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Re: Knee down? - darrsi - 25-01-13
Have a look at all the categories, it's quite useful.
http://www.lazymotorbike.eu/tips/braking/
Re: Knee down? - JoeRock - 25-01-13
Funnily enough on my old bike (ZX9R) I never managed it deliberately, it was jacked up a fair way and I'm not massively tall, so I couldn't reach it (or at least wasn't happy leaning the bike over as far as I was).
That said, coming around a roundabout once, I was hanging off in the wet, and the arse end slid out on me - no idea what from, but I suspect a patch of diesel. Because my knee was out, and kinda locked, I managed to catch the bike on my knee and hold it up for a bit until the rear wheel regained contact (sounds heroic, it was completely by chance).
Even if it did scare the crap out of me doing it, if I hadn't been hanging off in the "knee down" type position, I would've gone straight into the floor instead of coming off fine, albeit it with a fair few grey hairs!
Re: Knee down? - budgiemurray - 25-01-13
(25-01-13, 01:21 AM)Fuzzy link Wrote: Best way to recover from a sharp bend or another road user's manouver that you're not expecting is unlikely to include any form of knee down.
If you want to improve your road riding, an advanced course would be good. A restricted licence is not an issue, and if you want an cheap (possibly free depending on location) and hassle free, albeit brief, training session have a look at the bikesafe courses. Judging from what you've said you will learn a lot and it might save your life one day.
totally agree with Fuzzy.. forward planning should stop you getting into that situation in the first place, look at extra training.. you never stop learning.. trust me, been there doner that and after writing off two bikes I decided the problem was mines not anyone elses.. transformed my riding.. keep the knee down stuff for the track where its safer
Budgie