Knee sliders .. whats the point ?

[Bibio]

if my knee touches down then i know i'm doing something wrong as it's usually the first sign of me sliding down the road. it's a physical impossibility unless i'm on a minimoto

i do scape my boots a lot which i don't like doing (boots cost money) so it usually results in me lifting my foot off the peg which must look funny to other riders behind.

as dave numbers will atest its fecking hard to do if you a tall bloke, i tried it, i suceeded, and i dont have to ever do it again. because as others have said it doesnt fit with my riding style


first one to make a crack about me crashing gets it

[Bri w]

Originally Posted by davepreston

first one to make a crack about me crashing gets it

Oh that's so tempting!

Originally Posted by davepreston

as dave numbers will atest its fecking hard to do if you a tall bloke, i tried it, i suceeded, and i dont have to ever do it again. because as others have said it doesnt fit with my riding style


first one to make a crack about me crashing gets it

Sorry dave and mr numbers, that's bull

Binky is a tall skinny bloke too, he's quick and knee downs with ease and doesn't look awkward, so it's you guys not the bike.

Your problem is, you're not on the bike long enough to perfect your knee down technique

[L3nny]

Knee down is pointless. Everyone knows you're not fast until you get your elbow down.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by specialone

Sorry dave and mr numbers, that's bull

Binky is a tall skinny bloke too, he's quick and knee downs with ease and doesn't look awkward, so it's you guys not the bike.

Your problem is, you're not on the bike long enough to perfect your knee down technique

Yes but binky has low knees and is probably a lefthanded riding freak.
Anyway as per previous comment knee down isn't the goal everytime I ride a bike otherwise I'd be dead! Found it's possible on the track , possible but a bit awkward

[NTECUK]

Try is with short fat hairy legs then.
I had my bike lowerd so its easier to ride.
Still too risky on populated roads most of the time .

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Bibio

i do scape my boots a lot which i don't like doing (boots cost money) so it usually results in me lifting my foot off the peg which must look funny to other riders behind.

You aren't the only one that lifts their feet off the pegs going round a corner. I don't do it on the SV, but as the VRap is a corner magnet, the first time I touched tarmac with my foot was a bit surprising, so now when I feel it going over I lift my boot up, I don't like messy looking scraped boots.
I've never cornered banked over on the SV, its just not me, but I can't help it on the other, that bike just champs at the bit to lean. Peg was riding it once with me behind in the car, and when he almost got his elbow down on a fave bend, I knew I was going to have a lot of fun trying the same

[yorkie_chris]

I find a lot of the time I'm faster when not hanging off with any mind to getting knee down. Almost certainly due to extra attention paid to setting up the next corner, getting the perfect line etc.

However when you get a smooth, open corner I find it's a great confidence booster to have sliders on as you can just set your body position and crank it over and know you'll get a scrape before the pegs dig in and spit you off.


If you want to get your knee down go do it. It's bloody good fun.

[MrMessy]

Racing on circuits yes, has Whitty posted can save situations. Roads pose value only, like you said he had to go round a roundabout to do it. Best is to get used ones including race scrubs then you can really brag. Especially if you have your battle scarred leathers on I have had my knee down twice, once when I fell off and second time when I proposed the wife