Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > First Road Knee Down, When,Where and what Bike?

[Dementor]

Both knees on a local roudabout on the 916, trouble is it was both knees at the same time

[keefer]

on the 748SP
on a road not to far from home
two roundabouts connected by a nice bit of link road
its like a little brands hatch ( apart from the odd car waiting to get on)
do it there most summers just to get in the grove

[beancounter]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Mine was 1998, Yamaha Thundercat,out in deepest darkest surrey somewhere, near Boxhill...

Mate who owned a Blade took me out to this most perfect of roundabouts and thats where the cherry was popped...

Ahhhh!!! You never forget the first time..

Did you get your knee down on the V Rod?

Now THAT would be impressive!

[MARTIN H]

Mid 90s on a Blade, roundabout under junction 11 of the M65. Went round and round until I was dizzy/knee touched down. Slider wasnt in the correct position though and after another 10 or so laps I wore through the knee on my Nankai Doohan leathers. Found it very easy to do after that but probably only do it once or twice a year on the road nowadays.

[domski]

Bought a Dainese race suit the day before going to the 1995 TT with the intention to get my knee down... but failed miserably.

Got home, unloaded my RD350 YPVS from the van (we took it in the van as I actually wanted to get to the island!) and went striaght down to my local roundabout and got my knee down within about 2 laps! Result.

Spent the next 3 years destroying knee sliders before plowing into a Volvo and going racing!

Now I never get my knee down - go figure!

[VanDaMauler]

Originally Posted by beancounter

Did you get your knee down on the V Rod?

Now THAT would be impressive!

You know what!!! That gives me an idea...

Its low enough, the pegs grind out very easy, If we get a good day soon, I`m gonna give it a go, video and youtube it.....

Leathered up on a V Rod listening to the Village people`s Macho man...

Could it get any better???

[Jon]

Originally Posted by domski

Bought a Dainese race suit the day before going to the 1995 TT with the intention to get my knee down... but failed miserably.

Got home, unloaded my RD350 YPVS from the van (we took it in the van as I actually wanted to get to the island!) and went striaght down to my local roundabout and got my knee down within about 2 laps! Result.

Spent the next 3 years destroying knee sliders before plowing into a Volvo and going racing!

Now I never get my knee down - go figure!

Looking at the size of the padding on youe DD bike, I'm not surprised. Its a wonder you can get you feet down :-)

[fil2]

Originally Posted by Jon

Looking at the size of the padding on youe DD bike, I'm not surprised. Its a wonder you can get you feet down :-)

LOL

Hark at you Mr " lets see how high i can jack the rear of my 583 up" ....lol

come on Jon it was pretty high ..lol

[domski]

Originally Posted by Jon

Looking at the size of the padding on youe DD bike, I'm not surprised. Its a wonder you can get you feet down :-)

True, although with slicks on I was very almostly dragging the pegs in Jerez, and couldn't help but get my knee down everywhere!!

Sadly have to use Diablo road tyres next season, and my 'style' don't work with knee down antics.

I wub slicks though

[Monty]

"I wub slicks though" bloody aweful things when they are cold though-if you haven't got warmers. Crashed the TZ at Coppice Donington about 3 years ago because they didn't have the power on in the garages-2nd lap warming the tyres-no warning-sack of spuds. They got the dam power on quick enough after that..............

John