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I can get my arse down

colin the milles a nice stable bike and quite easy for getting the knee down on, just make sure you have the correct pressure in your tyres,enough confidence to throw it over and that your feet and body is in the correct position else it wont work

I know the feeling, I'm not exactly blessed with long legs. The tip is to hang off until you feel like an idiot then hang off some more

42, and been riding on and off for 20yrs. Would love to get my knee down, but the fear of the cost of screwing it up kinda puts me off!

Occasionally I go on the roundabouts at paignton ringroad...still no luck, if anyone wants to give me a hand let me know! hehe

Saw someone lapping a roundabout up near hull the other day, quite happily going round the inside while all the sunday traffic leaving bridlington was passing i was halfway around the roundabout with the truck and he came around in side of me, i was thinking o shit what if he slips, one bike and biker underneath trailer, not a pretty sight, have fun lads but be careful , late sunday afternoon on a busy seaside route is not the best of places to be trying a knee down me thinks,
Merv

To be honest i just don't really like to get my knee down on the main roads. Just don't feel safe and never feel like i am really pushing it that hard to do so. Unless i hang off like a monkey

There are a couple slip roads i know of that you can do it easy but there is always that diesel, grease or anything on the road factor plus tyres not being up to sticky rubber temp.

Lose back end and you may save it but lose the front and ummmm the rest is history

Trackdays it comes naturally and you don't even feel like you are really trying. Plus its safer

Blimey you are right on trackdays there are not 40 ton artics, grease, diesel, gravel, walls. armco, etc to collide with if you lose it, i once saw a R1 that had slid up the track at 80 on a track day many scratches scrapes etc but still straight and the rider walked away i was told,
80 mph slide off on a roundabout /road would almost certainly result in injuries and a bent bike as it and the rider collided with something,
Merv

keep an eye out on the a39 near normans mervin..!
little oil there but ok if ya cruise around it!



kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr what a noise!!

Why do people do laps of roundabouts? Just asking for trouble, as it means you REALLY want it, and just end up trying to hard to fast.

Ask my mate

i dont do laps of the round about i do 90 degrees or 180s never all the way around..
all ways check all entrances...
its only as safe as you make it!!
anticipate. visulize. plan out.
stay safe!!

Tom wrote:Why do people do laps of roundabouts? Just asking for trouble, as it means you REALLY want it, and just end up trying to hard to fast.

Ask my mate

I don't do it but i think the simple answer to the roundabout thing is once your knee has touched down its then easier to do it again else where.

I guess rounabouts give you that area of sureness of the road conditions and abillity to push harder.

Never was cup of tea to learn it there though

Hi dave, Jim here. Well done mate! looking forward to next ride out.. Give us a buzz when your next out and about...

i got my elbow down yesterday, closely follwed by the rest of me. luckliy it was on track at 50ish and the damage to the bike is minimal and the leathers have done a fantastic job. if your going to try it make sure you have al the gear on and do it somewhere with run off so you dont wreck your bike like my mate did last year trying to perfect his knee down technique,he ended up with a £3500 ins claim and wrecked frank thomas leathers

deej wrote:i got my elbow down yesterday, closely follwed by the rest of me. luckliy it was on track at 50ish and the damage to the bike is minimal and the leathers have done a fantastic job. if your going to try it make sure you have al the gear on and do it somewhere with run off so you dont wreck your bike like my mate did last year trying to perfect his knee down technique,he ended up with a £3500 ins claim and wrecked frank thomas leathers

Hope your ok deej how was the track, was it worth the drive