Mark_Reynolds

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Thankfully living in the UK gives me some lovely country lanes to play in and some real nice A and B roads.....something im sure most american bikers would die for ( no pun intended ). None of my mates who I ride with are able to get the knee down LOL, but we all manage to touch our toes and get to the edge of our tyres with no problem without riding with feet stuck out like penguins Wish we had somewhere in the UK with the training bike I have seen on this site..... Mark.

Hi, I am having a hard time finding it comfortable to get into a knee down position, just feels so alien and awkward, im riding a 1988 FZR1000 Genesis. Im not someone whois a hero, I dont take silly chances but I would still like to learn and understand why I cant do this at the moment, im right to the very edge of my rear tyre ( chicken lines etc ) so im guessin im getting enough lean angle just not the correct body position, trouble with my bike is on roundabouts and other likely places to try and practice this my bike just feels unsteady and top heavy making the situation even more dodgy whilst trying to learn Also another thing I wanted to ask is about spinning up, im really comfortable doing big powerslides on my motorcrosser ( YZ125 ) does the same feel and theory apply when getting to the limit of the road tyre, not really wanting to try a hunch Any advice appreciated. thanks Mark.