Leaning versus Knee Down

OreoGaborio · 03-27-2009, 12:22 PM

Works well.... on a LIGHT bike on LOOSE surfaces. It's a little easier to shift your weight & add a little body english to keep the bike up off the ground. Try that on a sportbike & you won't like the results

knee out works well in point & shoot situations. Watching Jeff Wood battle Doug Henry before he was paralized was amazing.... Both would come into turn 3 at Loudon almost side-by-side....

Jeff would come in, back it in from 150 feet away from the Apex, put his knee down, round the corner & power out.

Doug would be foot out, also back it in from 150 feet out and could ALMOST out-break Jeff, nearly pull up along side him, point & shoot out.

Jeff would have slightly more mid-corner speed, Doug would have slightly more entry speed.

... Man what a friggin show... I hope & pray that Doug makes a full recovery & I can watch that again. A buddy of mine was in that race & they lapped him coming into that turn... one on one side of him, one on the other, both drifting sideways through the braking zone... My buddy soiled himself.

HRCNICK11 · 03-27-2009, 12:32 PM

You do that on a sportbike at low speeds like in a parking and also 1st gear hair pins it works well. My point is that the surface,bike style and speed are a factor in body position and that there is no one correct answer.

For the record the first photos in this thread are both Mick D in different corners and different body positions.

If your sliding the bike its better to be on top of it than on the side of it.

ZUKIMON · 03-27-2009, 11:22 PM

I'm finding this thread to be very educational. Please keep up the good work!

03-27-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
OreoGaborio Tony's Crack Pusher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Topsfield MA Moto: 2003 Aprilia Tuono (street/track days), 2006 SV650 (race) Posts: 428	Works well.... on a LIGHT bike on LOOSE surfaces. It's a little easier to shift your weight & add a little body english to keep the bike up off the ground. Try that on a sportbike & you won't like the results knee out works well in point & shoot situations. Watching Jeff Wood battle Doug Henry before he was paralized was amazing.... Both would come into turn 3 at Loudon almost side-by-side.... Jeff would come in, back it in from 150 feet away from the Apex, put his knee down, round the corner & power out. Doug would be foot out, also back it in from 150 feet out and could ALMOST out-break Jeff, nearly pull up along side him, point & shoot out. Jeff would have slightly more mid-corner speed, Doug would have slightly more entry speed. ... Man what a friggin show... I hope & pray that Doug makes a full recovery & I can watch that again. A buddy of mine was in that race & they lapped him coming into that turn... one on one side of him, one on the other, both drifting sideways through the braking zone... My buddy soiled himself. __________________ -Pete LRRS/CCS#187 ECK-Racing, Ironstone Ventures, Tony's Track Days, SV Racer Pine Motorparts/PBE Specialists \| Phoenix Graphics \| Woodcraft \| Moon Performance \| RJ's Motorsport \| Motorcycles of Manchester \| MTAG-Pirelli The Garage: '03 Tuono (Hooligan bike :naughty) \| '06 SV650 (race) Last edited by OreoGaborio; 03-27-2009 at 12:25 PM..

03-27-2009, 11:22 PM	#3
ZUKIMON Is this thing on? Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ashe Co, NC (Near Boone) Moto: '01, 929RR Posts: 398	I'm finding this thread to be very educational. Please keep up the good work! __________________ Dirty Harry said there's nothing wrong with a little shooting, as long as the right people get shot.

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03-27-2009, 12:32 PM	#2
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	You do that on a sportbike at low speeds like in a parking and also 1st gear hair pins it works well. My point is that the surface,bike style and speed are a factor in body position and that there is no one correct answer. For the record the first photos in this thread are both Mick D in different corners and different body positions. If your sliding the bike its better to be on top of it than on the side of it.