got my pegs down!......
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essex.newb!! said:
.....and yet not my knee.
Anyone else having or had this prob?? i imagine im not hanging off enough, as my brother keeps telling me you need to be hangin off 'like a monkey' to get the slider/tarmac connection...
Anyone else having or had this prob?? i imagine im not hanging off enough, as my brother keeps telling me you need to be hangin off 'like a monkey' to get the slider/tarmac connection...
nope i have no problem,took a while to first do it all those years ago ,take your time and it will come
dont try and rush it.......... see below
leeross said:
It cost me alot of dosh tryin 2 get my knee down! crashed my bike 3 days after i got it
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Edited by y2blade on Sunday 29th April 16:15
I started getting my pegs down first on my gixer when I first started riding, I got told numerous times to put my knee out and down otherwise i'll get pitched off, so thats what I did, got to be honest the ground clearance on the Duke is outrageous so will not be getting the pegs down on that......
Knee down does not really bother me so much now, all though theres a roundabout in Bedford which is awesome for it!
Knee down does not really bother me so much now, all though theres a roundabout in Bedford which is awesome for it!
essex
Take it easy and don't rush.
You aren't hanging off enough. One bum cheek off the seat is enough. Find a safe roundabout - don't try it on just any old corner you come across. You don't know what's round the corner. The key to doing it first time is predictability - you will know how far to lean, etc.
Be careful about digging the pegs in - while they fold at first if you lean too far they stop folding, dig in properly, and then you are on your head.....
It is good - but be careful!
Take it easy and don't rush.
You aren't hanging off enough. One bum cheek off the seat is enough. Find a safe roundabout - don't try it on just any old corner you come across. You don't know what's round the corner. The key to doing it first time is predictability - you will know how far to lean, etc.
Be careful about digging the pegs in - while they fold at first if you lean too far they stop folding, dig in properly, and then you are on your head.....
It is good - but be careful!
If you’re scraping your pegs you’re close to the bikes lean limits at that point, with maybe the end can next to ground out, which will potentially have you off....and I bet you’re wearing the toe of your boots out as well?
If you adopt a knee down riding position (even if you don’t intend to get your knee down) you will INCREASE you safety margin as the bike will be travelling at the same (with much more to come) corner speed than you currently are with everything on the deck for LESS lean angle. Correctly positioned you wont be wearing your boots out either..
For those reasons a knee down technique works as well on the road as well as it does the track, it also gives you a confidence to change direction hard and fast with a high degree of lean...which is handy when something veers into your path or you’re riding an un familiar road.
..and I also go over to that roundabout by the BP garage in Bedford for a play 996
If you adopt a knee down riding position (even if you don’t intend to get your knee down) you will INCREASE you safety margin as the bike will be travelling at the same (with much more to come) corner speed than you currently are with everything on the deck for LESS lean angle. Correctly positioned you wont be wearing your boots out either..
For those reasons a knee down technique works as well on the road as well as it does the track, it also gives you a confidence to change direction hard and fast with a high degree of lean...which is handy when something veers into your path or you’re riding an un familiar road.
..and I also go over to that roundabout by the BP garage in Bedford for a play 996
Start on track, then proceed to roundabouts, then proceed to favourite bends.
The Midhurst junction off the A3 has what we call the Gooseneck which never fails to deliver sparks from the sparky slider.
I have a problem with toe clearance of late. At both Silverstone outings, no matter where I place the ball of my foot (weight the pegs near right up near my middle toes) the tips touched down. I am going to have a set of Demon Tweeks pegs machined down by 20mm for extra clearance. I have also invested in some Sidi Ceramic Toe Sliders to stop me going through the boot.
The Midhurst junction off the A3 has what we call the Gooseneck which never fails to deliver sparks from the sparky slider.
I have a problem with toe clearance of late. At both Silverstone outings, no matter where I place the ball of my foot (weight the pegs near right up near my middle toes) the tips touched down. I am going to have a set of Demon Tweeks pegs machined down by 20mm for extra clearance. I have also invested in some Sidi Ceramic Toe Sliders to stop me going through the boot.
If your pegs are down you have plenty of lean to get your knee down. Don't lean off too much; if you do, your arse hanging off tends to push the knee back in towards the tank and further away from the tarmac. Keep one cheek off only and the knee should stick out more. Whatever you do, be smooth, take it easy and try it on a road you know really well, preferably with several bends rather than necessarily a roundabout on which you'll go dizzy! Above all, warm those tyres!
fanks you lot....
think im getting there, above all not trying too much, to be honest i wasnt trying when the pegs went down. (the sv's pegs arent exactly sky high!)
i think the only way i'l begin to feel comfy on the road is after a trackday has taught me about entry speed, lean angle etc. roads cant possibly give this info as you'r never constantly turning corners fast; roundabouts (decent ones) are usually followed by long straights and twisty roads are usually blind through hedges...
several times contemplated ditching the road bike for a race rep and doing trackdays only.... anyone else feel the same here????
think im getting there, above all not trying too much, to be honest i wasnt trying when the pegs went down. (the sv's pegs arent exactly sky high!)
i think the only way i'l begin to feel comfy on the road is after a trackday has taught me about entry speed, lean angle etc. roads cant possibly give this info as you'r never constantly turning corners fast; roundabouts (decent ones) are usually followed by long straights and twisty roads are usually blind through hedges...
several times contemplated ditching the road bike for a race rep and doing trackdays only.... anyone else feel the same here????
essex.newb!! said:
fanks you lot....
think im getting there, above all not trying too much, to be honest i wasnt trying when the pegs went down. (the sv's pegs arent exactly sky high!)
i think the only way i'l begin to feel comfy on the road is after a trackday has taught me about entry speed, lean angle etc. roads cant possibly give this info as you'r never constantly turning corners fast; roundabouts (decent ones) are usually followed by long straights and twisty roads are usually blind through hedges...
several times contemplated ditching the road bike for a race rep and doing trackdays only.... anyone else feel the same here????
think im getting there, above all not trying too much, to be honest i wasnt trying when the pegs went down. (the sv's pegs arent exactly sky high!)
i think the only way i'l begin to feel comfy on the road is after a trackday has taught me about entry speed, lean angle etc. roads cant possibly give this info as you'r never constantly turning corners fast; roundabouts (decent ones) are usually followed by long straights and twisty roads are usually blind through hedges...
several times contemplated ditching the road bike for a race rep and doing trackdays only.... anyone else feel the same here????
Hi essex boy, a track day is the way to go, the main cause of people getting there foot or peg down before the knee is the body position, makes sense really, the lean angle is obviously there as the peg is touching.
Ideally the knee should touch before the peg or foot to give you notice that the limit is approaching, the peg touching can be a bit sudden and as a previous poster said, if it does dig in you are off
If you are happy with your road bike by all means use it on a track day, if you then get the bug, and most of us do, then you will be looking at upping your fix level which may mean a track bike.
I suugest getting on one of the Novive track days see www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=372988
Edited by scobby17 on Tuesday 8th May 14:20
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