the secret to getting your knee down safely
 

ive seen lots of bikers trying to get there knee down just by sticking it out whilst cornering, and most of them slide right off the road but if you want to do it safely get your **** over and just have the opposite cheek and leg on the seat, cos the more you put of yourself off the bike and in the corner the less your bike has to lean and the less likely you are to slip off the road:smt051

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Or ride on the track.

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That's not a secret but there's a lot more to it than getting your **** off the seat.

And it should be left for the track IMO

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stuartboy is right its not a secret but i find it ok on the road as long as theres no cars about:) keeping the bike in a more upright position is the idea;) then theres more tyre on the road.

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Practice makes perfect I think. When I first started trying I was horrendously unstable, the action I was making, including all the tips I'd read, because it wasn't coming naturally. The movements I was making were interfering with the bike's cornering ability and as a result it felt really hairy/dodgy. I really was hanging 'off' a bike that was trying to do something else.

For some reason when I kept trying it suddenly clicked and I found that there was a position I could get to that wasn't extreme, and in fact it felt a very comfortable, natural position to be in. Perhaps the most useful tip I put into practice was leading with the inside shoulder and dropping body and head as though looking in the mirror.

Only got my knee down once so far (a year ago with only jeans on, very stupid I know but the elation might have been worth it), even though I can get over far enough to do it now but I can't go all the way as I don't have any sliders on my leathers :mad:. Still get it wrong sometimes but I think it's about finding that eureka moment where you get your balance all right and it feels comfortable.

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Yep, no real secret other than hanging off like a wally and getting your speed up. Oh and practice. Looks good, feels good. :cool:

Why do it on track when you can do it on the road for free! Besides, how many tracks have roundabouts!?

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:shock: S&M Whatever turns you on I guess :???:

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Hehe, yeah I was a tit. Was out on a brief 15 min ride and found a deserted little roundabout, brand new tarmac in the heght of summer (remember that?). Decided to do a few laps to try leaning off and did it well enough that there was a brief touch and a hole in my jeans :rolleyes:

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:winner:

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I'm not against it on the road - just think it's less safe if you don't know what you're doing or know the road well. All too easy to catch a pothole. Ouch!