Knee down for the first time GSXR600

[kenbouy]

BTW, your foot is exactly where it should be.

[kenbouy]

Great, but a track day would have been a lot more safe, and you would build a lot more confidence. Tracks have way more grip, and no cars. 

[zeusthepitbull]

nice 1 Baz i'm comin to dig some tarmac up with mi slider......

[4fyussef]

nice i am glad for you but you should never break while cornering

[bazrippa]

@4fyussef Thats great advice.... Who was braking while cornering??????

[ArGyProductions]

@bazrippa

A rookie like me, infact I broke while cornering in the wet... The Prime definition of Epic Fail. I got my knee down alright

[smokemall1]

@bazrippa looked like you were at 2 minutes but it was your indy

[Reckord]

@4fyussef I think his blinker was flashing, not his brake

[kenbouy]

@4fyussef What are you talking about? I am hard on my breaks till I hit the apex of the corner. That is the best way to keep heat in your front tire. Makes it a lot safer.

[eyeeyeful]

That is one fine video!

[2730mj]

nice post baz, i've been on that same road as i live at high green

[kickapooTD]

i did this about an hour ago on L plates :D

[FinneganTT]

congratulations mate! spectacular!

[pkrockit]

AC/DC Thunderstruck ... great choice for soundtrack ... my all-time favourite on the MP3 player when hitting serious backroad twisties.

[3000ST1]

Yep - done the old 'target fixation' trick on roundabouts before - glance the wrong way without thinking about it and your bike develops a sudden attraction to the outside kerb. Top drawer on getting your knee down though!

[shsaint]

Lol cherry!

[shsaint]

Lol cherry!

[kwote21]

Nice vid! One day .. If I'm lucky.. I'll b able to do that!!! Any tips... Posture, foot position... Head... I need to get better and b safer... But seriously! Nice video! U put time into it and it paid off! CONGRATULATION!!!

[4thgearscratch]

usa roads suck for knee drags lose you knee with are pot holes!

[ln1977]

You would do better if you place teh ball of ya foot on teh end of your pegs not in on the pegs as your vid displays, you did well everything needs to be right to get it to happen, trust me though place your foot on the outside of the peg, more comfortable and better all round for body position etc.

Looking good though, now the left leg lol always a Bummer.

[bazrippa]

Works better for me with my foot in against the frame dude, plus i never wear out my boots on the deck.

I wear my peg out now instead on the track... check my other vids. ;-)

[jackojeff]

just wondering do you get a feeling like the tire is 'floating' as when i get so far over i get the feeling the back goes all light and feels like its not contacting although it is really wierd but hey

[fgeiova]

YEEEEEEY!

[RussianFistFighter]

Very good video, way better than the def idiot with her zx10 knees down video, at least you british ride and are not all posers, well done.

[smasherofsouls]

coool video dude smooth riding check out my videos me making sparks on my blade

[beetledude360]

cool vid man :D i got my knee down for the first time the other day, 82 mph on a quiet road. but the only time i videod it there was a car comin towards me lol vids on my page dude check it out ;)

[Thoma51987]

Juz kneel down!

[bikerdude1975]

castledierg, hate to say it but the last 3 inches are the worst! you think you're almost there and yet no cigar. If you've got the right roundabout, right speed, moving your hips perpendicular to the tank, foot on the end of the pegs, it's then just a case of trusting the bike. it will do far more than you think but saying that is easier than believing it. good luck. warm those tyres..... arse on edge of seat, shouders and head leaned off. look at your line. Then jobs a goodun! good luck mate.

[operationnorthwoodz]

All it takes is a lot of laps in a parking lot or roundabout at 20 to 30 mph, depending on the radius. Problem with roundabouts is you only learn one direction, so parking lots are best. Then you problem is wearing out pucks too fast!

[RafaeINadal]

@operationnorthwoodz i bolt steel plates on...sparky but they last

[bikerdude1975]

Hi Bazrippa. Well mate, after a lot of research, watching your vid and a bit more speed, I've finally done it!!! what an amazing feeling. Had to keep surfing to make sure it wasn't a 1-off. It's the best feeling when you get it right for the first time. Cheers for you help. Safe riding.

[bluntitupx11]

cool vid, good work , i wanna get my knee down but i got a 250 but i will try

[jackojeff]

@bluntitupx11 dude just pin the throttle as you enter the corner and keep trying should work

[mckay456]

nice movie, check out my video. I had a 750 srad and it was a graet ride.

[envyweb]

bmastamoneycash: check my vid response for foot and knee position.

Get yourself some leathers with sliders too because if you touch down with your knee you'll be off!!

[bmastamoneycash]

i know i can do it...i've gotten really close but i only wear jeans when I ride lol...too poor!...BUT...I want to know the position of your foot cause often times i get my knee so close but my foot is kinda like hanging off and I know that's not good!...but if my foot is straight on the peg I can't really get my knee out and take the corner fast like I normally do...any tips would be great, thanks!

[bazrippa]

Yes mate get some leathers with Knee sliders and dont try to KD again without them!!!

I put the sole of my foot to the frame of the bike with the side of my foot on the peg..

I do this for 2 reasons, 1 its more comfortable when i stick my knee out and 2 it doesnt wear out your boots!!

[bmastamoneycash]

wow that seems really uncomfortable haha but i'll give it a shot!...i'm going to put knee pads on or something cause i can't afford leather pants with knee sliders! :(

[bazrippa]

thats not advice dude, thats just how i do it..

Seriously tho you should really get a set of skins if your gonna hoon around like this cos flesh doesnt look nice on the highway!!!

[bmastamoneycash]

yeah i know man i wish i could afford it...we'll see though! nah i'll try it out and see how it works....better than skimming my feet like i have been doing lol

[3000ST1]

@bazrippa Yeah - sliders and leathers can be replaced; knee caps and flesh are a different matter.

[cocko999]

quality, am trying hard too, nearly there on my 08 R6

[TrackSniper]

Good man! Cool vid. great tune too.

[youboob91]

sound video mate

[BikeMartyr]

"There's my cherry"

XD

Good video.

[DynomiteDaveR6]

Well i have been trying for some months now... make that 11 infact started off on a 2007 R6 was very close to getting my knee down but was hit by a car! anyway traded in the R6 and now have a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K2 and i got my knee down today! i too found a quite roundabout too pop my cherry lol but just to make things a little more fun get some sparkies just makes it look so much better when you touch! well now i gota work on getting my left knee down but was a good video fella :)

[detyreman]

im still learning,my boot sliders take a bashing even foot pegs but not got the nuts to drop knee,i must be a pussy,and my tyres dont have chicken strips ha ha!!

[dsaafvcvc]

any suggestions on where to find a quiet roundabout?

[YTwallaby]

congrats!

[bikerdude1975]

got to be said mate, this is an awesome video and soundtrack. I've been riding a while now and only just started trying to get knee down. I'm only a couple of inches off. Confidence is high but keep turning in towards the centre of roundabout. Do you recon I need more speed? how fast are you going on here?

awesome biking dude. :)

[bazrippa]

Thanks mate, im doing about 45 - 50mph there.

Sounds like you need more speed if you are running into the centre. Best of luck..

[AKEVELFAN]

If you think that's a rush....keep practicing and before long you'll have your first little power slide !!

Just build up to it slowly, and keep wearign all your gear to stay safe !

[gsxr1300fan123]

my first knee down was on a honda c50 lol, shortly after i lowsided, i have the video of the lowside but not the knee down, i will upload it right now

[omega3litre]

awesome video very very good

[gpwannab]

u have come on a bit since then baz!

[nuchols3]

Nice!

[rambro]

hey i just noticed....in the view where u first show ur knee touching the ground...doesnt look like the ball of ur foot is on the peg, i can see it hanging out a bit? if the ball of ur foot is on the tip of the peg u will be able to lean it waaay easier...

[OvergrownEden666]

hey jate ,

cool video i had ago at this and it ended in disaster i had only been riding about 4 months and a month of that was with out l plates and was trying this on a roundabout doing about 40 on my yzf r125 and go tmy knee down then 1/4 way further round roundabout i lost the front end and went sliding along road, although roundabout was half size of this one and i havent had a go since as i dont want to low side again.

great video mate

[BryanRocksECW]

just put mine down for the 1st yesterday so i can relate to this lol

[Suzukimad07]

4* nice one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dbsshadow]

haha thats fucking aswesome, im not there yet. hopefull i will soon thoug. im practicing every weekend at the canyons lol

[iwuzyou]

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[rambro]

yeh dont use dashes when u type. ur knee will get down instantly

[vraddrag]

awesome! well done mate!

[vemenus]

:) well done!

[animalzilla]

Well done buddy, I achieved my first Knee Down experence on my ZX-6R 2 days ago, been riding since January.... I was an awesome experence, after the first knee down, I just had to do it more!

[paparazzizi]

very nice mate!

i´m still -in -learning...

wi´ll put up vid up soon from hanging of...

...or from the crash while trying....

[iloveroundabouts]

Well done mate, i got a k7 gsxr600. It must be harder to do knee downs on a sports bike because i went through a pair of knee sliders in no time when my sv650 was on the road yet when i tried it on my gsxr i lowsided it into the hedge, gonna try this weekend again and see if i can crack it.

[LazyJoe68]

ah, so you're one of the freaks who use their racing-bikes only on motorways and other straight roads..? get 3 or 4 more pairs of those knee-pads and meet me in germany ;) you won't need the roundabouts to get the knee down there.. :D

[bazrippa]

Your a comedian aint ya???

Watch my other videos my friend!!!!

Cat N fiddle..

Stick Germany up your ARSE... LOL

[moicbr]

WE HAVE TOUCHDOWNNN!!! CONGRATS :)

Moicbr

[SilverfishII]

Baz, you're mental! Sweet video though.

Popey

[bazrippa]

Cheers Boss!!!

[BORIMORT]

The day of the first kneedown will be never forgotten... I just put mine one week ago on my GSX-R 1100, and the feeling was incredible.

Still remember "miles away" "there is my cherry" and "beer calling" !!! :D

[mitchb121]

Can't wait to get my Knee Down! im on 17 so im riding an Aprilia RS125, iv been close. But i think im just gonna keep tryin this summer lol!

[bootu23]

Livingreceiver, watch the mcn how to get your knee down vid, helped me cause i wasn't sitting square to the bike. Really stick your knee out, too many people (me included) don't. Have a friend video you so you can see how close you are and your body position. Hope that helps. Good luck.

[Homeslice737]

how fast were you going??

[bazrippa]

About 40 - 45

[Livingreciever]

STILL havent done it yet on my R6, any tips?

[xxfandangoxx]

Mate, after trying and trying I finally got mine down on my R6 - I don't what advice to give you other than the stuff that's already out there. Just keep trying - most important I would say is make sure your tyres are really warm. foot on end of peg, lean off and it'll happen!! Be careful though!

[dalsam67]

Good video mate, dont know how I have`nt seen it before. Bet those Knee sliders are worn out now as its so addictive. You can see my efforts titled Kawazaki zx7r. Keep it sliding!!

[Franr6]

NICE!!! welcome to the club ;)

[PAJ32A2]

Great video. Made me smile ear to ear as I watched the touch-down, remembering my first time.

Ride safe!!

[nwalke2]

nice video mate. hehe was my first time tonight. perfect size roundabout, bout 35mph managed to go around without pulling my knee up.

once agaion jnice video mate, haha now its the left side if its possible on english slippy roads haha.

happy riding

when it first hit down i found it easy to keep it down.

[mickeyfinn80]

i struggled for ages untill i realised i just wasnt going fast enought, i dont mean steam fast as you can in to the corner just increase the power a bit more! as long as your body position is right it will happen.

[nigel066]

great stuff not yet made it myself .and have the same lid as you thought it was me helmit.

[bazrippa]

Thanks mate! Thats my old lid, i bought a new Arai but didnt want to kill it by binning the bike doing a knee down video!! LOL

[bandetto006]

Well done fella, nice vid well put together, liked the captions. now you know where your hitting the road with ya slider move your slider up a bit so you get more touching the road. Everyone gets there in the end so well done again, if it helps it took me 7 miles in one night continuously going round & round til it hit, then i nearly messed my self but what a great feeling. (check out my little vid i made when my mate lent me his bike for the night.

[crampy25]

nice1 mate check my vid out fokes not half as long as this 1 but i like it lol

[Bladeloon]

Nice one fella, it took me 3 years to get it right after 20+ years of riding finally managed it on my 97 Blade in 02, not looked back since, now i can manage it through any roundabout....

[Odysseus06]

Great stuff Baz - good skills and good vid!

I'm trying to christen my own sliders at the moment - which roundabout are you using?

[Tamryn69]

(Part 2) I am not bucking on you, but go to a nice flat parking lot and with the right finesse of control, you can drag you knee in a 40 foot circle under 20 mph. It's fun and you won't kill your bike if you wipe out either :) Go try it, you may drop it before you get the balance or you may not depending on careful you are, but it's a fun easy stunt to learn :)

Tamara

[Tamryn69]

Congrats :) It's a confidence builder, but anyone can do it on a bike designed for it as you have found out. It's just a relationship between lean angle and speed.

[jikki90]

Yeah! Great video! I admire your determination!

One day I'll figure it out too :)

-Kaiwin

[cbr1000blade]

Well done m8, shows what a little practice and patients brings, wish I could bloody do it!!

[korzack01]

pretty nice, cheers from mexico city!

[dazyguk]

Nice one Baz, beltin music! Nice to see Laurel an Hardy gettin a bashin. They makin out they came out of their mammas pussies, clad in leather with their knees down! Everyone has to start somewhere yah freekin idiots!

[samps27]

fantastic video bazrippa!

[dazzyvr6]

cracking vid mate,and well done on getting your knee down for the first time..

edkbrown you seem like a complete donkey,why dont you go and show the you tube world what you can do before you have a go at anyone else

[edkbrown]

ok i see the majority are against me. what a hostile bunch but maybe i started it...

[chillymeister]

Nice lookin vid mate..an well done on the knee down!!...As for pinky an perky the pair of knob jockeys they think playin moto gp on there playstaions warrants them a right to have an input on REAL bike vids..as someone rightly said earlier get off the dole and book in for ya CBT!!

[2krazee2bmad]

bazrippa.. nice to see ya bust your cherry.

What a friggin shock the "ACE" bikers ribbin your vid ain't got none of there own on show .. are we not worthy of viewing their biker heroics cos we are lesser mortal beings and not racing gods like them

Don't slate .. go create then broadcast yourself and not just your stupid critiscism.. .. fuck em ..They're Probably pissed off cos the Granny does it better than them as well !!!

[sam13boyracer]

well done dude looking good :)

dont worry about the 'gods gift wanabees' who can talk a talk but probs cant even walk;)

looking forward to more videos :)

[pat5036]

Nice one bazrippa, first time i did it took photo's of my sliders and picture messaged everyone!! well done mate.

As for the 2 bum chums...learn to read boys!! the man is clearly happy he has got his knee down and is showing it to the world, it is not an instruction video. What a pair of knobs you are!!

[lyn500]

Fantastic video mate, Brilliant music. Well put together. And i love the captions on there too.

Well done on your First Time at getting your knee down, As for the numb-nuts, Can you show us your first time you got your knee down(if ever)!!!!!! so put your video where your ego is.ON HERE, And let us have a look and we will tell you what we think

[zx10rsteve]

bazrippa well cool m8, its great the first time you get your knee down well done m8!!!

as for the other two gay muppets, get a life!! if you spent less time in the dole queues and got a job you too could get a bike and do this instead of arm chair watching !!! 2wats !!

[gazbaguk]

Doley8, you are clearly showing what a complete dipshit you are! first of all learn how to read and secondly get your dick outta edkbrowns ass its affecting his god like laptimes at nurburgring, you pair of retarded cum swiggers

[bazrippa]

Where in the title do i describe it as a guide??

It is an event in my life that i caught on video that i enjoyed and wanted to share!

Im not tryin to impress anyone or show off in fact im showing the world my level of skill which is quite low i admit!!

If you dont like the video then dont watch it!

But dont sit in your Y fronts and comment on a video when you dont have anything better to offer!!

[doley8]

ok. you get a life and a grip too. my life is great ta.if u post a vid on utube u should take the criticism. just cos u think youre cool and someone says no u cant throw ur rattle out the pram. as trev f says "the secret is a fast, confident turn in" presenting a vid as a guide to get your knee down when youre clearly just learning is stupid. after a few years of honing your skills youll look at it and realise how unimpressive it is. see ya, certainly wouldnt wanna be ya.

[madhooch]

Oi numb nuts!!!!...it clearly states that its his first time(and proud of it too)...not a guide to!!!! So why don't you get ya facts right before you start spouting your mouth off..knobber!!!

[cbr1000blade]

hit the proverbial 'nal on the head' with that reply.

HIS FIRST TIME!!!!

Not a f**ing lesson

[edkbrown]

listen numbskull, i dont feel the need to tell people im a great rider, the only people knee down impresses is those who cant do it. Try a sharp turn in and good line.

For your info. i have had blades, gsxrs, zx's and i was a reg at the nurburgring. Mind yer manners.

[bazrippa]

Blah blah blah!

Stop talkin bollocks and prove it mate!!!

Im not tryin to impress anyone especially not a prick like you who has nothin better to do than criticise other peoples efforts and talk about their own!!

Get a LIFE!!!!

[bazrippa]

Then nice to meet you reg!

What did you do at the Nurburgring? Sweep the track clean??

[edkbrown]

mate, youre obviously very excited about this, but any bozo can get theyre knee down on a gsxr, especially on a roundabout. it is not a stunt, my granny can do it. sorry

[bazrippa]

So where is your video mate!!

You probably can get the knee down on your Puch 50!!!!!!

Dick!!!

[bazrippa]

Hahaha looks like the real bikers dont agree with you mate!!!

ROFL

[cbr1000blade]

I still can't get my knee down after 20 yrs and I don't consider myself a slow or poor rider.

[koiom]

get your foot on to the edge of the peg. that will help you move your leg outwards more and you'll find you dont have to lean the bike over as much to get your kneed down

[bazrippa]

Tried it!! Id have to lean the bike more if i did this as my knee lifts.

Iv only got short legs!!!!!

[vectorm1299]

Well done mate

Gives me something to aspire to.

Think it'll be harder to do it on a Kwaker ER-5?

[cambike]

Got a K3 Gixxer 600 gone off side of my tyre trying to get knee down, hanging off bike like a monkey after watchin all these vids, can go round roundabout faster than my mate who gets his knee down but just cant touch it on floor, anyone else havin probs with k3 model? PS - Best vid on you tube on knee down action well done.... bet it felt good eh

[bazrippa]

The best feelin!!

[R1Fill]

Spot-on video really well made, great music,

[RiejuRS1cf46]

bit of a tip mate, you want to really be hanging off a tad more, try getting your big toe on teh edge of your right hand peg, go toes up on theleft hand peg too. Stick your elbow out, this should pull the rest of your body over. Im only suggesting this given the fact of where your slider is hitting the ground and how far your actually leant over, hang off more and you'll get the whole puck down!

Now try corner knee downs, SO much more satisfying!

[bazrippa]

Thanks matey Only got a 29 inch inside leg so im really hangin off as much as i can.

Cant move my foot either as this lifts my knee another 2 inches!

Il try to stick my elbow out more but i think it will just have to be more lean angle in the end!!

[RiejuRS1cf46]

Get your head off the bike more too, from the looks, your riding a bit twisted, get your head off the bike too, look round the corner, head roughly where the mirror is. Just dont want you running out of tyre!

Looks like your enjoying it anyway! Take it easy ;)

[tdrew97]

Good vid man, congrats, but don't just be a Roundabout Warrior!

[bazrippa]

No worries man i love the twisties too much for that, i just needed the confidence to know how far to push!

Watch my other vids dude!!

[senzil]

nice vid

[slider]

Well done Baz, but feel I must warn you that it gets addictive ;-)

excellent choice of bike too! ;-)

[emancipator3000]

what was a velocity? and what song? AC/DC?

nice video)

[bazrippa]

About 40mph maybe a bit more.

The tune is AC-DC Thunderstruck!

[emancipator3000]

thank you) music already pull from network, excuse me for speech, itself from ukraine, native language russian, translates computer)))

[bazrippa]

Might save it for the track!! or maybe Wales. ;)

[SlyEmy]

Nice vid ;-) Next step, left knee down :-P

SLYYY