Ducati Sporting Club UK
DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat
Discussions on the race series devised and supported by the DSC.
 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-May-2005, 20:04
TP's Avatar
TP TP is offline
Registered Forum User
MotoGP God
 
Posts: 15,644
Join Date: Apr 2004
Mood: 749 racebike MGP
Scaring the sliders

This must be the closest I have ever gotten to getting my knee down - my sliders must be getting scared!

TP - Scaring the sliders

Aptly put my Dickie on raceday "As fast as you're going you're still not getting your knee down are you"

Err thanks Dickie, like I needed reminding. A 50.8 lap around the Woodlands, heaps of 51 second laps and still no knee down!

Quote+Reply
  #2  
Old 03-May-2005, 20:07
ericthered40's Avatar
ericthered40 ericthered40 is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,698
Join Date: Jan 2005
Mood: renegade sexy racer
Wat you doing this sunday?
Quote+Reply
  #3  
Old 03-May-2005, 20:38
Rattler's Avatar
Rattler Rattler is offline
Registered Forum User
WSB Hero
 
Posts: 8,863
Join Date: May 2002
Mood: www.cantbearsed.co.uk
Get your **** off the seat and you soon will!!!!
Quote+Reply
  #4  
Old 03-May-2005, 20:40
TP's Avatar
TP TP is offline
Registered Forum User
MotoGP God
 
Posts: 15,644
Join Date: Apr 2004
Mood: 749 racebike MGP
Quote:
Originally posted by Rattler
Get your <b>censored</b> off the seat and you soon will!!!!

It is! It's just a bit bigger than yours so there's plenty left over

Edited to add - but you're right Tim, I need to get right off.

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by TP]
Quote+Reply
  #5  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:02
JasonBoswell's Avatar
JasonBoswell JasonBoswell is offline
Registered Forum User
DSC Club Rep
Big Twin
Bikes: 848
 
Posts: 1,138
Join Date: Jan 2002
keep it like that, TP.... the extra knee-down friction will slow you down!
Quote+Reply
  #6  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:07
MARTIN H's Avatar
MARTIN H MARTIN H is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,420
Join Date: Apr 2004
Purchase thicker sliders?
Quote+Reply
  #7  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:10
dickieducati's Avatar
dickieducati dickieducati is offline
Registered Forum User
BSB Star
 
Posts: 5,018
Join Date: Jun 2003
Mood: the rain in spain falls mainly on me!
tony, i'll swap you my worn out sliders for your extra 4mph round the circuit anyday. it really isnt big or clever.
Quote+Reply
  #8  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:13
Jon's Avatar
Jon Jon is offline
Registered Forum User
Ducati Corse
 
Posts: 3,921
Join Date: Jun 2001
Mood: Tad more confident
TP, if you don't get your bum off the seat, your in danger of doing what I did at rocky. My foot touched down first and got pulled offf the peg, followed by my leg, my ar$e, my body.

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by Jon]
Quote+Reply
  #9  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:35
ericthered40's Avatar
ericthered40 ericthered40 is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,698
Join Date: Jan 2005
Mood: renegade sexy racer
what can we see here

1/More corner speed
2/Knee being used as reference point
3/Foot rolled on too the end of the peg not on it
4/Toe is also feeling for the black stuff for more control
5/Right hand shoulder and hip is further forward driving in to the turn.

But he is big and clever?
Quote+Reply
  #10  
Old 03-May-2005, 21:37
TP's Avatar
TP TP is offline
Registered Forum User
MotoGP God
 
Posts: 15,644
Join Date: Apr 2004
Mood: 749 racebike MGP
Quote:
Originally posted by Jon
TP, if you don't get your bum off the seat, your in danger of doing what I did at rocky. My foot touched down first and got pulled offf the peg, followed by my leg, my ar$e, my body.

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by Jon]

I know what you mean, I was scraping my boot and certain times around the Old Hairpin and Barn. I am getting off the seat just not enough, I need to work on that.

My body position was better in Spain I guess it kind of went out the window under race conditions - not enough of a habit yet.
Quote+Reply
Reply
  
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes
Postbit Selector
Switch to Vertical postbit Use Vertical Postbit

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Recent Posts - Contact Us - DSC Home - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin 3.5.4 - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. - © Ducati Sporting Club UK - All times are GMT +1. The time now is 23:56.