Knee down time

Homeslice · 02-02-2009, 01:42 PM

Dragging on the street does not necessarily = dangerous, because you can easily drag at 30-40 mph doing circles in a friggin' parking lot if you wanted to.

I will say however that it's easy for newbs to get carried away, sticking out their knee like a chicken wing, or trying to hang off so far that 100% of their butt is off the seat, neither of which are necessary. If you look at pro racers, the've already leaned the bike over so far that there wouldn't be any room to do that stuff anyway. So just focus on looking into the turn, keeping your upper body low and inside, and keeping your arms unweighted, and eventually you will drag.

View Poll Results: My knees are on the tarmac
yes, every corner is a new scuff on the pucks	13	30.95%
no, I am a firgina and think that ppl that drag knee are crazy	2	4.76%
I wish i could but i still cant get it down	15	35.71%
Taters whore of an ex wife ate my leathers with a side of mashed potatoes	12	28.57%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

02-02-2009, 01:42 PM	#26
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Dragging on the street does not necessarily = dangerous, because you can easily drag at 30-40 mph doing circles in a friggin' parking lot if you wanted to. I will say however that it's easy for newbs to get carried away, sticking out their knee like a chicken wing, or trying to hang off so far that 100% of their butt is off the seat, neither of which are necessary. If you look at pro racers, the've already leaned the bike over so far that there wouldn't be any room to do that stuff anyway. So just focus on looking into the turn, keeping your upper body low and inside, and keeping your arms unweighted, and eventually you will drag. Last edited by Homeslice; 02-02-2009 at 01:47 PM..

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