Your First Time draggin knee

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kyle the fun kidd

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After reading your post on the css class I looked into my most "Local" tracks class, and while its less then what you paid, it is still far more then I am willing to spend. the one days class would end up costing me close to 3/4 of what you paid for 2 days, but the class around here actually uses Ducatis (I'm not sure whether its 848s or 1098s because it didn't specify) The Point of this thread was not to ask for advice on dragging a knee, I'm sure I can handle that part... it was just to hear some stories for the entertainment value of some of the more seasoned riders here... and while I WILL be draggin a knee on the street at some point in time, I also intend to catch a track day or two in the mean time. but theres lots of other expenses I need to attend to before going that far. Until then I'll continue to enjoy my bike cruising around the local mountains and lakes.

Please do not think that I don't appreciate the advice, because in fact I do... but the track is for people who have the means... I've learned alot from riding with somebody who raced for over 17 years all around the country with various sponsors (And theres nothing to make you feel like you suck at riding then riding with somebody like that on the same bike as him and not being able to keep up) But the beautiful thing about it, I'm not obligated to keep up, I know my limits and I stay away from pressing them.
 
Bingo! That's why knee dragging isn't necessary for street riding. You don't need to be extracting 9/10th of you and your bike's cornering ability on the street.
 
bee,

Sorry to hear that. That will most likely end badly for you. That kind of aggressive cornerning has no place on public roads. Getting a knee down is done to push the limits of a bike's cornering ability. When limits are pushed, accidents happen. And when accidents happen on the track, bikes get damaged, but more often than not, the rider walks away unscathed. That's because the track is a controlled environment, designed to minimize injury in the event of a crash. But when accendents happen on public roads, people get killed or seriously injured. Instead of low-siding into the kitty litter, a street rider low-sides into a ditch or a telephone pole or a wall or oncoming car traffic.

I've been riding for almost 40 years and I've never gotten a knee down on the street. Not even close. I've never even tried. I implore you to exercise some common sense and rethink your commitment to getting a knee down on the street.

Elton
 
There is never a need to be draggin' a knee on any public roads...ever.

You could'nt possibly reach the speeds necessary to do so around corners on the street and everytime i witness some dumbass hanging off his bike (while it's virtually upright) thinking he's Micky Doohan is one of the reasons i would like to own a a magnum!!
 
Ah, the poser hang off. It's basically done by hanging off to the left while (intentionally or unintentionally) pushing the right clip-on. It's essentially a balancing act that cancels the input of the hang off and lets you look "cool" without having to go really fast.

You can also use the opposite method for the poser tire scrub (which means you don't need to use an electric sander to get rid of those embarrassing chicken stripes). Basically, push on the clip-on to the right while reminding as upright as possible. This makes the bike lean over more and removes the chicken stripes without having to go as fast. Incidentally, this is the turning method for very slow speeds.
 
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