one knee down

[Everett]

i would consider myself a very good rider, nto the best but pretty good.  i love to turn but try as ahrd as i might i still cant seem to get my knee down to actually touch the ground.   i have scraped my pegs and the likes but the knee is somehting that jsut doenst want to work.  i turn my butt of to thepoint that when looking at the tire you can tell that im at the edge.  is it that i jsut dont hang over far enough or is it that i need to lean over much more, even though i dont think i can due to loking at my tire.  any helpful tips on how this is done is greatly appreciated
thanks

[Sunny]

Probably how you position your body, especially knees/legs.  Just point the knees out, and you'll be fine if you are dragging other hard parts and on the edge of the tire.

[pnther15]

which tire are you at the edge of?  I can reach the edge of my rear w/out dragging, but the edge of my front I'm dragging knees.

[Gixxerblade]

If you really want to get a "knee down" hang off of the bike as much as you can to the point where your ass isnt even on the seat anymore and put your head where the mirror would be and trust me you will either be dragging your knee or you will be dragging your helmet.  ;)

[Super Dave]

On my R6, I can sit on the seat and drag my knee.

What bike?  What do you have for suspension?  There can be issues there that make it hard.

[Everett]

i have a 99 gsxr600  as far as i know the suspension is stock with no adjustments but i dont know for sure.  the steering is neutral enoguh as to not feel like im forcing the bike into a turn or anything, when the weather gets warmer ill try different body positions to see what results i get.  i feel that im pretty centered and well balanced on the bike that i should be able to touch but i could be wrong.    ill let you guys know

[Super Dave]

With stock suspension the mechanical advantage of a racing set up is not there.  

So, often, the chassis will collapse under the load of traction.  You might be dragging the pegs, but the lean angle won't be as steep as a race bike.

That might hamper your getting a knee down.

And what's the point in street riding?

[Steviebee]

dragging knees  just slow u down, all that extra friction!!.  and theyre 30 bucks to replace pucks !


I still laugh watching stumpy with his "knee up huggin"  style.

[stumpy]

After the Freddie Spencer school, I have fixed that problem and found out why I was doing it.
Now I'll be even faster ;)



Stumpy

[Kal]

Out with it Stumpy...why were you riding knee up?  I tend to do that myself and can't afford Fast Freddies school.  As the MW numero uno it's now your responsibility to impart knowledge.  ;D

[stumpy]

What Freddie said was I must have a big unit and it is getting in the way of my riding therefore I was kind of like...Protecting it. So buck up Kal, hold your head high!



Stumpy

[Kal]

What Freddie said was I must have a big unit and it is getting in the way of my riding therefore I was kind of like...Protecting it. So buck up Kal, hold your head high!



Stumpy

Now it all makes sense! :D If that's the case I don't mind being slow.  How did Freddie find that out about you??... during the mandatory post riding showers?? ;)