EPIC day on T****** RD...

[The Snowman]

It is an accomplishment ... allbeit a risky one .... just look close at my avatar and you will see Uncle Snake sparking thru T27 on T* road ..... GET TO THE TRACK and find knee draggin glory

I would be happy getting to within 2" of dragging my knee.

[GixerJockey]

...uh...and on a public road...

no further comment

I would normally agree... But then Denno might post a thread about how big of a fag I was being. And we can't have that, now can we?



(mostly because we all know that Jim is the big fag)

to be able to drag knee, you must be moving at a good clip.

Wrong...


It can be done easily in an empty parking lot. At under 25 mph...

[The Snowman]

It can be done easily in an empty parking lot. At under 25 mph...

There used to be a vid on BoRN of I think IOBot dragging knee doing small circles in a parking lot at under 25mph.

[The Crashing Tomato]

I would be happy getting 2"

sorry to hear that Chuck just wait till ur two day adventure with Tony's youll find what you are lookin for

[The Snowman]

sorry to hear that Chuck just wait till ur two day adventure with Tony's youll find what you are lookin for

And out of nowhere, comes Matty . . .

[Jim]

(mostly because we all know that Jim is the big fag)

F U GixerJackass. Pick on Jim Week was last week.

[Trouble]

I gotta say it - Mr. Bread was rippin' it up. Literally and figuratively. It was a pleasure to be riding with him. We were all riding to our abilities - I didn't hear of any overshot corners or stupid shit. The road we were riding on doesn't have any driveways entering from the sides. It's clean, fairly fresh pavement with predictable corners. I'm more than a little jealous that he was able to dip his knees down to the pavement. There wasn't anything on those pants that couldn't be patched. Maybe a couple of NESR stickers smacked over the holes will carry him through the rest of the season... Not too likely the way he was riding though.

[Pittenger5]

I wont chime in on the dragging knee on public streets, cause hey, I've been there. But to TRY to get your knee down with no knee protection? Are you fucking retarded? I will pick my knee up MORE when Im cruising for the fear of getting my knee down.

[BLACK SQUIRREL]

Public roads Blah blah Blah, I agree with them but whatever, The Important tid bit of info is. When you knee touches down on Pavment without a puck Sometimes and quite frequently the pants catch on the asphalt It will drag your leg right of the footpeg. And you will crash. and it will suck.

But congrats on the Knee down enjoy but please get the right gear and have fun.

[Uncle Snake]

Public roads Blah blah Blah, I agree with them but whatever, The Important tid bit of info is. When you knee touches down on Pavment without a puck Sometimes and quite frequently the pants catch on the asphalt It will drag your leg right of the footpeg. And you will crash. and it will suck.

But congrats on the Knee down enjoy but please get the right gear and have fun.

Another little tidbit is that taking a rock in the puck hurts enough, I wouldn't want to hit one @ 55-75mph without a little more protection than that.....

[CEO]

When you knee touches down on Pavment without a puck Sometimes and quite frequently the pants catch on the asphalt It will drag your leg right of the footpeg. And you will crash. and it will suck.

+1... One time at a track day my pucks weren't positioned properly and I touched down leather... the leather grabbed on the ground and yanked the shit out of my leg. I almost binned it.

[The Crashing Tomato]

Another little tidbit is that taking a rock in the puck hurts enough, I wouldn't want to hit one @ 55-75mph without a little more protection than that.....

Hey Jake there is no need to under estimate your speeds on T* rd esp when I videoed you at posted limit +5-7mph while you were draggin knee in this pic

[markbvt]

felt like the bike was damn near glued to the pavement. On one of the corners with the marble-sized gravel (which had been dispersed throughout the lane by someone driving over it), I adjusted my line mid-corner to zip through the middle of the gravel. I expected to feel the bike ask "Are you sure you want me to turn harder?" Instead, it just cut right to where I was looking and felt 100% locked in (just like a ski on edge on firm snow). Damn.

Yep. That pavement is awesome. Have you ever noticed how it sparkles in the sunlight? I think that's ground glass -- I know they put that in the sidewalks in NYC to make the concrete grippier, and obviously the same principles would apply to asphalt.

The only time I've ever felt a tire slide on T*** Rd was on my V-Strom when I leaned it over enough to run out of tread on the rear tire. Luckily it just slid a little and then regained traction.

Congrats on the accomplishment, Mike. If there's any public road that's relatively safe for knee dragging, T*** Rd is it. But definitely get yourself a set of leathers with pucks!

--mark

[Mr Bread]

Thanks for the congrats and the insults.

I'm Ordering a suit w/ pucks , boots w/ sliders, back+ chest protector, and a new helmet (sick of the hjc). I'll also be signing up for a few track days this fall.

[Uncle Snake]

Thanks for the congrats and the insults.

I'm Ordering a suit w/ pucks , boots w/ sliders, back+ chest protector, and a new helmet (sick of the hjc). I'll also be signing up for a few track days this fall.

Fuckin' nice!!!!!!

[CapeRoots]

2 years ago when i was stupid(still a little) i was all about getting my knee down. I just wanted a little tap, but couldnt do it for anything. One day i was i like fuc* grow some balls.. well i did and jammed my knee into the ground so hard went through my jeans,skin, pretty much down to bone. my leg was gushin blood all the way home. I now wear leathers and pucks but tend to suck my knee up close to the bike cause of that.

so dont even try without the right gear!

[Kham]

chuck, this how you do it. looks way cool.




you have long legs

[butcher bergs]

There used to be a vid on BoRN of I think IOBot dragging knee doing small circles in a parking lot at under 25mph.

Been down to about 15 in a parking lot.....I found it alot more difficult to maintain the bike at that speed.




As far as dragging a knee on public roads, to each their own. It's not for me.

[CEO]

I'm Ordering a suit w/ pucks , boots w/ sliders, back+ chest protector, and a new helmet (sick of the hjc). I'll also be signing up for a few track days this fall.

NOW we're fuckin' talking here, bro!!!

DBClownz should take a page from your book

[Trouble]

Thanks for the congrats and the insults.

I'm Ordering a suit w/ pucks , boots w/ sliders, back+ chest protector, and a new helmet (sick of the hjc). I'll also be signing up for a few track days this fall.

Motofreak, F4IGuy, and myself are heading over to the TTD on Sept 29th if you need/want a ride. I'm pulling a 28' enclosed trailer over there, and there are a couple of spots still open...

[F4Iguy]

Motofreak, F4IGuy, and myself are heading over to the TTD on Sept 29th if you need/want a ride. I'm pulling a 28' enclosed trailer over there, and there are a couple of spots still open...

"DO IT. JUST DO IT"

[MotoFreak]

Motofreak, F4IGuy, and myself are heading over to the TTD on Sept 29th if you need/want a ride. I'm pulling a 28' enclosed trailer over there, and there are a couple of spots still open...

"DO IT. JUST DO IT"

Yea Jon, I told him we had a spot open...pretty sure is gonna be coming with us too!!!!

[The Crashing Tomato]

Attaboy Mr Bread ... that's something to be excited about

[ThisBitch]

You know... I don't move at all on my seat, but I think I've reached the limits of how far I can go without learning. I've scraped peg feelers multiple times in the last few weeks. Definietly doing a few 2-days in the spring.

[Jaynnus]

Everybody is a critic

Congrats dude....ride safe.