GOT MY KNEE DOWN!

i got it down tonight! woowooo!

but i did not get it down for a long time it only clicked along the floor! i did it twice! and hasn't put much scraces on my slider... (motrax Sparkies)

soo now my mate dosent think i got it down as he has a cheep slider which tears away when he gets his down! mine is nice n though and only scrapes lil bits

but i stil heard the click! and it shocked my knee!

can someone please explain this knee down culture to me.

I dont get it.

Does this make me an incomplete biker?? or is it a testosterone driven thing? If MCN/Fast Bikes etc are anything to go by youre not a proper bike unless you get your knee down and can wheelie the bike.

its part of a self accoplishment thing lyn,

i just wanna get mine down - when i do i probably wont do it again

ever since i got my knee down i have never really been bothered about it since, if i just stay on i am happy

[Balky001]

Lynn - getting your knee down is a rite of passage for many bikers. It's part of the complete package - touring, commuting, taking that first perfect corner, pillion ride, near misses a wet riding in winter. Not everyone does everything, but its fun if you can.

Congrats!

One day I'll get mine down!

I got my toe down this morning.....

Originally Posted by lynw

can someone please explain this knee down culture to me.

I dont get it.

Does this make me an incomplete biker?? or is it a testosterone driven thing? If MCN/Fast Bikes etc are anything to go by youre not a proper bike unless you get your knee down and can wheelie the bike.

I'm with you, can't see the point of getting the knee down or doing a wheelie. I'd say you are a proper biker when you manage to always stay on two wheels. Wheelis is when you cannot control the bike's power and therefore the front goes up and knee down is when you have obviously gone into the corner too fast.

The day I learn to do either I'll most prolly change my mind

Yerp, it's a right of passage for me. I'm fairly sure i can do it, my leathers should be here soon so i'll give it a go if the conditions are right, not something i want to risk losing my bike over though so if it gets uneasy then i'll call it a day. It shouldnt be too hard though, i have no chicken strips on the rear (i went off the side of the tyre on the way to work on monday, the right tirwall at the top is all chewed lol, didnt half wobble wont be doing THAT again), it shouldnt take too much hanging off. Time for some roundabout surfing methinks.

So Saint Matt, that picture on yer avatar isn't really you with the whole knee down thing going on....