My day (I crashed a little bit!)

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Originally Posted by jimmy-james

I think i will wait for my new tyres before i attemt it as the MEZ4's are rubbish

Every tyre is more than capable......even the supposedly rubbish D220's that come standard on the pointy can achieve it without a twitch......

I get paranoid of all the gravel and diesel spilt around here and how the bike will react to hitting it (i live in the sticks). I cant afford to fall off and wreck my bike even though the bike is far more capable than me at the minute.

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Originally Posted by chakraist

That wasn't the first time I've got my knee down, most times when I was riding I was lifting my knee up so I could get some more lean angle. I wanted to see how far I could lean the bike over so I did, and happened to crash at a very slow speed after I'd almost saved it.

I now know the limits of the bike and there's about £10 worth of damage to it. Now I know the limits of the lean angle I can work on things that would make me quicker on a track like trail braking.

When I was done, my tyres were really hot to touch. Was excellent

Yeah I wasnt specifically refering to your little incident, i remember your post a few weeks ago saying you got your knee down with some practice.

Was more of a general statement trying to put off someone who has been passed a week from trying it lol

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Originally Posted by jimmy-james

I get paranoid of all the gravel and diesel spilt around here and how the bike will react to hitting it (i live in the sticks). I cant afford to fall off and wreck my bike even though the bike is far more capable than me at the minute.

It will loose traction and then regain traction adds to the fun, just make sure you dont panic (easily said lol)

Originally Posted by G

It will loose traction and then regain traction adds to the fun, just make sure you dont panic (easily said lol)

Loose and regain traction?

Hit either of those and your down before you know it.

My main issue with trying to get my knee down on the road. Roundabout knee downs don't really get me going.

Originally Posted by G

Yeah I wasnt specifically refering to your little incident, i remember your post a few weeks ago saying you got your knee down with some practice.

Was more of a general statement trying to put off someone who has been passed a week from trying it lol

Ah I see, apologies

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Originally Posted by Daimo

Loose and regain traction?

Hit either of those and your down before you know it.

Disagree, I have lost the rear several times.

Once in gravel on the A54, the rear spun up and probably stepped out 1ft. On a wet drain or diesel (didnt stop to look) two weekends ago I did the same. Then on the cat and fiddle the rear bounced in a pothole 4inches off the ground at the macclesfield end and my closest call yet, a big rear slide caused by overbanding at 90+ mph.

Admitedly I have not had the pleasure of the front going properly yet just slight lock ups and one slight occasions where I'm pretty sure my knee kept me up right before ending up in a gravel trap.

Serious lean, serious fun.

Did a similar thing in sunday's Spurn point rideout, on a roundabout leaned in tooo much, right over when the bars did a single twitch, managed not to go down (though god know's how) just on the exit point of the roundabout... looked at the chicken-strip on the Avon Storm back tyre, later on and the visible scuffing was into the STORM lettering!!!......rode a little bit more cautiosly for a while after that, nowt' like having the bars waggin' to cool the blood..............

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