Got the lean!

[Ste]

Due to the nice weather, I went for a little play at working on kneedown, even though I have no sliders. Used kevs idea of putting tipex or similar on the tyre in a line before going out so you can see how much lean you are getting. This is the result...

www.okas.co.uk/stuff/tyre/IMG_1214.jpg
www.okas.co.uk/stuff/tyre/IMG_1216.jpg

Those were both solid tipex lines before I started

Is that enough lean anyone reckon?

[Wingchunal]

Wow ste you have any left bends near you?
Whats your foot peg looking like?
My foot peg took a bit of a bashing before knee down happened.

[G]

Should be okay, providing you hang off lots... wing.... were you hanging off when you were getting your pegs down? ... or was it just the Honda hero blobs?

[Ste]

[Wingchunal]

Yeah i was hanging off lots, then my toe's started grinding!
How you have your foot on the peg do you tuck it in?
Have u seen storm pegs?

[Wingchunal]

Here's the lovely peg's.
Does the ninja have these rods on the bottom?

[Ste]

Nope, the ninja has normal pegs

Why do Honda put those on? To stop the peg getting eaten by tarmac?

[Wingchunal]

I think they must cause road damage when getting them down!

[Mr C]

so Honda riders can brag about getting their pegs down

see also www.hondariderplatformkneeslidersandfemurextensions.com
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187.3bhp = 201mph

[G]

The ball of your foot should be on the peg... so that the front of your foot just reaches the brake/gear lever. Even with pretty big feet you should be okay... the thing to avoid is being 'duck footed' with the heel of your foot on the peg and the ball sticking out.
I occasionally forgot on the 6 and left my feet out... though I was usually woken up as my hitech magnums grappled with the tarmac . I have got the 6 pegs down before... though usually when not hanging off that much (obviously going to have slightly higher peg positioning than the storm... and no stupid hero blobs. When properly hanging off the tyres have let go before the peg went down (was an 020 rear though... but should have been heated up nicely.)

[Ste]

Did you ever have any problems with the 020 rear? It was really warm when I stopped and felt it

[kev]

i didnt get on with it at all it didnt feel all that grippy
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

[G]

I was pretty leant over at the time.... definatley going a fair bit faster than Alex was at the time.
Though I never felt quite as sure as I did on the 010s... would go for 010s next time.

[kev]

you should get those ones like me they are grippy as fuck
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes