must have nothing better to do today.

Tom, in about your lifetime again, you may realise there are a few errors in your attitude toward motorcycling.
Hope you are around long enough in one piece to realise that day...

Yes, Burt Munro did say "Jokers live more in 5 minutes on a motorsycle than some people live in a lifetime". (yes, note the spelling of motorcycle).

He did NOT mean live litterally 5 minutes!

[Ivan]

Heres my opinion about it.

Knee down your on full lean angel if something happens you have no time to react your fucked take it to the track

[moT]

some of you assume i cant ride a motorcycle and im in need of training and i ride with my ego i believe a person like that is more likely to cause an accident im not that person if u dont believe me try and keep up next track day..

[Morcs]

Heres my opinion about it.

Knee down your on full lean angel if something happens you have no time to react your fucked take it to the track

Exactly true. I was going round a roundabout, full lean, knee sparking away, and i hit a pot hole. Kittyhawk was right behind me and it wasnt terribly pretty. Managed to save it, but wouldve been a nasty low side nonetheless.

Knee on the ground is purely an indicator to feel where the track is in relation to how much lean you have. I used to hang off my bike like crazy just to do it, and did it heaps. It only really becomes useful when you have perfected it so your knee hits down when you almost run out of tyre, that way you can throw the bike into a corner, straight into hard lean and when your knee slams on the ground, tells you not to lean more.

I got my knees down on old north road last weekend on my new bike, with bt092's and wasnt even trying.

And Tom, i bet you suck at riding. I Should give you a NC30 masterclass of riding...

[moT]

Exactly true. I was going round a roundabout, full lean, knee sparking away, and i hit a pot hole. Kittyhawk was right behind me and it wasnt terribly pretty. Managed to save it, but wouldve been a nasty low side nonetheless.

Knee on the ground is purely an indicator to feel where the track is in relation to how much lean you have. I used to hang off my bike like crazy just to do it, and did it heaps. It only really becomes useful when you have perfected it so your knee hits down when you almost run out of tyre, that way you can throw the bike into a corner, straight into hard lean and when your knee slams on the ground, tells you not to lean more.

I got my knees down on old north road last weekend on my new bike, with bt092's and wasnt even trying.

And Tom, i bet you suck at riding. I Should give you a NC30 masterclass of riding...

if that you i assume its you in your avatar dont you remember me leaving you for dust at the kb track day i put my self behind you because i like to ride with other nc30s and im afraid you cant ride that bike and i was doing that track day on a set of touring shinko tyres if you want lessons i would be glad to give them