Interesting how you guys are dragging your right knee in a left-hand corner...
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Quote, originally posted by Metcalfe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I want to see if I can drag a knee, without holding on to the inside(right) bar too tight. I noticed that when I'm hanging off, and the bike is leaned way over, I tend to hold myself on with the inside bar.
...so I'll have to try it out indoors, before I try it out in real life</TD></TR></TABLE>
It won't feel the same, because when you sit on the mock-up all your weight is straight down. When you are actually cornering a bike, your weight goes down and out, at the same angle as the bike is leaning. So you feel your butt sinking straight into the seat.
This is why you don't need much pressure on the bars - or on your knee for that matter. The g-force holds you against the seat.
The Buell mock-up is fun to pose on, but as far as dialing in your riding position, you're actually much better practicing on a bike sitting on a swingarm stand. Sit on this stationary bike, and practice switching from side to side using your legs, and keeping your hands very light on the bars. This is much more comparable to what you want to do on the road...