Help me to get knee down!!!

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

I would like some help to get my knee down!!!

Ive brought my knee sliders (Motrax Sparkies) and caint seem to get me knee down on my R6!!!

I went a big roundabout in Hythe and went round 6 or 7 times gradulary got up to 50 around it but still no knee down!! im hanging off with me butt off the seat (no laughs please Laughing

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What am i doing wrong????

Please help!!!

ps got my new blue DBL screen on the beast today!!!
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Dusty · King of the Rim Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Karma :

My advise would be -
Lean a little bit more
Go a little bit faster
Hang off a bit more

What tyres have you got on it? 207s?
Has the roundabout got a good surface?
When I first got my knee down, I just went round the roundabout until it went down. Might be worth going early on a sunday morning or something when its quieter so you can concentrate more.
Make sure your hanging off the bike and not putting excessive weight on the bars.

delsdon · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

just keep practicing . when u reach the right speed and are hanging off enough u will touch down. let me know how u get on. DAVE. ps couldent help but chuckle,soz.

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Im using the standard dunlops that are on the bike!!! How far is enough?

im scared that ill fall off the bike, or the bike fall over!!!

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TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

Are you scraping the pegs? or the blobs? If so, then you're leaning far enough.

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

Hang off lots it will happen Wink

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Get fatter sliders! Laughing

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PikeyNSR · Nova Slayer Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Karma :

I can never seem to get me knee down either.

I got pretty short legs though, would that make a difference or have we just gotta lean more?
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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

get a better bike stu Wink

ill pop round your house laters
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Viper · Get off my bloody bike! Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

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Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

ooo-er this is a bit of a scary thread..

..hang off like a gibbon and you'll upset the bike and then find it hard to get back up again, as well as run the risk of seriously falling off .. there is no strength involved if yer doin it right - honest Wink

if you hang off too far you just end up pushing the bike away from you, that is back up straight again so what happens is, the more you hang off, the less likely you are to GYKD.

ONLY one cheek off the seat well before the corner, finish braking before you tip in, you don't want to be either on the all the weight on the front wheel from braking or the forks bouncing back up as you tip in, ideally wait a bit longer - until you can see the apex, stick your knee out, countersteer to tip the bike over quickly at the same time rolling the throttle gently open to balance everything out and accelerate round and out of the curve.... lean, lean skim (don't want to dig in, you'll upset everything again). countersteer out again (no physical effort at all), at the same time gassing it away as soon as the bike is upright - easy peasy, especially on an R6

TRACK DAY. TRACK DAY, TRACK DAY
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Dusty · King of the Rim Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Karma :

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kev · I Hump Things Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Karma :

if you can get down to slough one weekend i will teach you to get your knee down and this goes for anybody who wants to learn. also it wont be just getting it down on a roundabout like alot of people (seems alot of peole have only got their right knee down) you will be getting both down and not at low speeds
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

/me can vouch for kevs masterclass Smile

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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Luke (retro) was well funny! He just kept throwing the bike into roundabouts and going round a few times to GHKD. I doubt he could actually do it on a proper road seeing as his left slider aint scraped in the slightest Wink

I've been closer with my left knee than my right :S
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

When I was learning to gmkd initially I found it much easier to hang off loads (this was on a smooth roundabout)... when I got more used to it I started to do the one arse-cheek method.

Unfortunatly (or not for everyone else Confused

) V's leather's are quite tight... so it's harder for her to jump around the bike. Her seat's also quite small, I found that when sitting on it I couldn't actually be half on it... either sitting on it or completley off (but that's just my big arse probably.)

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

MMMMMMM V in tight leathers. Very Happy

And as we've all seen V's bums much smaller and nicer than yours Very Happy

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retrofly · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

hi

kev · I Hump Things Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Karma :

well retro old pay come down to slough and you will get the left down
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