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24-06-06, 05:37 PM
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Knee Down
 Had my SV a month and a half and finally scrapped my right knee slider on a shellgripped roundabout... can't wait to get some sticky tyres and try else where 
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24-06-06, 05:50 PM
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Brave man if you are on the original dunslips d220's
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24-06-06, 05:55 PM
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eye!! Hense the shell grip! Tried on a normal roundabout but the rear slid
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25-06-06, 09:42 AM
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We don't have any of these 'shellgrip' roundybouts up here yet. How big a difference is the grip? Ive yet to get my KD on my new SV yet, mostly due to lack of confidence after a big off a few months back. It was no problem on my CBR and the hornet before that. In fact my first kneedown was on a left hand bend on a backroad! What kind of sliders you using? Ive got a pair of WIZ sparkies but I wouldnt really reccomend them, the little titanium rods keep dissapearing out them for some cheap reason!
Congrats on the KD, god if these shellgrips are as grippy as they sound when they get them up here there will be a cue for the roundabout, with people trying to get elbows down!! |
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25-06-06, 10:57 AM
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You better watch yourself my friend or you are going to end up throwing it down the road.
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25-06-06, 11:01 AM
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25-06-06, 11:22 AM
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25-06-06, 02:11 PM
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Its the roundabout in Farnborough just down the road from the leisure centre and B&Q.
Shell grip seems alot better, the dunlops seem very vague on most roads but on the shell grip they feel totally planted, although still have a cople of mils chicken strip. Still got the standard alpinestars sliders. Was thinking about getting a set of titanium ones just for the noise
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25-06-06, 03:23 PM
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the rear of my bike gets very twitchy when on the last 5mil of tyre.
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25-06-06, 03:27 PM
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I really do not see what all the fuss is about
I ride fast (ask anyone that knows me ) and the furthest thing from my mind is getting my knee down cannot see the fascination in this practice when the pro's do it they have a good reason, but on the road there is absolutely no need what so ever IMHO 
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