Thread: Knee down time
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Old 02-01-2009, 11:08 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by ericr View Post
You're right about that I can hang my 225lbs all off that 750lb bike and it barely turns It is fun to suprise folks on it sometimes. But with my forwards and seat I have now it's hard to lean off enough to help.
Oh yeah! I'll get completely off the bike. Right hand on the gas, right foot on the peg, left knee hanging onto the tank for dear life. I get further off of the VTX than I do the RC! Had many people think I was about to case it (Rae was one of them), but it's just a normal turn.
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