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15-06-06, 09:41 AM
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Trinity
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To get my knee down!
Since I was 4 years old learning to ride a bike without stabilisers and had been watching too much MotoGP!
 Miracle cure please! 
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15-06-06, 09:51 AM
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i managed to get my knee down on fri 13th of january 2006 in rendlesham village...my knee is still there if you wanna go have a look scraped along 40 yards of tarmac....
dont be in too much of a hurry.... 
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15-06-06, 01:10 PM
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Wasn't a good Friday for you!
 I know - training it is then. |
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15-06-06, 01:21 PM
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Easy.
Rida along at about 50-70 mph, very suddenly pull the front brake as hard as you can and hold it on, you may like to take the option to turn the steering all the way to lock, either side - your choice. Almost certainly guarantees both knees will go down, result. HTH
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15-06-06, 01:38 PM
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Find a nice smooth open rounabout that isnt to big or busy and just keep going round gradually building the angle.
Dont try on cold tyres either |
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15-06-06, 02:00 PM
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i'm still waiting for that day too
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15-06-06, 02:13 PM
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It's easy once you've done it. Although you can get carried away.
Just make sure you don't do it when there is traffic about eh!? Here's me on my Ninja but it's just as easy on any bike really. So far done this bend on a GN250, Kwak Zephyr550 and of course my trusty SV650. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...21744922224399 Sparky sliders are optional! |
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15-06-06, 02:20 PM
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NEVER DONE IT
NEVER TRIED.. still have a knee! * still have an unscathed bike.. and chicken strips- so what !! * well 2 knees actually.!
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15-06-06, 02:22 PM
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update-
just watched Dans video I wanna do it sooo bad !!!!  
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15-06-06, 02:25 PM
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It does make you feel pretty good. But as always it is a little risky on roundabouts as my mate found out. I prefer nice long corners with no opposing traffic, which narrows it down to either a track or a certain corner where I live. 
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