Getting the knee down advice?

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

Weren't far off it when I was behind you on Sunday

i know but i was ring twitchingly close to tomor

Never bothered me personally, perhaps on the track it'd see the ground more but im usually too busy picking a line which is quick and keeps me away from people running wide the other side of the road.

Knee down ffs, elbow down, well i've not done it yet Lol

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by cb1000rsteve

Save it for a Track day
Most common reason why people don't get knee down is there not hanging off enough.

There's a lot more to it than just hanging off and hoping for the best.. alot of people take it for granted once they become more experienced but I remember as a novice rider, listening to as many experienced riders/friends as I could and reading stuff on the net/magazines, soaking up all their advice, very much in line with good roadcraft and programmes such as the california superbikes school/ron haslam race school etc. all about

• getting the bike set up before the corner
• i.e. braking to the correct speed
• then off the brakes
• engine in the right gear and fixed on constant throttle - not slowing/not increasing in speed.. so it's all nice and balanced..
• body position gently moved to the right place with ass across the seat slightly
• ball of your inside foot on the pegs
• countersteer gently to encourage the bike to tip in
• look for the apex and through to the exit, then turn in
• once near the apex gently start to power through....

all this combined together will eventually result in knee down if you practice it enough.

Knee down looks and feels good, but is just a by-product of being smooth and disciplined in your cornering technique. Practising good technique and body position will be better than actively hanging off in pursuit of trying to get your knee down, with forced body positioning you'll cause the bike to be less settled because you're more tensed and not naturally guiding the bike.

Hence why in my experience a trackday provides the best arena to go and practise cornering and getting your kneedown. No worries about muck/diesel/crap on the road, police handing out section 59's, adjoining traffic not anticipating your coming round the roundabout at faster than average speed while you're focussing on hanging off and hoping for the best etc.

[NTECUK]

What ^ said .
Some cheap track days if you search about at the moment.
ps We need a good rain and the pot holes fixed before you attempt it on the public highway.

Originally Posted by Bluefish

Knee down ffs, elbow down, well i've not done it yet Lol

My 1-piece came with elbow sliders that are begging to get used

Im desperate to get my knee down but and its a big but.........
I think I should buy some leathers first

I'm always looking for an excuse to post this pic of me at Donnington on my ZX6. Track days are the best place to get your knee down no doubt about it;

[Mr Speirs]

Kneedown in the wet is the next step, just before crashing

Originally Posted by Wideboy

roundabout knee downs are lame

they're not if you do them in Kevlar jeans.

Nothing lame about ambulances and screaming.

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

Weren't far off it when I was behind you on Sunday

Disappointingly I had to hold back on sun to keep an eye on where everyone else was.