Just got my knee down............
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I remember one of my mates wanted to learn, but in hindsight, he was a bit over eager..... I took him out and explained the technique and off we went with him following. However his attire wasn't exactly suitable. He had a skateboard knee pad over ordinary leathers.
Yup, you guessed it, at first contact the kneepad slipped and he wore straight through his ordinary leathers to his kneecap
Yup, you guessed it, at first contact the kneepad slipped and he wore straight through his ordinary leathers to his kneecap
I've come to the conclusion that it isn't possible to get your knee down on a ZZR1200. Pegs are no problem, but it's such a big old bus that I think you'd either need four foot-long thighs or to completely remove both cheeks from the seat (which would mean that you couldn't reach the opposite 'bar!). As a result I have now forgotten what knee-down antics feel like. 
>> Edited by Mon Ami Mate on Wednesday 13th April 12:08
>> Edited by Mon Ami Mate on Wednesday 13th April 12:08
In all fairness I have a GSXR600, which (in bike terms) must be quite easy to lean right over. It also helps that I am 6'2", so don't actually have to lean the bike over that far 
I just want to learn to do it through normal bends now, rather than just by lapping a roundabout. Not sure about in the wet though
I just want to learn to do it through normal bends now, rather than just by lapping a roundabout. Not sure about in the wet though
Alex Gurr said:
In all fairness I have a GSXR600, which (in bike terms) must be quite easy to lean right over.
If you're on a trailing throttle and grip is good then it doesn't really matter what you're riding - assuming, of course, that ground clearance is not an issue (which, on your bike, it won't be).
A couple of years ago, Bike magazine showed a picture of a guy touching his elbow down (IIRC). The accompanying text described how he did it: repeated laps of a roundabout, slowly leaning further and further, hanging right off, ultra smooth on the throttle.
Now try getting your pegs down (although because you're on a Gixer you should save it for the track). And I mean pegs, not toe sliders!
Good luck.
itchy said:
In all fairness I have a GSXR600, which (in bike terms) must be quite easy to lean right over.
If you're on a trailing throttle and grip is good then it doesn't really matter what you're riding - assuming, of course, that ground clearance is not an issue (which, on your bike, it won't be).
A couple of years ago, Bike magazine showed a picture of a guy touching his elbow down (IIRC). The accompanying text described how he did it: repeated laps of a roundabout, slowly leaning further and further, hanging right off, ultra smooth on the throttle.
Now try getting your pegs down (although because you're on a Gixer you should save it for the track). And I mean pegs, not toe sliders!
Good luck.
I have had my pegs down on my speed triple but cannot get my knee down.... very annoying as now my toe sliders are worn but not my knee sliders. I think the seat height might be my problem.
If it's the k1-k3 series gixer then I think the pegs touch down at 54 degrees. 
If you get your toe sliders down before your pegs then generally it's possible to move your feet to a better position. However if you've ground away some of your peg already then sometimes grinding the toeslider's unavoidable.
If you get your toe sliders down before your pegs then generally it's possible to move your feet to a better position. However if you've ground away some of your peg already then sometimes grinding the toeslider's unavoidable.
It is a K2 model.
I have had my toe slider down already, but have sinced moved my feet back a bit on the pegs. It think I should be able to get the pegs down because it really does'nt feel as if I am going that fast when I get my knee down. The real problem I have is just being smooth with the throttle and not backing off too much - I have had a couple of wobbly moments when I have shut off and lost speed too quickly
I have had my toe slider down already, but have sinced moved my feet back a bit on the pegs. It think I should be able to get the pegs down because it really does'nt feel as if I am going that fast when I get my knee down. The real problem I have is just being smooth with the throttle and not backing off too much - I have had a couple of wobbly moments when I have shut off and lost speed too quickly
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