Knee down! R6

[Andy levitt]

Yay! I have finally been able to get my knee down. My confidence has grown rapidly now i was chuffed when my slider skimmed across the surface lol. Now there's nowt left of it after haha

Here's a video of it lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEPJwSkpGxk


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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[carlperkins00...]

WAY HEY!! good job

dont want to be a critic here.. but your body position looks abit off to me...
looks to me like you are hanging you knee and arse off the seat, but keeping the top half of the body over the bike.

try to stretch out your left arm abit more and get your head past your right wing mirror.
it might just be the video making it look like that, but hanging the top half off aswell will make it much easier

leaning the top half is the hardest bit as it makes you feel unsteady at first.

but.. AWESOME KNEE DOWN is all that matters

[Andy levitt]

Thank you ! hehe

And thanks for the tip the more i do it the better ill get!

Tips to anyone wanting to do it but feel like they'll bin it is, find a nice quiet roundabout somewhere and practise and the more you go round the more confident you become and lower you ll get. then postion yourl self for knee down
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Theory test Done 4/6/07
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[Alex_H]

your going to have to find yourself an anti clockwise roundabout now lol
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[carlperkins00...]

remote roundabout at night, no traffic, go round the wrong way a few times.
i did on a couple of occasions

[Andy levitt]

Lmao sounds like a plan! Or ill cheat and switch knee sliders around if you notice in my video last time i go round i shout "POLICE" haha they was at other roundabout as its like a fig 8 with round about then tunnel then anther under the m1.
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[Mac_Black]

[Andy levitt]

Yeah its great fun and i will start to progress it on to other corners and not just roundabouts.

There has been times when going through a set of twistys where i have managed to get the toes down and scrap side of the boot but its just the daring part to actually postion youlrself and get the knee down also

Haha squeak!
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[joe.]

if anyone lives by reddich, west midlands then there is a road called the cloverleaf, which is a fast selection of left hand bends which join and come of the by-passes. youtube it and you will see, great if you want to destroy a few left knee sliders
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I know it's tricky when you're going round and round a roundabout, but I wouldn't go shutting off the throttle too much when you've got your knee down. It's a great way to lose the front.

You want to be neutral or ideally slightly accelerating when you have your knee down. Gets the weight off the front tyre so it won't wash out.(Provided the surface is consistant)
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[carlperkins00...]

agree with bigham.. countersteer is the only way to turn at speed.

if you steer right on a righthand bend at speed... you will go left haha

if you can't get KD but you want to learn, the best place is an airfield.
theres one in Eye i used which has a smooth surface so you can just go round in circles till you touch down. plus traffic dont bother you.
dont do it for too long because you go dizzy and fall off.

aparently most people cant get KD because of their body position.
the bike is certainly capable of it.

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[Wilson123]

Very nice knee down
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[Andy levitt]

Thank you
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Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[Luke_Retrofly]

I shot me load

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Just a quick note while I'm here - countersteer generally means to turn the bars the opposite way to the way you want to go.
Thus you are still considered to be countersteering when you are turning in to the corner to get the opposite affect .

[Andy levitt]

Heres anther video of it from different view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GjhWrykVKU&feature=channel_page
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07