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All of us want some day to get knee down.

The only reason that we can't is the wrong body position.

I see many guys to lean the bike like Loris Capirossi and Toni Elias in extreme full lean angles.

The complain that they cant knee down.

The reason it that not hanging off correct.

So lets talk about right body position.

The guy in this pic force his lower body to twist around the tank.

He cant lock to the tank with his outer leg, and this make him to have a weak pivot steering.

Even his going to extreme lean angle the inside leg cant open because he use the inside foot peg to carry extra weight.

The guy in this pics use his outer leg to lock in tank and make him to have a good pivot steering.

His upper body is relax, and this make the frond fork to have less weight and better control.

The inside leg is with minimal weight and this can help him to use it for knee down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCg3BMGe52M

This vid has given me something to try for next year, as I was leaning my lower half but not leaning my top half, so I was twisting my body.

How we can make a strong pivot steering?

When u ride, try to seat in the back. This help u to have better body control.

The outer leg must be lock to the tank, u can do it by force it to go up, and this help to lock to the edge of the tank.

In the outer foot peg u must use your foot to twist to inside. This help to lock in the chassis and carry your weight.

The inside leg must do a step forward movement (like u want to make a step in frond), this make your body to hanging off.

think you will struggle to get your knee down on that paddock stand mate

brilliant

I find on the zxr 400 H model i need to get me knee in tight to the tank as my knee toches down and i cant hold a tight line

But adding to the issue Foot peg weight makes all the difference not where your knee is

Getting your knee down is for tarts looking good with ground sliders

Get it in and out the corner as fast as you can with putting pressure on the footpegs is what you should be aiming for allowing the bike not to slide and making you have more control over the rear wheel

God i need to race again

I can't be arsed getting my knee down on the road, it slows me down.

But if you must do it please avoid busy roundabouts. We saw a knob ride into the back of a car the other day because he was looking at his knee rather than where he was going. Cock!

The cbr i have got at the moment was rubbish for knee-down until i got the suspension hardened, i was also riding twisted and when i did my first trackday at donny i was watching others on fast group when they went out with there knee-down and noticed they dropped there shoulder, and i wasn't doing that, the way i look at it is to look around the front screen now, one good tip i was given, was i loading the front to much i was leaning to heavy on the front, The first time i heared them sliders scrape was magical and now its like an addiction.....

have fun all
Wendy

think i need alot more practise to get my knee down
MInd you, my bloke says its how fast you get round a corner safely, not how low ya knee is......
Hes managed to get half inch o chicken strip, with no knee close to tarmac, on a sprint st with me on pillion....can't be bad, well it didnt feel that low at the time

personally i think the zxr400 handles well enough that you don't need to get your knee down, but then again i like my straight lines.

ive never put my knee down, you dont need it to go fast on the road.... ive had my tyres all the way over on my zxr without putin my knee dwn - my dad told me off for rushin into corners lol.

neways racers will tell you dat you put your knee dwn so you dnt have to lean it over dat far.

however all of what i av just said is bolox cuz i want to get some kneesliders n av em scrapin on my favourite courners....just waitin for dat sun to come out!!

kermit the frog wrote:ive never put my knee down, you dont need it to go fast on the road.... ive had my tyres all the way over on my zxr without putin my knee dwn - my dad told me off for rushin into corners lol.

neways racers will tell you dat you put your knee dwn so you dnt have to lean it over dat far.

however all of what i av just said is bolox cuz i want to get some kneesliders n av em scrapin on my favourite courners....just waitin for dat sun to come out!!

You wait until you hear that sound for the first time - THEN you'll know why you need to get your knee down on the road!

well me and baz reckon i have ridden right on the edge of my tyres and my chicken strips are nominal.

when being followed i have been told that if i sorted my postion out i would scrape my knee,

so will have to get onto this as want to get knee down

gem