has anyone been able to drop their knee in a turn yet with their 500

I don't have kneepucks, and haven't been on a track with the GS, yet.

came close once long ago on a turn that tightened up unexpectedly.  Fortunately I didn't because I was wearing jeans at the time.  On the street the divey front end always made me too nervous to get my lean-on all the way.

Trying to drag a knee on public roads is not recommended.  It will end badlly.   Take it to the track.

Don't even try doing it on the street. Leave it for the track:

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 22, 2006, 05:40:06 PM
Don't even try doing it on the street. Leave it for the track:

oh man, that suit is baggy! You're going to snap those legs in half dragging them!   

6' something 150lb?

Quote from: mike_mike on April 22, 2006, 07:14:13 PM
oh man, that suit is baggy! You're going to snap those legs in half dragging them!   

6' something 150lb?

5'10 and 130

That suit IS big on me. It's pretty much the smallest stuff I could find though. I need to get to the gym more often...

The Gym?? Pft, try Arby's 

130! better hit the buffet

Quote from: melloGS on April 22, 2006, 10:15:05 PM
130! better hit the buffet

Quote from: Phaedrus on April 22, 2006, 07:25:19 PM
The Gym?? Pft, try Arby's 

I eat, it just doesn't do anything

I feel your pain Alpha!!!!

i wish i had your problem alpha...im 6.0 265lbs...being big sucks

I've dragged toes a few times...  Does that count?   

Quote from: RVertigo on April 23, 2006, 02:14:34 AM
I've dragged toes a few times...  Does that count?   

ditto... thankfully i have proper boots... would hurt without them!

i dragged knee at my local canyons with my gs daily, but the pegs are a pain in the ass and you have to push your body out alittle further. for me it wasnt really that hard. If you try to drag knee with your leg close to the bike like moto gp status, you will hit your pegs....which is why i wish i had rearsets. which is why iam just buying a new bike soon . Ya but i dont recommend you go out and do this stuff on the street, to many factors to worry about save it for the track. If you dont worry about the knee touching, it will on its own when its time...

HAHA you guys just drag your knees....I drag my elbows sometimes...

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 22, 2006, 05:40:06 PM
Don't even try doing it on the street. Leave it for the track:

why is your hand on the brake?? and your right hand looks like its positioned wierd like way to close to your body, and that left hand alittle to strait for that angel. how fast where you going? maybe its just the pic...

Quote from: allmtrslut on April 23, 2006, 02:24:30 PM
why is your hand on the brake?? and your right hand looks like its positioned wierd like way to close to your body, and that left hand alittle to strait for that angel. how fast where you going? maybe its just the pic...

My hand is on the brake because I didn't know any better. It was my first track day and I was just used to doing that from riding street. My right hand always feels weird to me when I hang off to the right; I'm still working on figuring out why though.

I think I was going roughly 50 or 55 mph in the picture. Not sure because my speedo was taped over, but that's how fast some of the instructors said I was probably going.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 23, 2006, 03:31:02 PM

Quote from: allmtrslut on April 23, 2006, 02:24:30 PM
why is your hand on the brake?? and your right hand looks like its positioned wierd like way to close to your body, and that left hand alittle to strait for that angel. how fast where you going? maybe its just the pic...

My hand is on the brake because I didn't know any better. It was my first track day and I was just used to doing that from riding street. My right hand always feels weird to me when I hang off to the right; I'm still working on figuring out why though.

I think I was going roughly 50 or 55 mph in the picture. Not sure because my speedo was taped over, but that's how fast some of the instructors said I was probably going.

Why do they make you tape the speedo? I can understand the lights, and stuff, but what does it matter if you know how fast you're going?

Quote from: mike_mike on April 23, 2006, 04:13:34 PM
Why do they make you tape the speedo? I can understand the lights, and stuff, but what does it matter if you know how fast you're going?

I taped the speedo on my own accord. If I was too busy looking to see how fast I was going, I wasn't going fast enough. All I needed was my tach.