Knee down

Well, I put on the green suit today.. as its been dry this afternoon.. so took the bike for a spin... and had to try didnt I didnt get knee down first time round, so went round again with a bit more speed... and there... all done.. bikes had its first knee down now!

right knee down twice again tonight one question? how should my foot be positioned on the right foot peg? only my foot slipped off once and it was a moment . confidence growing by the day tho

bit difficult to explain that one... and by no means do I know for certain Im using the correct method either! but its the bottom of your foot facing in towards the frame of the bike, with the bal of your foot still on the peg...
I sort of grip the tank with my other leg.. i.e. on right hand knee down, use left leg to grip tank.. and place my head roughly behind my wing mirror, but still tucked next to the screen, and look in to the corner as you are going... I also now ( on this bike anyway) use my left arm to grip against the tank as well, as the tank is wide enough that it can be used for that as well.... also kind of point my right elbow down to the floor.. kinda sounds funny.. easier to demonstrate! lol

[Rich]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

right knee down twice again tonight one question? how should my foot be positioned on the right foot peg? only my foot slipped off once and it was a moment . confidence growing by the day tho

Be due a clean soon then, i bet your bikes covered in bits of knee slider .. I must learn how to do knee down properly, so i can show off like you guys

had a go in cuz's 650s and found it easy'r on that than my 1000, dont know if its abit lower or what? every little helps as i'm abit of a short ar#e.

you know when i said i thought i looked silly hanging of the bike on islands? well cuz said it looks like the right position i'm in and it dont look daft so thats a result.

[Rich]

Is it hard to stop now you've got your knee down? I'm imagining it could become a habbit, doing it at every mini roundabout and junction!!

the larger faster islands are best.

the big fast roundabouts are a bit easier.. but, more can go wrong if you feck up! smaller roundabouts are good for fine tuning what you pick up on large roundabouts, as then it is down to body position, and leaning the bike correctly rather than scream around dangling off bike! so far I can do 25mph round a smallish roundabout, and would say that was still too fast, as I was running wide on it.. left hand knees have mainly been slow corners and a quick drop in scrape knee and back up straight... though I aint doiung those corners again.. cos you do have to be mental to do them! (left hand hairpin on black mountains anyone ?!?)

i need a zx6r to practice on