Good place to Practice?

[mmattyt]

Hi,

Find an industrial estate that has roundabouts.

A good time to practice is sundays.

Dont hang around too long though as there is bound to be some security guard calling the police.

Go with someone who can do it and get them to watch you go around and give your some tips on body position, throttle control and gearing.

Regards
Matty

[Grib_]

For knee down, you need to find a nice roundabout, not to big or the speeds will be too high. We've got a cracking one just up the road...two roundabouts linked together, so the show-offs can wheelie down the hill, scrape round the roundabout and wheelie back up the hill, scrape round the top roundabout (that ones a bit busy with cars for me) I'm not that good, but I did learn to scrape my knee there. Nice little roundabout, good visibility, 40mph, hang off and down it goes. Get a mate that can already do it to show you and take pics of what you're doing while you're learning, so you can see how far off/close you are and what to adjust. Once you've done it once, it'll be easy I'm sure somebody local to you will know of somewhere to go. My first time...starting off hanging off lots, gradually less until there was lots of lean (for me anyway!)



I'm just starting to learn to wheelie again and we need to find somewhere suitable away from the road. Best thing to do is go and ride round all the industrial estates when they're closed, find a nice, long, smooth stretch where you're not going to be upsetting anyone by being there. For both you could do with somebody who knows how to do it already to give you tips. Wheelieing is harder for me, it takes more bravery and skill, so don't rush it, take it one step at a time

[funkyrimpler]

take it from me...on the open road the best place to learn how to get yer knee down is on a roundabout.
Things to look for: As few exits as possible-away from a filling station (otherwise it will soaked with diesel)-even and clean tarmac-no adverse camber-quiet..deserted industrial estates are good assuming they're not covered in nuts and bolts.
A larger roundabout will require more speed/bottle. Good uns though are those that have 2 straight sides and two bends because it is more real world. however, a nice reasonably tight 2nd gear roundabout is good as it allows you to do a complete revolution with yer knee down.
Bends on the open road dont allow you the opportunity to repeat the same bend without a lot of hassle and of course cats' eyes can pebble dash yer underpants (if u dont even go commando)...

[ducbird]

there is a cracking roundabout just outside worcester where many
a soldier is seen practising knee down for a few hours in the early
morning to let off a bit of steam nice bit of road linking the next
one ..will try google it luca for you.....

[Lucazade 749s]

Originally Posted by ducbird

there is a cracking roundabout just outside worcester where many
a soldier is seen practising knee down for a few hours in the early
morning to let off a bit of steam nice bit of road linking the next
one ..will try google it luca for you.....

Please do, might attend it

[ducbird]

Originally Posted by Lucazade 749s

Please do, might attend it

u need to google worcester and look for the first roundabout off the
A4103 and goes to A4440 thats the roundabout u want...
cant do a link, beyond my computer literacy