busa riding skill dilemma

[Ward P]

If you could get knee down easily before, you know it's just a trick for the road. It has nothing to do with lean angle or corner speed. If I'm just cruising along or showing off in a group ride, I can put a knee down on just about every corner, but if I'm going really hard on the road I hardly ever do. It's just technique, you're obviously trying too hard, remember the CSS bit about only going 75%, don't aim in getting your bum off the seat, that will just twist you and make the bike unstable, practice your hang-off style, locking your knee with no hanging onto the bars on the sidestand, and make sure you're turning your body to face thru the corner and not twisting up. Then practice on the same small series of corners again and again so you can concentrate on technique and not the corner. at 65kgs on a busa it will make bugger all difference . . . but look awesome!!