Just How Do You get your knee down

[Dave20046]

Some good advice* Berlin gave me was look down at you knee and see how far off it is mid corner...simple - but it didn't even occur to me.
Didn't get chance to actually do it though as some sod chucked his bike at a tyre wall


*apply common sense !

[Paul the 6th]

I tried for 3 years until august just gone. Sticky tyres & rock hard suspension gave me the confidence & turning into the corner later/harder caused my knee to slide nicely. I'd recommend doing it on track since the corners are all consistent & you can try again & again each lap

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

I tried for 3 years until august just gone. Sticky tyres & rock hard suspension gave me the confidence & turning into the corner later/harder caused my knee to slide nicely. I'd recommend doing it on track since the corners are all consistent & you can try again & again each lap

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Some good advice* Berlin gave me was look down at you knee and see how far off it is mid corner...simple - but it didn't even occur to me.
Didn't get chance to actually do it though as some sod chucked his bike at a tyre wall


*apply common sense !

its all a bit new to me at the mo, suppose i should have asked this question at the beggining of the season really, itching to get out and try again and again, wish i could hibernate till February

Just reading that back I really need to fix this keyboard! How many typo's ?

Dave, that was specific advise at the time and I certainly wouldn't recommend looking down if you are tying this on the road. if you have a loooooong, even radius corner on the track then a quick glance wont hurt. But not on the road.

C

Have a look-see at this video Joe. Look at body positions and knee positions. Look how far ahead of the corners people set up their position and notice how once its set, they don't change it. Note when people lift thgeir knee and apply power. Its all there in slo-mo

C

[Ratty]

Make sure you are getting into your body position early enough in the braking zone so you are not upsetting the bike as you tip it in. If you are a shortarse like me, then you are really stretched around the bike. This pic at the same corner shows how you need to get your arm and knee right against the tank to swivel around to the position Berlin describes. Make sure your toe is on the footrest, A*se well off the seat and down it goes. SSssscccrraaaaape.

And wave to the camera

Originally Posted by timwilky

Ask Dave Preston. His knee down is followed by thigh, hip, shoulder and head.

Whilst I have never seen it in real life, I understand it is quite a lesson in how not to do it.








Ps Luv ya big man, your round next

go to ramsey hairpin and you'll have your knee down in 10 mins just dont do what i did and wear textiles

If youve got your tyres to the edges then Its all about body position. Just slide accross the seat with your bum, left cheeck off for a left hander and do this before peeling in. As you start turning in & heading for the apex, off the brake, balance the bike with the throttle, look through the corner as far as possible & point your knee downwards/outwards. trying to stear the bike with your head kinda works too. A bit of practice say on a trackday, try and get a mate to follow you and see how close your getting.
Keep as relaxed as possible, dont go down too many gears so She's smooth on the throttle and hey presto, ........knackered sliders!!!

Some very odd advice in this thread! I see people get their knee down all the time in a whole manner of shapes and styles. The important thing is not to think about getting you knee down, but rather practice good body positioning. If you do that and carry enough lean angle, then you will find your knee touches the tarmac without thinking about it. I posted this guide from another forum a while back and hope you find it useful!

http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php...5&postcount=32