[Bugg]

Let me be the first to remind you all how lucky you are to have curvy roads! lol I wish I could get a vid of myself riding through the 'curves' here, so I could get some comments, but yeah i seriously have not come up on a curve where I really need to bank it in (besides off ramps- which usually have a stop at the end, so no good) However there is the large traffic circle by the beach my friend and I have 'time trials' on, the only time I scraped a peg on the Kat, it felt good, probably bc i was expecting it

[Kreylyn]

Let me be the first to remind you all how lucky you are to have curvy roads! lol I wish I could get a vid of myself riding through the 'curves' here, so I could get some comments, but yeah i seriously have not come up on a curve where I really need to bank it in (besides off ramps- which usually have a stop at the end, so no good) However there is the large traffic circle by the beach my friend and I have 'time trials' on, the only time I scraped a peg on the Kat, it felt good, probably bc i was expecting it

Come to Asheville some time...

*** Warning *** Riding a motorcycle in this area may be dangerous to your current life style as you may never leave....

Krey

[Zepp]

Come to Asheville some time...

*** Warning *** Riding a motorcycle in this area may be dangerous to your current life style as you may never leave....

Krey

I want to move down that way.

[tmk7c9]

some people drag knees more (easier) than others. I think it has a lot to do with your particular riding position and style, as well as the type of bike you're on.

On the track, I would routinely pass people who were knee down, while I had never touched my knee and still had a couple of inches to go. I carried more corner speed, and leaned further, I just never stuck my knee out far enough. (this was on an '01 gsxr600)

this last time taking my ZX-10R to the track, I was scraping knees around every corner. Sometimes hard. It got to the point where my knees would be tucked in (not stuck out "trying") and they would still scrape. I doubt that I was that much faster than I was on my 600....It was just a different type of bike.

I guess my point is, that getting a knee down doesnt' necessarily mean you're faster than someone who doesn't put their knee down. The type of bike and riding style have way more to do with it than how fast you are. So don't worry about it....It will happen eventally. Best to take it to the track though!

[ferrucci86]

i'm all for show off stuff, but in a controlled area, where if you wipe out no one will get hurt but yourself if it comes dowm to it. nice job though

[Katrider04_600cc]

When I lean on left turns I scrap the toe of my left boot having size 13's doesn't help but scares the hell out of me and requires that I buy boots often.

[JasonChen]

some people dragknee..... I drag leather


I guess my foot position was off :-T

[CookieMonster]

some people drag knees more (easier) than others. I think it has a lot to do with your particular riding position and style, as well as the type of bike you're on.

On the track, I would routinely pass people who were knee down, while I had never touched my knee and still had a couple of inches to go. I carried more corner speed, and leaned further, I just never stuck my knee out far enough. (this was on an '01 gsxr600)

this last time taking my ZX-10R to the track, I was scraping knees around every corner. Sometimes hard. It got to the point where my knees would be tucked in (not stuck out "trying") and they would still scrape. I doubt that I was that much faster than I was on my 600....It was just a different type of bike.

I guess my point is, that getting a knee down doesnt' necessarily mean you're faster than someone who doesn't put their knee down. The type of bike and riding style have way more to do with it than how fast you are. So don't worry about it....It will happen eventally. Best to take it to the track though!

The whole idea of leaning off isn't to touch your knee, but to get the center of gravity as far to the inside of the turn as possible, allowing you a tighter turn without exceeding the bike's clearance or the tire's edge. Leaning lower doesn't accomplish anything, as a higher center of gravity is actually a good thing since when leaned over it moves your center of gravity further to the inside. Look at pics of the pros vs our "amateur" pics. The pros aren't reaching DOWN with their knee like many of us are. They use their knee at a familiar position as an indicator that they're nearing their max lean angle.

[a4cruiser]

Let me be the first to remind you all how lucky you are to have curvy roads! lol I wish I could get a vid of myself riding through the 'curves' here, so I could get some comments, but yeah i seriously have not come up on a curve where I really need to bank it in (besides off ramps- which usually have a stop at the end, so no good) However there is the large traffic circle by the beach my friend and I have 'time trials' on, the only time I scraped a peg on the Kat, it felt good, probably bc i was expecting it

I have the same problem. I have to drive an hour or so out of the city and find some curves.

[katman05]

When I lean on left turns I scrap the toe of my left boot having size 13's doesn't help but scares the hell out of me and requires that I buy boots often.

Do you put the balls of your feet on the pegs or are you flatfooting it through the curves, your metal feeler under the footpeg should grind not your toes

[Sasquatch]

When I lean on left turns I scrap the toe of my left boot having size 13's doesn't help but scares the hell out of me and requires that I buy boots often.

I wear size 13's as well. I learned at the 07 Rally that I was riding with my feet too forward on the pegs. Since then I ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs an I have only scraped once (I was pointing my toe out).

[JokerZwild]

Riding with the balls of your feet not only adds clearance in leans, but also allows more control as your pressing on the pegs during those quick switchbacks and corner exits. At least IMHO