knee down

[Wideboy]

anyone know where i can do it round here?

i can nearly get it down the the peter cooper rounder-bout but i don't feel confident on my right side so i want to know if theres anywhere else?

the slip road going from the marchwood bypass onto the A35 is a good long right hander but you can only do it once unless you go back round which takes age's

[Frank]

anyone know where i can do it round here?

i can nearly get it down the the peter cooper rounder-bout but i don't feel confident on my right side so i want to know if theres anywhere else?

the slip road going from the marchwood bypass onto the A35 is a good long right hander but you can only do it once unless you go back round which takes age's
about 30cm in front of the toilet:pukel:

[anna]

damn it appears i was beaten to the funny comment!!!!!

[Frank]

damn it appears i was beaten to the funny comment!!!!!
you have been Gidded:)

[Rich]

Tescos car park lol

[valleyboy]

Pitty your not in South Wales.. plenty of Knee downs around here, right and left knees.. corners, roundabouts, and slip roads... hence why I dont own a knee slider that hasn't touched the tarmac :p

[fizzwheel]

In my garage.....
















Every time I kneel down to unchain my bike.. in fact thats the only time my sliders touch tarmac :p

[anna]

you have been Gidded:)

I see I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on you ;)

[Frank]

I see I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on you ;)
Magnifing glass in the post

[valleyboy]

I see I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on you ;)


Trust me mate... you dont want that... first starts the poking, then the kicking... all in the name of fun.

[anna]

Magnifing glass in the post

...erm... gulp... i dont know if I want to see that!!!!

[Frank]

...erm... gulp... i dont know if I want to see that!!!!
its made of glass,about 6cm in diameter with a polished shiny handle

[anna]

its made of glass,about 6cm in diameter with a polished shiny handle

will I be charged extra for the polished shiny handle???

[Frank]

will I be charged extra for the polished shiny handle???
not if you take extra special care of it

[valleyboy]

Get a room you two !

[RingDing]

Ahem!
Back to the thread. ;O)
You could always try the Cadnam GP, used to keep me busy when I should have been at college. There are some gouges in the tarmac there thanks to me!

Lap between the roundabout at the M27/A31 and A336/A31 junctions. See here:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|cadnam#t=l&map=50.92021,-1.57884|16|4&loc=GB:50.92021:-1.57884:14|cadnam|Cadnam,%20Southampton,%20Hampshi re,%20England,%20SO40%202

Watch cars coming off the motorway though, they don't have great visibility as you come hooning round the roundabout.

ETA: You could also try the M27/A36 roundabout, I used to play there sometimes too. You'll need to pick a time when the traffic is light though.

[fizzwheel]

Ahem!
Back to the thread. ;O)
You could always try the Cadnam GP, used to keep me busy when I should have been at college. There are some gouges in the tarmac there thanks to me!

Lap between the roundabout at the M27/A31 and A336/A31 junctions. See here:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|cadnam#t=l&map=50.92021,-1.57884|16|4&loc=GB:50.92021:-1.57884:14|cadnam|Cadnam,%20Southampton,%20Hampshi re,%20England,%20SO40%202

Watch cars coming off the motorway though, they don't have great visibility as you come hooning round the roundabout.

ETA: You could also try the M27/A36 roundabout, I used to play there sometimes too. You'll need to pick a time when the traffic is light though.

Watch for coppers at Cadnam, I remember Scoobs and Tee Jay both saying it sometimes has a police presence especially on Tuesday ( Poole Quay ) Nights.

M27 / A36 roundabout is a good call...

Also the Slip road onto the M27 at Junction 12 is quite good fun to.

[gettin2dizzy]

Pitty your not in South Wales.. plenty of Knee downs around here, right and left knees.. corners, roundabouts, and slip roads... hence why I dont own a knee slider that hasn't touched the tarmac :p
Let me know of any within 50miles of Cardiff!

[valleyboy]

They are within 30 miles of Cardiff !
Theres one section of dual carriageway I reckon you can get your knee down on, right hand bend.. but you'll probably have to do 80-90 mph to do that... Im building up the courage to try that one !
I know of a good left hander, joins onto the A465 from Glyn Neath... very tight, dual carriage left hand turn.. can usualy get my knee down there...

[mattSV]

Watch for coppers at Cadnam, I remember Scoobs and Tee Jay both saying it sometimes has a police presence especially on Tuesday ( Poole Quay ) Nights.

M27 / A36 roundabout is a good call...

Also the Slip road onto the M27 at Junction 12 is quite good fun to.

True - we usually do a sighting lap first, just to check. The last few times however the locals have got a bit ****ed off and have actually come out with video cameras - presumably for evidence purposes............

[Wideboy]

True - we usually do a sighting lap first, just to check. The last few times however the locals have got a bit ****ed off and have actually come out with video cameras - presumably for evidence purposes............


wouldn't that be against your human rights?? so technically you can say you want that video otherwise your going to prosecute them:confused:

[Zombie Jesus]

Let me know of any within 50miles of Cardiff!
Find me when I'm out one saturday I know a good place and I'll give a demo :p

[gettin2dizzy]

Find me when I'm out one saturday I know a good place and I'll give a demo :p
:thumbsup:
You'll have to take it easy on me though ;)

[hovis]

Find me when I'm out one saturday I know a good place and I'll give a demo :p

silverstone?

;)

[G]

wouldn't that be against your human rights?? so technically you can say you want that video otherwise your going to prosecute them:confused:


To film a public road......dont be rediculous lol

[keithd]

percy hobbs roundabout, top of a31, winchester end.

its only a small roundabout, but has a decent camber on it, one slightly uneven spot but do a couple of circuits and you'll know where to push it and where to back off

this post has been brought to you by the letter B and the number wang.

[DanAbnormal]

It's over rated.

hth

[Wideboy]

It's over rated.

hth


i just want to try it............ i wont get addicted........ will i :smt103


i don't really ride that fast because if i get points i wont be able to afford insurance on my bike or car, but i REALLY! like throwing it round corners:D.

is it illegal to put your knee down??

[Zombie Jesus]

silverstone?

;)
yes!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/christopher_thomas/bike/silverstone_track.jpg

[injury_ian]

:smt064 nice air gap ;)


*not that i can do anywhere near as well

[Blue_SV650S]

is it illegal to put your knee down??

Yes and depending on what they book you for (without due care, all the way to reckless) will be more points/bigger fine than say an SP30!! :shock:

[Wideboy]

ffs everything fun is illegal :mad:

[gettin2dizzy]

ffs everything fun is illegal :mad: Madness I know- I mean even 9 out of 10 people enjoy gang rape! ;)

[gettin2dizzy]

I know of a good left hander, joins onto the A465 from Glyn Neath... very tight, dual carriage left hand turn.. can usualy get my knee down there...
Bugger me does that corner tighten up!

[valleyboy]

You found that one then! just think.. the first time I came accross that corner was on my SV in the dark... when I saw the corner tighten up that much, I was looking for somewhere to land ! been on it a few times with my ZX6R's.... gotta be carefull in going into that corner that you dont carry too much speed...

[gettin2dizzy]

Yeah! I went hooning in, ended up panic braking ;) No knee-down though. That take some serious commitment! May pop back tomorrow ;)

[valleyboy]

give us a shout if you go that'a way, its not all that far from where I live... not intending to go out far, just a gentle pootle to blow off the cobwebs... still running in a new front tyre.. so dont want to go mad !

[hovis]

Went Out About 5ish Today, Lots Of Police Aroud Venny........ Best Stay Away For A Bit Me Thinks

[valleyboy]

I could have told you that last week.. they were stopping bikers (all of them...) that were coming into Abergavenny from all directions... I sneaked in as they were setting up....

[hovis]

I could have told you that last week.. they were stopping bikers (all of them...) that were coming into Abergavenny from all directions... I sneaked in as they were setting up....

yeah....... i was lucky, i did not turn up till 5ish. they had all gone home for tea

i got a big thumbs up from one of the 2 bike cops as we passed each other on the way to venny, which was nice

there was also a volvo T5 in brecon, looking for action.

i should be out tom,oro afternoon, im staying away from venny tomorro though

[Ollie_07]

yeah....... i was lucky, i did not turn up till 5ish. they had all gone home for tea

i got a big thumbs up from one of the 2 bike cops as we passed each other on the way to venny, which was nice

there was also a volvo T5 in brecon, looking for action.

i should be out tom,oro afternoon, im staying away from venny tomorro though

Enjoyed yesterday mate! that last section of road before Nelson is QUICK!!:D

hope roads dry up today!!

[Berlin]

It's over rated.

hth

No one, who has managed to get their knee down would go back to being someone who hasn't got their knee down, if asked.

Its a right of passage.

Carl

[valleyboy]

Those who can.. will.. those who cant, either dont want to, or are trying !

Blew the cobwebs off the bike today :o just glad no police on my roads today !

[Wideboy]

for some reason i just don't stick my knees out when I'm leaning over :confused:

[Zombie Jesus]

where your ass is on the seat is more important than where your knee is if you want to learn.

[gettin2dizzy]

I've had the pegs scraping, but I'm either leaning right over, or hanging off the bike - not both! I'm keeping a look out for a quiet roundabout the buses don't lay diesel all over ;)

[valleyboy]

I know of a roundabout you can try, it can get busy.. its on the A465.. so it can get very busy ! but its a mahoosive roundabout, not entirely a circle... average knee down speed is 45 ish mph... Ive found some roundabouts where 30 mph is too fast....

its one of those things.. you try and try to get your knee down thinking you cant lean the bike over any further, once you do get your knee down, you realise just how much more lean you have to play with on top !

[Zombie Jesus]

Try these roundabouts @ point a,b,c make sure there is no traffic about.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=8348083905162552441,51.468511,-3.156599%3B8293725803031445132,51.459437,-3.186485&saddr=Unknown+road+%4051.468511,+-3.156599&daddr=Unknown+road+%4051.459437,+-3.186485+to:51.493532,-3.133239&mra=mi&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=18&sll=51.493515,-3.133469&sspn=0.001894,0.004313&ie=UTF8&ll=51.469301,-3.165607&spn=0.060631,0.138016&t=k&z=13

You should be getting KD way before scraping a peg or getting to the edge of your rear tyre for that matter. Sure you weren't scraping a toe slider?

[Beenz]

I know of a roundabout you can try, it can get busy.. its on the A465.. so it can get very busy ! but its a mahoosive roundabout, not entirely a circle... average knee down speed is 45 ish mph... Ive found some roundabouts where 30 mph is too fast....

its one of those things.. you try and try to get your knee down thinking you cant lean the bike over any further, once you do get your knee down, you realise just how much more lean you have to play with on top !

Just looking forward to the better weather to do it again :p

[gettin2dizzy]

Try these roundabouts @ point a,b,c make sure there is no traffic about.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=8348083905162552441,51.468511,-3.156599%3B8293725803031445132,51.459437,-3.186485&saddr=Unknown+road+%4051.468511,+-3.156599&daddr=Unknown+road+%4051.459437,+-3.186485+to:51.493532,-3.133239&mra=mi&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=18&sll=51.493515,-3.133469&sspn=0.001894,0.004313&ie=UTF8&ll=51.469301,-3.165607&spn=0.060631,0.138016&t=k&z=13

You should be getting KD way before scraping a peg or getting to the edge of your rear tyre for that matter. Sure you weren't scraping a toe slider?
Awesome, I'll give them a whirl :thumbsup:
I snapped my rear brake lever off, so def scraping the pegs ;) That was on the D220s which everyone gives such a bad rep.

[Zombie Jesus]

Then its just the case of changing your riding position. I wouldn't go round scraping the pegs too much because most of your weight will be on that peg and it could lift the rear tyre or dig into something on the surface.

[gettin2dizzy]

Then its just the case of changing your riding position. I wouldn't go round scraping the pegs too much because most of your weight will be on that peg and it could lift the rear tyre or dig into something on the surface.
It was a bit of a brown trouser moment. That was last summer and I still haven't got a new brake pedal :(

Is it easier on a more sporty bike? I find the SV a bit skittish/wobblywhen hanging off going fast

[Zombie Jesus]

can't really say since I never really pushed my SV hard around corners. I only started making more of an effort when I bought my current bike last year then caught the trackday bug soon after.