Knee Down!!!!!

June 14, 2009 by rexmitchell

So I got my knee down today on Lime Creek road!!!!!!!!! Woooohooooo! I am so excited, but man that was scary! I had already gone through this corner and scraped my peg pretty bad so I adjusted my body position, and next thing I knew I heard that wonderful sound. I figured out I was doing some things wrong going into turns, I was going in too slow and turning too early, I went in faster today turned later and got lower, man what a rush it was to drag my knee! I went back and tried it again but I was too scared to do it again. I’ll be back out thursday though and I’m suppose to have someone taking hi res picks of me! Anyway here is what the puck and toe slider looked like after.

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black27696 I am Spartacus	awesome man congratulations!
06-09-2009, 02:23 PM	#2

rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	Thanks it was a rush!
06-09-2009, 02:23 PM	#3

FlyBy Motorcycling Unplugged !!	Congrats Rex, for regular knee draging do you have to wear a diff gear ? or is there some kind of hard protection on the knee ?
06-09-2009, 03:13 PM	#4

rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	The first pic is of my knee puck, it is the hard plastic part that makes contact with the ground, additionally behind it in my suit is some pretty stiff knee protection.
06-09-2009, 03:26 PM	#5

FlyBy

Motorcycling Unplugged !!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rexmitchell

The first pic is of my knee puck, it is the hard plastic part that makes contact with the ground, additionally behind it in my suit is some pretty stiff knee protection.

But will the hard plastic not wear out due to frequent knee dragging ? my question was do we get special gear just for knee draging ? the one which track racers use ? or is it the normal gear.

06-09-2009, 03:29 PM FlyBy is offline

NoRegrets78 Senior Member	Brave man... Congrats boss! Careful out there!
06-09-2009, 03:58 PM	#7

YamahaFan

Certified Homeless Biker

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyBy

But will the hard plastic not wear out due to frequent knee dragging ? my question was do we get special gear just for knee draging ? the one which track racers use ? or is it the normal gear.

I believe those are removable/replaceable, some come with the gear, some you can purchase

Rex, are we going to see another Raffaele de Rosa soon?

BTW can't see pics at work, musta used photobucket?

06-09-2009, 04:02 PM YamahaFan is offline

badmonkey track junkie	good now stop doing it on the street :P
06-09-2009, 04:36 PM	#9

InfiniteMiles Senior Member	That takes balls I'm still scared of taking the turns to sharp.
06-09-2009, 04:53 PM	#10

rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyBy

But will the hard plastic not wear out due to frequent knee dragging ? my question was do we get special gear just for knee draging ? the one which track racers use ? or is it the normal gear.

Sorry I misunderstood you, yes it will wear out, with any track gear the sliders come with it, they velcro on and are made to be replaced, I wear a 1 piece suit that was specifically designed for track use. I only wear this in the twisties

06-09-2009, 05:48 PM rexmitchell is online now

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rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

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Originally Posted by badmonkey

good now stop doing it on the street :P

LOL, I went out really early, no one out yet, I only saw 2 cars and the turn I was working on, if I wipe out I will be in a ditch with nothing but open field behind it.

06-09-2009, 05:49 PM rexmitchell is online now

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gueedo70 Senior Member	That takes more kahunas than what I got. I have a long way before I even get the pegs to touch the ground let alone my knee.
06-09-2009, 06:20 PM	#13

NINEGEAR new to motorcycles- i dont know much	plus 10 manpoints to you rex
06-09-2009, 06:21 PM	#14

rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

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Originally Posted by NINEGEAR

plus 10 manpoints to you rex

only 10?

06-09-2009, 06:35 PM rexmitchell is online now

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Chuck A BIKE AND CORVETTE	Scarey, Be Carefull
06-09-2009, 07:01 PM	#16

NINEGEAR

new to motorcycles- i dont know much

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Originally Posted by rexmitchell

only 10?

thats the max you get per manly thing thats dose not involve an audience. and the max you can get period is 30.

me and my freinds have a manpoint system. i for 10 for being brave enought to hit a melon with a bat that was filled with keroscene and set aflame. i wound up catching my leg on fire and now i cant grow as much hair on my left leg. well now 1 leg(the one that caught on fire)looks like a normal human leg while the other looks like it belongs to chewbacca

06-09-2009, 07:11 PM NINEGEAR is offline

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rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

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Originally Posted by NINEGEAR

And how was this not videoed?

06-09-2009, 07:12 PM rexmitchell is online now

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NINEGEAR

new to motorcycles- i dont know much

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Originally Posted by rexmitchell

And how was this not videoed?

it was and even went you youtube for awhile. but for some reason the police asked me to take it down. so i did. the file went missing. that was done my freshman year.

06-09-2009, 07:17 PM NINEGEAR is offline

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rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	What? How did the cops get involved with it?
06-09-2009, 07:30 PM	#20

NINEGEAR

new to motorcycles- i dont know much

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Originally Posted by rexmitchell

What? How did the cops get involved with it?

when the vid got popular in school a few teachers complained

06-09-2009, 07:58 PM NINEGEAR is offline

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rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	LOL, thats funny! Too bad you can't find it, if it surfaces let us know.
06-09-2009, 08:00 PM	#22

NINEGEAR

new to motorcycles- i dont know much

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Originally Posted by rexmitchell

LOL, thats funny! Too bad you can't find it, if it surfaces let us know.

i would rather not let this forum hear my girlish shreiks of horror

06-09-2009, 08:23 PM NINEGEAR is offline

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rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	I would
06-09-2009, 08:31 PM	#24

ILoveWookiees Verified	I remember when I first got my knee down on my RS 125 it scratched up my knee pretty bad cause I was wearing jeans but it was so worth it and it's the best feeling in the world knowing you finally built up the skill to do it.
06-10-2009, 09:10 AM	#25

badmonkey

track junkie

You'll get to a point where you'll want to drag everywhere and destroy pucks--it's sort of like puberty, where you'll want to hump everything with a hole and a heartbeat, haha.

But then you realize that dragging knee doesn't necessarily mean you're fast--plenty of guys who concentrate on destroying pucks and think that it's everything, but you can be fast w/ virgin pucks.

I remember once I got my knee down, I was obsessed with it, but these days my pucks last a lot longer.

Also, what's really fun is when you get your knee down, and have to increase your lean more and sucking your knee into the frame until you're at max lean. OR, dragging elbow

06-10-2009, 12:47 PM badmonkey is offline

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rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	The elbow is next, honestly I wasn't really trying to put my knee down, it just happened. I was just working on my form and speed coming out of the corners and bam it happened.
06-10-2009, 01:13 PM	#27

gerardtb Registered	that prob why it happened cause you werent thinking about it and once you tried it again while thinking about it you got the jitters. congrats though. be safe out there
06-10-2009, 07:30 PM	#28

Thekerrick Senior Member	**** man gj. Ive been workin on pegs on my way home. Too many cagers out today.
06-10-2009, 08:19 PM	#29

super32

Senior Member

so how'd it feel? Other than being "scary". Was it shaky, was it steady? what it brief? did it bump your body up? did it alter your steering? etc etc.

I dragged shoe-sole before

it wasn't the nicest thing in the world. I almost high-sided, it scared me so much! Once my fore-foot touched down, i freaked and released throttle. Experience from driving told me not to grab the brakes, which probably would have definitely caused a high-side.

It was "easier" for me to drag fore-foot/shoe sole since my pegs are a bit lower and forward due to the standard bike setup of the SV.

Anyway, I just got my 2pc suit, and some nice new knee pucks. So, maybe in about 2years, I'll have my first knee down

Sidenote/digression:
Why are they called knee-pucks when they don't even sit at the knee? Mine are at the side of my leg just under the knee. Hopefully, it's supposed to be like that. :S

06-11-2009, 02:39 AM super32 is offline

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YamahaFan Certified Homeless Biker	well, what would you call the part on the side of your leg below the knee? They just said "F' this, let's call it knee puck!"
06-11-2009, 09:44 AM	#31

badmonkey

track junkie

Quote:

Originally Posted by super32

so how'd it feel? Other than being "scary". Was it shaky, was it steady? what it brief? did it bump your body up? did it alter your steering? etc etc.

I dragged shoe-sole before

Sidenote/digression:
Why are they called knee-pucks when they don't even sit at the knee? Mine are at the side of my leg just under the knee. Hopefully, it's supposed to be like that. :S

go to the track and you'll be dragging in 1, 2 or 3 trackdays.

and get your feet out of the way! dragging toe sucks balls!

06-11-2009, 12:27 PM badmonkey is offline

#32

rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

Quote:

Originally Posted by super32

so how'd it feel? Other than being "scary". Was it shaky, was it steady? what it brief? did it bump your body up? did it alter your steering? etc etc.

I dragged shoe-sole before

Sidenote/digression:
Why are they called knee-pucks when they don't even sit at the knee? Mine are at the side of my leg just under the knee. Hopefully, it's supposed to be like that. :S

I have dragged my shoe a couple times, I actually dragged my toe before I got my knee down, my foot was too far up on the peg and I needed to be on the ball of my feet. It was definitely scary and a little startling, I didn't put weight on my knee, It just touched and scraped for a second, nothing spectacular. I heard it before I felt it, but man what a wonderful sound.

06-11-2009, 01:10 PM rexmitchell is online now

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super32

Senior Member

Quote:

Originally Posted by YamahaFan

well, what would you call the part on the side of your leg below the knee? They just said "F' this, let's call it knee puck!"

"the thing that protects the side of your leg just under the knee" puck ... that's what I'd call it

Maybe leg sliders? race sliders? race pucks?

06-11-2009, 04:33 PM super32 is offline

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CB750F Shantytown Mayor	SQUID! Haha! Just kidding. Congrats buddy!
06-11-2009, 05:07 PM	#35

rexmitchell I am the Vanilla Gorilla!	Went out and hit it hard again, put my knee down maybe 4 or 5 times, had a buddy of mine who is a pro photographer out there shooting some still shots of me, got some good pics, I am pretty sure he got one with my knee down. The pics require some software that is only on his computer at home so I won't have the pics till next week, I will update my knee puck pic in a sec though.
06-11-2009, 05:32 PM	#36

rexmitchell

I am the Vanilla Gorilla!

Here is the updated puck pic.

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06-11-2009, 05:37 PM rexmitchell is online now

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YamahaFan Certified Homeless Biker	darn it Rex - either you suck at taking close-up pictures or you need another camera, or don't use your cellphone to take pictures. My 6 year old 3.1M digital camera can take better pictures than that!
06-11-2009, 05:55 PM	#38