Knee down... (attn: track riders) - Ducati.ms

Brainfry · May 12th, 2008, 4:06 pm

So I've got my first track day this weekend on the "S". I ride road race style opposed to supermoto/leg out. From what I've heard/read, it's next to impossible to get a knee down on the Hyper. Pegs grind (stock rearsets) long before that can happen.

Have you all found this to be the case?

Anyone able to get a knee down regardless?

Thanks,

B

PS: No, Rueben Xaus doesn't count... I'm talking amateurs...

LATEBRAKER · May 12th, 2008, 4:39 pm

Sorry, could not help it

A few months ago I was at Laguna Seca and Doug Polan was tooling around the track on a HM and he was not touching pavement with his knee.
I could pull him in the straights on my R1 but his corner speed was soooo much faster he would probably have lapped me given enough time.

hyprduc · May 12th, 2008, 4:44 pm

Not yet! I thought I was hanging off pretty good last time out only to see pics later that clearly showed I was still more or less on the center of the seat!! My next day out is June 27 and I will be making a concious effort to drag a knee rather than being concerned my lap times. Maybe I'll have better pics to send you then!

Az_Scott's avatar looks as though he got close or actually got a knee down. Scott- What's the secret?????????

Cheers

AZ_Scott · May 12th, 2008, 4:46 pm

Well...

I'm not Ruben Xaus!

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Basically, you just have to hang your body out a little more than you normally would. A whole cheek, so to speak. This is how we did it back in the days of UJM inline 4's with no ground clearance. Old school, baby!

Brainfry · May 12th, 2008, 5:55 pm

Hopefully I'll have some pics to post and compare!!!! I'll definitely have to stretch first. Maybe double up on the sliders too! Ha.

B

**cassos** · May 12th, 2008, 8:26 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyprduc

Not yet! I thought I was hanging off pretty good last time out only to see pics later that clearly showed I was still more or less on the center of the seat!!

Cheers

I looked at your pic, and gee..., we have the same bike, same jacket, same pant, what underwear do you have

garbagetruckdriver · May 12th, 2008, 8:50 pm

I tore my left Toe Slider off my alpinestars in a tight left hander - my knee still has a couple of inches to go. This happened as I overtook our club president on his 1098...
Turn One into the back straight (Johor Circuit Malaysia) is still begging for a knee down - I'll be back practicing that one in a couple of weeks.

**desmoworks** · May 12th, 2008, 10:47 pm

Knee down is super easy on the HYM... Here we are at Talladega GP. There were 5 HYM at our track day today at Putnam - knee dragging was happening as well.

heavymental · May 12th, 2008, 10:53 pm

proof..

Brainfry · May 12th, 2008, 11:08 pm

Okay... it's ON.

B