Knee sliders whats best!! Titanium or not??

Hi all seen these sliders on ebay for £15 posted they are look pretty cool


or do you reckon these titanium jobbies will be better & last longer for £18??

You'll be chucked of track with Ti sparklies mate, which is a real shame.

My Mate has the Sparky Knee & Toe Sliders, looks super cool on Roundabouts :devious

I got black flagged at Snetterton for wearing sparkies , did look good in the photos though !!, real jobs worths there though lol

Eddie

Havent had a set for awhile, but the motrax ones are shoddy made. They are just stapled to the backing. Lost a couple before now. Which is a bit of a surprise when it goes down!
On the plus side the do (used to) melt down your leg and turn into a cool slide icicle down your shin if you get em hot enough.

Dianesee ones a very good, really strong velcro too.

Arlen ness are pretty good, and feel good down, like a softer sound and less harsh vibes. But beware on a track day you could get through em very quick and not notice! (see pic)

I`v got some cool Skream mask ones that the GF got me, but they look too cool to damage! so not worn em yet.

Not tried the RST`s but the look good, and some times the thinner puc ones can last longer as they often slide better and grip less, as lond as you put them in the right spot.

But as been said sparkies often aint a good Idea, when I`m kneedowning on the road I try not to draw attention to myself, and when on the track its not allowed :roll

All the best :thumbup

lol matey, you have the same top / bottom wear pattern I do when knee down
CK

Carbon Kid said:

lol matey, you have the same top / bottom wear pattern I do when knee down
CK

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Lol yeah. Thats coz I flipped them round to try make them last longer after going through the first set not realising until too late!
On track I usually wear from bottom to top, and knee, ankle and toe sliders all seem to deck the same time (if im not low enough for that I dont bother flopping the leg out) Again see picture lol

I've never understood the fascination with getting your knee down. On a track it definitely makes sense, but on the road I can't honestly see any point. I've lost count how many times I've been out with lads who get their knee down and once I get round the first set of bends they're no where to be seen!

still fun though, it depends what ya after really, certainly not quicker than Knee 'up'
lol SteveR know what ya mean I flip mine around too

Bloody hell, wish I cud get my knee down, Neva mind which sliders r best, what's best tip for throwing into corner without throwing her down road? Steve defiantly looks qualified to answer

huggydave said:

Bloody hell, wish I cud get my knee down, Neva mind which sliders r best, what's best tip for throwing into corner without throwing her down road? Steve defiantly looks qualified to answer

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:thumbup ..........I'm all ears steve cos I have come from a dirt bike background its all a new learning curve for me as my natural instinct is tolean the bike over and stay upright LOL like a suoermotard rider DOH!!! Have to get more confidence in the wide road rubber I am now riding upon!!!!!

Sounds like the RST's may be worth a punt then as I don't fancy liquid motrax drippin down me Sidi's!!! :dunno

I seem to hang off edge of seat with knee stickin out n try n stick head out near wing mirror cause some1 told me to, the bloody bike leans slightly n laughs at me cause I run out of talent, all good fun trying tho!

huggydave said:

I seem to hang off edge of seat with knee stickin out n try n stick head out near wing mirror cause some1 told me to, the bloody bike leans slightly n laughs at me cause I run out of talent, all good fun trying tho!

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LOL if you were a bit nearer we could go out for a spin an look like 2 muppets without a clue......... would have the local adolescent inbreds on their 50's overtakin us on the outside at roundabouts drinkin alcopops...:dowhat ..............the shame would be unbearable.......:bawling

(Oh by the way bought the RST sliders will report back when I've got a scuff on em....................could be a while..........................)

Hahaha, at all of the above.

Well I`ll try fellas. Shame we arent closer as its hard to put these things into words...
Firstly yeah make sure the bike isnt lower than you are, and dont try to reach with your knee too much else you will twist round the tank like a contortionist and your knee wont be anywhere you want it to be anyway. And you will lose feel and control by twisting your arms up.

True you dont have to touch your knee to go fast. But there is hanging off like a chimp kneedown then there is a proper knee down. And I challenge anyone upright who doesnt shift their weight to keep with someone doing the latter through country roads. The difference is the guy whos goal is to get his kneedown, forgoes, line, throttle control, entry and exit focus and even speed in an attempt to touch down, which is why a good road rider with an upright style can run rings around them on the road, because he is focusing on all the other elements.

Mid corner lean/speed is just one aspect of riding. And Body position/ knees/ form is just one aspect of cornering. So a one trick monkey dont make a circus lol.

I was trying to help another fella with this a while back...
Dont know if this was any help.. It was focused more to track riding but there may be some helpful points you can apply??
If not let me know. I`m always up for trying to help others :thumbup

http://rsvzone.com/forums/showthread.php?17185-cant-t-flip-the-beast

Another couple of pics from that day for ya, was my second trackday






Cartagena by the way, great track :thumb up

SteveR said:

Cartagena by the way, great track :thumb up

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Show off !!

mak595 said:

Show off !!

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:nana

Roll on summer, hopefully b able to stick some photos like yours on mate, rvfs are great lookin bikes:thumbup

There was a guy on here called Whitetrash who used a wok, heres his vid

In my humble opinion " getting your knee down " can be a little over rated and can really piss people off behind you, here is why.............while at Donington last year and after a nice steady session to scrub in the new slicks we all head out again, track was perfect and there were several lads out who I knew and knew their abilities. So we are about two laps in and setted down nice there are about five of us all charging down into the Melbourne loop, and one of these guys must have noticed the track photographer right on the inside of the loop and decided he want his " knee down photo " to look spectacular, he was hanging off his bike like a demented ******* chimp, and took such a ****** up line round the loop it created a kinda chain reaction of " chimps " who all did the same, well apart from me and my mate who were working on passing these one trick chimps, honestly it all nearly went very wrong for all five of us as the first chimp almost came to a stop while he set himself up for " great photo " well Mr Great photo hero you actually looked like a ******* biff and caused other riders, to take action as to not take you out ! or maybe that would have looked even better, a huge expensive pile of bikes all heading off the track because of you ? and if you need any proof that by you " getting your knee down " is going faster in the corner the fact two of us almost collected you shows it isnt now is it !!!