Knee closure

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Knee closure (right knee)

With knee circuit (or possibly leg end ) of the sheet-like, firm contact of the driver is knee areas with the motorcycle , normally referred to the fuel tank. Motor scooters are usually ridden without knee closure, especially when there is a free passage between the seat and the handlebars.

The knee closure can lead to the advantage of rapid changes of direction when riding a motorcycle, especially when driving technique presses . “Pressed knees” no longer have the same meaning when riding a motorcycle as in earlier times. However, Bernt Spiegel does not consider the knee joint to be meaningless, as it plays a role in the “sensory connection” between the rider and the motorcycle. In the case of the high-speed stability problem “swinging”, a firm knee joint is recommended for stabilization, also with heavy braking to prevent “the body slipping”.

horse riding

In equestrian sport , the knee joint (knee on the saddle) plays a role in show jumping, among other things .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lexicon of motorcycle technology. Supplement to: motorcycle . Stuttgart 1976-1977, pp. 73, 175.
  2. ↑ Rolf Gscheidle among others: Expertise in automotive technology. 30th edition. Europa-Lehrmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8085-2240-0 , p. 714.
  3. ↑ Rüdiger Bellersheim among others: Expertise in motorcycle technology. 2nd Edition. Europe-Lehrmittel Haan-Gruiten, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8085-2232-5 , p. 12.
  4. ↑ German Road Safety Council , Institute for Two-Wheeler Safety (Ed.): Special issue motorcycles drive well and safely. 2008, p. 25. zweiradsicherheit.de ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zweiradsicherheit.de
  5. ↑ Bernt Spiegel : The upper half of the motorcycle. 3. Edition. Heinrich Vogel Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-613-02268-0 , p. 230.
  6. ↑ German Road Safety Council, Institute for Two-Wheeler Safety (Ed.): Special issue motorcycles drive well and safely. 2008, p. 49.
  7. ↑ Achim Kuschefski : In sight. Motorcycle safety - theory and practice. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-03287-3 , p. 114.