This is how you drag a knee.

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Off Road · #1 Post by **Off Road** » Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:20 pm

And an elbow.

And almost a shoulder.

ghezzi · #2 Post by **ghezzi** » Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:49 pm

This next level could get expensive.

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hondaror · #3 Post by **hondaror** » Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:05 pm

Why does this guy have to ride with my old number. When I come back there will be comments about my 93, if I can get it. An old fart who thinks he's Marquez.

Zombie · #4 Post by **Zombie** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 4:46 am

That's more than a bit much...

yamasukiman · #5 Post by **yamasukiman** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:37 am

I read the other day that when Marquez was running Bridgestone's(last year) they had data that he had the
bike at 68 degs off vertical !! and that's not falling off.
It's absolutely amazing !!!!

Questo vecchio rz · #6 Post by **Questo vecchio rz** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:49 am

Pretty crazy , Ben Spies made it look easy here in The US a decade ago, hence his nickname was "Elbows" but the World Champion Marc has taken it to a entirely new level of extreme lean! Just as Rossi popularized the Leg sticking out form, many adaptaded that trait and now most have had to incorporate Marquez's huge lean style into their style. Cant help notice the rider behind him doing the same. "If you cant beat em, join em" comes to mind.

Its pretty remarkable, that these tire profile designs and chassis allow one to do this at speeds far exceeding 100 mph.

evan_calgary · #7 Post by **evan_calgary** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 3:25 pm

yamasukiman wrote:I read the other day that when Marquez was running Bridgestone's(last year) they had data that he had the
bike at 68 degs off vertical !! and that's not falling off.
It's absolutely amazing !!!!

MotoGP has real-time lean angles...very far over...

Zombie · #8 Post by **Zombie** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:44 am

I'm 6' 4". No way Id be able to scrunch up on a bike like that.

Hooligan · #9 Post by **Hooligan** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:57 pm

I tried to drag my elbow once. The resulting crash had me wobbling about with stars flying around my head.

hondaror · #10 Post by **hondaror** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:05 am

I'm 6'4" as well, and I couldn't get my knees on the ground racing my TZ250. Exhaust pipes, foot pegs, but no knees. They were too high.

ghezzi · #11 Post by **ghezzi** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 2:32 am

Its all down to body shape and profile.
I've followed a lanky bloke dragging his knee around every corner on a ZX10R, when I couldn't scrape the pegs on an old Guzzi.
My short fat legs and forward controls didn't help.

However, my RVF400 on slicks was cool, knee down easy. Had to be careful with inside ripple strips, my fat knee would get sandwiched between them and the fairing.

Sigh! The older I get, the faster I was.

Hooligan · #12 Post by **Hooligan** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:21 pm

I used to drag the brake pedal on my SV650. ;) That was a fun bike to race. Never tried to kill me.

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