hey kneedraggers

PhiSig1071 · 04-02-2008, 03:39 PM

Kenny Roberts was the first to drag a knee, I don't remember who pioneered the "hanging off" style we use now.

Cutty72 · 04-02-2008, 03:46 PM

That had to be a rush... and quite an event.

who was the first to drag elbow?

PhiSig1071 · 04-02-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

That had to be a rush... and quite an event.

who was the first to drag elbow?

That I don't know, but if I had to guess I'd say Ben Spies.

Cutty72 · 04-02-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

That I don't know, but if I had to guess I'd say Ben Spies.

That recent... wow.

PhiSig1071 · 04-02-2008, 05:26 PM

Might have been Scott Russell, for some reason that name sticks in my head. I honestly don't know, the change to dragging knee had a lot to do with body position, before king kenny people really sat on the middle of the bike and didn't "hang off". Elbow dragging isn't a significant difference in body position and in some instances it's not a ton of lean either, it has a lot to do with how you hold your upper body and how long your arms are. I know I could drag elbow if I set out to do it, but I'm 6'4". All I would need to do is press my chest down on the tank, stick my elbow out and down, I can rest my elbow on my knee when I'm riding.

Cutty72 · 04-02-2008, 05:27 PM

True... and most leathers don't have elbow sliders...

PhiSig1071 · 04-02-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

True... and most leathers don't have elbow sliders...

I was riding with a guy on a GSX-R1k at Barber who could do it, but he didn't because he said the first time he did it, the leather pulled his elbow and almost yanked his arm right off the bars.

Mr Lefty · 04-02-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

That I don't know, but if I had to guess I'd say Ben Spies.

I think Hopper was drag'n elbos before Spies...

but i don't think he was even the first

azoomm · 04-03-2008, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Kenny Roberts was the first to drag a knee, I don't remember who pioneered the "hanging off" style we use now.

Nope.

With me, I hit a knee... dragged a knee... and now just want to know where the ground is.

Phenix_Rider · 04-03-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

all of the roads around my hometown are shitty and change surfaces in the middle of corners. and most have gravel. luckily in my college town they are pretty good.

I'm used to that. You just have to run the road enough to know where he shit is so you can slow down before you hit it.

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04-02-2008, 03:39 PM	#1
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	Kenny Roberts was the first to drag a knee, I don't remember who pioneered the "hanging off" style we use now.

04-02-2008, 05:26 PM	#5
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	Might have been Scott Russell, for some reason that name sticks in my head. I honestly don't know, the change to dragging knee had a lot to do with body position, before king kenny people really sat on the middle of the bike and didn't "hang off". Elbow dragging isn't a significant difference in body position and in some instances it's not a ton of lean either, it has a lot to do with how you hold your upper body and how long your arms are. I know I could drag elbow if I set out to do it, but I'm 6'4". All I would need to do is press my chest down on the tank, stick my elbow out and down, I can rest my elbow on my knee when I'm riding.