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Old 28-09-08, 06:36 PM   #1
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Default Pegs down - where are you boys doing it?

There has been a fair bit of talk about pegs down of late ... I went out for a nice long ride today and I have been thinking about it ....

I'd like to think I do some fairly 'spirited' riding but I've never had my pegs down on the road ... for all I know I could be 0.1mm or 10cm from getting the pegs down, but it simply has never happened/been a problem ...

So I am trying to think ... what corners are you doing them on? ... exactly how fast are you guys going?

The sort of roads I ride on there simply isn't the visibility to go in fully committed and 9/10 there is gravel or horse plop right in the middle of the road ... for this reason, I can't see myself getting my knee or pegs down ... I am starting to wonder if I am chicken **** ... or you guys are riding different roads to me ...

Or are you lapping roundabouts doing it?
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Old 28-09-08, 06:39 PM   #2
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Default Re: Pegs down - where are you boyz doing it?

Bit of both, started on roundabouts but on roads that I know and have good surfaces I was able to ride with literally double corner speed to what I had before I'd practiced on roundabouts.
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Old 28-09-08, 06:39 PM   #3
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Default Re: Pegs down - where are you boyz doing it?

[quote=Blue_SV650S;1637349]... I am starting to wonder if I am chicken **** ...


From your vids mate I doubt it-must be the roads

husky
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Old 28-09-08, 07:02 PM   #4
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[QUOTE=husky03;1637357]
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... I am starting to wonder if I am chicken **** ...


From your vids mate I doubt it-must be the roads

husky

Well quite ... so how the feck are you boyz doing it ... even when I went to France on my SV on a .org rideout and there were some cool roads and hot tarmac, my knee and pegs never touched down (bog stock suspension front and rear back then) ... and I didn't think I was hanging about at times ... so how the hell are you doing it (on the road??)
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Old 28-09-08, 07:21 PM   #5
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Default Re: Pegs down - where are you boyz doing it?

u mean something like this....




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63zSfyqjDCk
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Old 28-09-08, 07:27 PM   #6
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Try the left southbound on the A32 joining the M27 towards Pompey. Or any decent sized roundabout... Hillsea r/about used to be a national limit... not sure if that's still the case? Or there's the offramp from the M275 towards Port Solent/Portchester.
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Old 28-09-08, 07:30 PM   #7
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u mean something like this....




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63zSfyqjDCk

Look at the road sign at 1:08 - classic -
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Old 28-09-08, 07:31 PM   #8
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Look at the road sign at 1:08 - classic -
I thought that but didn't want to say anything, haha
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Old 28-09-08, 07:32 PM   #9
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Look at the road sign at 1:08 - classic -

thankfully no need for it



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Old 28-09-08, 09:00 PM   #10
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Roundabouts. Snapped my brake lever off doing it

But no kneedown yet
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