So is this any good?

I checked this in the gingeometer and apparently not posted here before.

Yep it's our friends from MCN showing how to get your knee down.



About 5 mins long.

As we have a few resident experts I wonder if they agree with the advice
or not?

 

I'm no expert but to me the hanging off bit seems pretty sound but he didn't
go into throttle control which I think is very important.

I usually have the ball of my foot acting as a swivel point on the footpeg.
My little GS500 demonstrates that the bike hasn't got to lean over much to
get you kneedown. I'm sure some on here could do it with the bike almost
upright.
http://sportsbike.org/mybikes/pictures/dnc-16-05-04fm.jpg

 

If you hang off any more, you'll be a fucking spectator


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He wasn't giving any bad advice (though I don't think dipping the head /
shoulders down helps personally), but his advice was very much targetted at
the specific rider in the vid, and wasn't comprehensive enough that anyone
could follow it and GTKD. The student had one of the most common problems -
twisting into the bike as they 'hang off' - but there are other factors that
might also stop you. Useful things he could've mentioned but didn't:

- Do some groin / leg stretches beforehand - the wider you can get your
knees apart, the easier it is to GYKD.
- Only drop half a bum cheek off. More than that and you'll end up twisting
into the bike, like the student.
- Think about pointing your knee into the centre of the turn - a similar
position to if you're twisting round to look at a rider behind you on a
straight bit of road. That should sort most of your body position out.

I liked his 'open the shoulders' advice though. I haven't heard that
explanation before, and have always concentrated on torso / hip / knee
alignment - but if your shoulders are right, it's pretty hard to get the
hips and torso wrong without getting a hernia.

FWIW, I think a big, empty car park is a way better place to practise than a
roundabout, it you can find one. And high-pegged sportsbikes are much more
difficult than a commuter or streetfighter-style bike, in general.

 

I agree with the car park.

My 10R was more difficult than my Gixxer and GS but still OK though. Bear's
old 9R was the best though.

 

*perk*

 

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:17:34 +0100, "Monkey"

snip>

My first sessions of gmkd were in a car park (1), the fact that you
can practice left and right handers in any combination makes them a
better place to go and play.

Also the first place where I tried 'surfing' on a bike with a sticky
throttle. Good fun but worrying if you get the throttle setting a bit
out.

 

heh. LOL.

Don't forget, I'm 5'2" and I have to balance GMKD and running out of tyre so
I really have to stretch.

 

BeebawBeebawBeebaw..."Alright Sonny, you're NICKED. What did you do
with the footnote?".

 

I didn't know how tall (or otherwise) you were, but at 5'2" shirley your
knee is almost down all the time?


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