hey kneedraggers

[mtp]

How many days at the track before you put the knee down?

[PhiSig1071]

I put a knee down on my first day, I also drug my toe and calf slider on my first day.

Part of that is because I am 6'4" and I can almost drag a knee on the kickstand. It was a slight skip in T13 at Jennings. It's a weird feeling, and it's something some people never get used to. I know people who hardly ever drag, and I know guys like me that shred knee-pucks like it's a hobby. Getting a knee down has nothing to do with going fast, but it does look pretty cool!

[Cutty72]

Never done it, haven't been at the track yet either

I've heard some do it day 1 or 2
Others takes many weekends
Others still never get it

All depends on the rider, size, and how they want to push it.

[Trip]

First time, but I had been dragging my knee for a while on the street before I ever set rubber on a track. There is a ton of factors on how long it takes you, I wouldn't focus on it. I would build off a good body position and just learning the bike. Dragging will come.

[DLIT]

My first tim was on the street. then perfected it some more on the street and I was doing it consistanly during my first track day. Since then, I learned how to use it more as a tool than a cool factor. Because you can drag a knee doesn't mean you're fast.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by DLIT

My first tim was on the street. then perfected it some more on the street and I was doing it consistanly during my first track day. Since then, I learned how to use it more as a tool than a cool factor. Because you can drag a knee doesn't mean you're fast.

from what I hear you dont' want to really "DRAG" the knee... as it's scrubing speed... you wanna just skim it to give you a idea of how far over you are...

[PhiSig1071]

The only thing that dragging a knee actually does is give you an idea of your lean angle, as far as "saving it" with your knee, none of us are that good. I prefer to skim my pucks with very little weight on them (that's why I like hard compound pucks). I have tried putting a lot of pressure on my puck and it just feels weird. Now as far as slowing you down, I highly doubt that any of us are to the point where the resistence of a kneepuck dragging is going to slow us down.

[dReWpY]

i ran my first track day with out leathers or pucks, that sucked, but the first time/ run through the dragon i had touched down on both sides, kinda scary to think i was that close with just txtile pants on, sounds like someone else i know...

[marko138]

Moved to 'track' section. Nothing OT about it.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

from what I hear you dont' want to really "DRAG" the knee... as it's scrubing speed... you wanna just skim it to give you a idea of how far over you are...

Yeah, you'll save more money that way. But when you first start to drag knee, I don't care who you are, you'll want to keep that shit scraping on the ground for the coolness factor.