Draggin the knee . .?

hey guys i need some tips. Been riding sportbikes for 4 yrs, chicken strips are totally gone on both sides. . I can get my knee about four inches from the pavement but feel my lean angle is capped out. How do I get down the extra inches where i can get me knee going around the bendies? Thanks.  

I know this is from a youtube vid, but they give out good tips on how to get your knee down. These guys are brits though. I hope it helps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjXZC2B4y8g  

thanks for the response. Great video and youtube then brought me to about 30 other related videos. picked up some tips, time to give it a shot.

thanks again  

I wouldn't recommend draggin a knee on the street. I have ridden for over 40 years and raced for 10 years and although I hang off in turns I don't put my knee down on the rough pavement on street roads. The track is where you want to drag your knee. Do some track days and practice there. It is much safer.  

You can also practice on an empty parking lot with smooth pavement at fairly slow speeds, local laws allowing of course.  
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Knee dragging is not for the street.  

Agreed, knee-dragging is not for the street. Dragging your knee means you're at or near the limit of lean angle, leaving you very little margin for correction if something unexpected occurs midcorner.

The other aspect of dragging your knee that the uninitiated don't realize is that if you try to consciously drag your knee for the first time, more than likely you're spending too much concentration on the actual act of dragging your knee on the pavement, and not enough on the physical and mental actions of cornering a motorcycle. This is why it's better to learn about doing it on the track, where the aggressive lean angles come naturally, and thus the act of dragging your knee comes naturally. By that, I mean that you will be in a comfortable riding position when hanging off as you do it, instead of contorting yourself into some sort of semi-yoga position trying to purposely get your knee on the ground.

Learn to drag your knee naturally instead of purposely, and you'll realize you can ride with all the speed necessary on the street without dragging your knee. You'll be able to ride like you're out for a run to the store for a quart of milk while others going slower are trying to look like the next Ben Spies.