knee down
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08-14-2010, 03:59 PM
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08-14-2010, 04:45 PM
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08-15-2010, 12:14 AM
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08-15-2010, 12:50 AM
Keep knee dragging at the track! It is dangerous on the street.
I could do it on my F4i with stock tires. I have been that low many times (hanging off the side, on the edge of the tire). I just don't have the pants. I say you are fine to do it with your bike, just make sure you have good tread and are properly inflated. And be gentle with the throttle!
Knee dragging is just a way to guage how low you are going, or how much tire contact you have left.
I could do it on my F4i with stock tires. I have been that low many times (hanging off the side, on the edge of the tire). I just don't have the pants. I say you are fine to do it with your bike, just make sure you have good tread and are properly inflated. And be gentle with the throttle!
Knee dragging is just a way to guage how low you are going, or how much tire contact you have left.
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08-15-2010, 02:39 AM
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ok, thanks for the input, ive got BT014 bridgestone tyres on my cbr and im very confident in the way the bike handles!
i will give an update soon, might be a while because i dont ride very often!
ive never tried a wheelie on the road because i always think i will trash it, although my cr250 used to wheelie without trying on the tracks!
i will give an update soon, might be a while because i dont ride very often!
ive never tried a wheelie on the road because i always think i will trash it, although my cr250 used to wheelie without trying on the tracks!
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08-15-2010, 11:05 AM
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Wheelies are so much easier than knee dragging. I agree with keeping the knee dragging on the track though, or on a corner that you're very familiar with. If you do try it on the streets make sure there is no gravel or that devil dirt crap.
I'd stick to wheelies. The only thing you've gotta watch out for with those are the cops.
I'd stick to wheelies. The only thing you've gotta watch out for with those are the cops.
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08-15-2010, 12:30 PM
Either one can have damages if not done properly. You can practice both in an empty parking lot. As other have said dragging a knee is for the track. It is more of a result than an intent. The more you shift your body and lean the knee will follow but on the street you don't wear pucks so it'll hurt. You can practice getting lower and body position at a slower speed in an empty parking lot. This can help pass that comfort zone and realize that you can get low. Clutching it up is the same, practice in an empty lot. Keep the rear brake covered and take it slow.
