View Poll Results: Which foot do you put down at a light?
Left foot
21
45.65%
Right foot
3
6.52%
Both feet
21
45.65%
None. I can perfectly balance my bike while motionless for hours!
1
2.17%
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Which foot?
#41
06-28-2010, 04:44 AM
I actually do both ... since I am often riding briskly and coming to a stop at a pace I will often need to tap dance on the gear lever right before the wheels stop turning, because of this I tend to put my right foot down first ... if the stop is short or I know it won't be long I put the bike in first and ready to shoot off the moment I can ... if it looks like it will be a few minutes I put the bike in neutral, sit up to stretch my back and wrists and change feet so my right is over the rear brake 
Jules
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#42
06-28-2010, 06:47 AM
#43
06-28-2010, 11:45 AM
Both. I think if I were a bit shorter and it were a bigger stretch I'd probably find a side and stick with it but at 6'2" with a nice thin F3 seat I can comfortably put both feet on the ground where I'm a bit cramped up if I have a foot on a peg while sitting upright.
I do have a bad habit of putting my bike in neutral as I'm rolling up to the stop that I need to kill.
I do have a bad habit of putting my bike in neutral as I'm rolling up to the stop that I need to kill.
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06-28-2010, 04:41 PM
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06-28-2010, 08:22 PM
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06-28-2010, 08:24 PM
I really wasn't expecting this type of response. And the near dead even between left foot vs 2 feet.
Having gone thru both MSF courses, I know what they teach you. And also know some of that is pure rote. Like the instructor insisting I use 4 finger to cover the front brake vs the 2 finger + throttle method I'm used to and comfortable with. During both the BRC & ERC they insisted on both feet down, leaving the bike in gear and covering the front brake at stops. But that leaves me feeling awkward and unprepared.
The "what if you step into something slippery" would be a good point if I didn't put my full weight down before 'testing' the surface. And the fact that if I were that precariously balanced, both feet down likely wouldn't make a difference. If the foot slips, you're gonna fall cause you were putting weight on it already.
Having gone thru both MSF courses, I know what they teach you. And also know some of that is pure rote. Like the instructor insisting I use 4 finger to cover the front brake vs the 2 finger + throttle method I'm used to and comfortable with. During both the BRC & ERC they insisted on both feet down, leaving the bike in gear and covering the front brake at stops. But that leaves me feeling awkward and unprepared.
The "what if you step into something slippery" would be a good point if I didn't put my full weight down before 'testing' the surface. And the fact that if I were that precariously balanced, both feet down likely wouldn't make a difference. If the foot slips, you're gonna fall cause you were putting weight on it already.
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06-28-2010, 08:33 PM
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I really wasn't expecting this type of response. And the near dead even between left foot vs 2 feet.
Having gone thru both MSF courses, I know what they teach you. And also know some of that is pure rote. Like the instructor insisting I use 4 finger to cover the front brake vs the 2 finger + throttle method I'm used to and comfortable with. During both the BRC & ERC they insisted on both feet down, leaving the bike in gear and covering the front brake at stops. But that leaves me feeling awkward and unprepared.
The "what if you step into something slippery" would be a good point if I didn't put my full weight down before 'testing' the surface. And the fact that if I were that precariously balanced, both feet down likely wouldn't make a difference. If the foot slips, you're gonna fall cause you were putting weight on it already.
Having gone thru both MSF courses, I know what they teach you. And also know some of that is pure rote. Like the instructor insisting I use 4 finger to cover the front brake vs the 2 finger + throttle method I'm used to and comfortable with. During both the BRC & ERC they insisted on both feet down, leaving the bike in gear and covering the front brake at stops. But that leaves me feeling awkward and unprepared.
The "what if you step into something slippery" would be a good point if I didn't put my full weight down before 'testing' the surface. And the fact that if I were that precariously balanced, both feet down likely wouldn't make a difference. If the foot slips, you're gonna fall cause you were putting weight on it already.
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06-28-2010, 09:33 PM
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Having gone thru both MSF courses, I know what they teach you. And also know some of that is pure rote. Like the instructor insisting I use 4 finger to cover the front brake vs the 2 finger + throttle method I'm used to and comfortable with. During both the BRC & ERC they insisted on both feet down, leaving the bike in gear and covering the front brake at stops. But that leaves me feeling awkward and unprepared.
Seriously, I tend to do the left foot.