Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > How far to lean?

[Iconic944ss]

Not on the road certainly - Trackday / Coaching seems needed.

[TopiToo]

Hello 900MAN

or get up early on Sunday moring and head for a favorite

roundabout and make yourself dizzy.


TopiToo

[900MAN]

Know what you mean but I just dont fancy,
A: keeping my body within the bike therefore increasing the lean angle and potentially loss of adhesion and I fall off,
or,
B: stick an unprotected knee on to the deck, ouch!!!!!!!

Guess I've answered my own question really.

Originally Posted by TopiToo

Hello 900MAN

or get up early on Sunday moring and head for a favorite

roundabout and make yourself dizzy.


TopiToo

[italian888]

I run good rubber always so that gives me confidence in lean angles, but a keen eye has to be kept on the road surface, that is texture and sand, oil patches etc.You can get a bit of an idea from your chicken stripes on how much tyre you are using but a rideday at a track where rider based skills training is taught is brilliant and well worth the fee. No matter how long you have been riding there is always something else to gain.
Cheers, Rob

[Carbon749]

Originally Posted by 900MAN

B: stick an unprotected knee on to the deck, ouch!!!!!!!

Get a velcro patch sewn onto your leathers and stick knee sliders on ..... no more wuckin forries

[Totto]

Wear full leathers !!! , it will give you confidance ,well mine do , the few times i go out in my jeans ( Draggin jeans with kevlar) i dont feel so safe

When in my full leathers i have no problems getting my knee down i feels natural to do so , its like drive without your seatbelt it just dont feel right !

[Carbon749]

Originally Posted by Totto

Wear full leathers !!! , it will give you confidance ,well mine do , the few times i go out in my jeans ( Draggin jeans with kevlar) i dont feel so safe

When in my full leathers i have no problems getting my knee down i feels natural to do so , its like drive without your seatbelt it just dont feel right !

I got the feeling he wears leathers, just not the kind with sliders on ... only my view.

maybe 900man can confirm.

[900MAN]

yeah but I dont want to slide on my arse at a trackday either ;0)