Hitting Pegs On Ground, Good Or Bad?

[Lurch]

Missed a bit on the edge there Matt

 

[HippoDrone]

On the road you certainly don't "need" to hang off but when making progress, anything that increases the tyre contact patch with the road is a good thing so hanging off can help. It can look quite silly but in the wet it is even more important to do so as gives you far more correction leeway if you slide

 

[2WV]

Maybe this will be of some help

 

[CBRHoonigan]

Its all about hand down boys

 

[2WV]

View attachment 2665 Its all about hand down boys

On a 125 :O ... damn, nice!

 

[Lurch]

You should see the stands and props on the other side!!

 

[2WV]

You should see the stands and props on the other side!!

LOL. I remember seeing a video ages ago of a guy posing on track, dragging knee, then all these 50cc scooters came into the scene to overtake..

 

[2WV]

View attachment 2665 Its all about hand down boys

Forget hands, Its all about helmets mate..

inb4 rip headphone users lol

 

[CBRHoonigan]

You should see the stands and props on the other side!!

Cheeky sod dont go giving away my industry secrets

Forget hands, Its all about helmets mate..

inb4 rip headphone users lol

I darnt get elbow down let alone helmet xD

 

[Dark Rider]

I got a petty sweet shot from last weekends ride. We set up some cameras on a corner and we all did some passes. I got my knee down in both directions.

Video removed, pleased post videos in the appropriate section

 

[2WV]

Someone should try hitting that 64 degree angle.. haha

 

[Lurch]

I did once.

Cocked up a U turn. 64 degrees about the angle of my bike on the crash wings...

 

[Matt Leech]

I've noticed on a few photos from a recent track day that my centre stand got close to the ground. I'm worried about it catching and causing the back wheel would skip out.



Think I should remove it before the next track day?

 

[Lurch]

It should be your hero blobs that ground first and are there as a warning that you're at the designed limit of the bike.

Your manual will state a wear amount at which you shout replace them.

 

[2WV]

scrape the stand then hang it in the garage as a badge of honour, lmao

ohh im affraid to drop my bike, even when doing u-turns im so conscious of the road surface in case the front slips out from underneath me

 

[Lurch]

Got offered a challenge of doing a U turn on a steep sideslope earlier.

I declined.

 

[Matt Leech]

...hero blobs...

uh?

 

[Lurch]

Pointy bits on the bottom of your pegs.

 

[Lurch]

 

[Matt Leech]

Ah ha, yes! They did catch the ground once...it was scary!
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