Leaning versus Knee Down

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Originally Posted by HRCNICK11

For the record thats Mark Burkhart one of the fastest supermoto riders in the US. For you to say his riding style is wrong is way off base. Just cause his peg is on the ground does not mean he is near a high side, it just means his peg is draging.

Kevin Schwantz was a World Champion motorcycle road racer, but almost every time I watched him race, he crashed. If I was the owner of Core Supermoto Gear, wouldn't I want a picture of a rider about to crash?

Mr. Burkhart is showing perfect form of how to ride a dirt bike. If he had his dirt bike on dirt. It's completely wrong for riding on pavement. Although I did see a cruiser rider go around a corner with his foot skimming the pavement. And I've seen sparks coming off plenty of street bikes that didn't crash. But that don't mean it's good or right. Heck, I could push my centerstand down while going straight and cause sparks.

Putting road tires on a dirt bike is a great idea, but it's not new. In the mid-70's, there were a couple of two-stroke dirt bikes with street tires racing up and down Lookout Mountain. Illegal because they weren't licensed, they were quick going up, and super-fast coming down. Mostly because they were 250 pounds lighter than all the two-stroke street bikes, but they could also be leaned without scraping everything.

Anyone who rides a dirt bike or a streetbike on pavement should not ride it in a dirt-bike style. If I wanted a picture of a bike leaned way over, I would have the rider lean the wrong way. Like the cover shots on some British magazines, and advertisements for some gear.