NICKYBOY IN TRAINING

lol good luck. I can drag my feet all around bends and does my knee hit the ground  maybe i'm getting to old and stiff to bend that far lol

My foot is too far forward lol

Good luck with that,I've been giving it a go today but in spite of cornering at about the same speed as others my knee remains stubbornly well airborne 

There were guys cornerside taking pics today so hopefully some shots may look as if I was at least interested in trying to get a move on.
 

IanG wrote: Good luck with that,I've been giving it a go today but in spite of cornering at about the same speed as others my knee remains stubbornly well airborne There were guys cornerside taking pics today so hopefully some shots may look as if I was at least interested in trying to get a move on.

Nothing wrong with being airborne fella

so looking at the lean angles of them pics we can all do it. just a brain thing and body position

TRACK DAY! That'll learn yer.

Get another shot of you hangin off and getting low mate, I'll do some sketching for ya.

Nicky, line your body up with the mirror, get your body lower and get your forearms parallel to the road, then lean the bike over more, I don't think the Burnham bends are at all ideal as I've never had my knee down on them, too bloody dodgy in my opinion though there are a couple of local roundabouts that have a good surface but you really need to get on a track to do it the easy way, and even then a lot don't manage it, just remember Brands Indy is your local friend.

Rent a bike for a week or so and use that...you wont as botherd about dropping it then mate...also you wouldnt want to drop that luuurrrrvvvveerrrlllllyyyyy steed of yours.

Hello fella,just need to lean off some more,the tryes you have will stick,i have them on my 8 & they work really well,if at somepoint you want to meet up fella,just let me know,cheers kev.

its all in the head mate it feels a long way down tho o do ball of my feet on the pegs,1 cheek off the seat and try to look round the mirrors. im still better at it on a 50cc ped tho haha

That's exactly what we were discussing at the track on Sunday,on some corners we were following riders who were knee down and trying for their elbows and we had to back off as we were going faster and in danger of hitting them.

As one very fast old timer said " I never saw Hailwood trying to get his knee down and he managed alright"












Still wish I could do it though,I just reckon my body don't bend enough in the right places

as they say its just gettin down with the kids

Jollygiant wrote: The problem with roundabouts are they are always covered in diesel and policemen. When I had my TDM I was faster though some corners on track without my knee down than some people who were scrapping theirs all the way round.  You can count on one hand how many times i have got my knee down on the road. Just save it till you get on track the you have more room for error and you know there will no sh*te around.

I'll bear that in mind on the next track day

I'm determined to flatten these sliders,perhaps I'll celebrate next time out,mind you I'll probably be 61 then so I'm leaving it a bit late.